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Contents 3.2.8 Scroll bar 3-11 3.2.9 General help 3-11 3.3 Extreme Tweaker menu 3-12 3.3.1 Configure System Performance Settings 3-13 3.4 Main menu 3-20 3.4.1 System Time 3-20 3.4.2 System Date 3-20 3.4.3 Legacy Diskette A 3-20 3.4.4 Language 3-20 3.4.5 SATA 1-6 3-21 3.4.6 Storage Configuration 3-22 3.4.7 AHCI Configuration 3-23 3.4.8 System Information 3-24 3.5 Advanced menu 3-25 3.5.1 CPU Configuration...39 3.7.1 Boot Device Priority 3-39 3.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration 3-40 3.7.3 BIOS Boot Priority 3-41 3.7.4 Security 3-42 3.8 Tools menu 3-44 3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 3-44
Contents 3.2.8 Scroll bar 3-11 3.2.9 General help 3-11 3.3 Extreme Tweaker menu 3-12 3.3.1 Configure System Performance Settings 3-13 3.4 Main menu 3-20 3.4.1 System Time 3-20 3.4.2 System Date 3-20 3.4.3 Legacy Diskette A 3-20 3.4.4 Language 3-20 3.4.5 SATA 1-6 3-21 3.4.6 Storage Configuration 3-22 3.4.7 AHCI Configuration 3-23 3.4.8 System Information 3-24 3.5 Advanced menu 3-25 3.5.1 CPU Configuration...39 3.7.1 Boot Device Priority 3-39 3.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration 3-40 3.7.3 BIOS Boot Priority 3-41 3.7.4 Security 3-42 3.8 Tools menu 3-44 3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 3-44
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...Rampage II Extreme specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Technology Storage LAN High Definition Audio IEEE 1394 LGA1366 socket for Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition / Core™ i7 Processor Supports Intel® Dynamic Speed Technology Supports Intel® Smart Cache * Refer to www.asus...NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI™ Technology Supports ATI® CrossFireX™ Technology Intel® ICH10R Southbridge: - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports - Intel® Matrix Storage Technology supports RAID 0,1, 5, and 10 JMicron® 363 controller: -...
...Rampage II Extreme specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Technology Storage LAN High Definition Audio IEEE 1394 LGA1366 socket for Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition / Core™ i7 Processor Supports Intel® Dynamic Speed Technology Supports Intel® Smart Cache * Refer to www.asus...NVIDIA® 3-Way SLI™ Technology Supports ATI® CrossFireX™ Technology Intel® ICH10R Southbridge: - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports - Intel® Matrix Storage Technology supports RAID 0,1, 5, and 10 JMicron® 363 controller: -...
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...design for Memory - Rampage II Extreme specifications summary USB ROG Exclusive Overclocking Features Other Special Features BIOS Features Manageability Back Panel I /O Q-Fan Plus ROG BIOS Wallpaper ASUS EPU-6 Engine ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS Q-Connector ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS MyLogo 3™ ...16 Mb AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-Language BIOS WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chassis Intrusion, PXE 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port (purple) 1 x External SATA...
...design for Memory - Rampage II Extreme specifications summary USB ROG Exclusive Overclocking Features Other Special Features BIOS Features Manageability Back Panel I /O Q-Fan Plus ROG BIOS Wallpaper ASUS EPU-6 Engine ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS Q-Connector ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS MyLogo 3™ ...16 Mb AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-Language BIOS WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chassis Intrusion, PXE 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port (purple) 1 x External SATA...
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... or CrossFireX configuration. The external SATA port provides smart setup and hot-plug functions. Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-Go This motherboard supports hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3 Gb/s storage specification, ...delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for twice the current speed and bandwidth. PCIe 2.0 This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 device for high-speed data retrieval and saves. ROG Rampage II Extreme...
... or CrossFireX configuration. The external SATA port provides smart setup and hot-plug functions. Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-Go This motherboard supports hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3 Gb/s storage specification, ...delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for twice the current speed and bandwidth. PCIe 2.0 This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 device for high-speed data retrieval and saves. ROG Rampage II Extreme...
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... * These IRQs are usually available for this motherboard A B C D E PCI slot 1 shared - - - - SATA (JMB363) shared - - - - PCIe x1_2 shared - - - - shared - USB controller 4 shared - - - - shared - IRQ assignments for PCI devices. PCIe x16_2 shared - - - - USB 2.0 controller 2 - - F G H - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PCIe x16_3 - - USB controller 5 - - - - - shared - - shared - - ROG Rampage II Extreme 2-23 shared - - - - - - - LAN (8056) shared - - - - USB controller...
... * These IRQs are usually available for this motherboard A B C D E PCI slot 1 shared - - - - SATA (JMB363) shared - - - - PCIe x1_2 shared - - - - shared - USB controller 4 shared - - - - shared - IRQ assignments for PCI devices. PCIe x16_2 shared - - - - USB 2.0 controller 2 - - F G H - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - PCIe x16_3 - - USB controller 5 - - - - - shared - - shared - - ROG Rampage II Extreme 2-23 shared - - - - - - - LAN (8056) shared - - - - USB controller...
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... USB 2.0 devices. 14. This port connects an external audio output device via an optical S/PDIF cable. 13. External SATA port. Clear CMOS switch. ROG Rampage II Extreme 2-29 Microphone port (pink). Rear Speaker Out - 6-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In Center/Subwoofer Rear Speaker...audio ports in an 8-channel audio configuration. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for the function of this external SATA port. 15. 5. This port connects a microphone. 8. Press the clear CMOS switch to clear setup information when the system hangs due...
... USB 2.0 devices. 14. This port connects an external audio output device via an optical S/PDIF cable. 13. External SATA port. Clear CMOS switch. ROG Rampage II Extreme 2-29 Microphone port (pink). Rear Speaker Out - 6-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In Center/Subwoofer Rear Speaker...audio ports in an 8-channel audio configuration. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for the function of this external SATA port. 15. 5. This port connects a microphone. 8. Press the clear CMOS switch to clear setup information when the system hangs due...
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...the Intel® Matrix Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® ICH10R RAID controllers. • These connectors are set the Configure SATA as in the motherboard support DVD. • You must install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. right ...angle side 2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information Connect the right-angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to [RAID]. See section 3.4.6...
...the Intel® Matrix Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® ICH10R RAID controllers. • These connectors are set the Configure SATA as in the motherboard support DVD. • You must install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. right ...angle side 2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information Connect the right-angle side of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to [RAID]. See section 3.4.6...
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Use [+] or [-] to select items in ] [English] SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] Storage Configuration System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] ...Select Item +- Sub-menu items Navigation keys 3.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Extreme Tweaker For changing the overclocking settings Main For changing the basic system configuration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the advanced...
Use [+] or [-] to select items in ] [English] SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] Storage Configuration System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] ...Select Item +- Sub-menu items Navigation keys 3.2.2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: Extreme Tweaker For changing the overclocking settings Main For changing the basic system configuration Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the advanced...
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.... The other items on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 3.2.5 Sub-menu items System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Language SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 SATA Configuration System Information [06:22:54] [Thu 10/16/2008] [1.44M, 3.5 in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. A configurable field... Select a menu item then press to configure system. Use [+] or [-] to display a pop-up window Scroll bar ROG Rampage II Extreme 3-11 3.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for the menu items. If an item is user-...
.... The other items on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 3.2.5 Sub-menu items System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Language SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 SATA Configuration System Information [06:22:54] [Thu 10/16/2008] [1.44M, 3.5 in brackets, and is highlighted when selected. A configurable field... Select a menu item then press to configure system. Use [+] or [-] to display a pop-up window Scroll bar ROG Rampage II Extreme 3-11 3.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for the menu items. If an item is user-...
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Select Screen Select Item +- Extreme Tweaker Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Language [10:55:25] [Thu 10/16/2008] [1.44M, 3.5 in] [English] SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] Storage Coniguration System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB] or...
Select Screen Select Item +- Extreme Tweaker Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit System Time System Date Legacy Diskette A Language [10:55:25] [Thu 10/16/2008] [1.44M, 3.5 in] [English] SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 SATA 5 SATA 6 [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] Storage Coniguration System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB] or...
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...SATA device. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] ROG Rampage II Extreme ...Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-sector Transfer) [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. 3.4.5 SATA 1-6 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of device connected to the system. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY...
...SATA device. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] ROG Rampage II Extreme ...Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-sector Transfer) [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. 3.4.5 SATA 1-6 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of device connected to the system. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY...
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... drives, set this item to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as [IDE] Sets the configuration for the SATA devices installed in this menu allow you want to internally optimize the order of commands. The AHCI allows the onboard ... Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Storage Configuration SATA Configuraton Configure SATA as [Enhanced] [IDE] Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] SATA Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] Options Disabled Compatible Enhanced SATA Configuration [Enhanced] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced] Configure SATA as Parallel ATA physical storage devices,...
... drives, set this item to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as [IDE] Sets the configuration for the SATA devices installed in this menu allow you want to internally optimize the order of commands. The AHCI allows the onboard ... Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Storage Configuration SATA Configuraton Configure SATA as [Enhanced] [IDE] Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] SATA Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] Options Disabled Compatible Enhanced SATA Configuration [Enhanced] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced] Configure SATA as Parallel ATA physical storage devices,...
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... devices connected to wait ready longer. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG Rampage II Extreme 3-23 Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] 3.4.7 AHCI Configuration This menu is accessed through BIOS. SATA Port1 [Auto] Allows you set the Configure SATA as item under SATA Configuration to the system. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY AHCI Settings AHCI CD...
... devices connected to wait ready longer. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG Rampage II Extreme 3-23 Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] 3.4.7 AHCI Configuration This menu is accessed through BIOS. SATA Port1 [Auto] Allows you set the Configure SATA as item under SATA Configuration to the system. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY AHCI Settings AHCI CD...
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... the power connector on entering and navigating through the Intel® ICH10R Southbridge chip. ROG Rampage II Extreme 4-35 Connect a SATA power cable to the system or the motherboard user guide for details on each drive. 4.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel® Matrix Storage configurations for a RAID...
... the power connector on entering and navigating through the Intel® ICH10R Southbridge chip. ROG Rampage II Extreme 4-35 Connect a SATA power cable to the system or the motherboard user guide for details on each drive. 4.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel® Matrix Storage configurations for a RAID...
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... press the key to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. To install the RAID driver in Windows XP: 1. During the OS installation, select Intel(R) SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH10R). 3. To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista: 1. During the OS installation, the system prompts you select Intel...
... press the key to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. To install the RAID driver in Windows XP: 1. During the OS installation, select Intel(R) SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH10R). 3. To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista: 1. During the OS installation, the system prompts you select Intel...