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... WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. Such software in this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be much obliged if you want to have it from https://www.asus.com/support/ or (2) for backup purposes, without any problems in...licenses. Where the applicable license entitles you . ASUSTeK is eager to duly provide complete source code as stated in this email address). ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF...
... WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. Such software in this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be much obliged if you want to have it from https://www.asus.com/support/ or (2) for backup purposes, without any problems in...licenses. Where the applicable license entitles you . ASUSTeK is eager to duly provide complete source code as stated in this email address). ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF...
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... that your power supply is broken, do not try to fix it may become wet. • Place the product on it, carefully read all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your area. Do not place the product in your retailer. If you are not sure...
... that your power supply is broken, do not try to fix it may become wet. • Place the product on it, carefully read all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your area. Do not place the product in your retailer. If you are not sure...
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... means that you must press the enclosed key. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to select. viii Keys enclosed in this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to emphasize a word or a phrase. Italics Used to complete a task.
... means that you must press the enclosed key. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to select. viii Keys enclosed in this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to emphasize a word or a phrase. Italics Used to complete a task.
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Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items: User Manual ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 2 motherboard Technical documentations, certification and warranty card Support DVD 2 x Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s cables 1 x SLI HB BRIDGE (2-WAY-M) 1 x ASUS Q-Shield 1 x Q-connector 1 x CPU Installation Tool 1 x M.2 screw package 1 x TUF Inside sticker • If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. • The illustrated items above are for reference only. xiii Actual product specifications may vary with different models.
Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items: User Manual ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 2 motherboard Technical documentations, certification and warranty card Support DVD 2 x Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s cables 1 x SLI HB BRIDGE (2-WAY-M) 1 x ASUS Q-Shield 1 x Q-connector 1 x CPU Installation Tool 1 x M.2 screw package 1 x TUF Inside sticker • If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. • The illustrated items above are for reference only. xiii Actual product specifications may vary with different models.
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... to the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. If you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® Z270 chipset. • These connectors are set , refer to Serial ATA 6 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6 Gb/s signal cables. ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 2 1-13 SATA...
... to the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. If you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® Z270 chipset. • These connectors are set , refer to Serial ATA 6 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6 Gb/s signal cables. ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 2 1-13 SATA...
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... your operating system. BIOS settings and options may result to ensure optimal performance. The term "BIOS" in this user manual refers to different BIOS release versions. DO NOT change the default BIOS settings except in the motherboard CMOS. We strongly ...boot failure. Inappropriate BIOS settings may vary due to "UEFI BIOS" unless otherwise specified. Chapter 3 ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 2 3-1 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup BIOS Setup 3.1 Knowing BIOS 3 The new ASUS UEFI BIOS is a Unified Extensible Interface that complies with UEFI architecture, offering a user-friendly interface that...
... your operating system. BIOS settings and options may result to ensure optimal performance. The term "BIOS" in this user manual refers to different BIOS release versions. DO NOT change the default BIOS settings except in the motherboard CMOS. We strongly ...boot failure. Inappropriate BIOS settings may vary due to "UEFI BIOS" unless otherwise specified. Chapter 3 ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 2 3-1 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup BIOS Setup 3.1 Knowing BIOS 3 The new ASUS UEFI BIOS is a Unified Extensible Interface that complies with UEFI architecture, offering a user-friendly interface that...
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... EZ Mode screen appears when you to select the display language, system performance, mode and boot device priority. Click < or > to the system. ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 2 3-3 Click the button to manually tune the fans Loads optimized default settings Saves the changes and resets the system Click to go to Advanced mode Search on the...
... EZ Mode screen appears when you to select the display language, system performance, mode and boot device priority. Click < or > to the system. ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 2 3-3 Click the button to manually tune the fans Loads optimized default settings Saves the changes and resets the system Click to go to Advanced mode Search on the...
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.... Monitor For displaying the system temperature, power status, and changing the fan settings. It also allows you want to your desired settings. Chapter 3 ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 2 3-5 For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (My Favorites, Ai Tweaker, Advanced, Monitor, Boot, Tool, ...sign (>) before each item on any menu screen means that you to section 3.3 My Favorites for special functions. Click this button to manually tweak the fans to display in a Tree Map setup. Refer to view and tweak the overclocking settings of your BIOS screen. For ...
.... Monitor For displaying the system temperature, power status, and changing the fan settings. It also allows you want to your desired settings. Chapter 3 ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 2 3-5 For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (My Favorites, Ai Tweaker, Advanced, Monitor, Boot, Tool, ...sign (>) before each item on any menu screen means that you to section 3.3 My Favorites for special functions. Click this button to manually tweak the fans to display in a Tree Map setup. Refer to view and tweak the overclocking settings of your BIOS screen. For ...
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3.2.3 Q-Fan Control The Q-Fan Control allows you to manually configure your CPU and chassis fans. Click to select a fan to be configured Click to activate PWM Mode Click to activate DC Mode Select a profile to apply to your fans Click to apply the fan setting Click to undo the changes Click to go back to main menu Select to set a fan profile or manually configure the operating speed of your fans Chapter 3 ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 2 3-7
3.2.3 Q-Fan Control The Q-Fan Control allows you to manually configure your CPU and chassis fans. Click to select a fan to be configured Click to activate PWM Mode Click to activate DC Mode Select a profile to apply to your fans Click to apply the fan setting Click to undo the changes Click to go back to main menu Select to set a fan profile or manually configure the operating speed of your fans Chapter 3 ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 2 3-7
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Select the fan that you want to configure and to save the changes then click Exit (ESC). 3-8 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Configuring fans manually Select Manual from the list of profiles to manually configure your fans: 1. Click Apply to view its current status. 2. Click and drag the speed points to manually configure your fans To configure your fans' operating speed. Chapter 3 Speed points Select to adjust the fans' operating speed. 3.
Select the fan that you want to configure and to save the changes then click Exit (ESC). 3-8 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Configuring fans manually Select Manual from the list of profiles to manually configure your fans: 1. Click Apply to view its current status. 2. Click and drag the speed points to manually configure your fans To configure your fans' operating speed. Chapter 3 Speed points Select to adjust the fans' operating speed. 3.
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... when changing the settings of the Extreme Tweaker menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction The configuration options for the system. [Manual] Allows you to clear the BIOS password.
... when changing the settings of the Extreme Tweaker menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction The configuration options for the system. [Manual] Allows you to clear the BIOS password.
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...is below power, current and specification limit. Use the or to apply the optimized setting. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3 ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 2 3-15 The following item appears only when you to set the CPU core ratios. CPU Core Ratio This item allows you set the... optimized by ASUS core ratio settings. [Disabled] This item allows you to default core ratio settings. Configuration options: [Auto] [DDR4-800MHz] - [DDR4-4266MHz] Internal CPU Power Management The subitems in this menu allow you to set to set the Ai Overclocking Tuner to [Manual].
...is below power, current and specification limit. Use the or to apply the optimized setting. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3 ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 2 3-15 The following item appears only when you to set the CPU core ratios. CPU Core Ratio This item allows you set the... optimized by ASUS core ratio settings. [Disabled] This item allows you to default core ratio settings. Configuration options: [Auto] [DDR4-800MHz] - [DDR4-4266MHz] Internal CPU Power Management The subitems in this menu allow you to set to set the Ai Overclocking Tuner to [Manual].
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... size. The drive may become unstable if you run Secure Erase on Intel SATA port. ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 2 3-23 Click Advanced > PCH Storage Configuration > SATA Mode Selection > AHCI. Do not turn off or hard reset of this manual. Check the ASUS support site for a full list of a BIOS protective measure. The frozen state is only...
... size. The drive may become unstable if you run Secure Erase on Intel SATA port. ASUS TUF Z270 MARK 2 3-23 Click Advanced > PCH Storage Configuration > SATA Mode Selection > AHCI. Do not turn off or hard reset of this manual. Check the ASUS support site for a full list of a BIOS protective measure. The frozen state is only...
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..., and performance. However, BIOS updating is no problem using the current version of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. The following utilities allow you to update your BIOS when necessary. ASUS EZ Flash 3: Updates the BIOS using the motherboard support DVD or a USB flash drive when the ...gets corrupted. 3.11.1 EZ Update The EZ Update is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3: Restores the BIOS using a USB flash drive. 3. Visit http://www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file for this chapter to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® ...
..., and performance. However, BIOS updating is no problem using the current version of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. The following utilities allow you to update your BIOS when necessary. ASUS EZ Flash 3: Updates the BIOS using the motherboard support DVD or a USB flash drive when the ...gets corrupted. 3.11.1 EZ Update The EZ Update is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3: Restores the BIOS using a USB flash drive. 3. Visit http://www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file for this chapter to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® ...