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... LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. If however you give us a notification to : ASUSTeK Computer Inc. or (2) the...large attachments such as stated in this product is licensed under the General Public License ("GPL"), under various Free Open Source Software licenses. 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...
... LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. If however you give us a notification to : ASUSTeK Computer Inc. or (2) the...large attachments such as stated in this product is licensed under the General Public License ("GPL"), under various Free Open Source Software licenses. 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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Chapter 4: Software Support 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.4 AI Suite 3...4-3 4.4.1 Dual Intelligent Processors 5 4-7 4.4.2 TPU (Turbo Processing Unit 4-8 4.4.3 Turbo App 4-9 4.4.4 EPU (Energy Processing Unit 4-10 4.4.5 Fan Xpert 4 4-11 4.4.6 PC Cleaner 4-12 4.4.7 DIGI+ ...
Chapter 4: Software Support 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.4 AI Suite 3...4-3 4.4.1 Dual Intelligent Processors 5 4-7 4.4.2 TPU (Turbo Processing Unit 4-8 4.4.3 Turbo App 4-9 4.4.4 EPU (Energy Processing Unit 4-10 4.4.5 Fan Xpert 4 4-11 4.4.6 PC Cleaner 4-12 4.4.7 DIGI+ ...
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... the product in your retailer. Contact a qualified service technician or your power supply is broken, do not try to fix it , carefully read all the manuals that all power cables are unplugged. • Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord. Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electrical...
... the product in your retailer. Contact a qualified service technician or your power supply is broken, do not try to fix it , carefully read all the manuals that all power cables are unplugged. • Seek professional assistance before using an adapter or extension cord. Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electrical...
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Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a ...
Conventions used in this guide To make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a ...
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... Check your motherboard package for the following items 10 x Serial ATA 6 Gb/s cables ASUS X99-E-10G WS motherboard 1 x 3-WAY SLI bridge connector 1 x ASUS Q-Shield 1 x 2-in-1 ASUS Q-Connector kit 1 x ASUS SLI® bridge connector COM port bracket 1 x 4-WAY SLI bridge connector 1 x RGB LED extension cable User Manual Support DVD User Guide 1 x 2-port USB 2.0 cable • If any of the...
... Check your motherboard package for the following items 10 x Serial ATA 6 Gb/s cables ASUS X99-E-10G WS motherboard 1 x 3-WAY SLI bridge connector 1 x ASUS Q-Shield 1 x 2-in-1 ASUS Q-Connector kit 1 x ASUS SLI® bridge connector COM port bracket 1 x 4-WAY SLI bridge connector 1 x RGB LED extension cable User Manual Support DVD User Guide 1 x 2-port USB 2.0 cable • If any of the...
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...Tweaker menu for the dualchannel configuration. Chapter 1 1-8 Chapter 1: Product Introduction The system maps the total size of the lower-sized channel for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use of memory, we recommend that the DIMM fan fits to the motherboard. • The... of the memory modules depend on its Serial Presence Detect (SPD), which is subject to get the correct memory modules. • ASUS exclusively provides hyper DIMM support function. • Hyper DIMM support is the standard way of individual CPUs. Check with the same CAS...
...Tweaker menu for the dualchannel configuration. Chapter 1 1-8 Chapter 1: Product Introduction The system maps the total size of the lower-sized channel for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use of memory, we recommend that the DIMM fan fits to the motherboard. • The... of the memory modules depend on its Serial Presence Detect (SPD), which is subject to get the correct memory modules. • ASUS exclusively provides hyper DIMM support function. • Hyper DIMM support is the standard way of individual CPUs. Check with the same CAS...
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...Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6 Gb/s signal cables. 1.2.9 Internal connectors 1. Intel® X99 Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_12, SATA6G_34, SATA6G_56, SATA6G_78, SATA6G_910) These connectors connect to ...you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® X99 chipset. Refer to section 3.6.3 PCH Storage Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to [AHCI Mode] ...Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set to the manual bundled in the BIOS to [RAID Mode].
...Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6 Gb/s signal cables. 1.2.9 Internal connectors 1. Intel® X99 Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_12, SATA6G_34, SATA6G_56, SATA6G_78, SATA6G_910) These connectors connect to ...you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® X99 chipset. Refer to section 3.6.3 PCH Storage Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to [AHCI Mode] ...Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set to the manual bundled in the BIOS to [RAID Mode].
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Follow the instructions printed on the metal sealing hatch or the illustrations shown below in place and the hatch properly sealed down. Chapter 2 ASUS X99-E-10G WS 2-3 The plastic cap will pop up automatically once the CPU is in this manual. 2.1.2 CPU installation Please note the order in opening/ closing the double latch.
Follow the instructions printed on the metal sealing hatch or the illustrations shown below in place and the hatch properly sealed down. Chapter 2 ASUS X99-E-10G WS 2-3 The plastic cap will pop up automatically once the CPU is in this manual. 2.1.2 CPU installation Please note the order in opening/ closing the double latch.
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.... 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 are needed for this user manual refers to enable a more flexible and convenient mouse input. BIOS (Basic...UEFI BIOS with the help of a trained service personnel. DO NOT change the default BIOS settings except in this motherboard. Chapter 3 ASUS X99-E-10G WS 3-1 The term "BIOS" in the following circumstances: • An error message appears on the screen during the system bootup and ...
.... 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 are needed for this user manual refers to enable a more flexible and convenient mouse input. BIOS (Basic...UEFI BIOS with the help of a trained service personnel. DO NOT change the default BIOS settings except in this motherboard. Chapter 3 ASUS X99-E-10G WS 3-1 The term "BIOS" in the following circumstances: • An error message appears on the screen during the system bootup and ...
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... the Setup Mode item in section Boot menu for Intel Rapid Storage Technology Displays the CPU Fan's speed. 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 ...setup program can be changed. The EZ Mode provides you installed to select the display language, system performance mode and boot device priority. ASUS X99-E-10G WS 3-3 The default screen for the advanced BIOS settings. Displays the CPU/motherboard temperature, CPU voltage output, CPU/chassis/power fan speed,...
... the Setup Mode item in section Boot menu for Intel Rapid Storage Technology Displays the CPU Fan's speed. 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 ...setup program can be changed. The EZ Mode provides you installed to select the display language, system performance mode and boot device priority. ASUS X99-E-10G WS 3-3 The default screen for the advanced BIOS settings. Displays the CPU/motherboard temperature, CPU voltage output, CPU/chassis/power fan speed,...
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... language that you to change the motherboard's SATA mode from AHCI to view and tweak the overclocking settings of your desired settings. Chapter 3 ASUS X99-E-10G WS 3-5 Menu bar The menu bar on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. MyFavorites (F3) This button above the menu...the menu bar displays the current settings of your BIOS screen. Refer to section 3.3 My Favorites for more information. Click this button to manually tweak the fans to MyFavorites menu. Language This button above the menu bar shows all BIOS items in your system. For changing the ...
... language that you to change the motherboard's SATA mode from AHCI to view and tweak the overclocking settings of your desired settings. Chapter 3 ASUS X99-E-10G WS 3-5 Menu bar The menu bar on the menu bar displays the specific items for that menu. MyFavorites (F3) This button above the menu...the menu bar displays the current settings of your BIOS screen. Refer to section 3.3 My Favorites for more information. Click this button to manually tweak the fans to MyFavorites menu. Language This button above the menu bar shows all BIOS items in your system. For changing the ...
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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 X99-E-10G WS 3-7 3.2.3 QFan Control The QFan 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 X99-E-10G WS 3-7 3.2.3 QFan Control The QFan Control allows you to manually configure your CPU and chassis fans.
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Click Apply to view its current status. 2. Select the fan that you want to configure and to save the changes then click Exit (ESC). 3-8 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Chapter 3 Click and drag the speed points to manually configure your fans To configure your fans' operating speed. Configuring fans manually Select Manual from the list of profiles to manually configure your fans: 1. Speed points Select to adjust the fans' operating speed. 3.
Click Apply to view its current status. 2. Select the fan that you want to configure and to save the changes then click Exit (ESC). 3-8 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Chapter 3 Click and drag the speed points to manually configure your fans To configure your fans' operating speed. Configuring fans manually Select Manual from the list of profiles to manually configure your fans: 1. Speed points Select to adjust the fans' operating speed. 3.
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The configuration options for this item to set the profiles supported by your memory modules for the system. [Manual] Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters. [X.M.P.] If you install memory modules supporting the eXtreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) Technology, choose this section vary depending on the ...
The configuration options for this item to set the profiles supported by your memory modules for the system. [Manual] Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters. [X.M.P.] If you install memory modules supporting the eXtreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) Technology, choose this section vary depending on the ...
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...options: [8Ohm dbl] [7Ohm dbl] [6Ohm dbl] [5Ohm dbl] [4Ohm dbl] [3Ohm dbl] [2Ohm dbl] PLL Selection [Auto] This is default set to [Manual] or [XMP], the following item appears only when you to select the source clock based on the CPU specification, as high BCLK frequencies may not... CPU permanently. Chapter 3 ASUS X99-E-10G WS 3-17 When the Ai Overclock Tuner is set to LC PLL for a better stability. CPU Strap [Auto] This item is default set to [XMP], the XMP mode supported by ASUS core ratio settings. [Disabled] This item allows you to 500.0 MHz. Manually select a strap value close...
...options: [8Ohm dbl] [7Ohm dbl] [6Ohm dbl] [5Ohm dbl] [4Ohm dbl] [3Ohm dbl] [2Ohm dbl] PLL Selection [Auto] This is default set to [Manual] or [XMP], the following item appears only when you to select the source clock based on the CPU specification, as high BCLK frequencies may not... CPU permanently. Chapter 3 ASUS X99-E-10G WS 3-17 When the Ai Overclock Tuner is set to LC PLL for a better stability. CPU Strap [Auto] This item is default set to [XMP], the XMP mode supported by ASUS core ratio settings. [Disabled] This item allows you to 500.0 MHz. Manually select a strap value close...
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... not set to [By Core Usage], the following item appears: 1-Core Ratio Limit [Auto] Select [Auto] to apply the CPU default Turbo Ratio setting or manually assign a 1-Core Limit value that must be higher than or equal to the 2-Core Ratio Limit. Configuration options: [Auto] [Sync All Cores] [By Core ... not set to [Sync All Cores], the following items appear: 1-Core Ratio Limit [Auto] Select [Auto] to apply the CPU default Turbo Ratio setting or manually assign a 1-Core Limit value that must be higher than or equal to the 2-Core Ratio Limit. 2-Core Ratio Limit [Auto] Select [Auto] to apply ...
... not set to [By Core Usage], the following item appears: 1-Core Ratio Limit [Auto] Select [Auto] to apply the CPU default Turbo Ratio setting or manually assign a 1-Core Limit value that must be higher than or equal to the 2-Core Ratio Limit. Configuration options: [Auto] [Sync All Cores] [By Core ... not set to [Sync All Cores], the following items appear: 1-Core Ratio Limit [Auto] Select [Auto] to apply the CPU default Turbo Ratio setting or manually assign a 1-Core Limit value that must be higher than or equal to the 2-Core Ratio Limit. 2-Core Ratio Limit [Auto] Select [Auto] to apply ...
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... Turbo Ratio setting or manually assign a 7-core ratio limit that must be lower than or equal to [Auto]. CPU Cache Ratio [Auto] This item allows you to the 7-core ratio limit. Use the and keys to adjust the value. Configuration options: [Auto] [8] - [33] Chapter 3 ASUS X99-E-10G WS 3-19 If you assign... Limit, and 6-Core Ratio Limit to [Auto]. 8-Core Ratio Limit [Auto] Select [Auto] to apply the CPU default Turbo Ratio setting or manually assign a 8-core ratio limit that must be higher than or equal to key in the value of the ratio desired on each specific physical core...
... Turbo Ratio setting or manually assign a 7-core ratio limit that must be lower than or equal to [Auto]. CPU Cache Ratio [Auto] This item allows you to the 7-core ratio limit. Use the and keys to adjust the value. Configuration options: [Auto] [8] - [33] Chapter 3 ASUS X99-E-10G WS 3-19 If you assign... Limit, and 6-Core Ratio Limit to [Auto]. 8-Core Ratio Limit [Auto] Select [Auto] to apply the CPU default Turbo Ratio setting or manually assign a 8-core ratio limit that must be higher than or equal to key in the value of the ratio desired on each specific physical core...
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... programming only. Higher load-line calibration could get higher voltage and good overclocking performance, but increases the CPU and VRM thermal conditions. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] DO NOT remove the thermal module. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] DRAM Training [Auto] [Auto] System automatically sets the status according to ...DRAM for a quicker transient response speed. Configuration options [Auto] [Level 1] - [Level 9] The actual performance boost may vary depending on your CPU specification. Select [Manual] to increase boot speed.
... programming only. Higher load-line calibration could get higher voltage and good overclocking performance, but increases the CPU and VRM thermal conditions. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] DO NOT remove the thermal module. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] DRAM Training [Auto] [Auto] System automatically sets the status according to ...DRAM for a quicker transient response speed. Configuration options [Auto] [Level 1] - [Level 9] The actual performance boost may vary depending on your CPU specification. Select [Manual] to increase boot speed.
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... conditions should be monitored. Power Phase Response [Fast] This item allows you to set to [Manual]. DO NOT remove the thermal module. The following item appears only when the CPU VRM Switching Frequency is selected. Chapter 3 ASUS X99-E-10G WS 3-27 Configuration options: [Auto] [Standard] [Optimized] [Extreme] [Power Phase Response] DO NOT remove the thermal...
... conditions should be monitored. Power Phase Response [Fast] This item allows you to set to [Manual]. DO NOT remove the thermal module. The following item appears only when the CPU VRM Switching Frequency is selected. Chapter 3 ASUS X99-E-10G WS 3-27 Configuration options: [Auto] [Standard] [Optimized] [Extreme] [Power Phase Response] DO NOT remove the thermal...
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...KHz to adjust the value. Configuration options: [Optimized] [Standard] [Extreme] Internal CPU Power Management The subitems in this item to [Manual] to manually set the DRAM Switching Frequency(CHA, CHB/ CHC, CHD) to enable/disable the DRAM power phase control. CPU Current Capability [Auto]...to adjust the value. DO NOT remove the thermal module. Fixed DRAM-AB/CD Switching Frequency (KHz) [400] This item allows you to [Manual]. The thermal conditions should be monitored. The values depend on the CPU installed. Chapter 3 3-28 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Configuration options: [Auto]...
...KHz to adjust the value. Configuration options: [Optimized] [Standard] [Extreme] Internal CPU Power Management The subitems in this item to [Manual] to manually set the DRAM Switching Frequency(CHA, CHB/ CHC, CHD) to enable/disable the DRAM power phase control. CPU Current Capability [Auto]...to adjust the value. DO NOT remove the thermal module. Fixed DRAM-AB/CD Switching Frequency (KHz) [400] This item allows you to [Manual]. The thermal conditions should be monitored. The values depend on the CPU installed. Chapter 3 3-28 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup Configuration options: [Auto]...