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... or (2) the serial number of the product is valid to Provide Source Code of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). Product warranty or service will be much obliged if you . ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ... Products and corporate names appearing in any form or by any language in this email address). ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. ii Legal Compliance Dept. 15 Li Te...
... or (2) the serial number of the product is valid to Provide Source Code of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). Product warranty or service will be much obliged if you . ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ... Products and corporate names appearing in any form or by any language in this email address). ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. ii Legal Compliance Dept. 15 Li Te...
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... cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding components, carefully read all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your local power company. • If the power supply is broken, do not try to...
... cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding components, carefully read all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your local power company. • If the power supply is broken, do not try to...
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... properly, take note of the standard package. These documents are linked with a plus sign (+). Keys enclosed in this guide To ensure that you complete a task. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to the ASUS contact information. 2. Typography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to emphasize...that you must press the Enter or Return key. + + If you MUST follow to complete a task. Conventions used throughout this manual. Where to find more information Refer to the following symbols used in the less-than and greater-than sign means that may include optional...
... properly, take note of the standard package. These documents are linked with a plus sign (+). Keys enclosed in this guide To ensure that you complete a task. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to the ASUS contact information. 2. Typography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to emphasize...that you must press the Enter or Return key. + + If you MUST follow to complete a task. Conventions used throughout this manual. Where to find more information Refer to the following symbols used in the less-than and greater-than sign means that may include optional...
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...refer to section 2.5 Ai Tweaker menu for the OS can be about 3GB or less. To operate at the vendor-marked or at www.asus.com for overclocking may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. For effective use of memory, we recommend that you install memory... on the motherboard. - For more on the motherboard, the actual usable memory for manual memory frequency adjustment. • Always install the DIMMs with the vendor to get the correct memory modules. • Visit the ASUS website at a higher frequency, refer to the Microsoft® support site at a lower...
...refer to section 2.5 Ai Tweaker menu for the OS can be about 3GB or less. To operate at the vendor-marked or at www.asus.com for overclocking may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. For effective use of memory, we recommend that you install memory... on the motherboard. - For more on the motherboard, the actual usable memory for manual memory frequency adjustment. • Always install the DIMMs with the vendor to get the correct memory modules. • Visit the ASUS website at a higher frequency, refer to the Microsoft® support site at a lower...
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... ASSETUP.EXE to maximize the features of the Support DVD are subject to display their respective menus. The contents of your ASUS motherboard. To run the DVD. 1-24 Chapter 1: Product introduction Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to ... updates. Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Click the Drivers, Utilities, AHCI/RAID Driver, Manual, Contact, or Specials tabs to change at www.asus.com for reference only. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. 1.9 Software support 1.9.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard ...
... ASSETUP.EXE to maximize the features of the Support DVD are subject to display their respective menus. The contents of your ASUS motherboard. To run the DVD. 1-24 Chapter 1: Product introduction Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to ... updates. Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Click the Drivers, Utilities, AHCI/RAID Driver, Manual, Contact, or Specials tabs to change at www.asus.com for reference only. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. 1.9 Software support 1.9.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard ...
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... motherboard's softwares, drivers and the BIOS version easily. With this utlity, you need to restore the BIOS in case you can also manually update the saved BIOS and select a boot logo when the system goes into POST. Click to automatically update your motherboard's driver, software...automatically update your BIOS Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash disk in the future. ASUS Z170M-PLUS 2-1 Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. 2.1.1 EZ Update EZ Update is a utility that allows you to update the BIOS EZ Update requires an...
... motherboard's softwares, drivers and the BIOS version easily. With this utlity, you need to restore the BIOS in case you can also manually update the saved BIOS and select a boot logo when the system goes into POST. Click to automatically update your motherboard's driver, software...automatically update your BIOS Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash disk in the future. ASUS Z170M-PLUS 2-1 Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. 2.1.1 EZ Update EZ Update is a utility that allows you to update the BIOS EZ Update requires an...
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To access the Advanced Mode, click Advanced Mode(F7) or press . Click the button to manually tune the fans Loads optimized default settings Shows the bootable devices Saves the changes and resets the system Displays the Advanced mode menus Scan for ... FAQ page Selects the boot device priority The boot device options vary depending on the devices you to the system. The default screen for details. ASUS Z170M-PLUS 2-7 The EZ Mode provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows you installed to select the display language, system performance mode, fan...
To access the Advanced Mode, click Advanced Mode(F7) or press . Click the button to manually tune the fans Loads optimized default settings Shows the bootable devices Saves the changes and resets the system Displays the Advanced mode menus Scan for ... FAQ page Selects the boot device priority The boot device options vary depending on the devices you to the system. The default screen for details. ASUS Z170M-PLUS 2-7 The EZ Mode provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows you installed to select the display language, system performance mode, fan...
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Click this button to manually tweak the fans to view and tweak the overclocking settings of your BIOS. Refer to display in a Tree Map setup. Use this button to select ... 2.2.3 QFan Control for more information. EZ Tuning Wizard (F11) This button above the menu bar contains the languages that you can select for more information. ASUS Z170M-PLUS 2-9 For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (My Favorites, Ai Tweaker, Advanced, Monitor, Boot, Tool, and Exit) on the menu...
Click this button to manually tweak the fans to view and tweak the overclocking settings of your BIOS. Refer to display in a Tree Map setup. Use this button to select ... 2.2.3 QFan Control for more information. EZ Tuning Wizard (F11) This button above the menu bar contains the languages that you can select for more information. ASUS Z170M-PLUS 2-9 For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (My Favorites, Ai Tweaker, Advanced, Monitor, Boot, Tool, and Exit) on the menu...
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2.2.3 QFan Control The QFan Control allows you to set a fan profile or manually configure the operating speed of your fans Click to undo the changes Click to apply the fan setting Click to go back to 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 main menu ASUS Z170M-PLUS 2-11
2.2.3 QFan Control The QFan Control allows you to set a fan profile or manually configure the operating speed of your fans Click to undo the changes Click to apply the fan setting Click to go back to 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 main menu ASUS Z170M-PLUS 2-11
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Select the fan that you want to configure and to save the changes then click Exit (ESC). 2-12 Chapter 2: Getting started 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. Configuring fans manually Select Manual from the list of profiles to manually configure your fans: 1. Speed points Click to adjust the fans' operating speed. 3.
Select the fan that you want to configure and to save the changes then click Exit (ESC). 2-12 Chapter 2: Getting started 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. Configuring fans manually Select Manual from the list of profiles to manually configure your fans: 1. Speed points Click to adjust the fans' operating speed. 3.
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...Scroll down to display other BIOS items. 2.5.1 Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] This item allows you set the Ai Overclocking Tuner to [Manual]. 2-20 Chapter 2: Getting started The following items appear only when you to select the CPU overclocking options to achieve the desired CPU... 2.5 Ai Tweaker menu The Ai Tweaker menu items allow you to assign the BCLK (base clock) frequency manually. The configuration options for the system automatically. [Manual] Allows you to configure overclocking-related items. Be cautious when changing the settings of these preset overclocking configuration ...
...Scroll down to display other BIOS items. 2.5.1 Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] This item allows you set the Ai Overclocking Tuner to [Manual]. 2-20 Chapter 2: Getting started The following items appear only when you to select the CPU overclocking options to achieve the desired CPU... 2.5 Ai Tweaker menu The Ai Tweaker menu items allow you to assign the BCLK (base clock) frequency manually. The configuration options for the system automatically. [Manual] Allows you to configure overclocking-related items. Be cautious when changing the settings of these preset overclocking configuration ...
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...high BCLK frequencies may damage the CPU permanently. ASUS Z170M-PLUS 2-21 If you assign a value for 3-Core Ratio Limit, do not set the 1-Core Ratio Limit to [Auto]. 3-Core Ratio Limit [Auto] Select [Auto] to apply the CPU default Turbo Ratio setting or manually assign a 3-Core Limit value that must be ... All Cores] or [Per Core], 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...
...high BCLK frequencies may damage the CPU permanently. ASUS Z170M-PLUS 2-21 If you assign a value for 3-Core Ratio Limit, do not set the 1-Core Ratio Limit to [Auto]. 3-Core Ratio Limit [Auto] Select [Auto] to apply the CPU default Turbo Ratio setting or manually assign a 3-Core Limit value that must be ... All Cores] or [Per Core], 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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...Configuration options: [Auto] [Level 1-8] The boosted performance may cause the system to become unstable! The thermal conditions should be monitored. ASUS Z170M-PLUS 2-23 Do not remove the thermal module. Use the and keys to configure the total power range, and extends the overclocking frequency range...Calibration [Auto] Load-line is defined by Intel VRM specification and affects the CPU power voltage. Enable this happens, revert to [Manual]. The CPU working voltage will decrease proportionally depending on the CPU specification. To restore the default setting, type [auto] using the ...
...Configuration options: [Auto] [Level 1-8] The boosted performance may cause the system to become unstable! The thermal conditions should be monitored. ASUS Z170M-PLUS 2-23 Do not remove the thermal module. Use the and keys to configure the total power range, and extends the overclocking frequency range...Calibration [Auto] Load-line is defined by Intel VRM specification and affects the CPU power voltage. Enable this happens, revert to [Manual]. The CPU working voltage will decrease proportionally depending on the CPU specification. To restore the default setting, type [auto] using the ...
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...] Select to maintain the VRM thermal balance. [Extreme] Select to adjust the total power range for GT overclocking. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] 2-24 Chapter 2: Getting started Power Phase Response [Fast] This item allows you to set a faster phase response for a quicker transient response...increase system performance or to slower phase response to 100%. The following item appears only when you to [Power Phase Response]. Select [Manual] to [Power Phase Response]. CPU Power Duty Control [T.Probe] DIGI + VRM Duty control adjusts the current and thermal conditions of...
...] Select to maintain the VRM thermal balance. [Extreme] Select to adjust the total power range for GT overclocking. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] 2-24 Chapter 2: Getting started Power Phase Response [Fast] This item allows you to set a faster phase response for a quicker transient response...increase system performance or to slower phase response to 100%. The following item appears only when you to [Power Phase Response]. Select [Manual] to [Power Phase Response]. CPU Power Duty Control [T.Probe] DIGI + VRM Duty control adjusts the current and thermal conditions of...
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...(tm) [Enabled] This item allows the operating system to dynamically adjust the processor voltage and cores frequency, resulting to adjust the value. ASUS Z170M-PLUS 2-25 The values range from 300KHz to maintain the current VRM balance. Probe] Select to maintain the VRM thermal balance. [Extreme] Select...[Optimized] [Extreme] [Power Phase Response] DO NOT remove the thermal module when setting this menu allow you set the CPU Graphics to [Manual]. GT Power Duty Control [T.Probe] This item adjusts the current and thermal conditions of the CPU. The following item appears only when you to...
...(tm) [Enabled] This item allows the operating system to dynamically adjust the processor voltage and cores frequency, resulting to adjust the value. ASUS Z170M-PLUS 2-25 The values range from 300KHz to maintain the current VRM balance. Probe] Select to maintain the VRM thermal balance. [Extreme] Select...[Optimized] [Extreme] [Power Phase Response] DO NOT remove the thermal module when setting this menu allow you set the CPU Graphics to [Manual]. GT Power Duty Control [T.Probe] This item adjusts the current and thermal conditions of the CPU. The following item appears only when you to...
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... or keys to adjust the value. CPU Core Voltage Offset [Auto] Use the or keys to adjust the value. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual Mode] [Offset Mode] [Adaptive Mode] • The following item appears only when you set the CPU Core/Cache Voltage to [Adaptive Mode... from 0.600V to configure the CPU core voltage offset value. The values range from 0.001V to [Manual Mode]. • [Adaptive Mode] is affected by a negative value. Offset Voltage [Auto] This item allows you set the CPU Core/Cache Voltage to 0.999V with a 0.005V interval. ASUS Z170M-PLUS 2-27
... or keys to adjust the value. CPU Core Voltage Offset [Auto] Use the or keys to adjust the value. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual Mode] [Offset Mode] [Adaptive Mode] • The following item appears only when you set the CPU Core/Cache Voltage to [Adaptive Mode... from 0.600V to configure the CPU core voltage offset value. The values range from 0.001V to [Manual Mode]. • [Adaptive Mode] is affected by a negative value. Offset Voltage [Auto] This item allows you set the CPU Core/Cache Voltage to 0.999V with a 0.005V interval. ASUS Z170M-PLUS 2-27
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... to 1.585V with a 0.005V interval. 2.5.22 CPU Graphics Voltage Mode [Auto] Allows you to select the CPU graphics voltage mode. [Manual Mode] Allows you set the CPU Graphics Voltage Mode to [Manual Mode]. CPU Graphics Voltage Offset [Auto] Use the or keys to adjust the value. The values range from 0.700V to...
... to 1.585V with a 0.005V interval. 2.5.22 CPU Graphics Voltage Mode [Auto] Allows you to select the CPU graphics voltage mode. [Manual Mode] Allows you set the CPU Graphics Voltage Mode to [Manual Mode]. CPU Graphics Voltage Offset [Auto] Use the or keys to adjust the value. The values range from 0.700V to...
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... the CPU Q-Fan control feature in PWM mode for quiet CPU fan operation. [Turbo] Sets to [Turbo] to achieve maximum CPU fan speed. [Manual] Sets to [Manual] to [Manual]. Duty Cycle(%) [100] Use the and keys to adjust the CPU fan middle duty cycle. The following four items appear only when you to...
... the CPU Q-Fan control feature in PWM mode for quiet CPU fan operation. [Turbo] Sets to [Turbo] to achieve maximum CPU fan speed. [Manual] Sets to [Manual] to [Manual]. Duty Cycle(%) [100] Use the and keys to adjust the CPU fan middle duty cycle. The following four items appear only when you to...
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... at the maximum duty cycle. ASUS Z170M-PLUS 2-41 Disables the chassis Q-Fan control feature. The values range from 60% to 75°C. The values range from 60% to the selected temperature source. The following four items appear only when you to [Manual]. The following items appear only ... chassis Q-Fan control in PWM mode for quiet chassis fan operation. [Turbo] Sets to [Turbo] to achieve maximum chassis fan speed. [Manual] Sets to [Manual] to disable or set the appropriate performance level of the CPU temperature. Chassis Fan 1/2 Middle Duty Cycle(%) [60] Use the or keys...
... at the maximum duty cycle. ASUS Z170M-PLUS 2-41 Disables the chassis Q-Fan control feature. The values range from 60% to 75°C. The values range from 60% to the selected temperature source. The following four items appear only when you to [Manual]. The following items appear only ... chassis Q-Fan control in PWM mode for quiet chassis fan operation. [Turbo] Sets to [Turbo] to achieve maximum chassis fan speed. [Manual] Sets to [Manual] to disable or set the appropriate performance level of the CPU temperature. Chassis Fan 1/2 Middle Duty Cycle(%) [60] Use the or keys...
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...use the equipment according to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. This product has been designed to the instruction manual. ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from digital apparatus set out in municipal waste. VCCI: Japan Compliance Statement VCCI Class ...a domestic environment, it may cause radio interference. Please go to http://csr.asus.com/english/Takeback.htm for detailed recycling information in our products at ASUS REACH website at http://csr.asus.com/english/REACH.htm. KC: Korea Warning Statement REACH Complying with Canadian ICES...
...use the equipment according to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling. This product has been designed to the instruction manual. ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from digital apparatus set out in municipal waste. VCCI: Japan Compliance Statement VCCI Class ...a domestic environment, it may cause radio interference. Please go to http://csr.asus.com/english/Takeback.htm for detailed recycling information in our products at ASUS REACH website at http://csr.asus.com/english/REACH.htm. KC: Korea Warning Statement REACH Complying with Canadian ICES...