Asus F2A85-M2- User Manual

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Copyright © 2012 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.; Offer to Provide Source Code of Certain Software
  • Page 3 – Contents; F2A85-M PRO speciications summary; Product introduction; Starting up for the irst time
  • Page 4 – BIOS setup; CPU Coniguration
  • Page 5 – Software support; USB BIOS Flashback Wizard
  • Page 6 – Audio conigurations; RAID support; RAID conigurations; RAID deinitions; Multiple GPU support; AMD; Coniguring LucidLogix Virtu MVP; Appendices
  • Page 7 – Safety information; Electrical safety; before relocating the system.; Operation safety; Place the product on a stable surface.
  • Page 8 – About this guide; How this guide is organized; This guide contains the following parts:; Where to ind more information
  • Page 9 – Conventions used in this guide; Bold text; Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.
  • Page 10 – ALC892 8-channel High Deinition Audio CODEC
  • Page 11 – USB; Special features
  • Page 12 – Intelligent overclocking tools:; Overclocking Protection:
  • Page 13 – BIOS
  • Page 14 – Package contents; Check your motherboard package for the following items.; User Manual
  • Page 15 – Installation tools and components
  • Page 17 – Product highlights
  • Page 18 – Chapter 1: Product introduction; Dual Intelligent Processors 2 – DIGI+ VRM; component’s lifespan.; ASUS Exclusive Features; dramatically improve the system’s bootup.
  • Page 19 – ap; ASUS UEFI BIOS includes the following new features:; AI Suite II; speciications and positions.
  • Page 21 – Before you proceed
  • Page 22 – Motherboard layout
  • Page 23 – Layout contents; Page; EPU switch
  • Page 24 – System memory; location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:; Recommended memory conigurations
  • Page 25 – Memory conigurations
  • Page 32 – Expansion slots; Slot Description
  • Page 33 – IRQ assignments for this motherboard
  • Page 34 – Chapter 3.7 Boot Menu; Onboard switches and buttons; DirectKey button
  • Page 36 – BIOS Flashback button; BIOS Flashback; TPU switch; This switch allows you to enable or disable the TPU function.; This switch allows you to enable or disable the EPU function.; F2A85-M PRO EPU switch; F2A85-M PRO TPU switch
  • Page 37 – To erase the RTC RAM:; Jumpers; F2A85-M PRO Clear RTC RAM
  • Page 38 – The TPU LED lights when the TPU switch is turned to; Enable; Onboard LEDs; Standby Power LED; F2A85-M PRO Onboard LED; F2A85-M PRO TPU Boost LED
  • Page 39 – EPU LED; The EPU LED lights when the EPU switch is turned to
  • Page 40 – Internal connectors; F2A85-M PRO Fan connectors
  • Page 41 – push down irmly until the connectors completely it.; F2A85-M PRO ATX power connectors
  • Page 42 – AHCI
  • Page 43 – Realtek High Deinition Audio (the; F2A85-M PRO Digital audio connector
  • Page 44 – F2A85-M PRO System panel connector
  • Page 45 – Front Panel Type; Coniguration; panel audio I/O module cable to this connector.; F2A85-M PRO Front panel audio connector
  • Page 46 – F2A85-M PRO DRCT connector
  • Page 47 – F2A85-M PRO TPM connector
  • Page 49 – Basic Installation; Building your PC system; Motherboard installation
  • Page 50 – Chapter 2: Basic installation
  • Page 52 – APU installation
  • Page 53 – CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation
  • Page 54 – To install the CPU heatsink and fan assembly
  • Page 56 – To remove a DIMM; DIMM installation
  • Page 57 – ATX Power connection; OR
  • Page 58 – SATA device connection
  • Page 59 – Expansion Card installation; To install PCIe x16 cards
  • Page 60 – BIOS update utility; USB BIOS Flashback; To use USB BIOS Flashback:; Insert the USB storage device to the USB Flashback port.; F2A85-M PRO BIOS FLBK button
  • Page 61 – Rear panel connectors; Optical S/PDIF Out port
  • Page 62 – * LAN ports LED indications; Multiple display table
  • Page 63 – Connect to Headphone and Mic; Audio I/O connections
  • Page 64 – Connect to 4.1 channel Speakers
  • Page 65 – BIOS Beep; Turning off the computer
  • Page 67 – Knowing BIOS; DO NOT change the default BIOS settings; except in the following; We strongly
  • Page 68 – BIOS setup program; Entering BIOS at startup; failed to enter BIOS Setup using the irst two options.; Load Optimized; Exit; switches; BIOS menu screen; EZ Mode
  • Page 69 – Advanced Mode; key for the advanced BIOS settings.; Setup Mode
  • Page 70 – Chapter 3: BIOS setup; following sections for the detailed conigurations.; Menu bar; The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:
  • Page 71 – selecting; Main; shows the Main menu items.
  • Page 72 – Main menu; Security
  • Page 73 – Administrator Password; selected ields in the BIOS setup program.; User Password; Conirm the password when prompted.
  • Page 74 – Ai Tweaker menu
  • Page 75 – Target CPU Speed : xxxxMHz; Ai Overclock Tuner
  • Page 76 – GPU Boost; GPU is set to its optimized settings.; OC Tuner; OK; to start automatic; DRAM Timing Control
  • Page 77 – number under light system loading to increase VRM eficiency.
  • Page 78 – CPU Voltage
  • Page 79 – Automatic coniguration.
  • Page 80 – Enables or disables the No-execute page protection function.; Advanced menu
  • Page 81 – SATA Coniguration; Not Present; if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA
  • Page 82 – USB Coniguration; The items in this menu allow you to change the USB-related features.; USB Devices; The USB devices can be used only for the BIOS setup program.; NB Coniguration
  • Page 83 – Onboard Devices Coniguration; Enables the High Deinition Audio Controller.; HD Audio Device; Sets the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to legacy AC’97.
  • Page 84 – Serial Port Coniguration; APM
  • Page 85 – Disables RTC to generate a wake event.; Network Stack; This item allows user to disable or enable the UEFI network stack.
  • Page 86 – Monitor menu; Scroll down to display the other BIOS items.; if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures.; Ignore; if you do not want to detect this item.
  • Page 87 – This item appears only when you enable the
  • Page 88 – Sets to [Silent] to minimize the fan speed for quiet chassis fan
  • Page 89 – The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options.; Fast Boot
  • Page 90 – Speciic USB device / port will be available before entering OS.; Next boot after AC Power Loss [Normal Boot]; Launch CSM
  • Page 91 – Security Boot parameters; This option allows you to conigure the Security Boot parameters.; Secure Boot Mode
  • Page 92 – Boot Option Priorities
  • Page 93 – ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility; ASUS SPD Information; This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings.; Setup Proile Status; Not Installed; Save to Proile; Load from Proile; Yes; Tools menu
  • Page 94 – Exit menu; from the Exit; Load Optimized Defaults; Select Yes to load the default values.; Discard Changes & Exit; This option allows you to enter the EZ Mode screen.; Launch EFI Shell from ilesystem device; of the available devices that have a ilesystem.
  • Page 95 – Installing an operating system; Support DVD information; Running the support DVD
  • Page 96 – Obtaining the software manuals; Manual
  • Page 97 – Installing AI Suite II; To install AI Suite II on your computer:; Using AI Suite II; notiication area. Click the icon to open the AI Suite II; Auto Tuning
  • Page 98 – TurboV EVO; TurboV; TurboV; Save Proile
  • Page 99 – Using Advanced Mode
  • Page 100 – Chapter 4: Software support; Allows you to manually adjust the APU Multiplier.; Apply; for the changes to take effect.; APU Multiplier
  • Page 102 – If you did not click; Stop; in the previous; Stop; if
  • Page 103 – longer component lifespan and minimize power loss.; CPU Power; Items; value for system performance or to a low value for power eficiency.
  • Page 104 – increase VRM eficiency.
  • Page 105 – From the Last Reset; Launching EPU; To launch EPU, click
  • Page 106 – FAN Xpert 2; Launching FAN Xpert 2; FAN Xpert 2’s
  • Page 107 – From the; Fan Position; screen, check and assign the locations of your fans, then click; Select any of these fan customized settings for each fan:
  • Page 108 – Smart Mode; system’s temperature.
  • Page 109 – RPM Fixed Mode
  • Page 110 – Fan Information
  • Page 111 – USB fast-charging mode settings
  • Page 112 – Setting up the charging function; Charging the device; Disabling the charging function; Click
  • Page 113 – automatically increases a USB 3.0 device’s transfer speed up to 170%.; Launching USB 3.0 Boost; on the AI Suite II main menu bar.; Coniguring USB 3.0 Boost
  • Page 114 – In the Download Setting ield, tick; Scheduling the latest BIOS download; In the Download Setting ield, tick
  • Page 115 – Save to; ield; Download; Check for New BIOS Update
  • Page 117 – Probe II; Launching Probe II; To launch Probe II, click; Coniguring Probe II; Monitor
  • Page 118 – Sensor Recorder; to keep track of the three system statuses for certain purposes.; Launching Sensor Recorder; To launch Sensor Recorder, click; Tool; Using Sensor Recorder
  • Page 119 – Using History Record; History Record
  • Page 120 – ASUS Update; Launching ASUS Update; To launch ASUS Update, click; Using ASUS Update; Select any of these options to update the BIOS:; Update BIOS from Internet
  • Page 121 – MyLogo2; BIOS ile; to locate the BIOS ile.; Picture File
  • Page 122 – Full Screen Logo; Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek; Auto Tune; to adjust the image size or the image resolution.; Booting Preview
  • Page 123 – Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows
  • Page 124 – Network iControl; Tool > Network iControl; Using EZ Start; Quick Connection; Info; Set current network program as the highest priority; Select a proile and click; EZ Start
  • Page 125 – Using Quick Connection; Coniguring the PPPoE connection settings; Before enabling the Network iControl’s; functions, you must conigure the; To conigure the PPPoE settings:
  • Page 126 – Coniguring the Quick Connection; No Delay TCP
  • Page 127 – Using EZ Proile; To use the EZ Proile:; Click the; EZ Proile; tab. The running programs are shown in the network program
  • Page 128 – on the AI Suite II menu bar.; Provides support to the latest DLNA standard, and allows you to
  • Page 129 – within the same network as your computer.; Enter
  • Page 130 – Below are the supported screen resolution of your mobile devices:; Screen type; Small creen
  • Page 131 – Using the DLNA Media Hub
  • Page 132 – Playing music
  • Page 133 – Playing a video ile
  • Page 135 – Remote Desktop
  • Page 136 – Using the Remote Desktop via W-Fi GO! Remote; Auto
  • Page 137 – File Transfer; Using File Transfer; Right-click the ile and click; File; Tap; to receive iles from
  • Page 138 – Securing your computer for Wi-Fi GO! Remote functions; Use Password
  • Page 139 – The motherboard comes with the AMD; Creating a RAID driver disk; optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in
  • Page 140 – Installing Serial ATA hard disks; To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID coniguration:; Setting the RAID item in BIOS; Advanced
  • Page 141 – To enter the AMD; shows the status of the hard disk drives.; Controller Coniguration:; shows the system resources coniguration.
  • Page 142 – Creating a RAID volume; To create a RAID volume:
  • Page 143 – Deleting a RAID coniguration; To delete a RAID volume:; The utility prompts the following messages:; Displaying a RAID set information; To display a RAID set information:; Select a RAID item and press to display its information.
  • Page 144 – Creating a RAID driver disk; loppy disk drive; Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS; To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS:; Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows; To create a RAID driver disk in Windows; Plug the USB loppy disk drive and insert a loppy disk.; Make Disk
  • Page 145 – Installing the RAID driver during Windows; During the OS installation, click
  • Page 146 – Using a USB loppy disk drive; XP may not recognize the USB loppy disk drive when you; disk to locate the ile; or
  • Page 147 – Find the
  • Page 148 – Chapter 5: RAID support
  • Page 149 – Requirements; Before you begin
  • Page 150 – Chapter 6: Multiple GPU support; Installing two CrossFireXTM graphics cards; Prepare two CrossFireX-ready graphics cards.
  • Page 151 – Installing the device drivers; Launching the AMD Catalyst Control Center; To launch the AMD Catalyst Control Center:; Right-click on the Windows; Catalyst Control Center; to conigure the
  • Page 152 – Enabling Dual CrossFireX technology; Performance > AMD CrossFireX; Enable CrossFireX
  • Page 153 – System requirements; To set Internal Graphics:; Installing AMD Chipset Driver; To install the driver that supports Dual Graphics technology:; instructions to inish the installation.
  • Page 154 – Using an add-on graphics card; conirmation message pops up, click; Using the onboard graphics card; check box. When a conirmation
  • Page 155 – the conirmation window.
  • Page 156 – LucidLogix Virtu MVP; Installing LucidLogix Virtu MVP; To install LucidLogix Virtu MVP:; computer has enabled the Autorun feature.; Utilites
  • Page 157 – Setting up your display
  • Page 158 – icon in the notiication area and; Open Virtu MVP Control Panel; Remove from system tray
  • Page 159 – Performance; Allows you to turn ON/OFF the Hyperformance
  • Page 160 – Applications; Allows you to select applications for graphic virtualization.
  • Page 161 – Notices; Federal Communications Commission Statement; This device may not cause harmful interference.
  • Page 162 – IC: Canadian Compliance Statement; fonctionnement est soumis aux deux conditions suivantes :; Canadian Department of Communications Statement; This class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.; VCCI: Japan Compliance Statement
  • Page 164 – ASUS contact information; ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.; Technical Support
  • Page 165 – EC Declaration of Conformity; DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
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ii E7424Second EditionJuly 2012 Copyright © 2012 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any me...

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