Asus MAXIMUS VI GENE- User Manual

Asus MAXIMUS VI GENE

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – ii
  • Page 3 – iii; Contents; Product introduction; Additional tools and components to build a PC system 2-35
  • Page 4 – iv; BIOS setup
  • Page 5 – Software support; RAID definitions
  • Page 6 – Multiple GPU technology support; ATI; Enabling the ATI; NVIDIA; Enabling the NVIDIA
  • Page 7 – vii; Safety information; Electrical safety
  • Page 8 – viii; About this guide; How this guide is organized; This chapter describes how to install and configure multiple ATI; Where to find more information
  • Page 9 – ix; Conventions used in this guide; Bold text; Indicates a menu or an item to select.; IMPORTANT
  • Page 10 – MAXIMUS V GENE specifications summary
  • Page 13 – *Specifications are subject to change without notice.
  • Page 14 – xiv
  • Page 15 – ROG MAXIMUS V GENE; Package contents; Chapter 1
  • Page 16 – Chapter 1: Product Introduction; Special features; Product highlights; Republic of Gamers; efficient CPUs in the world.; Intel
  • Page 17 – PCI Express; Why choose when you can have both?; graphics at a level previously unseen.; LucidLogix; Up to 60% Hybrid Graphics Boost; faster video conversion with Intel
  • Page 18 – ROG unique gaming features; SupremeFX III; Supreme Sound; GameFirst; The speed you need to pwn; ROG Intelligent Performance & Overclocking features; mPCIe Combo; Give your board the mini upsize
  • Page 19 – ROG Connect; Plug and Overclock - Tweak it the hardcore way!; Extreme Engine Digi+ II; design; double lifespan and performance for total system control.; USB BIOS FlashBack; Refresh the BIOS can never be that easy; gives overclockers the ultimate convenience!; iROG; Intelligent multiple control at hand; CPU Level Up; A simple click for instant upgrade!; that performance instantly. Overclocking is never as easy as this.
  • Page 20 – BIOS Print; One click, easily share your BIOS settings; ROG offers a whole new UEFI BIOS feature to handle the demands of an; ProbeIt; Get all hands-on with hardware-based overclocking; Extreme Tweaker; One stop performance tuning shop; Loadline Calibration; Optimal power boost for extreme CPU overclocking!
  • Page 21 – ASUS special features; Intel Gigabit LAN; Experience the fast network connectivity!; ROG rich software bundled; Kaspersky; The best protection from viruses and spyware; DAEMON Tools Pro Standard; The real tool for optical and virtual discs
  • Page 23 – Before you proceed; or change any motherboard settings.; Chapter 2
  • Page 24 – Motherboard overview; Motherboard layout; Refer to
  • Page 25 – Layout contents; Page
  • Page 27 – Recommended memory configurations; System memory; install a DDR or DDR2 memory module to the DDR3 slot.
  • Page 28 – Memory configurations; into the DIMM sockets.; • You may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. The; Extreme Tweaker menu
  • Page 29 – MAXIMUS V GENE Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL)
  • Page 30 – Chapter 2: Hardware information
  • Page 37 – Supports one (1) module inserted into any slot as Single-channel; We suggest that you install the module; Supports two (2) modules inserted into either the red slots or the; We suggest that you install the modules into slots A2 and; Supports four (4) modules inserted into both the red and black
  • Page 38 – Expansion slots; • Visit the ASUS website for the latest QVL.
  • Page 39 – Slot No. Slot Description; IRQ assignments for this motherboard
  • Page 40 – Onboard switches; change settings to enhance system performance.
  • Page 42 – Onboard LEDs; when the hard disk drive does not function.
  • Page 43 – shows the location of the onboard power-on switch.
  • Page 44 – know the system status. Refer to the Q-Code table below for details.; CPU post-memory initialization
  • Page 45 – Post-Memory PCH initialization is started; EA; Recovery condition triggered by firmware (Auto recovery)
  • Page 48 – Internal connectors; and 10 configuration with the Intel; SATA Mode
  • Page 50 – Asmedia
  • Page 51 – onboard if your chassis supports front panel USB ports.; These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable
  • Page 52 – the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.; The S/PDIF module is purchased separately.
  • Page 53 – • The CPU_FAN connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12 W) fan
  • Page 54 – of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector.; • We recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio
  • Page 55 – ATX power connectors
  • Page 56 – read from or written to the HDD.
  • Page 57 – Building your computer system; Additional tools and components to build a PC; The tools and components in the table above are not included in the
  • Page 58 – CPU installation
  • Page 60 – CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation; Apply the Thermal Interface; To install the CPU heatsink and fan assembly
  • Page 61 – To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan assembly
  • Page 62 – To remove a DIMM; DIMM installation
  • Page 63 – Motherboard installation; may vary with models, but the installation steps remain the same.; installation; before installing the motherboard.
  • Page 64 – DO NOT overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard.
  • Page 65 – ATX Power connection; OR
  • Page 66 – SATA device connection
  • Page 67 – POWER SW; To install ASUS Q-Connector; To install USB 2.0 Connector
  • Page 68 – Expansion Card installation; To install PCIe x16 cards
  • Page 69 – mSATA module into your motherboard.; • The mPCIe and mSATA modules are purchased separately.; Installing the mPCIe Wi-Fi module; Keep screws for reassembly.
  • Page 71 – • The mPCIe Combo fits in one orientation only.; the mPCIe Combo on the connector.
  • Page 72 – The Wi-Fi antenna and its cables are purchased separately.
  • Page 73 – Installing the mSATA module; To install the mSATA module:; Insert the mSATA card into the MSATA slot.
  • Page 75 – Secure the mPCIe Combo in place with the screw removed in step 4
  • Page 76 – Rear panel connectors
  • Page 77 – * LAN port LED indications
  • Page 78 – Connect to Headphone and Mic
  • Page 79 – Connect to 4.1 channel Speakers
  • Page 80 – Starting up for the first time; Chapter 3; Turning off the computer
  • Page 81 – Knowing BIOS; the first two failed.
  • Page 82 – Advanced Mode; Exit; Menu bar; The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:; For changing the basic system configuration
  • Page 83 – Main; configuration options for that item.
  • Page 84 – EZ Mode; device priority. To access the Advanced Mode, click; Setup Mode
  • Page 85 – Extreme Tweaker menu; Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction.; Scroll down to display the following items:
  • Page 86 – Chapter 3: BIOS setup; Load Gamers’ OC Profile; supported by your memory modules for optimizing the system
  • Page 87 – condition
  • Page 88 – Allows you to set the internal PLL voltage.; DRAM Timing Control; this happens, revert to the default settings.; Primary Timings
  • Page 89 – Secondary Timings
  • Page 90 – Third Timings
  • Page 91 – Channel A DIMM Control [Enable Both DIMMS]; CPU Power Management; Allows you to enable or disable the Enhanced Intel; The following items appears only when you set the Turbo Mode to
  • Page 92 – This item appears only when you set the; CPU Ratio; Turbo Mode
  • Page 93 – performance, but increase the CPU and VRM thermal. This item allows; Loads the ASUS optimized phase tuning profile.
  • Page 94 – DO NOT remove the thermal module. The thermal conditions should be; Allows you to set ASUS optimized phase tuning profile.
  • Page 95 – DO NOT remove the thermal module. The thermal conditions must be; VCCIO; CPU Voltage
  • Page 96 – • The values of the
  • Page 97 – enhance DRAM overclocking ability.
  • Page 98 – Main menu; Allows you to set the system date.
  • Page 99 – Security; panel connectors; see or change only selected fields in the BIOS setup program.; Administrator Password
  • Page 100 – User Password
  • Page 101 – field values can cause the system to malfunction.; Advanced menu
  • Page 102 – CPU Configuration; automatically detects.
  • Page 103 – Intel Virtualization Technology [Disabled]; This item allows you to manage and configure the CPU’s power.
  • Page 104 – order to enable the Enhanced Halt State.; PCH Configuration
  • Page 105 – Technology to; Allows you to enable or disable ISCT Configuration.
  • Page 106 – SATA Configuration; Not Present; Allows you to set the SATA configuration.
  • Page 107 – Allows you to enable or disable the support of the External SATA.; System Agent Configuration
  • Page 108 – Enables the function.; NB PCIe Configuration; Allows you to configure the NB PCI Express settings.
  • Page 109 – USB Configuration; The; USB Devices; item shows the auto-detected values. If no USB device is; None
  • Page 110 – Onboard Devices Configuration; Enables the High Definition Audio Controller.; The following two items appear only when you set the; Azalia HD Audio; item to; Sets the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to high
  • Page 112 – will become user-configurable with set; APM
  • Page 113 – Network Stack; This item allows user to disable or enable the UEFI network stack.
  • Page 114 – Monitor menu; to change the fan settings.; Voltage Monitor; through the onboard voltage regulators.; Temperature Monitor
  • Page 115 – Fan Speed Monitor; warning message when the fan speed drops below the set value.; The following four items appear only when you set; CPU Fan Profile; to
  • Page 116 – When the CPU temperature is under 40oC, the CPU fan; Chassis Q-Fan Control; Chassis Fan Profile; values range from 40oC to 75oC.
  • Page 117 – Displays the lower limit of the chassis temperature.; Boot menu; The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options.
  • Page 118 – Set this item to [Enabled] to use the ASUS MyLogo 2TM feature.
  • Page 119 – Boot Option Priorities; devices installed in the system.; • To select the boot device during system startup, press when ASUS; Boot Override; Click an item to start booting from the selected device.
  • Page 120 – Tool menu; ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility; For more details, refer to
  • Page 121 – This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings.; Not Installed; if no profile is; Label; Allows you to input the label of the setup profiles.; Save to Profile; Load from Profile; Yes
  • Page 122 – Asus SPD Information; This item displays the SPD information.
  • Page 123 – GO Button File; nd VCCIO; Allows you to load default settings.; Save Above Settings; Allows you to load from EEPROM setting.
  • Page 124 – Exit menu; Load Optimized Defaults; window appears. Select; to load the default values.; to save changes; Discard Changes & Exit; Select; ASUS EZ Mode; This option allows you to enter the EZ Mode screen.; Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device; from one of the available filesystem devices.
  • Page 125 – DO; Updates the BIOS using a USB flash drive.; ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3:; using the motherboard support DVD and a USB flash disk drive.; using the; ASUS Update; or; BIOS Updater
  • Page 126 – Launching ASUS Update; Quit all Windows; Updating the BIOS through the Internet; Update BIOS from
  • Page 127 – desired picture file.; Next
  • Page 128 – information vary by models.; Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file; To update the BIOS through a BIOS file:; Update BIOS from file; Locate the BIOS file from the; Open
  • Page 129 – to use a bootable floppy disk or an OS-based utility.; Tool; menu; ASUS EZ Flash Utility
  • Page 130 – USB flash drive that contains the BIOS file.; Recovering the BIOS; drive containing the BIOS file to the USB port.
  • Page 131 – Booting the system in DOS environment; BIOS Boot Device Select Menu; displays may not be same as shown.; Before updating BIOS; • Do not save the BIOS file to a floppy disk due to low disk capacity.
  • Page 132 – process. When BIOS backup is done, press any key to return to the DOS; Backing up the current BIOS; To backup the current BIOS file using the BIOS Updater; space to save the file.; The [filename] is any user-assigned filename with no more than eight
  • Page 133 – exit BIOS Updater. Restart your computer.; Updating the BIOS file; To update the BIOS file using BIOS Updater; The BIOS Updater screen appears as below.
  • Page 134 – Download the latest BIOS file from the; ROG Connect port; 2/ FAT 16 format and single partition only.
  • Page 135 – Installing an operating system; This motherboard supports Windows; Support DVD information; Running the support DVD; Chapter 4
  • Page 136 – Obtaining the software manuals; Manual
  • Page 137 – AI Suite II; Using AI Suite II; notification area. Click the icon to open the AI Suite II
  • Page 138 – TurboV EVO; TurboV
  • Page 139 – Using Advanced Mode
  • Page 140 – Using CPU Level Up
  • Page 141 – TurboV automatically overclocks; OK
  • Page 142 – heat to longer component lifespan and minimize power loss.; Function no. Function description; system loading to increase VRM efficiency.
  • Page 143 – A higher temperature brings a wider CPU power thermal range, and; CPU Power Duty Control; thermal of every phase component.
  • Page 144 – for ASUS optimized phase tuning profile to increase
  • Page 145 – EPU; on the AI Suite II main menu bar.
  • Page 146 – Probe II; Preference; tab allows you to customize the time interval of
  • Page 148 – Chapter 4: Software support; Fan Speed; interval, and select the temperature scale.
  • Page 149 – Alert Log; including the sensor value at the time of the event. Click; Clear
  • Page 150 – Sensor Recorder
  • Page 152 – Launching USB 3.0 Boost; Turbo
  • Page 153 – This section includes the Sensor and CPU Frequency functions.; Sensor; on the AI Suite II main menu bar to; CPU Frequency; Monitor > CPU Frequency; on the AI Suite II main menu bar to open the CPU Frequency
  • Page 155 – MyLogo2; Using MyLogo; Change the BIOS boot logo of my motherboard; Under Current BIOS, click; Browse; and choose the desired image for your boot logo.
  • Page 156 – Auto Tune; to adjust image size compatibility or adjust the resolution bar.; Flash; to start updating the image to the boot logo.; BIOS to the motherboard; to download the requested BIOS file to your system. This utility; to complete
  • Page 157 – System Information; MB
  • Page 158 – Audio configurations; Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek; Realtek HD Audio Manager; Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XP; A. Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows
  • Page 159 – RC TweakIt; Using RC TweakIt
  • Page 160 – RC Poster; String; RC Remote; Function
  • Page 161 – GPU TweakIt; the sliders to adjust the values and click; Apply; to save your customized settings.
  • Page 162 – Sound Blaster X-Fi MB 2; to different destinations.; Activating Sound Blaster X-Fi MB 2; Click Activate to start activation.
  • Page 163 – Using Sound Blaster X-Fi MB 2; Speaker and Headphone; You can adjust the; Environment audio extensions; After enabling the EAX effects, you
  • Page 164 – Equalizer; Mixer; You can manually adjust the audio; THX; THX is a high-fidelity sound
  • Page 165 – The motherboard supports the following SATA RAID solutions:; optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in
  • Page 166 – Installing Serial ATA hard disks; To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:; Setting the RAID item in BIOS; Advanced
  • Page 167 – Creating a RAID set; Create RAID Volume
  • Page 168 – CREATE VOLUME
  • Page 169 – Deleting a RAID set; Delete RAID Volume; Exiting the Intel; DELETE VOLUME
  • Page 170 – Rapid Start Technology, DRAM size smaller than 8GB is
  • Page 172 – b. Select the size allocated for SSD
  • Page 173 – wake-up response time, but keeps the energy in a low profile.; Creating a partition; Disk Management
  • Page 174 – If your SSD is not initialized and unformatted:
  • Page 175 – which has the same size
  • Page 176 – Enabling and disabling the Intel; the Disk Management utility identifies a new partition called
  • Page 177 – On; in the Status field to enable the function, and click; Recovering the partition; Command Prompt
  • Page 178 – list partition; As the Extend Volume Wizard appears,
  • Page 179 – and energy efficiency to your computer’s platform.; Installing the Intel; As the setup wizard appears, click
  • Page 180 – Using the Intel
  • Page 181 – Smart Connect Technology and its configuration.
  • Page 182 – Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS; Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows; Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk.; Make Disk; Select USB floppy disk drive as the destination disk.
  • Page 183 – Installing the RAID driver during Windows; Load Driver
  • Page 184 – Using a USB floppy disk drive; XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive when you; disk to locate the file
  • Page 185 – Find the; Use Notepad to open the file.
  • Page 187 – Chapter 5; Requirements; Control Panel > Programs and Features
  • Page 188 – Align and firmly insert the CrossFireX; Installing two CrossFireXTM graphics cards
  • Page 189 – right-click the ATI icon in the Windows notification
  • Page 191 – card. Ensure that the connector is firmly in place.; Installing the device drivers; NVIDIA Control Panel
  • Page 192 – Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support; B1. If you cannot see the NVIDIA Control Panel item in step; Personalize; select; Display Settings; B3. From the Display Settings dialog box,; Advanced Settings
  • Page 193 – then click; Start the NVIDIA Control; B5. The NVIDIA Control Panel window; Enabling SLI settings; From the NVIDIA Control Panel window, select; Set SLI Configuration; and set the display for viewing SLI rendered
  • Page 194 – Installing LucidLogix Virtu MVP; To install LucidLogix Virtu MVP:; ASUS Support Wizard; appears if your; Utilites
  • Page 195 – Setting up your display
  • Page 196 – Configuring LucidLogix Virtu MVP; Open Virtu MVP Control Panel
  • Page 197 – Performance; Allows you to turn ON/OFF the Hyperformance
  • Page 198 – Applications; Allows you to select applications for graphic virtualization.
  • Page 199 – Appendices; Federal Communications Commission Statement; • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.; IC: Canadian Compliance Statement; un fonctionnement non souhaité de l’appareil.; Notices
  • Page 200 – KC: Korea Warning Statement; REACH
  • Page 201 – matériel brouilleur du Canada.
  • Page 202 – RF exposure warning; Protection requirements for health and safety as in [Article 3.1a]; CE Marking; Equipment and mutual recognition of conformity.
  • Page 203 – Wireless Operation Channel for Different Domains; authorized power indoors are:
  • Page 204 – IC Radiation Exposure Statement for Canada; Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
  • Page 205 – ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.; Technical Support
  • Page 206 – ಄ӝ܄ᖂܴਜ; Declaration of Conformity; Maximus V GENE
  • Page 207 – EC Declaration of Conformity
  • Page 208 – DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY; Responsible Party Name:; Asus Computer International; Product Name : Motherboard; Supplementary Information:; Steve Chang / President
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iii Contents Safety information ..................................................................................... viiAbout this guide ....................................................................................... viiiMAXIMUS V GENE specifications summary ...................................

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iv Contents 2.3.10 mPCIe Combo installation ............................................ 2-47Installing the mPCIe Wi-Fi module ............................................... 2-47Installing the mSATA module ...................................................... 2-512.3.11 Rear panel connection ........

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