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Additional tools and components to build a pc system 1
Advanced menu 1
Advanced mode 1
Ai suite ii 1
Ai tweaker menu 1
Amd crossfirex technology 1
Asus bios updater 1
Asus crashfree bios 3 utility 1
Asus dram spd information 1
Asus exclusive features 1
Asus ez diy 1
Asus ez flash 2 utility 1
Asus o c profile 1
Asus quiet thermal solution 1
Asus update 1
Asus update utility 1
Atx power connection 1
Audio configurations 1
Audio i o connections 1
Before you begin 1
Before you proceed 1
Bios setup program 1
Boot menu 1
Building your computer system 1
Central processing unit cpu 1
Chapter 1 product introduction 1
Chapter 2 hardware information 1
Chapter 3 bios setup 1
Chapter 4 software support 1
Chapter 5 multiple gpu technology support 1
Cpu configuration 1
Cpu heatsink and fan assembly installation 1
Cpu installation 1
Cpu performance settings 1
Cpu power management configuration 1
Creating a raid driver disk 1
Creating a raid driver disk in windows 1
Creating a raid driver disk without entering the os 1
Digi power control 1
Dimm installation 1
Dram timing control 1
Dual intelligent processors 3 with new digi power control 1
Enabling the amd crossfirex technology 1
Enabling the nvidia sli technology 1
Exit menu 1
Expansion card installation 1
Expansion slots 1
Ez mode 1
Fan xpert 1
Front i o connector 1
Installing an operating system 1
Installing serial ata hard disks 1
Installing the device drivers 1
Installing the raid driver during windows os installation 1
Installing two crossfirex graphics cards 1
Installing two sli ready graphics cards 1
Intel rapid storage technology option rom utility 1
Internal connectors 1
Jumper 1
Knowing bios 1
Main menu 1
Monitor menu 1
Motherboard installation 1
Motherboard layout 1
Motherboard overview 1
Mylogo2 1
Nvidia sli technology 1
Obtaining the software manuals 1
Onboard devices configuraton 1
Onboard leds 1
Onboard switches 1
Other special features 1
Package contents 1
Pch configuration 1
Probe ii 1
Product highlights 1
Raid configurations 1
Raid definitions 1
Rear panel connection 1
Requirements 1
Running the support dvd 1
Sata configuration 1
Sata device connection 1
Sensor recorder 1
Setting the raid item in bios 1
Software information 1
Special features 1
Starting up for the first time 1
Support dvd information 1
System memory 1
Tools menu 1
Turbov evo 1
Turning off the computer 1
Updating bios 1
Usb 3 boost 1
Usb bios flashback 1
Usb configuration 1
Using a usb floppy disk drive 1
Welcome 1
First edition v1 october 2011 2
Chapter 1 product introduction 3
Chapter 2 hardware information 3
Contents 3
Chapter 3 bios setup 4
Chapter 4 software support 4
Contents 4
Digi power control 3 19 4
Chapter 5 multiple gpu technology support 5
Canadian department of communications statement 6
Federal communications commission statement 6
Notices 6
Electrical safety 7
Operation safety 7
Safety information 7
About this guide 8
How this guide is organized 8
Where to find more information 8
Conventions used in this guide 9
Typography 9
P9x79 specifications summary 10
P9x79 specifications summary 11
P9x79 specifications summary 12
Before you start installing the motherboard and hardware devices on it check the items in your package with the list below 13
Chapter 1 13
Check your motherboard package for the following items 13
P9x79 motherboard 13
Package contents 13
Thank you for buying an asu 13
The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies making it another standout in the long line of asus quality motherboards 13
Welcome 13
Chapter 1 14
Core i7 processor family for the lga 2011 socket 14
Nd generation inte 14
Pcie 3 ready 14
Product highlights 14
Quad channel ddr3 2400 o c 2133 o c 1866 1600 1333 1066 mhz support 14
Quad gpu sli and quad gpu crossfirex support 14
Special features 14
True usb 3 support 14
X79 express chipset 14
Chapter 1 15
Dual intelligent processors 3 with new digi power control 15
New digi power control 15
Ai suite ii 16
Asus exclusive features 16
Asus fan xpert 16
Asus fanless design heat sink solution 16
Asus quiet thermal solution 16
Chapter 1 16
Usb 3 boost 16
Usb bios flashback 16
Asus ez diy 17
Asus ez flash 2 17
Asus q connector 17
Asus q design 17
Asus q shield 17
Asus uefi bios 17
Chapter 1 17
Other special features 17
Power esata 6gb s ready 17
Chapter 1 18
Dts connect 18
Dts ultrapc ii 18
Erp ready 18
Before you proceed 19
Chapter 2 19
Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings 19
Chapter 2 20
Motherboard layout 20
Motherboard overview 20
Chapter 2 21
Layout contents 21
Central processing unit cpu 22
Chapter 2 22
Core i7 processor family 22
Generation intel 22
The motherboard comes with a surface mount lga2011 socket designed for the 2 22
Chapter 2 23
Recommended memory configurations 23
System memory 23
The motherboard comes with eight double data rate 3 ddr3 dual inline memory modules dimm slots 23
Chapter 2 24
Memory configurations 24
You may install 1gb 2gb 4gb and 8gb unbuffered and non ecc ddr3 dimms into the dimm sockets 24
Asus p9x79 2 7 25
Chapter 2 25
P9x79 motherboard qualified vendors lists qvl ddr3 2133 mhz capability 25
P9x79 motherboard qualified vendors lists qvl ddr3 2200 mhz capability 25
P9x79 motherboard qualified vendors lists qvl ddr3 2250 mhz capability 25
P9x79 motherboard qualified vendors lists qvl ddr3 2400 mhz capability 25
8 chapter 2 hardware information 26
Chapter 2 26
P9x79 motherboard qualified vendors lists qvl ddr3 2000 mhz capability 26
P9x79 motherboard qualified vendors lists qvl ddr3 2133 mhz capability continued 26
Asus p9x79 2 9 27
Chapter 2 27
P9x79 motherboard qualified vendors lists qvl ddr3 1600 mhz capability 27
P9x79 motherboard qualified vendors lists qvl ddr3 1800 mhz capability 27
P9x79 motherboard qualified vendors lists qvl ddr3 1866 mhz capability 27
10 chapter 2 hardware information 28
Chapter 2 28
P9x79 motherboard qualified vendors lists qvl ddr3 1600 mhz capability continued 28
Asus p9x79 2 11 29
Chapter 2 29
P9x79 motherboard qualified vendors lists qvl ddr3 1600 mhz capability continued 29
12 chapter 2 hardware information 30
Chapter 2 30
P9x79 motherboard qualified vendors lists qvl ddr3 1333 mhz capability 30
Asus p9x79 2 13 31
Chapter 2 31
P9x79 motherboard qualified vendors lists qvl ddr3 1333 mhz capability continued 31
14 chapter 2 hardware information 32
Asus exclusively provides hyper dimm support function 32
Chapter 2 32
Hyper dimm support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual cpus load the x m p or d o c p settings in the bios for the hyper dimm support 32
P9x79 motherboard qualified vendors lists qvl ddr3 1333 mhz capability continued 32
The default dimm frequency depends on its serial presence detect spd which is the standard way of accessing information from a memory module under the default state some memory modules for overclocking may operate at a lower frequency than the vendor marked value 32
Visit the asus website for the latest qvl 32
When installing total memory of 4gb capacity or more windows 32 bit operation system may only recognize less than 3gb hence a total installed memory of less than 3gb is recommended 32
Chapter 2 33
Expansion slots 33
Chapter 2 34
Irq assignments for this motherboard 34
Chapter 2 35
Installing dimms that are incompatible with the motherboard may cause system boot failure and the dram_led near the memok switch lights continuously press and hold the memok switch until the dram_led starts blinking to begin automatic memory compatibility tuning for successful boot 35
Memok switch 35
Onboard switches 35
Onboard switches allow you to fine tune performance when working on a bare or open case system this is ideal for overclockers and gamers who continually change settings to enhance system performance 35
Chapter 2 36
Tpu switch 36
Turning this switch to enable will automatically optimize the system for fast yet stable clock speeds 36
Chapter 2 37
Epu switch 37
Turning this switch to enable will automatically detect the current pc loadings and intelligently moderate the power consumption 37
Chapter 2 38
Onboard leds 38
Chapter 2 39
Chapter 2 40
Jumper 40
Chapter 2 41
Chipset 41
If you installed serial ata hard disk drives you can create a raid 0 1 5 and 10 configuration with the intel 41
Internal connectors 41
Rapid storage technology through the onboard intel 41
Serial ata 6 gb s connectors 7 pin sata6g_1 2 gray 41
These connectors connect to serial ata 6 gb s hard disk drives via serial ata 6 gb s signal cables 41
Chapter 2 42
Chipset 42
If you installed serial ata hard disk drives you can create a raid 0 1 5 and 10 configuration with the intel 42
Rapid storage technology through the onboard intel 42
These connectors connect to serial ata 3 gb s hard disk drives and optical disc drives via serial ata 3 gb s signal cables 42
X79 serial ata 3 gb s connectors 7 pin sata3g_3 6 blue 42
Chapter 2 43
These connectors are for usb 2 ports connect the usb module cable to any of these connectors then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis these usb connectors comply with usb 2 specification that supports up to 480 mbps connection speed 43
Usb 2 connectors 10 1 pin usb78 usb910 usb1112 usb1314 43
Chapter 2 44
Chapter 2 45
Chapter 2 46
Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector 46
Cpu cpu opt chassis fan connectors 4 pin cpu_fan 4 pin cpu_opt 4 pin cha_fan1 2 3 4 46
Chapter 2 47
Front panel audio connector 10 1 pin aafp 47
This connector is for a chassis mounted front panel audio i o module that supports either hd audio or legacy ac 97 audio standard connect one end of the front panel audio i o module cable to this connector 47
Atx power connectors 24 pin eatxpwr 8 pin eatx12v 48
Chapter 2 48
These connectors are for atx power supply plugs the power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors completely fit 48
Chapter 2 49
Additional tools and components to build a pc system 50
Building your computer system 50
Chapter 2 50
Chapter 2 51
Cpu installation 51
Chapter 2 53
Cpu heatsink and fan assembly installation 53
To install the cpu heatsink and fan assembly 53
Chapter 2 54
Dimm installation 54
To remove a dimm 54
Chapter 2 55
Motherboard installation 55
Chapter 2 56
Chapter 2 59
Front i o connector 59
Ide_led 59
Reset sw 59
Chapter 2 60
Expansion card installation 60
To install pcie x1 cards 60
To install pcie x16 cards 60
Chapter 2 61
Usb bios flashback 61
Chapter 2 62
Rear panel connection 62
Audio 2 4 6 or 8 channel configuration 63
Chapter 2 63
Lan ports led indications 63
Audio i o connections 64
Chapter 2 64
Chapter 2 65
Connect to 4 channel speakers 65
Connect to 5 channel speakers 65
Connect to 7 channel speakers 65
Chapter 2 66
Starting up for the first time 66
Turning off the computer 66
Bios setup program 67
Chapter 3 67
Knowing bios 67
2 chapter 3 bios setup 68
By default the ez mode screen appears when you enter the bios setup program the ez mode provides you an overview of the basic system information and allows you to select the display language system performance mode and boot device priority to access the advanced mode click exit advanced mode then select advanced mode 68
Chapter 3 68
Ez mode 68
The boot device options vary depending on the devices you installed to the system 68
The boot menu f8 button is available only when the boot device is installed to the system 68
The default screen for entering the bios setup program can be changed refer to the setup mode item in section section 3 boot memu for details 68
Advanced mode 69
Chapter 3 69
Menu bar 69
The advanced mode provides advanced options for experienced end users to configure the bios settings the figure below shows an example of the advanced mode refer to the following sections for the detailed configurations 69
The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items 69
Back button 70
Chapter 3 70
Configuration fields 70
General help 70
Menu items 70
Navigation keys 70
Pop up window 70
Scroll bar 70
Submenu items 70
Chapter 3 71
Main menu 71
Security 71
The main menu screen appears when you enter the advanced mode of the bios setup program the main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information and allows you to set the system date time language and security settings 71
The security menu items allow you to change the system security settings 71
Administrator password 72
Chapter 3 72
User password 72
Ai tweaker menu 73
Chapter 3 73
Scroll down to display the following items 73
The ai tweaker menu items allow you to configure overclocking related items 73
Ai overclock tuner auto 74
Chapter 3 74
Chapter 3 75
Cpu clock gen filter auto 75
Epu power saving mode disabled 75
Epu setting auto 75
Memory frequency auto 75
Oc tuner 75
Turbo ratio auto 75
Chapter 3 76
Dram timing control 76
Scroll down to display the following items 76
Chapter 3 77
Scroll down to display the following items 77
Chapter 3 78
Dram cas latency auto 78
Dram command mode auto 78
Dram ras act time auto 78
Dram ras pre time auto 78
Dram ras to cas delay auto 78
Dram ras to ras delay auto 78
Dram ref cycle time auto 78
Dram write recovery time auto 78
Primary timings 78
Secondary timings 78
Chapter 3 79
Dram four act win time auto 79
Dram read to pre time auto 79
Dram rtl cha d0 r0 auto 79
Dram write latency auto 79
Dram write to read delay auto 79
Latency timings 79
Tccd auto 79
Third timings 79
Trrdd auto 79
Trrdr auto 79
Trwdd auto 79
Trwdr auto 79
Trwsr auto 79
Twrdd auto 79
Twrdr auto 79
Twwdd auto 79
Twwdr auto 79
Chapter 3 80
Dram iol cha d0 r0 auto 80
Dram iol cha d0 r1 auto 80
Dram iol cha d1 r0 auto 80
Dram iol cha d1 r1 auto 80
Dram rtl cha d0 r1 auto 80
Dram rtl cha d1 r0 auto 80
Dram rtl cha d1 r1 auto 80
Chapter 3 81
Dram iol chb d0 r0 auto 81
Dram iol chb d0 r1 auto 81
Dram iol chb d1 r0 auto 81
Dram rtl chb d0 r0 auto 81
Dram rtl chb d0 r1 auto 81
Dram rtl chb d1 r0 auto 81
Dram rtl chb d1 r1 auto 81
Chapter 3 82
Dram iol chb d1 r1 auto 82
Dram iol chc d0 r0 auto 82
Dram iol chc d0 r1 auto 82
Dram iol chc d1 r0 auto 82
Dram rtl chc d0 r0 auto 82
Dram rtl chc d0 r1 auto 82
Dram rtl chc d1 r0 auto 82
Chapter 3 83
Dram iol chc d1 r1 auto 83
Dram iol chd d0 r0 auto 83
Dram iol chd d0 r1 auto 83
Dram rtl chc d1 r1 auto 83
Dram rtl chd d0 r0 auto 83
Dram rtl chd d0 r1 auto 83
Dram rtl chd d1 r0 auto 83
Chapter 3 84
Dram clk period auto 84
Dram iol chd d1 r0 auto 84
Dram iol chd d1 r1 auto 84
Dram rtl chd d1 r1 auto 84
Enhanced training cha auto 84
Enhanced training chb auto 84
Enhanced training chc auto 84
Enhanced training chd auto 84
Mch duty sense cha auto 84
Mch duty sense chb auto 84
Mch duty sense chc auto 84
Chapter 3 85
Cpu load line calibration auto 85
Digi power control 85
Mch duty sense chd auto 85
Mch recheck auto 85
Chapter 3 86
Cpu current capability auto 86
Cpu fixed frequency xxx 86
Cpu spread spectrum disabled 86
Cpu vccsa boot up voltage auto vccsa boot up voltage auto 86
Cpu vcore boot up voltage auto 86
Cpu voltage frequency auto 86
Vccsa current capability 100 86
Vccsa load line calibration auto 86
Chapter 3 87
Cpu power duty control t probe 87
Cpu power phase control auto 87
Dram ab current capability 100 87
Dram ab power phase control auto 87
Dram ab voltage frequency auto 87
Dram cd current capability 100 87
Dram cd power phase control auto 87
Dram cd voltage frequency auto 87
Chapter 3 88
Cpu performance settings 88
Cpu ratio auto 88
Enhanced intel speedstep technology enabled 88
Turbo mode enabled 88
Chapter 3 89
Cpu vccsa voltage offset mode 89
Cpu vcore voltage offset mode 89
Offset mode sign 89
Turbo mode parameters 89
Chapter 3 90
Cpu pll voltage auto 90
Dram ctrl ref voltage on cha auto 90
Dram voltage cha chb auto 90
Dram voltage chc chd auto 90
Pch 1 v voltage auto 90
Vttcpu voltage auto 90
Vttddr voltage cha chb auto 90
Vttddr voltage chc chd auto 90
Chapter 3 91
Dram ctrl ref voltage on chb auto 91
Dram ctrl ref voltage on chc auto 91
Dram ctrl ref voltage on chd auto 91
Dram data ref voltage on cha auto 91
Dram data ref voltage on chb auto 91
Dram data ref voltage on chc auto 91
Dram data ref voltage on chd auto 91
Dram read ref voltage on cha auto 91
Dram read ref voltage on chb auto 91
Dram read ref voltage on chc auto 91
Advanced menu 92
Chapter 3 92
Cpu freq spread spectrum auto 92
Dram read ref voltage on chd auto 92
Pcie freq spread spectrum auto 92
Chapter 3 93
Cpu configuration 93
Disabled disables the cpu thermal monitor function 93
Disabled only one thread per activated core is enabled 93
Enabled enables the overheated cpu to throttle its clock speed to cool down 93
Enabled two threads per activated core are enabled 93
Hyper threading enabled 93
Intel adaptive thermal monitor enabled 93
The intel hyper threading technology allows a hyper threading processor to appear as two logical processors to the operating system allowing the operating system to schedule two threads or processes simultaneously 93
The items in this menu show the cpu related information that the bios automatically detects 93
Active processor cores all 94
Chapter 3 94
Cpu power management configuration 94
Cpu ratio auto 94
Enhanced intel speedstep technology enabled 94
Execute disable bit enabled 94
Intel virtualization tech enabled 94
Limit cpuid maximum disabled 94
Turbo mode enabled 94
Allows you to disable or enable the cpu c3 report to os configuration options enabled disabled auto 95
Allows you to disable or enable the cpu c6 report to os configuration options enabled disabled auto 95
Allows you to disable or enable the cpu c7 report to os configuration options enabled disabled auto 95
Allows you to enable or disable the high precision event timer configuration options disabled enabled 95
Auto set this function in auto mode 95
Chapter 3 95
Cpu c1e auto 95
Cpu c3 report auto 95
Cpu c6 report auto 95
Cpu c7 report auto 95
Disabled disables this function 95
Enabled enables the c1e support function this item should be enabled in order to enable the enhanced halt state 95
High precision timer enabled 95
Pch configuration 95
Sata configuration 95
While entering setup the bios automatically detects the presence of sata devices the sata port items show not present if no sata device is installed to the corresponding sata port 95
Chapter 3 96
S m a r t status check enabled 96
Sata mode ahci mode 96
Sata6g_1 gray hot plug disabled 96
Sata6g_2 gray hot plug disabled 96
Serial ata controller 0 enhanced 96
Serial ata controller 1 enhanced 96
Chapter 3 97
Sata3g_3 blue hot plug disabled 97
Sata3g_4 blue hot plug disabled 97
Sata3g_5 blue hot plug disabled 97
Sata3g_6 blue hot plug disabled 97
Auto allows the system to detect the presence of usb devices at startup if detected the usb controller legacy mode is enabled if no usb device is detected the legacy usb support is disabled 98
Chapter 3 98
Disabled disables the function 98
Disabled the usb devices can be used only for the bios setup program 98
Ehci hand off disabled 98
Enabled enables the support for operating systems without an ehci hand off feature 98
Enabled enables the support for usb 3 devices on legacy operating systems os 98
Enabled enables the support for usb devices on legacy operating systems os 98
Legacy usb support enabled 98
Legacy usb3 support enabled 98
The items in this menu allow you to change the usb related features 98
Usb configuration 98
Ac97 sets the front panel audio connector aafp mode to legacy ac 97 99
Allows you to set the front panel audio connector aafp mode to legacy ac 97 or high definition audio depending on the audio standard that the front panel audio module supports 99
Azalia hd audio enabled 99
Chapter 3 99
Disabled disables the controller 99
Enabled enables the high definition audio controller 99
Enabled enables the intel lan controller 99
Front panel type hd 99
Hd sets the front panel audio connector aafp mode to high definition audio 99
Hdmi sets to hdmi for hdmi audio output 99
Intel lan controller enabled 99
Onboard devices configuraton 99
Spdif out type spdif 99
Spdif sets to spdif for spdif audio output 99
Asm1061 storage controller ahci mode 100
Asm1061 storage oprom enabled 100
Asmedia usb 3 controller enabled 100
Change settings io 3f8h irq 4 100
Chapter 3 100
Intel lan pxe oprom disabled 100
Serial port configuration 100
Serial port enabled 100
Via 1394 controller enabled 100
Chapter 3 101
Erp ready disabled 101
Power on by keyboard disabled 101
Power on by mouse disabled 101
Power on by pcie pci disabled 101
Power on by ring disabled 101
Power on by rtc disabled 101
Restore ac power loss power off 101
36 chapter 3 bios setup 102
Chapter 3 102
Cpu temperature xxx c xxx f xxx c xxx f 102
Monitor menu 102
Scroll down to display the following items 102
The monitor menu displays the system temperature power status and allows you to change the fan settings 102
The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the cpu temperatures select ignore if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures 102
Chapter 3 103
Cpu fan speed low limit 600 rpm 103
Cpu fan speed xxxx rpm or ignore n a cpu opt fan speed xxxx rpm or ignore n a chassis fan 1 2 3 4 speed xxxx rpm or ignore n a 103
Cpu q fan control enabled 103
Mb temperature xxx c xxx f xxx c xxx f 103
Anti surge support enabled 104
Chapter 3 104
Chassis 1 2 3 4 fan speed low limit 600 rpm 104
Chassis 1 2 3 4 q fan control enabled 104
Cpu voltage 3 v voltage 5v voltage 12v voltage 104
Boot menu 105
Bootup numlock state on 105
Chapter 3 105
Full screen logo enabled 105
Option rom messages force bios 105
Wait for f1 if error enabled 105
Boot option priorities 106
Boot override 106
Chapter 3 106
Setup mode ez mode 106
Asus ez flash 2 utility 107
Asus p9x79 3 41 107
Chapter 3 107
For more details refer to section 3 0 asus ez flash 2 utility 107
To confirm your choice 107
To display the submenu 107
Tools menu 107
42 chapter 3 bios setup 108
Asus dram spd information 108
Chapter 3 108
This menu showed the dimm slot related informatons 108
Allows you to input the label of setup profile 109
Allows you to load the previous bios settings saved in the bios flash key in the profile key in the profile 109
And then select yes 109
Asus o c profile 109
Chapter 3 109
Load from profile 109
Save to profile 109
This item allows you to store or load multiple bios settings 109
Asus ez mode 110
Chapter 3 110
Discard changes exit 110
Exit menu 110
Launch uefi shell from filesystem device 110
Load optimized defaults 110
Save changes reset 110
Asus update utility 111
Chapter 3 111
Launching asus update 111
Updating bios 111
Chapter 3 112
Updating the bios through the internet 112
Chapter 3 113
Updating the bios through a bios file 113
Asus ez flash 2 utility 114
Chapter 3 114
Asus crashfree bios 3 utility 115
Chapter 3 115
Insert the motherboard support dvd to the optical drive or the usb flash drive containing the bios file to the usb port 115
Recovering the bios 115
The asus crashfree bios 3 utility is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the bios file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process you can restore a corrupted bios file using the motherboard support dvd or a usb flash drive that contains the bios file 115
The utility automatically checks the devices for the bios file when found the utility reads the bios file and enters asus ez flash 2 utility automatically 115
To load default bios values 115
To recover the bios 115
Turn on the system 115
Asus bios updater 116
Before updating bios 116
Booting the system in dos environment 116
Chapter 3 116
Asus p9x79 3 51 117
Backing up the current bios 117
Chapter 3 117
Ensure that the usb flash drive is not write protected and has enough free space to save the file 117
The bios updater backup screen appears indicating the bios backup process when bios backup is done press any key to return to the dos prompt 117
The filename is any user assigned filename with no more than eight alphanumeric the filename is any user assigned filename with no more than eight alphanumeric characters for the filename and three alphanumeric characters for the extension 117
To backup the current bios file using the bios updater 117
52 chapter 3 bios setup 118
Bios updater checks the selected bios file and prompts you to confirm bios update 118
Chapter 3 118
Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the bios to prevent system boot failure 118
Ensure to connect all sata hard disk drives after updating the bios file if you have disconnected them 118
Ensure to load the bios default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability select the load optimized defaults item under the exit bios menu see chaper 3 of your motherboard user manual for details 118
For bios updater version 1 4 or later the utility automatically exits to the dos prompt after updating bios 118
The bios updater screen appears as below 118
To exit bios updater restart your computer 118
To update the bios file using bios updater 118
Updating the bios file 118
Chapter 4 119
Installing an operating system 119
Operating systems os always install the latest os version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of your hardware 119
Place the support dvd into the optical drive the dvd automatically displays the drivers menu if autorun is enabled in your computer click each menu tab and select the items you want to install 119
Running the support dvd 119
Support dvd information 119
The support dvd that comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers software applications and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features 119
This motherboard supports window 119
Xp 64 bit xp vista 64 bit vista 7 64 bit 7 64 bit vista 7 64 bit 7 119
Chapter 4 120
Obtaining the software manuals 120
Ai suite ii 121
Chapter 4 121
Installing ai suite ii 121
Software information 121
Using ai suite ii 121
Chapter 4 122
Environment and takes effect in real time without exiting and rebooting the os 122
Turbov 122
Turbov allows you to overclock the bclk frequency cpu voltage imc voltage and dram bus voltage in window 122
Turbov evo 122
Turbov evo on the ai suite ii main menu bar 122
Chapter 4 123
Auto tuning 124
Chapter 4 124
Using fast tuning 124
Chapter 4 125
Using extreme tuning 125
Chapter 4 126
Cpu power 126
Digi power control 126
Digi power control on the ai suite ii main menu bar select cpu power or dram power to adjust the power control settings 126
Chapter 4 127
Dram power 127
Chapter 4 128
Epu is an energy efficient tool that satisfies different computing needs this utility provides several modes that you can select to save system power selecting auto mode will have the system shift modes automatically according to current system status you can also customize each mode by configuring settings like cpu frequency gpu frequency vcore voltage and fan control 128
Epu on the ai suite ii main menu bar 128
Launching epu 128
Chapter 4 129
Fan setting 129
Fan xpert 129
Launching fan xpert 129
Using fan xpert 129
Chapter 4 130
Launching sensor recorder 130
Sensor recorder 130
Using history record 130
Using sensor recorder 130
Chapter 4 131
Configuring probe ii 131
Launching probe ii 131
Probe ii 131
Chapter 4 132
Configuring usb 3 boost 132
Launching usb 3 boost 132
Usb 3 boost 132
Asus update 133
Chapter 4 133
Launching asus update 133
Using asus update 133
Chapter 4 134
Launching asus update 134
Mylogo2 134
Using mylogo 134
Chapter 4 135
Audio configurations 136
Chapter 4 136
Chapter 4 137
Raid configurations 137
Raid definitions 137
20 chapter 4 software support 138
Chapter 4 138
Connect a sata power cable to the power connector on each drive 138
Connect the sata signal cables 138
Due to chipset limitation when set any of sata ports to raid mode all sata ports run at raid mode together 138
Enter the bios setup during post 138
Install the sata hard disks into the drive bays 138
Installing serial ata hard disks 138
Rapid storage technology option rom utility 138
Refer to chapter 3 for details on entering and navigating through the bios setup 138
Save your changes and then exit the bios setup 138
Set the sata mode item to raid mode 138
Setting the raid item in bios 138
The motherboard supports serial ata hard disk drives for optimal performance install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array 138
To display the utility main menu 138
To enter the inte 138
To install the sata hard disks for a raid configuration 138
Turn on the system 138
You must enable the raid function in the bios setup before creating raid set s using sata hdds to do this 138
Asus p9x79 4 21 139
Chapter 4 139
Creating a raid set 139
The following screen appears 139
The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to move through the menus and select the menu options 139
The raid bios setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen 139
The utility supports maximum four hard disk drives for raid configuration 139
To create a raid set 139
To select the hard disk drives you want to include in the raid set the select disks screen appears 139
Chapter 4 140
Asus p9x79 4 23 141
Chapter 4 141
Deleting a raid set 141
Exiting the inte 141
Rapid storage technology option rom utility 141
Take caution when deleting a raid set you will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a raid set 141
The following screen appears 141
The following warning message appears 141
To delete a raid set 141
To exit the utility 141
To return to the delete volume menu 141
To return to the utility main menu 141
Chapter 4 142
Creating a raid driver disk 142
Creating a raid driver disk in window 142
Creating a raid driver disk without entering the os 142
Chapter 4 143
Installing the raid driver during window 143
Os installation 143
Chapter 4 144
Using a usb floppy disk drive 144
Chapter 4 145
Chapter 4 146
Before you begin 147
Chapter 5 147
Crossfirex 147
Requirements 147
Technology 147
Chapter 5 148
Graphics cards 148
Installing two crossfirex 148
Chapter 5 149
Crossfirex 149
Enabling dual crossfirex technology 149
Enabling the am 149
Installing the device drivers 149
Launching the amd vision engine control center 149
Technology 149
Chapter 5 150
Installing two sli ready graphics cards 150
Requirements 150
Sli technology 150
Chapter 5 151
Enabling the nvidi 151
Installing the device drivers 151
Launching the nvidia control panel 151
Sli technology 151
Chapter 5 152
Chapter 5 153
Enabling sli settings 153
Chapter 5 154
Asus computer gmbh germany and austria 155
Asus computer international america 155
Asus contact information 155
Asustek computer inc 155
Technical support 155
Address 800 corporate way fremon 156
Asus computer international 156
Ca 94539 156
Conforms to the following specifications 156
Date oct 21 2011 156
Declaration of conformity 156
Ec declaration of conformity 156
Fcc part 15 subpart b unintentional radiators 156
Fcc part 15 subpart c intentional radiators 156
Fcc part 15 subpart e intentional radiators 156
Hereby declares that the product 156
Including interference that may cause undesired operation 156
Interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received 156
Model number p9x79 156
Per fcc part 2 section 2 1077 a 156
Phone fax no 510 739 3777 510 608 4555 156
Product name motherboard 156
Representative person s name representative person s name steve chang president 156
Responsible party name responsible party name 156
Signature 156
Supplementary information 156
The following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful 156
This device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules operation is subject to 156

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