Table Of Contents - Asus Z170-E Manual

Contents
Safety information ....................................................................................................... v
About this guide .......................................................................................................... v
Package contents ...................................................................................................... vii
Z170-E specifications summary............................................................................... vii
Chapter 1:
1.1 Before you proceed ................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Motherboard overview ............................................................................... 1-1
1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................................. 1-5
1.4 System memory ......................................................................................... 1-9
1.5 Expansion slots ........................................................................................ 1-17
1.6 Jumpers .................................................................................................... 1-20
1.7 Connectors ............................................................................................... 1-22
1.8 Onboard LEDs .......................................................................................... 1-35
1.9 Onboard buttons and switches .............................................................. 1-37
1.10 Software support ...................................................................................... 1-38
Chapter 2:
2.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................ 2-1
2.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................................. 2-2
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.2.4
2.3 My Favorites ............................................................................................. 2-12
2.4 Main menu ................................................................................................ 2-14
2.5 Ai Tweaker menu ...................................................................................... 2-16
2.6 Advanced menu ....................................................................................... 2-32
2.6.1
2.6.2
2.6.3
2.6.4
2.6.5
2.6.6
2.6.7
2.6.8
2.6.9
2.6.10
2.6.11
Product Introduction
BIOS Setup
EZ Mode...................................................................................... 2-3
Advanced Mode .......................................................................... 2-4
QFan Control............................................................................... 2-7
EZ Tuning Wizard ....................................................................... 2-9
CPU Configuration .................................................................... 2-33
Platform Misc Configuration ...................................................... 2-35
System Agent (SA) Configuration ............................................. 2-37
PCH Configuration .................................................................... 2-38
PCH Storage Configuration....................................................... 2-38
USB Configuration .................................................................... 2-40
Network Stack Configuration..................................................... 2-41
Onboard Devices Configuration ................................................ 2-41
APM Configuration .................................................................... 2-44
HDD/SSD SMART Information ................................................. 2-45
Intel(R) Thunderbolt .................................................................. 2-45
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