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  • Page 1 ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 2 Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1.6.10 USB Configuration ............... 36 Monitor menu ....................37 Boot menu ....................42 Tool menu ....................47 1.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility ............... 47 1.9.2 Secure Erase ................48 1.9.3 ASUS User Profile................ 49 1.9.4 ASUS SPD Information ..............50 1.9.5...

  • Page 4: Knowing Bios

    BIOS Setup Knowing BIOS The new ASUS UEFI BIOS is a Unified Extensible Interface that complies with UEFI architecture, offering a user-friendly interface that goes beyond the traditional keyboard- only BIOS controls to enable a more flexible and convenient mouse input. You can easily navigate the new UEFI BIOS with the same smoothness as your operating system.

  • Page 5: Bios Setup Program

    BIOS menu screen The BIOS Setup program can be used under two modes: EZ Mode and Advanced Mode. You can change modes from Setup Mode in Boot menu or by pressing the <F7> hotkey. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...

  • Page 6: Advanced Mode

    EZ Tuning Wizard(F11) AURA ON/OFF(F4) Go back to EZ Mode Submenu items General help Hot Keys Configuration fields Search on the FAQ Pop-up Menu Last modified settings Displays the CPU temperature, CPU, and memory voltage output ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 7 Refer to section 1.2.3 QFan Control for more information. EZ Tuning Wizard(F11) This button above the menu bar allows you to view and tweak the overclocking settings of your system. Refer to section 1.2.4 EZ Tuning Wizard for more information. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 8 Move your mouse over this button to show a QR code, scan this QR code on your mobile device to connect to the BIOS FAQ web page of the ASUS support website. You can also scan the following QR code: Hot keys This button above the menu bar contains the navigation keys for the BIOS setup program.

  • Page 9: Ez Mode

    Click to go to Advanced mode Loads optimized Search on the FAQ default settings Click to display boot devices Selects the boot device priority The boot device options vary depending on the devices you installed to the system. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...

  • Page 10: Qfan Control

    PWM Mode Select a profile to Click to apply the fan setting apply to your fans Click to undo the Click to go back to main menu changes Select to manually configure your fans ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...

  • Page 11: Ez Tuning Wizard

    Click Apply to save the changes then click Exit (ESC). 1.2.4 EZ Tuning Wizard EZ Tuning Wizard allows you to easily overclock your CPU and DRAM, computer usage, and CPU fan to their best settings. OC setup ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 12 Select a Main Cooling System BOX cooler, Tower cooler, Water cooler, or I’m not sure, then click Next. After selecting the Main Cooling System, click Next then click Yes to start the OC Tuning. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...

  • Page 13: My Favorites

    My Favorites My Favorites is your personal space where you can easily save and access your favorite BIOS items. You can personalize this screen by adding or removing items. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 14 You cannot add user-managed items such as language and boot order to My Favorites. Click Exit (ESC) or press <Esc> key to close Setup Tree Map screen. Go to My Favorites menu to view the saved BIOS items. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...

  • Page 15: Main Menu

    RTC RAM via the Clear CMOS jumper. • The Administrator or User Password items on top of the screen show the default [Not Installed]. After you set a password, these items show [Installed]. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 16 To clear the user password, follow the same steps as in changing a user password, but leave other fields blank then select OK to continue. After you clear the password, the User Password item on top of the screen shows [Not Installed]. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...

  • Page 17: Ai Tweaker Menu

    The following item appears only when you set the Ai Overclock Tuner to [Manual]. APU Frequency Use the <+> and <--> keys to adjust the value. You can also key in the desired value using the numeric keypad. The values range from 90.0MHz to 300.0MHz. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 18 CPU model. EPU Power Saving Mode The ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit) sets the CPU in its minimum power consumption settings. Enabling this item will apply lower CPU Core/Cache Voltage and help save energy consumption. Set this item to disabled if you are over clocking the system. Configuration...
  • Page 19 Configuration options: [Auto] [1] ~ [63] Tmrd Configuration options: [Auto] [2] ~ [15] Trcpage Configuration options: [Auto] [1] ~ [255] Tzqcs Configuration options: [Auto] [1] ~ [15] Tzqoper Configuration options: [Auto] [1] ~ [15] ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 20 Configuration options: [Auto] [2] ~ [11] Tdllk Configuration options: [Auto] [0] PowerDownEn Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] Third Timings CKE drive strength Configuration options: [Auto] [120 ohms] [60 ohms] [40 ohms] [30 ohms] [24 ohms] [20 ohms] ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 21 Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [34.3 ohms] [40 ohms] [48 ohms] [60 ohms] [80 ohms] [120 ohms] [240 ohms] ODT RTT PARK Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [34.3 ohms] [40 ohms] [48 ohms] [60 ohms] [80 ohms] [120 ohms] [240 ohms] ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 22 Use the <+> or <-> to adjust the value. The values range from 300 KHz to 600 KHz with an interval of 50 KHz. Do not remove the thermal module when the manual mode is selected. The thermal conditions should be monitored. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 23 This item allows you to set the power phase control of the CPU. [Standard] The phase control will be based on the CPU command. [Optimized] Set to the ASUS optimized phase tuning profile. [Extreme] Set to the full phase mode. [Manual] The phase number will be adjusted by current(A) step.
  • Page 24 To offset the voltage by a positive value. [–] To offset the voltage by a negative value. VDDCR CPU Offset Voltage This item allows you to configure the CPU core voltage offset value. Configuration options: [Auto] [0.00625V] - [0.50000V] ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 25 CPU 1.80V Voltage Configuration options: [Auto] [1.80V] ~ [2.20V] VTTDDR Voltage Configuration options: [Auto] [0.600V] ~ [1/2VDDQ+0.2V] VPP_MEM Voltage Configuration options: [Auto] [2.500V] ~ [2.800V] VDDP Standby Voltage Configuration options: [Auto] [1.050V] ~ [1.200V] ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...

  • Page 26: Advanced Menu

    The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Be cautious when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...

  • Page 27: Amd Ftpm Configuration

    Select this option to keep previous fTPM record and continue system boot. fTPM will NOT be enabled with new CPU unless fTPM is reset (reinitialized). You can swap back to the old CPU to recover TPM related keys and data. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...

  • Page 28: Cpu Configuration

    This item allows you enable or disable CPU Virtualization. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] CPB Mode Disables the CPB (Core Performance Boost) mode or set it to [Auto] for automatic configuration. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] C6 Mode Enables or disables C6 mode. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...

  • Page 29: Nb Configuration

    Allows you to change the number of Compute Units on the system. Configuration options: [Automatic mode] [One Compute Unit] 1.6.3 NB Configuration NB Configuration function is not support when using an AMD Ryzen processor. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...

  • Page 30: Sata Configuration

    While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The SATA Port items show Empty if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA port. Scroll down to display the other BIOS items. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 31 These items appears only when the SATA Mode is set to [AHCI] and allows you to enable or disable SATA Hot Plug Support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] M.2_1(Black), M.2_2(Black) Click to assign a new name for the M.2 port. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...

  • Page 32: Onboard Devices Configuration

    The PCIe x16_2 slot runs at x8 mode. [PCIe RAID Mode] The Hyper M.2 x16 card and other add-on M.2 devices all run at x4 mode, which allows you to create a PCIe RAID array. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 33 Change Settings [IO=3F8h; IRQ=4] This item appears only when you set the Serial Port to [On] and allows you to select the Serial Port base address. Configuration options: [IO=3F8h; IRQ=4] [IO=2F8h; IRQ=3] [IO=3E8h; IRQ=4] [IO=2E8h; IRQ=3] ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...

  • Page 34: Apm Configuration

    This item allows you to enable or disable the RTC (Real-Time Clock) to generate a wake event and configure the RTC alarm date. When enabled, you can set the days, hours, minutes, or seconds to schedule an RTC alarm date. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...

  • Page 35: Pci Subsytem Settings

    This item allows you to enable or disable the Ipv4/Ipv6 PXE wake event. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 1.6.9 HDD/SSD SMART Information This menu displays the SMART information of the connected devices. NVM Express devices do not support SMART information. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...

  • Page 36: Usb Configuration

    Disables the XHCI Hand-off support. USB Single Port Control This item allows you to enable or disable the individual USB ports. Refer to section 1.1.2 Motherboard layout in your user manual for the location of the USB ports. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...

  • Page 37: Monitor Menu

    Select [Ignore] if you do not want to detect this item. Q-Fan Configuration Qfan Tuning Click this item to automatically detect the lowest speed and configure the minimum duty cycle for each fan. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 38 CPU Middle Temperature Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the CPU middle temperature. CPU Fan Middle Duty Cycle(%) Use the <+> or <-> keys to adjust the CPU fan middle duty cycle. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 39 Sets to [Turbo] to achieve maximum chassis fan speed. [Manual] Sets to [Manual] to assign detailed fan speed control parameters. The following items appear only when you set Chassis Fan 1/2/3 Profile to [Manual]. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 40 When the CPU temperature reaches the upper limit, the AIO_ Pump/W_Pump+ will operate at the maximum duty cycle. AIO_Pump/W_Pump+ Middle Temperature Use the <+> or <-> keys to adjust the middle limit of the AIO_Pump/W_ Pump+ temperature. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 41 AIO_Pump/W_Pump+ Min. Duty Cycle(%) Use the <+> or <-> keys to adjust the minimum AIO_Pump/W_Pump+ duty cycle. When the CPU temperature is under the limit, the AIO_Pump/W_ Pump+ will operate at the minimum duty cycle. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...

  • Page 42: Boot Menu

    This item allows you to select a desired additional POST waiting time to easily enter the BIOS Setup. You can only execute the POST delay time during normal boot. Configuration options: [0 sec] - [10 sec] ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 43 For better compatibility, enable the CSM to fully support the non-UEFI driver add-on devices or the Windows UEFI mode. ® [Disabled] Disable the CSM to fully support the non-UEFI driver add-on devices or the Windows UEFI mode. ® ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 44 This item appears only when you load the default Secure Boot keys. This item allows you to clear all default Secure Boot keys. Save Secure Boot Keys This item allows you to save the PK (Platform Keys) to a USB storage device. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 45 The db (Authorized Signature database) lists the signers or images of UEFI applications, operating system loaders, and UEFI drivers that you can load on the single computer. Save to file This item allows you to save the db to a USB storage device. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...
  • Page 46 OS in Safe Mode, press <F8 > after POST. ® • To select the boot device during system startup, press <F8> when ASUS Logo appears. Boot Override These item displays the available devices. The number of device items that appear on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system.

  • Page 47: Tool Menu

    1.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility This item allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 3. When you press <Enter>, a confirmation message appears. Use the left/right arrow key to select between [Yes] or [No], then press <Enter> to confirm your choice.

  • Page 48: Secure Erase

    Locked. SSDs might be locked if the Secure Erase process is either incomplete or was stopped. This may be due to a third party software that uses a different password defined by ASUS. You have to unlock the SSD in the software before proceeding with Secure Erase.

  • Page 49: Asus User Profile

    Key in a profile number from one to eight, press <Enter>, and then select Yes. Load/Save Profile from/to USB Drive This item allows you to load or save profile from your USB drive, load and save profile to your USB drive. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...

  • Page 50: Asus Spd Information

    This item displays the information and recommended configuration for the PCIE slots that the graphics card is installed in your system. This feature is only supported on selected ASUS graphics cards. GPU Post This item displays the information and recommended configuration for the PCIE slots that the graphics card is installed in your system.

  • Page 51: Exit Menu

    <Esc>, a confirmation window appears. Select Yes to discard changes and exit. Launch EFI Shell from USB drives This option allows you to attempt to launch the EFI Shell application (shellx64.efi) from one of the available filesystem devices. ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...

  • Page 52: Updating Bios

    ® ASUS EZ Flash 3: Updates the BIOS using a USB flash drive. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3: Restores the BIOS using the motherboard support DVD or a USB flash drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted. 1.11.1...

  • Page 53: Asus Ez Flash 3

    1.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 3 ASUS EZ Flash 3 allows you to download and update to the latest BIOS through the Internet without having to use a bootable floppy disk or an OS-based utility. Updating through the Internet varies per region and Internet conditions. Check your local Internet connection before updating through the Internet.
  • Page 54 To update the BIOS by Internet: Enter the Advanced Mode of the BIOS setup program. Go to the Tool menu to select ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility and press <Enter>. Select via Internet. Press the Left/Right arrow keys to select an Internet connection method, and then press <Enter>.

  • Page 55: Asus Crashfree Bios 3

    The BIOS file in the motherboard support DVD may be older than the BIOS file published on the ASUS official website. If you want to use the newer BIOS file, download the file at https://www.asus.com/support/ and save it to a USB flash drive.
  • Page 56 ROG STRIX X470-F GAMING BIOS Manual...

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