Table Of Contents - Asus PRIME Z270-K Manual

Table of Contents

Table Of Contents3
Safety Information4
Electrical Safety4
Operation Safety4
About This Guide4
Typography5
Package Contents6
Product Introduction11
Before You Proceed11
Motherboard Overview11
Layout Contents12
Atx Power Connectors12
Ddr4 Dimm Slots13
M.2 Socket 314
System Panel Connector (20-5 Pin F_Panel)14
System Power Led (4-Pin Pwr_Led)14
Clear Rtc Ram (2-Pin Clrtc)15
Usb 2.0 Connectors (10-1 Pin Usb1112, Usb1314)15
Serial Port Connector (10-1 Pin Com)15
Digital Audio Connector (4-1 Pin Spdif_Out)15
Front Panel Audio Connector (10-1 Pin Aafp)16
Pci Slots16
Pci Express 3.0/2.0 X1 Slots16
Pci Express 3.0/2.0 X16 Slots16
Irq Assignments For This Motherboard17
Rear Panel Connectors17
Lan Port Led Indications18
Central Processing Unit (Cpu)20
Installing The Cpu20
System Memory21
Installing A Dimm22
To Remove A Dimm22
Software Support22
Installing An Operating System22
Managing And Updating Your Bios25
Ez Update25
Chapter 2: Bios Information25
Asus Ez Flash 326
To Update The Bios Using Ez Flash 326
Asus Crashfree Bios 3 Utility27
Recovering The Bios27
Asus Bios Updater27
Before Updating Bios27
Booting The System In Dos Environment28
Updating The Bios File28
Bios Setup Program30
Entering Bios Setup At Startup30
Entering Bios Setup After Post30
Bios Menu Screen30
Advanced Mode32
Menu Bar33
Menu Items33
Submenu Items33
Language33
Hot Keys34
Search On Faq34
Scroll Bar34
General Help34
Qfan Control35
Ez Tuning Wizard37
Tuning Your System Settings37
Creating Raid38
My Favorites38
Adding Items To My Favorites39
To Add Bios Items39
Main Menu40
Administrator Password41
To Set An Administrator Password41
To Change An Administrator Password41
To Set A User Password41
Ai Tweaker Menu42
Ai Overclock Tuner42
Asus Multicore Enhancement43
Cpu Core Ratio43
Dram Odd Ratio Mode43
Bclk Frequency43
Dram Frequency44
Oc Tuner44
Cpu Svid Support44
Dram Timing Control44
Digi+ Vrm45
Cpu Load-Line Calibration45
Cpu Current Capability45
Cpu Vrm Switching Frequency45
Cpu Graphics Load-Line Calibration46
Cpu Graphics Vrm Switching Frequency46
Power Phase Response46
Fixed Cpu Graphics Switching Frequency (Khz)46
Internal Cpu Power Management47
Tweakers Paradise47
Cpu Graphics Power Duty Control47
Cpu Graphics Power Phase Control47
Cpu Core/Cache Current Limit Max.48
Cpu Graphics Current Limit Max.48
Min. Cpu Cache Ratio48
Cpu Core/Cache Voltage48
Dram Voltage49
Cpu Vccio Voltage49
Cpu System Agent Voltage49
Cpu Graphics Voltage Mode49
Advanced Menu50
Platform Misc Configuration50
Cpu Configuration51
Pch - Pci Express Options51
Pch Dmi Aspm51
Dmi Link Aspm Control51
Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch52
Sw Guard Extensions52
Tcc Offset Time Window52
Cpu Power Management Control52
System Agent Configuration53
Graphics Configuration53
Dmi/Opi Configuration53
Peg Port Configuration53
Pch Configuration54
Pch Storage Configuration54
Pci Express Configuration54
Hyper Kit Mode54
Onboard Devices Configuration55
Mode Configuration55
Led Lighting55
Apm56
Asmedia Usb 3.1 Controller56
Intel Lan Controller56
Charging Usb Devices In Power State S556
Network Stack Configuration57
Usb Configuration57
Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology58
Create Raid Volume58
Legacy Usb Support58
Xhci Hand-Off58
Monitor Menu59
Cpu/ Mb Temperature59
Cpu Fan/ Chassis Fan 1/2 Speed59
Aio Pump Fan Speed59
Q-Fan Configuration60
Q-Fan Tuning60
Cpu Q-Fan Control60
Cpu Fan Speed Lower Limit60
Chassis Fan Configuration61
Aio Pump Control62
Aio Pump Upper Temperature62
Aio Pump Middle Temperature62
Boot Menu63
Fast Boot63
Boot Configuration63
Boot Logo Display63
Bootup Numlock State64
Csm (Compatibility Support Module)64
Secure Boot65
Boot Device Control65
Boot From Network Devices65
Boot From Storage Devices65
Kek Management66
Db Management66
Boot Option Priorities67
Boot Override67
Dbx Management67
Tool Menu68
Asus Ez Flash 3 Utility68
Asus Overclocking Profile68
Asus Spd Information69
Load From Profile69
Profile Name69
Save To Profile69
Exit Menu70
Load Optimized Defaults70
Save Changes & Reset70
Discard Changes & Exit70
Appendix71
Notices71
Asus Contact Information74