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- Page 1 BIOS Setup Workstation Creator! Extreme Rev3...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Knowing BIOS .................... 1 BIOS setup program .................. 2 3.2.1 EZ Mode..................3 3.2.2 Advanced Mode ................4 3.2.3 QFan Control................7 3.2.4 EZ Tuning Wizard ............... 9 My Favorites ..................... 12 Main menu ....................14 Ai Tweaker menu ..................14 Advanced menu .................. -
Page 3: Bios Setup Program
BIOS Setup BIOS Setup Knowing BIOS The new 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 4 BIOS setup program Use the BIOS Setup to update the BIOS or configure its parameters. The BIOS screen include navigation keys and brief onscreen help to guide you in using the BIOS Setup program. Entering BIOS at startup To enter BIOS Setup at startup, press <Delete> or <F2> during the Power-On Self Test (POST).
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Page 5: Ez Mode
3.2.1 EZ Mode 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, select Advanced Mode or press the <F7>... - Page 6 3.2.2 Advanced Mode 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. To switch from EZ Mode to Advanced Mode, click Advanced Mode(F7) or press the <F7> hotkey.
- Page 7 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items: For saving the frequently-used system settings and configuration. My Favorites For changing the basic system configuration Main For changing the overclocking settings Ai Tweaker For changing the advanced system settings Advanced For displaying the system temperature, power status, and changing the Monitor...
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Page 8: Qfan Control
3.2.3 QFan Control The QFan Control allows you to set a fan profile or manually configure the operating speed of your CPU and chassis fans. Click to select a fan to be Click to activate Click to activate DC Mode configured PWM Mode Select a profile to apply to... - Page 9 Configuring fans manually Select Manual from the list of profiles to manually configure your fans’ operating speed. Speed points Select to manually configure your fans To configure your fans: Select the fan that you want to configure and to view its current status. Click and drag the speed points to adjust the fans’...
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Page 10: Ez Tuning Wizard
3.2.4 EZ Tuning Wizard EZ Tuning Wizard allows you to easily overclock your CPU and DRAM, computer usage, and CPU fan to their best settings. You can also set RAID in your system using this feature. OC setup RAID setup OC Tuning To start OC Tuning: Press <F11>... - Page 11 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. Creating RAID To create RAID: Press <F11> on your keyboard or click from the BIOS screen to open EZ Tuning Wizard screen.
- Page 12 Select the type of storage for your RAID, Easy Backup or Super Speed, then click Next. For Easy Backup, click Next then select from Easy Backup (RAID 1) or Easy Backup (RAID 10). You can only select Easy Backup (RAID 10) if you connect four (4) HDDs. For Super Speed, click Next then select from Super Speed (RAID 0) or Super Speed (RAID 5).
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Page 13: My Favorites
My Favorites My Favorites is your personal space where you can easily save and access your favorite BIOS items. My Favorites comes with several performance, power saving, and fast boot related items by default. You can personalize this screen by adding or removing items. BIOS Setup... - Page 14 Adding items to My Favorites To add BIOS items: Press <F3> on your keyboard or click from the BIOS screen to open Setup Tree Map screen. On the Setup Tree Map screen, select the BIOS items that you want to save in My Favorites screen.
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Page 15: Main Menu
Main menu 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. Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. - Page 16 MultiCore Enhancement [Auto] This item allows you to maximize the oveclocking performance optimized by core ratio settings. [Disabled] This item allows you to set to default core ratio settings. CPU Core Ratio This item allows you to set the CPU core ratios. Configuration options: [Auto] [Sync All Cores] [By Core Usage] BCLK Frequency : DRAM Frequency Ratio [Auto]...
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Page 17: Advanced Menu
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. 3.6.1 CPU Configuration The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. -
Page 18: Pch Configuration
3.6.4 PCH Configuration The items in this menu allow you to adjust the PCH PCI Express speed. PCI Express Configuration This item allows you to configure the PCI Express slots. PCIe Speed This item allows your system to automatically select the PCI Express port speed. Configuration options: [Auto] [Gen1 (2.5 GT/s)] [Gen2 (5 GT/s)] [Gen3 (8 GT/s)] 3.6.5 PCH Storage Configuration... -
Page 19: Cpu Storage Configuration
3.6.6 CPU Storage Configuration The items in this menu allow you to configure CPU storage configurations. • This menu will appear only when an Intel Core™ X-series Processors (6-core or ® above) is installed. • Due to CPU behavior, CPU RAID functions with Intel CPU RSTe only supports Intel ®... -
Page 20: Apm Configuration
3.6.8 APM Configuration The items in this menu allow you to set system wake and sleep settings. ErP Ready [Disabled] This item allows you to switch off some power at S4+S5 or S5 to get the system ready for ErP requirement. When set to [Enabled], all other PME options are switched off. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enable(S4+S5)] [Enable(S5)] 3.6.9 Network Stack Configuration... -
Page 21: Pch-Fw Configuration
3.6.13 PCH-FW Configuration This item allows you to configure the firmware TPM. Monitor menu The Monitor menu displays the system temperature/power status, and allows you to change the fan settings. Q-fan Configuration Q-fan Tuning Click this item to automatically detect the lowest speed and configure the minimum duty cycle for each fan. - Page 22 Boot Configuration Setup Mode [Advanced Mode] This item allows you to go to Advanced Mode of the BIOS after POST. [EZ Mode] This item allows you to go to EZ Mode of the BIOS after POST. CSM (Compatibility Support Module) This item allows you to configure the CSM (Compatibility Support Module) items to fully support the various VGA, bootable devices and add-on devices for better compatibility.
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Page 23: Tool Menu
Boot Option Priorities These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system. ® ® • To access Windows OS in Safe Mode, press <F8>... -
Page 24: Secure Erase
3.9.2 Secure Erase SSD speeds may lower over time as with any storage medium due to data processing. Secure Erase completely and safely cleans your SSD, restoring it to factory performance levels. Secure Erase is only available in AHCI mode. Ensure to set the SATA mode to AHCI. Click Advanced >... -
Page 25: Overclocking Profile
3.9.3 Overclocking Profile This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings. Load from Profile This item allows you to load the previous BIOS settings saved in the BIOS Flash. Key in the profile number that saved your BIOS settings, press <Enter>, and then select Yes. •... -
Page 26: Exit Menu
3.10 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. You can access the EZ Mode from the Exit menu. Load Optimized Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus. -
Page 27: Updating Bios
3.11 Updating BIOS The website publishes the latest BIOS versions to provide enhancements on system stability, compatibility,and performance. However, BIOS updating is potentially risky. If there is no problem using the current version of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. Inappropriate BIOS updating may result to system’s failure to boot. -
Page 28: Ez Flash 3
3.11.2 EZ Flash 3 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 29 • This function can support devices such as a USB flash disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Select the Load Optimized Defaults item under the Exit menu.
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Page 30: Crashfree Bios 3
3.11.3 CrashFree BIOS 3 The 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.