Asus Maximus VIII Hero User Manual page 4

Chapter 3:
3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................ 3-1
3.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................................. 3-2
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.3 My Favorites ............................................................................................... 3-7
3.4 Main menu .................................................................................................. 3-8
3.5 Extreme Tweaker menu ........................................................................... 3-11
3.6 Advanced menu ....................................................................................... 3-23
3.6.1
3.6.2
3.6.3
3.6.4
3.6.5
3.6.6
3.6.7
3.6.8
3.6.9
3.6.10
3.6.11
3.6.12
3.7 Monitor menu ........................................................................................... 3-38
3.8 Boot menu ................................................................................................ 3-43
3.9 Tool menu ................................................................................................. 3-48
3.9.1
3.9.2
3.9.3
3.9.4
3.9.5
3.9.6
3.10 Exit menu .................................................................................................. 3-53
3.11 Updating BIOS .......................................................................................... 3-54
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BIOS Setup
EZ Mode...................................................................................... 3-3
Advanced Mode .......................................................................... 3-4
CPU Configuration .................................................................... 3-24
Platform Misc Configuration ...................................................... 3-26
System Agent (SA) Configuration ............................................. 3-28
ROG Effects .............................................................................. 3-29
PCH Configuration .................................................................... 3-30
PCH Storage Configuration....................................................... 3-30
USB Configuration .................................................................... 3-32
Network Stack Configuration..................................................... 3-33
Onboard Devices Configuration ................................................ 3-34
APM Configuration .................................................................... 3-36
HDD SMART Information .......................................................... 3-37
Intel(R) ThunderBolt .................................................................. 3-37
ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility ............................................................ 3-48
Secure Erase ............................................................................ 3-48
ASUS Overclocking Profile ....................................................... 3-50
ROG OC Panel H-Key Configure .............................................. 3-51
ASUS SPD Information ............................................................. 3-52
Graphics Card Information ........................................................ 3-52