User's Manual

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Contents
Safety information ...................................................................................................... iv
About this guide ......................................................................................................... iv
Package contents ....................................................................................................... vi
B85M-F specications summary .............................................................................. vi
Product introduction
1.1 Before you proceed ...................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Motherboard overview .................................................................................
1-1
1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ....................................................................
1-3
1.4 System memory ............................................................................................
1-6
1.5 Expansion slots ............................................................................................
1-8
1.6 Jumpers
.......................................................................................................1-10
1.7 Connectors ..................................................................................................
1-11
1.8 Software support ........................................................................................
1-19
BIOS information
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................................. 2-1
2.2 BIOS setup program .....................................................................................
2-5
2.3 My Favorites
.................................................................................................. 2-9
2.4 Main menu ...................................................................................................
2-10
2.5 Ai Tweaker menu ........................................................................................
2-11
2.6 Advanced menu ..........................................................................................
2-12
2.7 Monitor menu ..............................................................................................
2-12
2.8 Boot menu ...................................................................................................
2-13
2.9 Tools menu ..................................................................................................
2-14
2.10 Exit menu ....................................................................................................
2-14
Appendices
Notices ..................................................................................................................... A-1
ASUS contact information ...................................................................................... A-3