User’s Manual
Table Of Contents
- Safety information
- Chapter 1: Product Introduction
- Chapter 2: Basic Installation
- Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
- 3.1 Knowing BIOS
- 3.2 BIOS setup program
- 3.3 My Favorites
- 3.4 Main menu
- 3.5 Ai Tweaker menu
- 3.6 Advanced menu
- 3.6.1 CPU Configuration
- 3.6.2 Platform Misc Configuration
- 3.6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration
- 3.6.4 PCH Configuration
- 3.6.5 PCH Storage Configuration
- 3.6.6 CPU Storage Configuration
- 3.6.7 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 3.6.8 APM Configuration
- 3.6.9 USB Configuration
- 3.6.10 HDD/SSD SMART Information
- 3.6.11 NVMe Configuration
- 3.6.12 Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration
- 3.6.13 PCH-FW Configuration
- 3.6.14 Network Stack Configuration
- 3.7 Monitor menu
- 3.8 Boot menu
- 3.9 Tool menu
- 3.10 Exit menu
- 3.11 Updating BIOS
- Chapter 4: RAID Support
- Chapter 5: Multi GPU Support
- Appendix
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Audio
Realtek ALC S1220A 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC featuring
Crystal sound 3
- Power pre-regulator reduces power input noise to ensure consistent
performance.
- Separate layer for left and right track, ensuring both sound deliver equal
quality
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- Audio Shielding: Ensures precision analog/digital separation and greatly
reduced multi-lateral interference
- Internal audio Amplier to enhance the highest quality sound for
headphone and speakers
- Unique de-pop circuit: Reduces start-up popping noise to audio outputs
- Premium Japanese-made audio capacitors provides warm, natural and
immersive sound with exceptional clarity and delity
- High quality 120dB SNR stereo playback output (Line-out@back) & 113dB
SNR input (Line-in) support
- Supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz playback*
- DTS Connect
- DTS:X
®
Ultra
- DTS Headphone:X
- Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-
retasking(MIC)
- Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel
* Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for
8-channel audio. 32-Bit/192kHz is only available under Windows
®
10.
Back Panel I/O
Ports
1 x BIOS FlashBack™ Button
2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (USB Type-C
®
& Type A)
6 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (Blue)
4 x USB 2.0 ports (1 Supports BIOS FlashBack™)
1 x Optical S/PDIF Out port
2 x Intel
®
LAN (RJ45) ports
8-channel Audio I/O ports
Features
Supporting ASUS Control Center (ACC) Management IT software
OC Design - ASUS PRO Clock Technology
Full BCLK range for extreme overclocking performance.
5-Way Optimization by Dual Intelligent Processors 5
Whole system optimization with a single click! Perfectly consolidates better
CPU performance, power saving, digital power control, system cooling and
app usages.
DIGI+ Power Control
- CPU Power: Digital 8-phase power design
- DRAM Power: Digital 2-phase power design
TPU
- Auto Tuning, TPU
EPU
Fan Xpert 4
Turbo Core App