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ROG (X570) Crosshair VIII Impact, AMD, AM4, Ryzen 3000, (Mini-DTX) SFF Gaming Motherboard with PCIe 4.0, On-board Wifi 6 (802.11Ax), Intel LAN, SATA 6GB/s, USB 3.2 Gen 2, SO-DIMM.2 and Aura Sync
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Table Of Contents
Safety information
About this guide
ROG CROSSHAIR VI EXTREME specifications summary
Package contents
Installation tools and components
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.1 Motherboard overview
1.1.1 Before you proceed
1.1.2 Motherboard layout
1.1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
1.1.4 System memory
1.1.5 Expansion slots
1.1.6 Onboard buttons and switches
1.1.7 Jumper
1.1.8 Onboard LEDs
1.1.9 Internal connectors
1.1.10 ProbeIt
Chapter 2: Basic Installation
2.1 Building your PC system
2.1.1 CPU installation
2.1.2 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation
2.1.3 Motherboard installation
2.1.4 DIMM installation
2.1.5 ATX power connection
2.1.6 SATA device connection
2.1.7 Front I/O connector
2.1.8 Expansion card installation
2.1.9 M.2 installation
2.1.10 Wi-Fi antenna installation
2.2 BIOS update utility
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections
2.4 Starting up for the first time
2.5 Turning off the computer
Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
3.1 Knowing BIOS
3.2 BIOS setup program
3.2.1 Advanced Mode
3.2.2 EZ Mode
3.2.3 Q-Fan Control
3.2.4 EZ Tuning Wizard
3.3 My Favorites
3.4 Main menu
3.5 Extreme Tweaker menu
3.6 Advanced menu
3.6.1 CPU Configuration
3.6.2 ROG Effects
3.6.3 SATA Configuration
3.6.4 Onboard Devices Configuration
3.6.5 APM Configuration
3.6.6 Network Stack Configuration
3.6.7 HDD/SSD SMART Information
3.6.8 NVMe Configuration
3.6.9 USB Configuration
3.7 Monitor menu
3.8 Boot menu
3.9 Tool menu
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 3 Utility
3.9.2 Secure Erase
3.9.3 ASUS Overclocking Profile
3.9.4 ROG OC Panel H-Key Configure
3.9.5 ASUS SPD Information
3.9.6 Graphics Card Information
3.10 Exit menu
3.11 Updating BIOS
3.11.1 EZ Update
3.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 3
3.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
Chapter 4: RAID Support
4.1 RAID configurations
4.1.1 RAID definitions
4.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks
4.2 Creating a RAID driver disk
4.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®
Appendix
Notices
ASUS contact information
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When using this type of CPU fan, remove the screws and the retention module only. Do not
remove the plate on the bottom.
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