ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME Manuale Utente

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Contents

Safety information ..................................................................................................... vii
About this guide ....................................................................................................... viii
MAXIMUS V EXTREME specifications summary ..................................................... x
Package contents ...................................................................................................... xv
Installation tools and components ......................................................................... xvi

Product Introduction

1-1

Special features..........................................................................................1-1
1.1.1

Product highlights........................................................................1-1

ROG Intelligent Performance & Overclocking features ...............1-2

ASUS special features ................................................................1-4

ROG-rich bundled software.........................................................1-4

Motherboard overview ...............................................................................1-6
1.2.1

Before you proceed .....................................................................1-6

Motherboard layout .....................................................................1-7

Central Processing Unit (CPU) ...................................................1-9

System memory ........................................................................1-10

Expansion slots .........................................................................1-25

Onboard buttons and switches..................................................1-28

Jumpers ....................................................................................1-31

Onboard LEDs ..........................................................................1-32

Internal connectors....................................................................1-41

ProbeIt.......................................................................................1-52

Basic Installation

2-1

Building your PC system...........................................................................2-1
2.1.1

Motherboard installation ..............................................................2-1

CPU installation...........................................................................2-4

CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation ...............................2-5

DIMM installation.........................................................................2-7

ATX Power connection ................................................................2-8

SATA device connection ..............................................................2-9

Front I/O Connector ..................................................................2-10

Expansion Card installation....................................................... 2-11

mPCIe Combo installation.........................................................2-12

BIOS update utility ...................................................................................2-19