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User Guide - Page 3
...PC system 2-1
2.1.1 Motherboard installation 2-1
2.1.2 CPU installation 2-3
2.1.3 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation 2-5
2.1.4 DIMM installation 2-7
2.1.5 ATX Power connection 2-8
2.1.6 SATA device connection 2-9
2.1.7 Front I/O Connector 2-10
2.1.8 Expansion Card installation 2-11
2.2 BIOS update utility 2-12
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections 2-13
2.3.1 Rear...
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4.10 ASUS Media Streamer 4-36
4.11 RAMDisk...4-38
4.12 MemTweakIt 4-41
4.13 ROG CPU-Z 4-43
4.14 RAMCache 4-44
Chapter 5:
RAID Support
5.1 RAID configurations 5-1
5.1.1 RAID definitions 5-1
5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-2
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5-2
5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility 5-3
5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk...
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... when installing system components. • Chapter 3: BIOS Setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. • Chapter 4: Software Support This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package and the software. • Chapter 5: RAID Support This...
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MAXIMUS VIII HERO specifications summary
BIOS Manageability
Software
Operating System Support Form Factor
1 x 128 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.8, ACPI 5.1, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 3, CrashFree BIOS 3, F11 EZ Tuning Wizard, F6 Qfan Control, F3 My Favorites, F9 Quick Note, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut functions and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial ...
User Guide - Page 21
... internet radio) into as many as 7.1 channels of incredible surround sound. Consumers can connect their PC to a home theatre system. DTS Interactive is capable of performing multichannel encoding of DTS bitstreams on personal computers, and sending encoded bitstreams out of a digital audio connection (such as S/PDIF or HDMI) designed to deliver audio to an external decoder.
ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO...
User Guide - Page 27
..., some memory modules for overclocking may operate at a lower frequency than the vendor-marked value. To operate at the vendor-marked or at a higher frequency, refer to section 3.5 Ai Tweaker menu for manual memory frequency adjustment.
• For system stability, use a more efficient memory cooling system to support a full memory load (4 DIMMs) or overclocking condition.
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User Guide - Page 38
... system fails to boot up due to BIOS overclocking, press the MemOK! button to boot and load the BIOS default settings. A message will appear during POST reminding you that the BIOS has been restored to its default settings.
• We recommend that you download and update to the latest BIOS version from www.asus.com after using the MemOK! function.
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... by user (Forced recovery) Recovery process started Recovery firmware image is found Recovery firmware image is loaded Reserved for future AMI progress codes Recovery PPI is not available Recovery capsule is not found Invalid recovery capsule Reserved for future AMI error codes DXE Core is started NVRAM initialization Installation of the PCH Runtime Services CPU DXE initialization is started...
User Guide - Page 49
... with USB 2.0.
The USB 3.0 module is purchased separately.
• These connectors are based on xHCI specification. We recommend you to install the related driver to fully use the USB 3.0 ports under Windows® 7, Windows® 8, and Windows® 8.1.
• The plugged USB 3.0 device may run on xHCI or EHCI mode depending on the operating system's setting.
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User Guide - Page 70
... in BIOS setup, refer to the section Updating BIOS in Chapter 3.
• Connect your USB keyboard on the KeyBot port if you want to use the KeyBot feature.
Updating BIOS may have risks. If the BIOS program is damaged during the process and results to the system's failure to boot up, please contact your local ASUS Service Center.
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Chapter 2: Basic Installation
User Guide - Page 72
... strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.0 devices to USB 3.0 ports for faster and better performance for your USB 3.0 devices.
• Due to the design of the Intel chipset, all USB devices connected to the USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 ports are controlled by the xHCI controller. Some legacy USB devices must update their firmware for better compatibility.
* LAN ports LED indications
Activity Link LED...
User Guide - Page 77
...; You have installed a new system component that requires further BIOS settings or update.
Inappropriate BIOS settings may result to instability or boot failure. We strongly recommend that you change the BIOS settings only with the help of a trained service
personnel.
When downloading or updating the BIOS file, rename it as M8H.CAP for this motherboard.
Chapter 3
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...; Secure Boot only supports Windows® UEFI mode.
Install Default Secure Boot keys This item allows you to clear all default Secure Boot keys. Save Secure Boot Keys This item allows you to save the PK (Platform Keys) to a USB storage device. PK Management
Set New Key This item allows you to load the downloaded PK from a USB storage device.
The PK...
User Guide - Page 123
... boot device priority sequence from the available devices. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system.
• To access Windows® OS in Safe Mode, press after POST (Windows® 8 not supported).
• To select the boot device during system startup, press when the ASUS Logo appears.
Chapter 3
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... flash drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted. 4. ASUS BIOS Updater: Updates the BIOS in DOS environment using the motherboard
support DVD and a USB flash disk drive.
3.11.1 EZ Update
The EZ Update is a utility that allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment.
• EZ Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an ISP (Internet Service...
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To run the support DVD: 1. Place the Support DVD into the optical drive. 2. In the AutoPlay dialog box, click Run ASSETUP.exe.
Chapter 4
If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file SETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to run the support DVD.
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User Guide - Page 138
... detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to use the devices.
Click to display the applications and other software that the motherboard supports.
Contains the list of supplementary user manuals. Click an item to
open the folder of the user guide Click to display product related information. Click to select an item to install
Contains ROG related videos. Click to display the ASUS...
User Guide - Page 151
... display during POST.
Launching EZ Update To launch EZ Update, click on the left of the AI Suite 3 main menu, then click EZ Update on the AI Suite 3 main menu bar.
EZ Update screen
Click to automatically update your motherboard's driver, software and firmware
Click to search and select the BIOS file
Click to select a boot logo
Click to update the BIOS
Chapter 4
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User Guide - Page 181
... of three identical hard disk drives for this setup.
RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to be calculated and written. With the RAID 10 configuration you get all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup.
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User Guide - Page 188
...the USB port or the support DVD into
the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. Click the name of the device you've inserted, go to Drivers > RAID, and then select
the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Click OK. 4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.
Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you have to use another computer to copy the...