UEFI Features continued, EZ and Advanced Modes
The following screens detail settings on the EZ Mode interface and Main and Advanced tabs in the Advanced Mode interface.
EZ Mode Interface
The EZ Mode interface presents information organized into sections in an easy-to-read manner for those users who do not want to be bothered with the labyrinth of the Advanced Mode settings.
EZ Mode, Main page with FAQ scannable popup
EZ Mode, Language selection pull down
EZ Mode, Main page, non-English language
EZ Mode, Boot Menu popup
Advanced Mode Interface
Main tab
The Main tab displays board model and BIOS version information, as well as housing the language selection and system time and date settings.
Main tab
Main tab, System Language selection field
Main tab, non-English language
Advanced tab
The Advanced tab houses settings logically grouped within sub-tabs for controlling the various subsystems and devices integrated into the motherboard, like the PCIe M.2 slots, SATA ports, USB slots, etc.
Advanced tab
Advanced tab, CPU Configuration page
Advanced tab, CPU Configuration page continued
Advanced tab, CPU Configuration page, CPU Power Management Configuration page
Advanced tab, Platform Misc Configuration page
Advanced tab, System Agent (SA) Configuration page
Advanced tab, System Agent (SA) Configuration page, Graphics Configuration page
Advanced tab, System Agent (SA) Configuration page, DMI/OPI Configuration page
Advanced tab, System Agent (SA) Configuration page, PEG Port Configuration page
Advanced tab, PCH Configuration page
Advanced tab, PCH Configuration page, PCI Express Configuration page
Advanced tab, PCH Storage Configuration page
Advanced tab, PCH-FW Configuration page
Advanced tab, PCH-FW Configuration page, PTT Configuration page
Advanced tab, Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration page
Advanced tab, Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration page continued
Advanced tab, Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration page continued
Advanced tab, Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration page continued
Advanced tab, Onboard Devices Configuration page
Advanced tab, Onboard Devices Configuration page continued
Advanced tab, APM Configuration page
Advanced tab, Network Stack Configuration page
Advanced tab, HDD/SSD SMART Information page
Advanced tab, USB Configuration page
Advanced tab, USB Configuration page, USB Single Port Control page
Every year it looks more and
Every year it looks more and more the MB manufacturers are actually trying to insulate the VRMs and power delivery components. What happened to old fashioned heat sink fins and heat-pipes? Now everything is covered in a layer of airflow blocking, insulating plastic. Is there some sort of ducted fan under that crazy shroud?
EDIT (read this in the article):
Underneath the TUF logo in the rear panel cover, an optional fan can be installed for active cooling of the heat sinks and components sitting under the TUF Armor. The fan is held in place with screws through the vertical tabs on the underside of the removable plate. The plate is held to the rear panel cover via two screws to each side of the panel. There is also a groove in the back right of the rear panel cover through which the fan’s power cord can be routed and plugged into one of the onboard fan headers.
So glad I didn’t go with the
So glad I didn’t go with the Noctua NH-D15 like my plan was because it is one of the only boards on the market that fit that ugly in my opinion color scheme. Went with the be quiet! dark rock pro 3 and had no problems mounting it the proper way because I already had be quiet! fans I was going to reuse from my older case.
Overall really happy with my purchase because I wanted a backplate on my motherboard because I noticed sagging on my Asus Hero VIII due to my case being horizontal instead of vertical. Ten fan headers mean I don’t need a fan controller (although I still use one) and the thermal armor stuff looks cool even if I don’t know if it is doing anything.
What is the point of using
What is the point of using two different ethernet controllers?
My old Asus p8p67 had 2
My old Asus p8p67 had 2 nics… when one went bad I used the other 😉
I think its for workstation or server stuff like having some traffic use one nic and the other is for LAN traffic.
One is integrated into the
One is integrated into the chipset. The other model number is essentially the same in add-on chip packaging. I haven’t looked it up, but there should be little functional difference.