User manual ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z

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Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. ii Contents Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector. Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors! CHA_FAN GND +12V Rotation CPU_FAN MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z PWR_FAN Rotation +12V GND MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z fan connectors Only the CPU fan supports the ASUS Q-FAN feature. 1-22 GND RSATA_RXN5 RSATA_RXP5 GND RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM Chapter 1: Product introduction GND RSATA_RXN3 RSATA_RXP3 GND RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND GND RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXP2 GND RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_RXP2 GND SATA1 6. . USB. connectors. (10-1. pin. USB78, . USB910, . USB1112) These connectors are for USB 2. 0 ports. Connect the USB module cable to any of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2. 0 specification that supports up to 480Mbps connection speed. USB1112 USB+5V USB_P12USB_P12+ GND NC USB78 USB+5V USB_P10USB_P10+ GND NC USB910 USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC PIN 1 MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z PIN 1 PIN 1 USB+5V USB_P11USB_P11+ GND USB+5V USB_P9USB_P9+ GND MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z USB2. 0 connectors Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. The USB module cable is purchased separately. 7. . Serial. port. connector. (10-1. pin. COM1) This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. COM1 PIN 1 MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z Serial port (COM1) connector The serial port module is purchased separately. ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND 1-23 8. . Front. panel. audio. connector. (10-1. pin. AAFP) This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC`97 audio standard. Connect one end of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector. GND PRESENCE# SENSE1_RETUR SENSE2_RETUR AGND NC NC PIN 1 AAFP PIN 1 MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z HD-audio-compliant pin definition PORT1 L PORT1 R PORT2 R SENSE_SEND PORT1 L Legacy AC'97 compliant definition MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z Analog front panel connector · We recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard's high-definition audio capability. · If you want to connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector, set the Front. Panel. Type item in the BIOS setup to [HD. Audio];. if you want to connect an AC'97 front panel audio module to this connector, set the item to [AC97]. By default, this connector is set to [HD. Audio]. . See section 2. 5. 3 Onboard Devices Configuration for details. 9. . Chassis. intrusion. connector. (4-1. pin. CHASSIS) This connector is for a chassis-mounted intrusion detection sensor or switch. Connect one end of the chassis intrusion sensor or switch cable to this connector. Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft-off mode depending on the BIOS settings. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF. Reset. button. (2-pin. RESET) This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power. ·. ·. ·. ·. 1-26 Reset Ground +5V Ground Ground Speaker PLED+ PLED- Chapter 1: Product introduction 1. 11. 1. 11. 1. Software. support Installing. an. operating. system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/Vista Operating Systems (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of your hardware. · Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Use the setup procedures presented in this section for reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information. · Ensure that you install Windows® XP Service Pack 1 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 1. 11. 2. The Support DVD that comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to get all motherboard features. Support. DVD. information To. run. the. Support. DVD Place the Support DVD into the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled on your computer. Click. an. icon. to. display. Support. DVD/ motherboard. information Click. an. item. to. install If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the Support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP. EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click ASSETUP. EXE. to run the DVD. ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z 1-27 1-28 Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter. 2 BIOS. information 2. 1. 1. . 4. . Managing. and. updating. your. BIOS ASUS. Update: Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment. [. . . ] This utility doesn't support: 1. NTFS format 2. 8. 1. Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. When you press <Enter>, a confirmation message appears. Use the left/right arrow key to select between [Yes] or [No], then press <Enter> to confirm your choice. See section 2. 1. 3 for details. ASUS. EZ. Flash. 2 2. 8. 2. Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Express Gate feature. [. . . ]