Asus Maximus V Formula User Manual

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Chapter 7: Intel
®
technologies
Chapter 7
8.4 ThunderFX Utility Introduction
The ASUS ThunderFX Audio utility allows you to adjust the settings for the headphone
volume, sound equalizer, surround sound effect, and various micro-audio reception functions.
Right-click the Headphone/Mic mode on the left of the Main Control Panel to show the
settings options menu.
* ENC (Environmental Noise Cancellation)
Enable this function to reduce environmental noise.
** DS3D GX (DirectSound3D Game Extensions)
Enable this function to support EAX and DirectSound3D Extensions.
*** SVN (Smart Volume Normalization)
Enable this function to avoid large volume uctuations.
Double-click the ASUS ThunderFX Audio icon on your desktop to
launch the utility.
8.4.1 Main Control Panel
Right-click to show the settings menu. Left-click to
display the control screen.
Volume control bar
Enable ENC function*
Activate DS3D GX**
Conguration Area
Headphone mode/
Microphone mode
Displays the audio sample
rate and sound mode of
input/output device
Switch the
display panel
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Congure
the settings
Enable SVN***

Asus Maximus V Formula Specifications

General

ECC	No
Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1866, 2133, 2200, 2400, 2600, 2666, 2800 MHz
Supported memory module capacities	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
System bus rate	5 GT/s
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
USB 2.0 connectors	2
Number of SATA connectors	10
Number of SATA III connectors	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
I/O ports	2x RCA 1x USB 2.0 2x 3.5mm 1x 2.5mm
Manageability features	WfM2.0, DMI2.0, WOL by PME, PXE
HDMI version	1.4a
Headphone outputs	5
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Cooling type	Passive
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z77
PC health monitoring	CPU, FAN, Temperature
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	Extended ATX
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA, SATA II, SATA III
Graphics card	HD Graphics
OpenGL version	4.2
DirectX version	11
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu
PCI Express x16 slots	3
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express configurations	1x16, 2x8
Cables included	SATA
Wi-Fi standards	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Bluetooth version	4.0
Networking features	Gigabit LAN
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	EFI AMI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	257 mm
Width	305 mm