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Asus P9X79 PRO User Manual

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3-50 Chapter 3: BIOS setup
Chapter 3
Booting the system in DOS environment
1. Insert the USB ash drive with the latest BIOS le and BIOS Updater to the USB port.
2. Boot your computer. When the ASUS Logo appears, press <F8> to show the BIOS
Boot Device Select Menu. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive and select the
optical drive as the boot device.
Welcome to FreeDOS (http://www.freedos.org)!
C:\>d:
D:\>
3. When the Make Disk menu appears, select the FreeDOS command prompt item by
pressing the item number.
4. At the FreeDOS prompt, type d: and press <Enter> to switch the disk from
Drive C (optical drive) to Drive D (USB ash drive).
3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater
The ASUS BIOS Updater allows you to update BIOS in DOS environment. This utility also
allows you to copy the current BIOS le that you can use as a backup when the BIOS fails or
gets corrupted during the updating process.
The succeeding utility screens are for reference only. The actual utility screen displays may
not be same as shown.
Before updating BIOS
1. Prepare the motherboard support DVD and a USB ash drive in FAT32/16 format and
single partition.
2. Download the latest BIOS le and BIOS Updater from the ASUS website at http://
support.asus.com and save them on the USB ash drive.
NTFS is not supported under DOS environment. Do not save the BIOS le and BIOS
Updater to a hard disk drive or USB ash drive in NTFS format.
Do not save the BIOS le to a oppy disk due to low disk capacity.
3. Turn off the computer and disconnect all SATA hard disk drives (optional).
Please select boot device:
SATA: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
USB XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
UEFI: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Enter Setup
and to move selection
ENTER to select boot device
ESC to boot using defaults

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Asus P9X79 PRO Specifications

General IconGeneral
Non-ECCYes
Memory channelsQuad-channel
Number of memory slots8
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory64 GB
Supported memory clock speeds1066, 1333, 1600, 1866, 2133, 2400 MHz
Processor socketLGA 2011 (Socket R)
Processor manufacturerIntel
Compatible processor seriesIntel Core i7, Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition
USB 2.0 connectors3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors1
BIOS typeUEFI
ACPI version2.0a
BIOS memory size64 Mbit
eSATA ports quantity2
USB 2.0 ports quantity6
Audio chipRealtek ALC898
Component forPC
Audio output channels7.1 channels
Motherboard form factorATX
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA II, SATA III
Cables includedSATA
On-board graphics cardNo
Parallel processing technology support3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
LAN controllerIntel® 82579V
Bluetooth version2.1+EDR
Ethernet interface typeGigabit Ethernet
Controller interface typeSATA 6Gb/s
Controller 2nd interface typeSATA 3Gb/s
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight and Dimensions
Depth244 mm
Width305 mm

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