CADnetwork Creator! Extreme Rev3 User manual

BIOS Setup
Workstation Creator! Extreme Rev3

3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................1
3.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................2
3.2.1 EZ Mode......................................................................................3
3.2.2 Advanced Mode..........................................................................4
3.2.3 QFan Control...............................................................................7
3.2.4 EZ Tuning Wizard .......................................................................9
3.3 My Favorites .............................................................................................12
3.4 Main menu ................................................................................................14
3.5 Ai Tweaker menu......................................................................................14
3.6 Advanced menu .......................................................................................16
3.6.1 CPU Configuration ....................................................................16
3.6.2 Platform Misc Configuration......................................................16
3.6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration .............................................16
3.6.4 PCH Configuration ....................................................................17
3.6.5 PCH Storage Configuration.......................................................17
3.6.6 CPU Storage Configuration.......................................................18
3.6.7 Onboard Devices Configuration................................................18
3.6.8 APM Configuration....................................................................19
3.6.9 Network Stack Configuration.....................................................19
3.6.10 HDD/SSD SMART Information .................................................19
3.6.11 USB Configuration ....................................................................19
3.6.12 Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration.................................................19
3.6.13 PCH-FW Configuration .............................................................20
3.7 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................20
3.8 Boot menu ................................................................................................20
3.9 Tool menu.................................................................................................22
3.9.1 EZ Flash 3 Utility............................................................22
3.9.2 Secure Erase ............................................................................23
3.9.3 Overclocking Profile .......................................................24
3.9.4 SPD Information.............................................................24
3.9.5 Graphics Card Information........................................................24
3.10 Exit menu..................................................................................................25
3.11 Updating BIOS..........................................................................................26
3.11.1 EZ Update.................................................................................26
3.11.2 EZ Flash 3......................................................................27
3.11.3 CrashFree BIOS 3..........................................................29

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The new UEFI BIOS is a Unified Extensible Interface that complies with UEFI
architecture, offering a user-friendly interface that goes beyond the traditional keyboard-
only BIOS controls to enable a more exible and convenient mouse input. You can easily
navigate the new UEFI BIOS with the same smoothness as your operating system. The
term “BIOS” in this user manual refers to “UEFI BIOS” unless otherwise specied.
BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) stores system hardware settings such as storage
device conguration, overclocking settings, advanced power management, and boot
device conguration that are needed for system startup in the motherboard CMOS. In
normal circumstances, the default BIOS settings apply to most conditions to ensure
optimal performance. DO NOT change the default BIOS settings except in the following
circumstances:
• An error message appears on the screen during the system bootup and requests you
to run the BIOS Setup.
• 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 le, rename it as X299A.CAP for this
motherboard.
• BIOS settings and options may vary due to different BIOS release versions. Please
refer to the latest BIOS version for settings and options.
BIOS Setup
3.1 Knowing BIOS
BIOS Setup

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BIOS Setup
• The BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and
may not exactly match what you see on your screen.
• Ensure that a USB mouse is connected to your motherboard if you want to use the
mouse to control the BIOS setup program.
• If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS setting, load the default
settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Select the Load Optimized
Defaults item under the Exit menu or press hotkey <F5>. See section 3.10 Exit Menu
for details.
• If the system fails to boot after changing any BIOS setting, try to clear the CMOS and
reset the motherboard to the default value. See section 1.1.6 Onboard buttons and
switches for information on how to erase the RTC RAM via the Clear CMOS button.
• The BIOS setup program does not support the Bluetooth devices.
Please visit website for the detailed BIOS content manual.
BIOS menu screen
The BIOS Setup program can be used under two modes: EZ Mode and Advanced Mode.
You can change modes from Setup Mode in Boot menu or by pressing the <F7> hotkey.
3.2 BIOS setup program
Use the BIOS Setup to update the BIOS or congure its parameters. The BIOS screen
include navigation keys and brief onscreen help to guide you in using the BIOS Setup
program.
Entering BIOS at startup
To enter BIOS Setup at startup, press <Delete> or <F2> during the Power-On Self Test
(POST). If you do not press <Delete> or <F2>, POST continues with its routines.
Entering BIOS Setup after POST
To enter BIOS Setup after POST:
• Press <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Delete> simultaneously.
• Press the reset button on the system chassis.
• Press the power button to turn the system off then back on. Do this option only if you
failed to enter BIOS Setup using the rst two options.
After doing either of the three options, press <Delete> key to enter BIOS.

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3.2.1 EZ Mode
By default, the EZ Mode screen appears when you enter the BIOS setup program. The EZ
Mode provides you an overview of the basic system information, and allows you to select
the display language, system performance, mode and boot device priority. To access the
Advanced Mode, select Advanced Mode or press the <F7> hotkey for the advanced BIOS
settings.
The default screen for entering the BIOS setup program can be changed. Refer to the
Setup Mode item in section Boot menu for details.
The boot device options vary depending on the devices you installed to the system.
Selects the display language
of the BIOS setup program
Displays the CPU/motherboard temperature,
CPU voltage output, CPU/chassis/power fan
speed, and SATA information
Displays the system properties of the selected mode.
Click < or > to switch EZ System Tuning modes
Loads optimized
default settings
Creates storage RAID and
configures system overclocking
Displays the CPU Fan’s speed. Click
the button to manually tune the fans
Enables or disables the SATA RAID mode
for Intel Rapid Storage Technology Saves the changes
and resets the system
Click to display boot devices
Selects the boot device priority
Click to go to Advanced mode
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BIOS Setup
3.2.2 Advanced Mode
The Advanced Mode provides advanced options for experienced end-users to congure
the BIOS settings. The gure below shows an example of the Advanced Mode. Refer to the
following sections for the detailed congurations.
To switch from EZ Mode to Advanced Mode, click Advanced Mode(F7) or press the <F7>
hotkey.
Menu items General help
Menu bar Language Hot Keys
Qfan Control(F6)
MyFavorite(F3) EZ Tuning Wizard(F11)
Scroll barPop-up Menu
Configuration fields
Last modified settings Go back to EZ Mode
Displays the CPU temperature,
CPU, and memory voltage output
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Menu bar
The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:
My Favorites For saving the frequently-used system settings and conguration.
Main For changing the basic system conguration
Ai Tweaker For changing the overclocking settings
Advanced For changing the advanced system settings
Monitor For displaying the system temperature, power status, and changing the
fan settings.
Boot For changing the system boot conguration
Tool For conguring options for special functions
Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings
Menu items
The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specic items for that menu. For example,
selecting Main shows the Main menu items.
The other items (My Favorites, Ai Tweaker, Advanced, Monitor, Boot, Tool, and Exit) on the
menu bar have their respective menu items.
Submenu items
A greater than sign (>) before each item on any menu screen means that the item has a
submenu. To display the submenu, select the item and press <Enter>.
Language
This button above the menu bar contains the languages that you can select for your BIOS.
Click this button to select the language that you want to display in your BIOS screen.
My Favorites (F3)
This button above the menu bar shows all BIOS items in a Tree Map setup. Select frequently-
used BIOS settings and save it to MyFavorites menu.
Refer to section 3.3 My Favorites for more information.
Q-Fan Control (F6)
This button above the menu bar displays the current settings of your fans. Use this button to
manually tweak the fans to your desired settings.
Refer to section 3.2.3 QFan Control for more information.
EZ Tuning Wizard (F11)
This button above the menu bar allows you to view and tweak the overclocking settings of
your system. It also allows you to change the motherboard’s SATA mode from AHCI to RAID
mode.
Refer to section 3.2.4 EZ Tuning Wizard for more information.

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3.2.3 QFan Control
The QFan Control allows you to set a fan prole or manually congure the operating speed of
your CPU and chassis fans.
Click to select a fan to be
configured Click to activate
PWM Mode
Click to undo the
changes
Click to apply the fan setting
Click to go back to main menu
Select a profile to apply to
your fans
Click to activate DC Mode
Select to manually configure
your fans

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BIOS Setup
Speed points Select to manually
configure your fans
Configuring fans manually
Select Manual from the list of proles to manually congure your fans’ operating speed.
To congure your fans:
1. Select the fan that you want to congure and to view its current status.
2. Click and drag the speed points to adjust the fans’ operating speed.
3. Click Apply to save the changes then click Exit (ESC).

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3.2.4 EZ Tuning Wizard
EZ Tuning Wizard allows you to easily overclock your CPU and DRAM, computer usage, and
CPU fan to their best settings. You can also set RAID in your system using this feature.
RAID setup
OC Tuning
To start OC Tuning:
1. Press <F11> on your keyboard or click from the BIOS screen to open
EZ Tuning Wizard screen.
2. Click OC
then click Next.
3. Select a PC scenario Daily Computing or Gaming/Media Editing, then click Next.
OC setup

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BIOS Setup
Creating RAID
To create RAID:
1. Press <F11> on your keyboard or click from the BIOS screen to open
EZ Tuning Wizard screen.
2. Click Yes
to enable RAID.
• Ensure that your HDDs have no existing RAID volumes.
• Ensure to connect your HDDs to Intel® SATA connectors.
3. Select the port that you want to set to [RAID] mode, PCIE or SATA, then click Next.
4. Select a Main Cooling System BOX cooler, Tower cooler, Water cooler, or I’m not
sure, then click Next.
5. After selecting the Main Cooling System, click Next then click Yes to start the OC
Tuning.

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5. After selecting the type of RAID, click Next then click Yes to continue the RAID setup.
6. After the RAID setup is done, click Yes to exit the setup then click OK to reset your
system.
You can only select Easy Backup (RAID 10) if you connect four (4) HDDs.
b. For Super Speed, click Next then select from Super Speed (RAID 0) or Super
Speed (RAID 5).
a. For Easy Backup, click Next then select from Easy Backup (RAID 1) or Easy
Backup (RAID 10).
4. Select the type of storage for your RAID, Easy Backup or Super Speed, then click
Next.

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BIOS Setup
3.3 My Favorites
My Favorites is your personal space where you can easily save and access your favorite
BIOS items. My Favorites comes with several performance, power saving, and fast boot
related items by default. You can personalize this screen by adding or removing items.

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Adding items to My Favorites
To add BIOS items:
1. Press <F3> on your keyboard or click from the BIOS screen to open
Setup Tree Map screen.
2. On the Setup Tree Map screen, select the BIOS items that you want to save in My
Favorites screen.
3. Select an item from main menu panel, then click the submenu that you want to save as
favorite from the submenu panel and click or press <Enter> on your keyboard.
You cannot add the following items to My Favorite items:
• Items with submenu options
• User-managed items such as language and boot order
• Conguration items such as Memory SPD Information, system time and date.
4. Click Exit (ESC) or press <Esc> key to close Setup Tree Map screen.
5. Go to My Favorites menu to view the saved BIOS items.
Main menu panel
Submenu panel
Selected shortcut
items
Delete all favorite
items
Recover to default
favorite items

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BIOS Setup
3.4 Main menu
The Main menu screen appears when you enter the Advanced Mode of the BIOS Setup
program. The Main menu provides you an overview of the basic system information, and
allows you to set the system date, time, language, and security settings.
Security
The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings.
• If you have forgotten your BIOS password, erase the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC)
RAM to clear the BIOS password. See section 1.1.6 Onboard buttons and switches
for information on how to erase the RTC RAM via the Clear CMOS button.
• The Administrator or User Password items on top of the screen show the default [Not
Installed]. After you set a password, these items show [Installed].
3.5 Ai Tweaker menu
The Extreme Tweaker menu items allow you to congure overclocking-related items.
Be cautious when changing the settings of the Extreme Tweaker menu items. Incorrect
eld values can cause the system to malfunction
The conguration options for this section vary depending on the CPU and DIMM model you
installed on the motherboard.
Ai Overclock Tuner
Allows you to select the CPU overclocking options to achieve the desired CPU internal
frequency. Conguration options:
[Auto] Loads the optimal settings for the system.
[Manual] Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters.
[X.M.P.] If you install memory modules supporting the eXtreme Memory Prole
(X.M.P.) Technology, choose this item to set the proles supported by your
memory modules for optimizing the system performance.
The [X.M.P.] conguration option appears only when you install memory modules
supporting the eXtreme Memory Prole(X.M.P.) Technology.
The following item appears only when you set the Ai Overclocking Tuner to [Manual].
BCLK Frequency
This item allows you to set the BCLK (base clock) frequency to enhance the system
performance. Use the <+> or <-> to adjust the value.
We recommend you to set the value based on the CPU specication, as high BCLK
frequencies may damage the CPU permanently.

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MultiCore Enhancement
[Auto]
[Disabled]
This item allows you to maximize the oveclocking performance
optimized by core ratio settings.
This item allows you to set to default core ratio settings.
CPU Core Ratio
This item allows you to set the CPU core ratios.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Sync All Cores] [By Core Usage]
BCLK Frequency : DRAM Frequency Ratio
[Auto] The BCLK frequency to DRAM frequency ratio will be set to the optimized
setting.
[100:133] The BCLK frequency to DRAM frequency ratio will be set to 100:133.
[100:100] The BCLK frequency to DRAM frequency ratio will be set to 100:100.
DRAM Frequency
This item allows you to set the memory operating frequency. The congurable options vary
with the BCLK (base clock) frequency setting. Select the auto mode to apply the optimized
setting.
Conguration options: [Auto] [DDR4-800MHz] - [DDR4-4266MHz]
TPU
This item allows you to automatically overclock the CPU and DRAM frequencies and voltage
for an enhanced system performance.
[Keep Current Settings] Keep the current settings without changing anything.
[TPU I] Applies air cooling overclocking conditions.
[TPU II] Applies water cooling overclocking conditions.
Ensure to use water cooling device before selecting [TPU II].
Internal CPU Power Management
The subitems in this menu allow you to set the CPU ratio and features.
Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm)
Allows the operating system to dynamically adjust the processor voltage and cores
frequency to decrease the average power consumption and decrease average heat
production.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled]
Turbo Mode
Allows you to enable your processor cores to run faster than the base operating
frequency when it is below power, current and specication limit. Conguration options:
[Disabled] [Enabled]

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BIOS Setup
3.6.3 System Agent (SA) Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to adjust the Link Speed for PEG Port and Multi-Monitor.
3.6.1 CPU Configuration
The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically
detects.
The items in this menu may vary based on the CPU installed.
Hyper-threading
This item allows a hyper-threading processor to appear as two logical processors, allowing
the operating system to schedule two threads or processors simultaneously.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
CPU Power Management Configuration
This item allows you to manage and congure the CPU’s power.
Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm)
This item allows more than two frequency to be supported.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled]
Turbo Mode
This item allows you to automatically set the CPU cores to run faster than the base
operating frequency when it is below the operating power, current and temperature
specication limit.
Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled]
CPU C-States
This item allows you to set the power saving of the CPU states.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled]
3.6 Advanced menu
The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system
devices.
Be cautious when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect eld values
can cause the system to malfunction.
3.6.2 Platform Misc Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to change the ASPM for PCH and SA PCI Express.

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3.6.4 PCH Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to adjust the PCH PCI Express speed.
PCI Express Configuration
This item allows you to congure the PCI Express slots.
PCIe Speed
This item allows your system to automatically select the PCI Express port speed.
Conguration options: [Auto] [Gen1 (2.5 GT/s)] [Gen2 (5 GT/s)] [Gen3 (8 GT/s)]
3.6.5 PCH Storage Configuration
While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The
SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA
port.
SATA Controller(s)
This item allows you to enable or disable the SATA Device.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
SATA Mode Selection
This item allows you to set the SATA conguration.
[AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to
use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). The
AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced
Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on
random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize
the order of commands.
[Intel RST Premium
With Intel Optane
System Acceleration
(RAID)]
Set to [Intel RST Premium With Intel Optane System
Acceleration (RAID)] when you want to create a RAID
conguration from the SATA hard disk drives.
SMART Self Test
SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system that
shows a warning message during POST (Power-on Self Test) when an error occurs in the
hard disks.
Conguration options: [On] [Off]
SATA6G_1 - SATA6G_8
SATA6G_1 - SATA6G_8
This item allows you to enable or disable the selected SATA port.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Hot Plug
These items appears only when the SATA Mode Selection is set to [AHCI] and allows
you to enable or disable SATA Hot Plug Support.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]

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BIOS Setup
HD Audio Controller
This item allows you to use the Azalia High Denition Audio Controller
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
PCIEX4_1 and PCIEX16_3 Switch Function
[Auto] If a device is detected in PCIEX16_3, PCIEX16_3 will be enabled and
PCIEX4_1 will be disabled.
[PCIEX4_1] Enable PCIEX4_1 and disable PCIEX16_3.
U31G2_E3 & PCIEX1 Switch Function
[Auto] If a device is detected in PCIEX1, PCIEX1 will be enabled and U31G2_E3
will be disabled.
[U31G2_E3] Enable U31G2_E3 and disable PCIEX1.
PCIEX4_2 & SATA6G_5~8 Switch Function
[Auto (X2 mode)] If a device is detected in PCIEX4_2, PCIEX4_2 will be enabled and
SATA6G_78 will be disabled.
[X4 mode] Enable PCIEX4_2 to X4 mode and SATA6G_5~8 will be disabled.
USB Type C Power Switch
[Auto] The system will automatically detect your USB Type C devices and provide
suitable power if needed.
[Enabled] The USB Type C port will always provide power to your devices.
RGB LED lighting
When system is in working state
This item allows you to turn the RGB LED lighting on or off when the system is in the
working state.
Conguration options: [On] [Off]
When system is in sleep, hibernate or soft off states
This item allows you to turn the RGB LED lighting on or off when the system is in the
sleep, hibernate or soft off states.
Conguration options: [On] [Off]
3.6.7 Onboard Devices Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to switch between PCIe Lanes and congure onboard
devices.
3.6.6 CPU Storage Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to congure CPU storage congurations.
• This menu will appear only when an Intel® Core™ X-series Processors (6-core or
above) is installed.
• Due to CPU behavior, CPU RAID functions with Intel® CPU RSTe only supports Intel®
Core™ X-series Processors (6-core or above) and Intel® SSD modules.

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3.6.8 APM Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to set system wake and sleep settings.
ErP Ready [Disabled]
This item allows you to switch off some power at S4+S5 or S5 to get the system ready for
ErP requirement. When set to [Enabled], all other PME options are switched off.
Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enable(S4+S5)] [Enable(S5)]
3.6.9 Network Stack Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to congure Ipv4 / Ipv6 PXE support.
3.6.10 HDD/SSD SMART Information
This menu displays the SMART information of the connected devices.
NVM Express devices do not support SMART information.
3.6.11 USB Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to change the USB-related features.
The Mass Storage Devices item shows the auto-detected values. If no USB device is
detected, the item shows None.
USB Single Port Control
This item allows you to enable or disable the individual USB ports.
Refer to section 1.1.2 Motherboard layout for the location of the USB ports.
3.6.12 Thunderbolt(TM) Configuration
The items in this menu allow you to congure Thunderbolt settings.
TBT Root port Selector
This item allows you to select the thunder root port.
Conguration options: [Thunderbolt Disabled] [PCIE16_1] [PCIE16_2] [PCIE4_2]