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Table of Contents
Box Contents ...................................................................................................................6
Optional Items .................................................................................................................6
TRX40 AORUS XTREME Motherboard Layout ...............................................................7
TRX40 AORUS XTREME Motherboard Block Diagram ..................................................8
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1-3-1 Installing the CPU ..................................................................................................13
1-3-2 Installing the CPU Cooler .......................................................................................16
1-4-1 Quad Channel Memory Configuration
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1-5 Installing an Expansion Card ......................................................................... 19
1-6 Setting up AMD CrossFire
.............................. 20
1-7 Back Panel Connectors .................................................................................. 21
1-8 Onboard Buttons, Switches, and LEDs .......................................................... 23
1-9 Internal Connectors ........................................................................................ 25
2-1 Startup Screen ............................................................................................... 40
2-2 The Main Menu .............................................................................................. 41
2-3 Favorites (F11) ............................................................................................... 43
2-4 Tweaker .......................................................................................................... 44
2-5 Settings .......................................................................................................... 48
2-6 System Info. ................................................................................................... 56
2-7 Boot ................................................................................................................ 57
2-8 Save & Exit ..................................................................................................... 60
Chapter 3 Configuring a RAID Set
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3-1 Configuring SATA Controllers
......................................................................... 61
3-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System ....................... 66