ASUS Crosshair V Formula Motherboard
Other Features
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The ASUS Crosshair V Formula has other features. Like other members of the Republic of Gamers (ROG) series, it allows you to connect a laptop to your computer to remotely control the overclocking settings of your system. The inspiration of this feature is the racing car scene, where technicians connect a laptop to the car’s system in order to tweak the injection system and improve performance. To use this feature, you need to install the special white USB cable that comes with the product to the motherboard white USB 2.0 connector, and change the position of a switch labeled “ROG_CONNECT,” available behind the analog audio outputs, next to the additional power connector. See Figure 7.
Figure 7: ROG Connect switch
If your computer doesn’t turn on, the product has a series of four LEDs that tell you which device (CPU, memory, first video card or boot device) failed to initialize.
Figure 8: POST LEDs
The motherboard allows the installation of three thermal sensors for you to monitor the temperature of any device or spot inside your computer you want, also allowing you to control the speed of auxiliary fans based on the temperature levels read by the these sensors. These optional sensors must be installed in the “OPT_TEMP1,” “OPT_TEMP2” or “OPT_TEMP3” headers, and they are available next to the “OPT_FAN1,” “OPT_FAN2,” and “OPT_FAN3” fan headers.
In Figure 9, you can see all the accessories that come with this motherboard.
Figure 9: Accessories