ASUS RAMPAGE V EXTREME Motherboard

Other Features

The portrayed motherboard supports the installation of a TPM (Trusted Platform Module), in charge of storing encryption keys in order to increase the security of the computer.

This RAMPAGE V EXTREME has a POST diagnostics display that shows through a two-digit code which component is preventing the computer from turning on. It also has power and reset buttons, as shown in Figure 8.

There is also a “MemOK!” button, which allows you to test the compatibility of the memory modules that are installed, an “LN2_MODE” jumper (that helps the system to boot with liquid nitrogen cooling), a “retry” button (that forces a hardware-level reboot at any time), a “safe boot” button (that turns the system on and enters setup in safe mode), a “slow mode” switch (that increases the chances of an extreme overclocking to work), and voltage measuring points.

Figure 8: POST diagnostics display, buttons, and switches

Figure 9 shows one of the coolest features of the MAXIMUS VI EXTREME: the “OC Panel,” which can be used to monitor and adjust overclocking settings. It can be used in “normal mode”, inside a 5.25” bay, or in “extreme mode”, with more controls and options, if you are using your system without a case. In the normal mode, it will show the temperature of the CPU, the speed of the CPU cooler, the CPU base clock and the CPU clock multiplier, and allows you to apply preset overclocking configurations.

Figure 9: OC Panel

In Figure 10, you can see the accessories that come with the ASUS RAMPAGE V EXTREME.

Figure 10: accessories