The Asus Maximus VI Extreme Schematic, Manual, Driver & Bios || The Asus Maximus VI Extreme Motherboard Review
The Asus Maximus VI Extreme Schematic, Manual, Driver & Bios || The Asus Maximus VI Extreme Motherboard Review
The Asus Maximus VI Extreme Overview
The ASUS Maximus VI Extreme, the line's premium motherboard from the ROG (Republic of Gamers) brand, includes all the features and accessories that any gamer could possibly need in addition to killer design and incredible performance potential. For the Intel Z87-based Asus Maximus VI Extreme motherboard, add the OC Panel. For board monitoring and overclocking, a separate device called the OC Panel with an integrated LCD display is utilized. We ran the ASUS Maximus VI Extreme through our exacting battery of tests to evaluate the board's performance. This board, which retails for $399.00, would be a fine addition to any high-end system.
The ASUS Maximus VI Extreme board was designed with a total of 8 digital power phases, with an additional 2 digital power phases reserved for the onboard memory. The Asus Maximum VI Extreme motherboard has the following features that Asus integrated: 10 SATA 3 ports, an integrated M.2 (NGFF) SSD slot, an Intel 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth controller, an Intel I217-V GigE NIC, a 2-digit diagnostic LED display, five PCI-Express x16 slots, onboard power, reset, CMOS clear and MemOK!, ROG Connect, BIOS Flashback, DirectKey, and BIOS switch buttons with Pro belt voltage measurement points.
Motherboard Layout
The black and red color scheme exclusive to Asus's ROG series of goods is used on the Maximus VI Extreme motherboards. The layout of the board is exactly what we've come to expect from an ASUS ROG board: chock-full of features with plenty of space around all the important components.
Surprisingly, there are no components on the motherboard's rear, not even near the CPU socket. Surprisingly, because with a board as feature-rich as the Maximus VI Extreme, other manufacturers will use the board back for additional power components. In order to prevent bending and improve cooling around such places, ASUS decided to include back plates for the VRM coolers on the top of the board.
The Maximus VI Extreme board was built with the following ports by ASUS: a PS/2 keyboard/mouse port, two USB 2.0 ports, two USB 3.0 ports controlled by the Intel Z87 chipset (located below the PS/2 port), four USB 3.0 ports controlled by the ASMedia controller (located below the GigE NIC port and USB 2.0 ports), a BIOS reset button, a dual-purpose BIOS FlashBack/ROG Connect button, a USB 3.0 port, and The rear panel gains Intel-based 802.11ac dual-port Wi-Fi and Bluetooth ports when the mPCIe Combo II device is inserted into the mPCIe slot.
A dual-ended USB cable connected to the top USB 2.0 port and the ROG Connect button may be used to link the device to another machine at another location. When the ROG Connect button is pressed and the two systems are USB-connected, the ASUS TweakIt software allows you to make changes to the Maximus VI Extreme board's settings from the remote system. To modify the settings on the Maximus VI Extreme board, the ASUS TweakIt software must first be installed on the remote system.
Without needing to boot the computer into DOS or the UEFI BIOS interface, the BIOS may be updated by pressing the USB BIOS Flashback button. Simply insert a USB disk with the correct BIOS file on it into the upper USB 2.0 port to the button's upper right, then push the button for three seconds to cause the integrated LED to blink. The frequency of LED flashing rises when the BIOS is upgraded. The flash procedure is finished when the LED goes off, and the board may now be powered on. It should be noted that if the BIOS Flashback LED flashes for 5 seconds before going solid, something went wrong during the flashback process. Verify that the BIOS file is named appropriately and look for it in the root of the USB device. When attempting to replace the onboard BIOS, BIOS Flashback searches for a certain filename and file format. The BIOS Flashback software can only re-flash the board's BIOS if the BIOS file at the root of the flash drive is called ME6.CAP, according to the user handbook.
