Does the crosshair VIII hero have dual BIOS?

Q: How do I get into BIOS on ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII hero?

It may not always work, but try to tap F8 immediately after powering on to try to see the boot menu and the option to enter the bios.

INTRODUCTION
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SPEC OVERVIEW
OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE
OPTIMIZATION
CONNECTIVITY
PERSONALIZATION

The Crosshair VIII Hero

Featuring support for 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ CPUs, on-board, Realtek® 2.5 Gbps LAN and PCIe 4.0, coupled with an overhauled metallic design and loaded with renowned ROG features, it's the perfect foundation for your AMD Ryzen rig.

SPEC OVERVIEW

ROG Patented Pre-Mounted I/O Shield ‧ Clr CMOS button
‧BIOS FlashBack™ button
8 x USB 3.2 Gen 2* ‧ 7 x Type-A
‧ 1 x Type-C 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ‧ 4 x Type-A
2.5G Ethernet Intel® I211-AT Gb LAN ROG GameFirst V
Anti-surge LANGuard
Gold-Plated Audio Jacks
Multi-GPU SLI®/CFX support* ‧ 2 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Safeslots (x16, x8/x8) [CPU]
‧ 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (x4)
‧ 1 x PCIe 4.0 x1 slot
SupremeFX S1220 CODEC ‧ ESS® ES9023P High Definition DAC
‧ 120dB SNR stereo playback output
‧ 113dB SNR recording input ‧ Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer ‧ Sonic Radar III ‧ DTS® Sound Unbound

ESD GUARDS Greater electrostatic protection than standard. ESD Guards cover the USB, audio and LAN ports.
TRUEVOLT USB USB power supplies rock-steady 5V to all USB ports, minimizing power fluctuations for minimal data loss.
2 X SAFESLOT Provides stronger PCIe device retention and greater shearing resistance.
Q-Code
Indicates power status and potential problems with the CPU, memory, graphics card or boot device for quick diagnosis.
4 X Q-DIMM
One sided clips for super-simple, super-secure handling of memory modules.
FlexKey At its default, the FlexKey functions as a system reset button, but it can also be easily set to provide quick access to features such as activating Safe Boot or turning Aura lighting on or off.
Q-CONNECTOR Sorts all front-panel cables.

DDR4 4800+ Mhz (O.C.) ・ 4 x DIMM, dual Channel
・ OptiMem III
AMD AM4 Socket for AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series/ 4000 G-Series/ 3000 Series/ 3000 G-Series/ 2000 Series/ 2000 G-Series desktop processors
1 x USB3.2 Gen 2 ・ front panel connector 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1
4 x USB 2.0 ports
AMD X570 Chipset
8 x SATA 6G
2 x M.2 Socket 3 Type M* ・ 2242~2280 (PCIe 4.0 x 4 + SATA)
・ 2242~22110 (PCIe 4.0 x 4 + SATA)
W_IN/OUT, W_Flow headers
ASUS NODE Connector
2 x 3-pin Addressable Gen 2 RGB headers
2 x 4-pin AURA RGB headers

* The specifications depend on different CPU types. The listed specifications are based on 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Processors.

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DIY FRIENDLY
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OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE

OVERVIEW
ROG POWER SOLUTION
MEMORY
COOLER BY DESIGN
HEATSINKS

OPTIMIZATION

OVERVIEW
UEFI BIOS
DIFFERENTIAL SENSING
5-way OPTIMIZATION

CONNECTIVITY

OVERVIEW
NETWORKING
AUDIO
STORAGE
ASUS NODE

PERSONALIZATION

OVERVIEW
GAMEFIRST
AUDIO EFFECT
AURA SYNC
ARMOURY CRATE
RAMCACHE III

THE POWER OF AMD

AMD X570 chipset

The AMD X570 chipset delivers outstanding overclocking capabilities for the latest AMD AM4 socket for 3rd and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ /2nd and 1st Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics Processors. It is optimized for multiple GPU configurations, including NVIDIA SLI® and AMD CrossFireX™. It also supports x16 PCI Express® 4.0/3.0 lanes and provides 10Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports and 6 Gb/s SATA ports for faster data retrieval.

AMD AM4 Socket for 3rd and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ / 2nd and 1st Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics Processors

The high-performance 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ processors are based on the next-gen 7nm Zen architecture and support up to 16 processor cores. AMD AM4-socket processors feature dual-channel DDR4 memory, native 10Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2 and x16 PCI Express® 4.0/3.0 lanes for superb performance.

Is the ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII hero a good motherboard?

The Bottom Line Packing Wi-Fi 6 support and a heap of tweaker creature comforts, the Asus ROG X570 Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) is an excellent cutting-edge AM4 motherboard for gaming and overclocking on AMD's latest-gen Ryzen CPUs.