ASUS AI Suite II
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1. Adjustment bars Undoes all changes without applying Applies all changes immediately ASUS Al Suite Il CPU Ratio Allows vou to manuallv adjust the CPU ratio aN The first time you use CPU Ratio go to Al Tweaker gt CPU Power Management in BIOS and set the Turbo Ratio item to Maximum Turbo Ratio setting in OS or activate CPU Ratio by clicking the ON button on the CPU Ratio function screen Click More Settings and then click the CPU Ratio tab Click the ON button to activate CPU Ratio 3 You will requested to restart the system Click Yes to make the change take effect S05 TurboV EVO Powered by TPU Auto Tuning CPU Frequency Profile i Save Profile BCLK Frequency Information CPU Voltage 4 gt 99 9 x 34 0 DDR Voltage CPU Usage CPU Ratio More Settings Advanced Mode GPU Boost CPU Ratio Just click the button to activate the CPU Ratio it needs tor he system to make your Click to activate the CPU Ratio Applies all changes Click to restore OS Default Settings Undo immediately all start up settings co men ante ndoes all changes without applying 4 Drag the adjustment bar upwards or downwards to the desired value ASUS TurboV EVO Powered by TPU TurboV Auto Tuning Profile BCLK Frequency CPU Voltage DDR Voltage More Settings Advanced Mode GPU Boost CPU Ratio D m WM ajaja 2200MHz OS Default Settings Undo Apply Auto J Tunin Syste A Tool Monitor Update ES KON Informat2. ASUS AI Suite II Using Advanced Mode Click More Settings and then click the Advanced Mode tab to adjust the advanced voltage settings OEE Tous TurboV EVO Powered by TPU Auto Tuning Profile Save Profile BCLK Frequencv 100 CPU Voltage 1 DDR Voltage 1 5 More Settings Advanced mode Target values Advanced Mode GPU Boost CPU Ratio VCCIO Voltage 1 05 1 8SFR Voltage 1 80 PCH Voltage 1 05 Current values Click to restore all start up Auto 9 q Cyc settings WEN Tool Monitor Update DE Information OS Default Settings GPU Boost GPU Boost overclocks the integrated iGPU for the best graphics performance 1 Click More Settings and then click the GPU Boost tab Voltage Adjustment bars Undoes all changes without applying Applies all changes immediately 2 Adjust the iGPU engine clock and iGPU voltage then you will be requested to restart the system Click Yes to make the change take effect ZELLE TurboV EVO Powered by TPU Auto Tuning Profile v Save Profile CPU Frequency BCLK Frequency MHz CPU Voltage 4 gt 100 0 x 16 0 Core 0 DDR Voltage 5 5 4 gt S CPU Usage GPU Boost More Settings 4 Advanced Mode GPU Boost CPU Ratio iGPU Engine Clock 1100 1100 iGPU Voltage 1 1 Current values Click to restore all start up Auto 9 settings ala Tool Monitor Update DIRT KON Information WI kl aN GPU Boost is available on selected models OS Default Settings
3. Click to update the motherboard BIOS Click to monitor sensors or CPU frequency Click to select a utility Shortcut to the Auto Tuning Mode under TurboV EVO aN e The Auto Tuning button appears only on models with the TurboV EVO function e The applications in the Tool menu vary with models e The screeshots of Al Suite Il in this user manual are for reference only The actual screenshots vary with models ASUS Al Suite Il Other feature buttons Click B to minimize the main menu bar as a tab on the side of the Windows desktop Click the tab again to restore the main menu bar Click to minimize the main menu bar as a tab 5 00PM l 10 7 2010 DK Be E x When on a function screen click iisi on the upper right corner of the screen to switch back to the main menu bar ASUS AI Suite Il When on a function screen vou mav hide the middle pane main operation area bv clicking Hl on the left side of the middle pane You may hide the right pane system information area by clicking Hl on the right side of the middle pane Click Rall to close the main menu bar and keep the Al Suite Il icon in the Windows notification area Al Suite Il is still running To exit Al Suite II right click the Al Suite Il icon j in the Windows notification area then left click and select Exit ASUS Al Suite Il Customizing the interface From the main menu bar click Settings to customize the main menu bar s
4. To update the BIOS from the Internet a From the list of options select Update BIOS from Internet and click Next b Select the ASUS FTP site nearest ee you to avoid network traffic Tick PERSE EEDE rae nee the two items to enable the BIOS downgradable and auto BIOS backup functions LX BIOS Information ASUS Al Suite Il Z X ASUS Update Select the BIOS version that you ges want to download and click Next JE KS S os tnarmetion To update the BIOS from a BIOS file DER EE a From the list of options select Update BIOS from file and then click Next b Click Browse to locate the BIOS Gg ee BE file and then click Next Update BIOS from fi e ASUS AI Suite II 25 26 Click Ves if vou want to change BIOS boot logo which is the image appearing on the screen during the Power On Self Tests POST Click No to continue If you click Yes follow the steps below a Locate the picture file that you a TT want to use as the boot logo and then click Next b Move the Resolution slider or click Auto Adjustment for the system to automatically adjusts the screen resolution 08272010 c Click the Booting Preview PSUS Wi button to preview the way the SATTA picture is displayed during Cars Pub i tura POST Left click the mouse to return to the setting screen d Click Next when the changes 66 27 2010 are finished e Click Flash to start updating PSUS ASUS Update the BIOS to vour mothe
5. Log The Alert Log tab displavs all normal and critical events detected bv the sensors including the sensor value at the time of the event Click Clear to clear the log Probetli Voltage Temperature Fan Speed Preference Auto 9 IIT Tuning l Tool Monitor ASUS Al Suite II 19 20 Sensor Recorder Sensor Recorder allows vou to monitor the changes in the svstem voltage temperature and fan speed as well as recording the changes Launching Sensor Recorder After installing Al Suite Il from the motherboard support DVD click Tool gt Sensor Recorder on the Al Suite Il main menu bar to launch PC Probe Il Configuring Sensor Recorder Click the Voltage Temperature Fan Speed tabs and select the sensors that you want to monitor The History Record tab allows you to record the changes in the sensors that you enable ASUS Sensor Recorder Temperature Fan Speed Historv Record Allows vou to monitor the changes in the svstem voltage Vcore 12V Select the sensors that you want to monitor i 1654 rpm Drag to view the 2 i Tm S O gt ST Chassis D rpm status during a Ta MA certain period i of time 17 06 00 17 06 30 17 07 00 17 07 30 pome 2 Ix 30 17 08 00 17 08 30 S 10090 L 100 Auto ha 9 Tunin Syste 9 Tool Monitor Update o Click to zoom in out the Y axis Click to zoom in out the X axis Click to return to the default mode ASUS Al Suite Il Voltage The Voltage
6. as the boot logo and the downloaded BIOS if required and then click Next BIOS File Current BIOS Picture File ASUS Al Suite II 27 28 Move the Resolution slider or click Auto Adjustment for the svstem to automaticallv adjusts the screen resolution Click the Booting Preview button to preview the way the picture is displayed during the POST Left click the mouse to return to the setting screen Click Next when the adjustment is finished Click Flash and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the process ASUS Al Suite Il Svstem Information The Svstem Information section displavs the information about the motherboard CPU and memorv slots e Click the MB tab to see the details on the motherboard manufacturer product name version and BIOS e Click the CPU tab to see the details on the processor and the Cache e Click the SPD tab and then select the memory slot to see the details on the memory module installed on the corresponding slot ASUS Al Suite II Update System SEA a tings Information H ASUS System Information MB Motherboard Manufacture Product Version BIOS Manufacture Caption Version Auto Tuning E CPU ASUSTeK Computer INC P8P67 EVO Rev 1 xx American Megatrends Inc BIOS Date 02 05 10 19 13 52 Ver 08 00 10 0218 ZE Svstem Information ep MB Processor Manufacture Caption Name Socket Family Model Stepp
7. the Sensor and CPU Frequency panels O CPU Frequency Sensor The Sensor panel displays the current value of a system sensor such as fan rotation CPU temperature and voltages Click Monitor gt Sensor on the AI Suite Il main menu bar to launch the Sensor panel CPU Frequency The CPU Frequency panel displays the current CPU frequency and CPU usage Click Monitor gt CPU Frequency on the Al Suite Il main menu bar to open the CPU Frequency panel Resident in the right pane system information area ASUS Probe Il ASUS Al Suite II 23 24 Update The Update section allows vou to update the motherboard BIOS and the BIOS TAL ASUS Update boot logo with the ASUS designed update EN WO utilities _ rr ASUS Update ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage save and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows environment ASUS Update allows you to Updatethe BIOS directly from the Internet e Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet e Updatethe BIOS from an updated BIOS file Savethecurrent BIOS file e View the BIOS version information VA ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP Updating the BIOS 1 From the AI Suite Il main menu bar click Update 2 ASUS Update 2 You can choose to update the BIOS from the Internet or from a BIOS file Follow the steps below based on your selected updating option
8. D083 v1 0 ASUS AI Suite Il JE lat Al Sute E 2 USING ASUS Lerner 2 Customizing THE INIEHACE crn ia 5 TUTBOV EVO RR RR RE E E E TERA 7 IU cai 7 AUGURI naar 10 A 12 Db l I qg E A 14 PIODE Licia 15 Sensor tt in a aaa a Ta 20 MO OT ci 23 SENON lan 23 CPU Freouency 23 ee f l KE 24 ASUS Update rien 24 ASUS Ee ee EE 27 EU ue lg ue ssania aaan aAa 29 ASUS AI Suite II ASUS AI Suite II ASUS AI Suite Il is an all in one interface that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to launch and operate these utilities simultaneously Installing Al Suite Il To install Al Suite Il on your computer 1 Place the support DVD to the optical drive The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has enabled the Autorun feature 2 Click the Utilities tab then click Al Suite Il 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete installation Using Al Suite ll Al Suite Il automatically starts when you enter the Windows operating system OS The Al Suite Il icon appears in the Windows notification area Click the icon to open the Al Suite Il main menu bar Click each button to select and launch a utility to monitor the system to update the motherboard BIOS to display the system information and to customize the settings of Al Suite Il bw Auto AT Tuning ung Tool Monitor Update Gel System Information Click to customize the interface settings Click to show the system information
9. bar Configuring Probe Il Click the Voltage Temperature Fan Speed tabs to activate the sensors or to adjust the sensor threshold values The Preference tab allows you to customize the time interval of sensor alerts or change the temperature unit ZG Probe Il Voltage Temperature Fan Speed Preference Alert Sensor Current Threshold vcore 0 800 2 4 Sr n EEN 0 840 Pian amp 12V Default Apply Save oag Auto mn me Vis Tuning System r 00 Monitor Update shee sa ia be sl Information Saves your configuration Loads your saved Loads the default Applies your configuration threshold values changes for each sensor ASUS Al Suite II 15 Voltage The Voltage tab displavs the svstem voltages sensors including the current and threshold values When a svstem voltage is less or more than the threshold percentage the sensor sends an alert to the user through the monitor panels or a pop up message LR Probe Il voltage Temperature Fan Speed Preference Alert Log FAN Xpert Sensor Sensor Current Threshold 4 core 4 3 3V 4 54 amp 12 Vcore 0 O Default Auto Tuning 3 Monitor Temperatur The Temperature tab displays the CPU and motherboard temperature sensors including the current and threshold values When the CPU MB temperature exceeds the threshold temperature the sensor sends an alert to the user through the monitor panels or a pop up message fests Probe ll Voltage Temperat
10. ettings and the interface s skin Application Allows you to select the application that you want to enable 1 Tick the item that you want to 2 Click Ok to restart Al Suite Il and display on the main menu bar and apply the setting then click Apply ZELLE Settings Settings AI Suite II will restart Are you sure you want to modify the setting Cancel Scroll up down to see more items System Information v1 00 12 3 The new setting has been applied to the main menu bar Before UTC Tuning System em Monitor Update Tool Monitor Update Information Ka A ASUS AI Suite II Bar Allows vou to modifv the bar setting 1 Tick Auto hide and select the 2 Click Apply to apply the setting countdown time that the Auto hide function takes effect ISUS Settings Settings Are you sure you want to modify the setting aN The Auto hide function only takes effect in Bar mode Skin Allows you to customize the interface s contrast brightness saturation hue and gamma 1 Move the slider of the item that you 2 Click Apply to apply the setting want to customize ZE Settings Settings AI Suite II will restart Are you sure you want to modify the setting ASUS Al Suite Il TurboV EVO ASUS TurboV EVO introduces TurboV that allows you to manually adjust the CPU frequency and related voltages as well as Auto Tuning function that offers automatic and easy
11. ing Ext Family Ext Model Instructions Cache Li data L1 Inst Level 2 Level 3 Auto Tuning CPU l SPD Intel x64 Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 5 Genuine Intel R CPU 0 3 10GHz LGA1155 MX SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 VT x SSE4 2 EM64T 4 x 32 KB 4 x 32 KB 4 x 256 KB 1 x 6144 KB Cores 4 Threads 8 S ASUS System Information MB CPU SPD Memory Slot Selection Slot 2 Slot Information Type DDR3 Module Size 1024 MB MaxBandwidth 533 MHz Manufacturer Micron Technology Part Number 8JTF12864AZ 1G1F1 Serial Number BCAQ19EA Week Year 02 2009 Timings Table JEDEC 1 JEDEC 2 JEDEC 3 Frequency 457 MHz 533 MHz 609 MHz CAS Latency 7 0 RAS to CAS RAS to Precharge tRAS tRC Voltage Auto uning l E Ta 1 Update 29 30 ASUS AI Suite Il
12. ion aN e Set the CPU Ratio Setting item in BIOS to Auto before using the CPU Ratio function in TurboV Refer to Chapter 3 of your motherboard user manual for details e The CPU Ratio bars show the status of the CPU cores which vary with your CPU model ASUS AI Suite II Auto Tuning ASUS TurboV EVO includes two auto tuning modes providing the most flexible auto tuning options aN e The overclocking result varies with the CPU model and the system configuration e To prevent overheating from damaging the motherboard a better thermal environment is strongly recommended Fast Tuning fast CPU overclocking Extreme Tuning extreme overclocking for CPU and memory Using Fast Tunin 1 Click the Auto Tuning tab and VELE ed Eu then click Fast i 2 Read through the warning messages and click OK to start auto overclocking Q Start Auto System Level Upll oe US 3 TurboV automatically overclocks the CPU saves BIOS settings in and restarts the system After re entering Windows a message appears indicating auto tuning success Click OK to exit 2010 08 03 OK Using Extreme Tuning ll Click the Auto Tuning tab and ASUS TurboV EVO then click Extreme Ss 2 Read through the warning messages and click OK to start auto overclocking A Level Upll Wi DR Ki 1 fir wi ASUS AI Suite Il TurboV automaticallv overclocks the CPU and memorv and restarts the s
13. ngine is activated saving Chipset Memory Red d CO2 Emi P e Displays the amount ee of CO2 reduced s From EPU Installation Shifts between the Configurations From the Last Reset dis la of Total and Pa Current CO2 reduced Current CPU Power 5 05 Watts Displavs the current be Wem mg vie mm CPU power gum System Monitor Jpdate Information Advanced settings for each mode Reliability Energy Saved Displays the system Multiple system properties of each mode operating modes e Select From EPU Installation to show the CO2 that has been reduced since you installed EPU e Select From the Last Reset to show the total CO2 that has been reduced since you click the Clear button weree 12 ASUS Al Suite Il Configuring EPU Click Configurations from the EPU control panel to display configuration options in each mode Some options in certain modes are dimmed meaning that they are not available Click to select Auto WI Max power performance saving a mode vCore Voltage Downgrade Move the slider None Extreme to adjust Chipset Voltage Downgrade Chipset Memory Turn Off hard disks Turn Off Screen Reduced CO2 Emission 7 158 mg After 20 mins After 20 mins Time Started Since 2005 01 07 17 53 From EPU Installation From the Last Reset Default Cancel Current CPU Power 4 19 Watts Auto bk AT Turin pa 9 Monitor Update eee KON Information el Restore default Click to abort Click to apply set
14. overlocking and system level up After installing Al Suite Il from the motherboard support DVD launch TurboV EVO by clicking Tool gt TurboV EVO on the Al Suite Il main menu bar TurboV TurboV allows you to overclock the BCLK frequency CPU voltage IMC voltage and DRAM Bus voltage in Windows environment and takes effect in real time without exiting and rebooting the OS AN Refer to the CPU documentation before adjusting CPU voltage settings Setting a high voltage may damage the CPU permanently and setting a low voltage may make the system unstable e For svstem stabilitv all changes made in TurboV will not be saved to BIOS settings and will not be kept on the next svstem boot Use the Save Profile function to save vour customized overclocking settings and manually load the profile after Windows starts Auto Tuning Mode f a ee M ZE KS TurboV EVO Powered by TPU TurboV rurboV Auto Tuning Load profile D a Save the current Target values a fin settings as a CLK Frequency si RW We new profile Current values CPU Voltage lt gt 100 0 x ka DDR Voltage 5 5 lt a Voltage Click to show More Settings TM hide more settings Undoes all changes without applving A Applies all changes Click to restore OS Default Settings immediatelv all start up settin S cn System g H S l Tool Monitor Update mirino Ru For advanced overclock abilitv adjust first the BIOS items and then proceed more detailed adjustments in More Settings
15. rboard Update BIOS from Interne and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the update If you click No click Flash to start WASTE updating the BIOS to your motherboard Update BIOS from fe and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the update ASUS Al Suite Il ASUS MvLogo ASUS MvLogo allows vou to customize the boot logo The boot logo is the image that appears on screen during the Power On Self Tests POST ASUS MvLogo allows vou to e Change the current BIOS boot logo of your motherboard e Change the boot logo of a downloaded BIOS file and update this BIOS to your motherboard Change the boot logo of a downloaded BIOS file without updating this BIOS to your motherboard 8 Ensure that the BIOS item Full Screen Logo is set to Enabled to display the boot logo See the section Boot Settings Configuration of the BIOS Setup chapter in the user manual Changing the BIOS boot logo 1 From the Al Suite Il main menu bar click Update gt MyLogo 2 Select any of these three options then click Next e Change the BIOS boot logo of my motherboard e Change the boot logo of a downloaded BIOS file and update this BIOS to my motherboard e Change the boot logo of a downloaded BIOS file But do not update this BIOS to my motherboard AN Before using the last two options ensure that vou download a BIOS file to vour computer using ASUS Update 3 Locate the picture file that you want to use
16. rboard support DVD launch FAN Xpert by clicking Tool gt Fan Xpert on the Al Suite Il main menu bar Using FAN Xpert Click Fan Name to select a fan and then click Setting to select a preset mode for your selected fan Click to select a fan type Click to select a fan profile ZE FAN Xpert Fan Name Setting CPU Fan Silent Click to apply the settings Click to discard the settings Fan setting e Disable disables the Fan Xpert function Standard adjusts fan speed in a moderate pattern e Silent minimizes fan speed for quiet fan operation e Turbo maximizes the fan speed for the best cooling effect e Intelligent automatically adjusts the CPU fan speed according to the ambient temperature Stable fixes the CPU fan speed to avoid noise caused by the unsteady fan rotation However the fan will soeed up when the temperature exceeds 70 C e User Allows you to configure the CPU fan profile under certain limitations ASUS Al Suite Il Probe Il Probe Il is a utility that monitors the computer s vital components and detects and alerts you of any problem with these components Probe Il senses fan rotations CPU temperature and system voltages among others With this utility you are assured that your computer is always at a healthy operating condition Launching Probe Il After installing Al Suite Il from the motherboard support DVD launch Probe II by clicking Tool gt Probe Il on the Al Suite Il main menu
17. tab displavs the status of the svstem voltages Select the items that vou want to monitor Temperature The Temperature tab displays the status of the CPU and motherboard temperatures Select the items that you want to monitor Fan Speed The Fan Speed tab displays the status of the rotations per minute of the CPU chassis and power fans Select the items that you want to monitor ASUS Al Suite II 21 22 Historv Record The Historv Record tab allows vou to record the changes in the svstem ZE Sensor Recorder Voltage Temperature Fan Speed Allows you to record the changes in the system CPU 1654 rpm Power 0 rpm Type rpm Fan Speed Date 1590 rpm 8 17 2010 0 rpm Record interval p 5 seconds i er 0 rpm Record duration 1 hours Start recording Hili 17 12 00 6 00 o Time o 15 1 J ee 100 Y 00 Auto 9 ATT Tunin S A Tool Monitor Update i data Information To use the recording function 1 Select the sensor type and then select the sensors whose changes you want to record Select the record interval and duration 3 Click Start recording To stop click Recording while the recording is in progress To edit the recorded history e Select a date to view a certain recorded history e Ifyou want to delete a recorded history click Bl beside the date of the selected recorded history to clear it ASUS Al Suite Il Monitor The Monitor section includes
18. tings settings settings Configuration options in Advanced settings menu The following lists the configuration options and their definitions in Advanced settings menu VCore Voltage Downgrade Lowers CPU vCore voltage Extreme Downgrades voltage to the highest level for CPU power saving High Downgrades voltage to the high level for CPU power saving None Turns off the vCore voltage downgrade function e Chipset Voltage Downgrade Lowers chipset voltage Light Downgrades chipset voltage to the minimum level Heavy Downgrades chipset voltage to the highest level Turn Off hard disks Turns off hard disk drives when they are not accessed after a certain time e Fan Control Adjusts fan speeds to reduce noise and save system power i Quiet Lowers CPU fan speed and shuts off two chassis fans Keep BIOS Setting Follows the BIOS setting Slow Lowers CPU fan and two chassis fan speeds Turn Off Screen Turns off the display screen after a certain time during system idle process ASUS Al Suite Il 13 FAN Xpert Fan Xpert intelligentiv allows vou to adjust both the CPU and chassis fan speeds according to different ambient temperatures caused bv different climate conditions in different geographic regions and your PC s system loading The built in variety of useful profiles offer flexible controls of fan speed to achieve a quiet and cool environment Launching FAN Xpert After installing Al Suite Il from the mothe
19. ure Fan Speed Preference Alert Log sensor Alert Sensor Current Threshold 4 vcore s E i s eem asv k 412v CPU Save oad Default Auto Tuning A x d oo Monitor Update 16 ASUS Al Suite Il Fan Speed The Fan Speed tab displavs the current and threshold rotations per minute of the CPU chassis and power fans When a fan rotation is less than the threshold rotation the sensor sends an alert to the user through the monitor panels or a pop up message ASUS AI Suite II ASUS Probe ll voltage Temperature Fan Speed Preference Alert Sensor Current Threshold CPU 1562 rpm Default Apply Auto ATT Tunin g is 17 Preference The Preference tab allows vou to enable the pop up window set the cvcle detection interval and select the temperature scale Voltage Temperature Fan Speed Preference vi Pop up Window Cycle Detection Temperature Unit Celsius Fahrenheit Default Apply Pop up Window A message box appears on the screen when the sensor detects a breach on the threshold value Cycle Detection The cycle detection is the time interval for a sensor to monitor a particular component The default interval is five seconds Temperature Unit Allows you to convert the temperature scale to degree Celsius C or degree Fahrenheit F The temperature monitor panels automatically converts the value from C to F or vice versa when you change the temperature scale ASUS Al Suite Il Alert
20. vstem After re entering Windows a message appears indicating the current overclocking result To keep the result click Stop If you did not click Stop in the previous step TurboV automatically starts further system overclocking and stability test An animation appears indicating the overclocking process Click Stop if you want to cancel the Overclocking process TurboV automatically adjusts and saves BIOS settings and restarts the system After re entering Windows a message appears indicating auto tuning success Click OK to exit Auto Tuning Successful 2010 08 03 OK ASUS Al Suite II EPU EPU is an energv efficient tool that satisfies different computing needs This utilitv provides several modes that vou can select to save svstem power Selecting Auto mode will have the svstem shift modes automaticallv according to current svstem status Vou can also customize each mode by configuring settings like CPU frequency GPU frequency vCore Voltage and Fan Control Launching EPU After installing Al Suite Il from the motherboard support DVD launch EPU by clicking Tool gt EPU on the AI Suite Il main menu bar Displays the following message if no VGA power saving engine is detected Lo X EPU Control Panel PU Status Sensor Displays current mode Tranquilit High ay performance i 4 The items lighting up Performance Convenience Er means power saving Max power fos e
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