How to enable or disable XMP & EXPO on your RAM (MSI, ASUS, ASRock)

Activating XMP/EXPO in the BIOS will offer increased performance. If your BIOS has been updated or reset, you will need to re-enable this feature.


Enabling XMP/EXPO on certain RAM configurations can cause issues to occur. If you experience issues, try disabling the feature and see if the issues persist. For assistance, reach out to MAINGEAR support at (908-620-9050) or support@maingear.com.

MSI Motherboards

  1. While the system is powering on or after restarting it, repeatedly press the DELETE key until you enter the BIOS.
  2. In the BIOS menu, check to see if it says EZ Mode at the top. If it says Advanced Mode, press F7 to switch modes.
  3. Click OC on the left side of the screen. Scroll down until you locate DRAM Setting.
  4. Set the following to enable or disable this feature:
  • Enabled:
    • Extreme Memory Profile(XMP): Profile 1 (Use this for Intel processors)
    • EXPO: Enabled (Use this for AMD processors)
  • Disabled:
    • Extreme Memory Profile(XMP): Disabled (Use this for Intel processors)
    • EXPO: Disabled (Use this for AMD processors)
  1. Press F10 to save your settings and exit.

ASUS Motherboards

  1. While the system is powering on or after restarting it, repeatedly press the DELETE key until you enter the BIOS.
  2. In the BIOS menu, check to see if it says Advanced Mode at the top. If it says EZ Mode, press F7 to switch modes.
  3. Select the Extreme Tweaker tab at the top.
  4. Set the following to enable or disable this feature:
  • Enabled:
    • Ai Overclock Tuner: XMP 1 (Use this for Intel processors)
    • Ai Overclock Tuner: EXPO 1 Enabled (Use this for AMD processors)
  • Disabled:
    • Ai Overclock Tuner: Auto (Use this for Intel processors)
    • Ai Overclock Tuner: Auto (Use this for AMD processors)
  1. Press F10 to save your settings and exit.

ASRock Motherboard

  1. While the system is powering on or after restarting it, repeatedly press the DELETE key until you enter the BIOS.
  2. In the BIOS menu, check to see if it says Advanced Mode in the top right. If it says EZ Mode, press F6 to switch modes.
  3. Referring to the image below, find the XMP Profile and EXPO Profile in the left side of the screen.
  4. Set the following to enable or disable this feature:
  • Enabled:
    • XMP Profile: Profile 1, EXPO Profile: Auto (Use these settings for Intel)
    • XMP Profile: Auto, EXPO Profile: Profile 1 (Use these settings for AMD)
  • Disabled:
    • XMP Profile: Auto, EXPO Profile: Auto (Use these settings for Intel and AMD)
  1. Press F10 to save your settings and exit.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact one of our MAINGEAR Support agents: (908-620-9050) or support@maingear.com

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