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...37 3.9 Exit menu 3-38 3.10 Updating BIOS 3-39 3.10.1 ASUS Update utility 3-40 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 3-43 3.10.3 ASUS BIOS Updater 3-45
Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1
4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Drivers menu 4-2 4.2.3 Utilities menu 4-3 4.2.4 Make disk menu 4-4 4.2.5 Manual menu 4-4 4.2.6 Video menu...
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... Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-39 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-39 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-40 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-43 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-43 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-43 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows®
OS installation 4-44 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4-45...
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... motherboard package and the software. • Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support This chapter describes how to install and configure multiple ATI® CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA® SLI™ graphics cards.
Where to find more information
Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. ASUS websites
The ASUS website provides updated...
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... the instructions of this chapter to update your BIOS if necessary.
Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard.
The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard BIOS setup program.
1. ASUS Update: Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment. 2. ASUS EZ Flash 2: Updates the BIOS using a USB flash drive. 3. ASUS BIOS Updater...
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... a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Launching ASUS Update After installing AI Suite II from the motherboard support DVD, launch ASUS Update by clicking Update > ASUS Update on the AI Suite II main menu bar.
Quit all Windows® applications before you update the BIOS using this utility.
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
To update the BIOS through the Internet:
1. From the ASUS...
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... change the boot logo or No to continue.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the update process.
• The screenshots in this section are for reference only. The actual BIOS information vary by models.
• Refer to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration.
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Chapter 3: BIOS setup
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Chapter summary
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4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.3 Software information 4-8 4.4 RAID configurations 4-38 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-43
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... drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features.
The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for updates.
4.2.1 Running the support DVD
Place the support DVD to the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer...
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... Installs the ASUS ROG ThunderBolt LAN driver and application.
Browser Configuration Utility Installs the browser configuration utility.
USB 3.0 Driver Installs the USB 3.0 driver.
Asmedia SATA Controller Driver Installs the Asmedia SATA Controller driver.
The ASUS ROG THUNDERBOLT Audio/LAN Drivers appear only when ROG ThunderBolt has been installed in the system.
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Chapter 4: Software support
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... create the AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit driver disk.
AMD AHCI/RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create an AMD AHCI/RAID driver disk. 4.2.5 Manual menu The Manuals menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Click an item to open the folder of the user manual.
Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu...
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... will conveniently guide you through the installation. View the online help or readme file that came with the software application for more information.
4.3.1 ASUS AI Suite II
ASUS AI Suite II allows you to launch several ASUS utilities easily.
Installing AI Suite II To install AI Suite II on your computer: 1. Place the support DVD to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab
appears...
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... software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration.
Manual Mode Manual Mode 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.
Refer to the CPU documentation before adjusting CPU voltage settings...
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... this utility, you are assured that your computer is always at a healthy operating condition.
Launching Probe II After installing AI Suite II from the motherboard support DVD, launch PC Probe II by clicking Tool > Probe II on the AI Suite II main window.
Monitoring hardware The hardware monitor panels display the current value of a system sensor...
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... different audio streams to different destinations.
Activating Sound Blaster X-Fi MB 2 After installing Sound Blaster X-Fi MB 2 successfully, you need to activate this utility online before first use.
1. Double-click Activate on the desktop.
Ensure that you have successfully installed the LAN driver and have connected to the Internet.
2. Click Activate to start activation.
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... the AMD® SB950 chipset that allows you to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID sets. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10.
• You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using Windows® XP SP2 or...
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... disk. 3. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 4. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit xxxx
Driver to create a RAID driver disk. 5. Select USB floppy disk drive as the destination disk. 6. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.
Write-protect the floppy disk to avoid a computer virus infection.
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... then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB floppy disk drive. 3. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to install, select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. 4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.
To install the RAID driver for Windows® Vista or later OS 1. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you to select...
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... applications. 2. For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.
For Windows Vista, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features. For Windows 7, go to Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program. 3. Select your current graphics card driver/s. 4. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. For Windows Vista and 7, select Uninstall. 5. Turn off your computer.
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... the device drivers.
Ensure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com).
5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology
After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center in Windows...
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... the power supply to the two graphics cards separately.
6. Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the graphics card.
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5.2.3 Installing the device drivers
Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers.
Ensure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology. Download the latest driver from...