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... 4-9 4.3.2 Sound Blaster X-Fi audio utility 4-11 4.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 4-15 4.3.4 ASUS AI Suite 4-21 4.3.5 ASUS Q-Fan 2 4-23 4.3.6 CPU Level Up 4-24 4.3.7 ASUS TurboV 4-25 4.4 RAID configurations 4-27 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-27 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-28 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-28 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-28 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-32...
... 4-9 4.3.2 Sound Blaster X-Fi audio utility 4-11 4.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 4-15 4.3.4 ASUS AI Suite 4-21 4.3.5 ASUS Q-Fan 2 4-23 4.3.6 CPU Level Up 4-24 4.3.7 ASUS TurboV 4-25 4.4 RAID configurations 4-27 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-27 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-28 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-28 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-28 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-32...
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...) xiii Crosshair III Formula specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Technology Storage LAN High Definition Audio IEEE 1394 AMD socket AM3 Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 Series processors Supports 45nm CPU AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology AMD® ...65533;�m���e����m����o��r�y *Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) **Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of...
...) xiii Crosshair III Formula specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Technology Storage LAN High Definition Audio IEEE 1394 AMD socket AM3 Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 Series processors Supports 45nm CPU AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology AMD® ...65533;�m���e����m����o��r�y *Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) **Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of...
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...iROG Loadline Calibration Intelligent overclocking tools: - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) External LCD Poster ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Shield ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS EZ Flash 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS MyLogo 3 AMD® OverDrive Support* ASUS TurboV 16Mb AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2... 1 x IEEE1394a port 1 x Clr CMOS switch (continued on the next page) xiv ASUS TurboV - O.C Profile Overclocking Protection: - COP EX (Component Overheat Protection - Crosshair III Formula specifications summary USB ROG Exclusive Overclocking Features Other Special Features BIOS Features Manageability Back Panel I/O ...
...iROG Loadline Calibration Intelligent overclocking tools: - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall) External LCD Poster ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Shield ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS EZ Flash 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS MyLogo 3 AMD® OverDrive Support* ASUS TurboV 16Mb AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2... 1 x IEEE1394a port 1 x Clr CMOS switch (continued on the next page) xiv ASUS TurboV - O.C Profile Overclocking Protection: - COP EX (Component Overheat Protection - Crosshair III Formula specifications summary USB ROG Exclusive Overclocking Features Other Special Features BIOS Features Manageability Back Panel I/O ...
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Drivers and applications * ASUS PC Probe II * ASUS Update * ASUS AI Suite * AMD OverDrive Utility (AOD) * Sound Blaster X-Fi Utility * Futuremark® 3DMark® 06 Advanced Edition * Kaspersky® Anti-Virus ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.5cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xv Crosshair III Formula specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors Software Form Factor 3 x USB...
Drivers and applications * ASUS PC Probe II * ASUS Update * ASUS AI Suite * AMD OverDrive Utility (AOD) * Sound Blaster X-Fi Utility * Futuremark® 3DMark® 06 Advanced Edition * Kaspersky® Anti-Virus ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.5cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xv Crosshair III Formula specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors Software Form Factor 3 x USB...
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... image quality along with the ASUS vision of Gamers. Adjust your presence felt, in making statements and we welcome the best gamers to provide excellent system performance and...Product highlights Republic of Gamers The Republic of Gamers consists only the best of Gamers, mercy rules are only for the weak, and bragging rights means everything. This motherboard also supports AMD® CPUs...Express™ 2.0 x16 graphics. AMD socket AM3 Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 Series processors support This motherboard supports AMD® Socket AM3 multi-core processors...
... image quality along with the ASUS vision of Gamers. Adjust your presence felt, in making statements and we welcome the best gamers to provide excellent system performance and...Product highlights Republic of Gamers The Republic of Gamers consists only the best of Gamers, mercy rules are only for the weak, and bragging rights means everything. This motherboard also supports AMD® CPUs...Express™ 2.0 x16 graphics. AMD socket AM3 Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 Series processors support This motherboard supports AMD® Socket AM3 multi-core processors...
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...(3-pin CLRTC_SW) 8. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB78; GP connector (8-pin GP) 14. DDR3 DIMM slots 5. AMD® SB750 Southbridge Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-5) 7. ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-7 CPU, chassis, and optional fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN; 4-pin PWR_FAN; 4-pin CHA_FAN1-2; 4-pin OPT_FAN1-3) 2....cable connectors (2-pin OPT_TEMP1-3) 15. IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1 pin IE1394_2) 16. USB1112) 13. AMD® AM3 Socket 4. switch 10. Power-on switch 12. 2.2.2 SupremeFX X-Fi audio card layout 2.2.3 Layout contents Connectors/Jumpers/Switches/...
...(3-pin CLRTC_SW) 8. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB78; GP connector (8-pin GP) 14. DDR3 DIMM slots 5. AMD® SB750 Southbridge Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-5) 7. ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-7 CPU, chassis, and optional fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN; 4-pin PWR_FAN; 4-pin CHA_FAN1-2; 4-pin OPT_FAN1-3) 2....cable connectors (2-pin OPT_TEMP1-3) 15. IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1 pin IE1394_2) 16. USB1112) 13. AMD® AM3 Socket 4. switch 10. Power-on switch 12. 2.2.2 SupremeFX X-Fi audio card layout 2.2.3 Layout contents Connectors/Jumpers/Switches/...
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... AM3 Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 Series processors. Socket lever ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-9 Press the lever sideways to unlock the socket, then lift it up to a 90˚ angle. 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with an AMD® AM3 Socket for the AM3 socket. The CPU fits in completely...
... AM3 Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 Series processors. Socket lever ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-9 Press the lever sideways to unlock the socket, then lift it up to a 90˚ angle. 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with an AMD® AM3 Socket for the AM3 socket. The CPU fits in completely...
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... the heatsink and fan The AMD socket AM3 Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 Series processors requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components. • If you... you use only AMD-certified heatsink and fan assembly. If the instructions in this section do not have to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-11 Ensure that a Thermal Interface Material is already installed on the motherboard upon purchase. •...
... the heatsink and fan The AMD socket AM3 Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 Series processors requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components. • If you... you use only AMD-certified heatsink and fan assembly. If the instructions in this section do not have to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-11 Ensure that a Thermal Interface Material is already installed on the motherboard upon purchase. •...
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AMD® SB750 Southbridge Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-5) These connectors are set to [IDE] by default. Install the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later ... Serial ATA hard disk and optical disk drives. If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 or JBOD configuration through the onboard AMD® SB750 controller. ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-31 If you install SATA hard disk drives to the SATA1-5 connectors, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors...
AMD® SB750 Southbridge Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-5) These connectors are set to [IDE] by default. Install the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later ... Serial ATA hard disk and optical disk drives. If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 or JBOD configuration through the onboard AMD® SB750 controller. ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-31 If you install SATA hard disk drives to the SATA1-5 connectors, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors...
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Main BIOS Information Version : 0223 Build Date: 05/14/09 Processor Type : AMD Speed : 2800MHz System Memory Usable Size : 1023MB BIOS SETUP UTILITY ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- 3.4.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. Change Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. 3-22 Chapter 3: BIOS setup
Main BIOS Information Version : 0223 Build Date: 05/14/09 Processor Type : AMD Speed : 2800MHz System Memory Usable Size : 1023MB BIOS SETUP UTILITY ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- 3.4.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. Change Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. 3-22 Chapter 3: BIOS setup
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... CPU Configuration Module Version:14.12 AMD Revision: C2 Cache L1: 512 KB Cache L2: 2048 KB Cache L3: N/A Speed : 2800MHz, NB Clk: 2000MHz Able to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. 3.5 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you installed. ROG Crosshair III Formula 3-23 NOTE: If an invalid...
... CPU Configuration Module Version:14.12 AMD Revision: C2 Cache L1: 512 KB Cache L2: 2048 KB Cache L3: N/A Speed : 2800MHz, NB Clk: 2000MHz Able to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. 3.5 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you installed. ROG Crosshair III Formula 3-23 NOTE: If an invalid...
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... [Disabled] [Enabled] This option should be enabled in order to enable the Enhanced Halt Sate. [Disabled] Disables this function. Cool'n'Quiet [Disabled] [Enabled] Enables the AMD Cool'n'Quiet function. [Disabled] Disables this function. Secure Virtual Machine [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the...
... [Disabled] [Enabled] This option should be enabled in order to enable the Enhanced Halt Sate. [Disabled] Disables this function. Cool'n'Quiet [Disabled] [Enabled] Enables the AMD Cool'n'Quiet function. [Disabled] Disables this function. Secure Virtual Machine [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the...
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Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. Sound Blaster X-Fi Installs the Sound Blaster X-Fi driver. AMD Chipset Driver Installs the AMD® chipset drivers. SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX ADI Audio driver. Realtek RTL8111C LAN Driver Installs the Realtek® Gigabit Ethernet Driver. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. 4-2 Chapter 4: Software support ASUS TweakIt Installs the ASUS TweakIt driver and utility. 4.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices.
Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. Sound Blaster X-Fi Installs the Sound Blaster X-Fi driver. AMD Chipset Driver Installs the AMD® chipset drivers. SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX ADI Audio driver. Realtek RTL8111C LAN Driver Installs the Realtek® Gigabit Ethernet Driver. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. 4-2 Chapter 4: Software support ASUS TweakIt Installs the ASUS TweakIt driver and utility. 4.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices.
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...Ulead Burn.Now Installs the Ulead Burn.Now application for extreme O.C. ASUS EPU Installs the ASUS EPU driver and utility. 4-4 Chapter 4: Software support ASUS Cool'n'Quiet Utility Installs ASUS Cool'n'Quiet utility. ASUS AI Direct Link The ASUS AI Direct Link provides up to 70% transferring speed improvement when ...files such as movies, music, etc. Winzip 11 Installs the Winzip utility for easy file-compression and protection. AMD OverDrive Utility Installs AMD OverDrive utility. Anti-Virus Utility The anti-virus application scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses. record.
...Ulead Burn.Now Installs the Ulead Burn.Now application for extreme O.C. ASUS EPU Installs the ASUS EPU driver and utility. 4-4 Chapter 4: Software support ASUS Cool'n'Quiet Utility Installs ASUS Cool'n'Quiet utility. ASUS AI Direct Link The ASUS AI Direct Link provides up to 70% transferring speed improvement when ...files such as movies, music, etc. Winzip 11 Installs the Winzip utility for easy file-compression and protection. AMD OverDrive Utility Installs AMD OverDrive utility. Anti-Virus Utility The anti-virus application scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses. record.
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...configuration you get all applications to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as a boot disk. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. • ...later versions. • Due to Windows® XP / Vista limitation, a RAID array with the AMD SB750 chipset that of three identical hard disk drives for details. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data ...Use of both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-27 RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data ...
...configuration you get all applications to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as a boot disk. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. • ...later versions. • Due to Windows® XP / Vista limitation, a RAID array with the AMD SB750 chipset that of three identical hard disk drives for details. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data ...Use of both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-27 RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data ...
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Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Due to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility® To enter the AMD® Option ROM utility® 1. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Go to display the utility main menu. During POST, press +...Refer to Select Option ESC] Exit Chapter 4: Software support Connect a SATA power cable to [RAID]. 4. 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. To install the SATA hard disks for details on each drive. 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You ...
Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Due to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility® To enter the AMD® Option ROM utility® 1. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Go to display the utility main menu. During POST, press +...Refer to Select Option ESC] Exit Chapter 4: Software support Connect a SATA power cable to [RAID]. 4. 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. To install the SATA hard disks for details on each drive. 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You ...
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...://game.amd.com for the latest certified graphics card and the supported 3D application list. 5.1.2 Before you begin For ATI CrossFireX to work properly, you to your computer. For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports ...all existing graphics card drivers before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. ROG Crosshair III Formula 5-1 See page 2-41 for details. • We recommend that you install additional chassis fans for better thermal environment. ...
...://game.amd.com for the latest certified graphics card and the supported 3D application list. 5.1.2 Before you begin For ATI CrossFireX to work properly, you to your computer. For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports ...all existing graphics card drivers before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. ROG Crosshair III Formula 5-1 See page 2-41 for details. • We recommend that you install additional chassis fans for better thermal environment. ...
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... Control Center To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center 1. You can also right-click the ATI icon in Windows environment. ROG Crosshair III Formula 5-3 Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your graphics card package to the Catalyst Control Center Advanced View...
... Control Center To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center 1. You can also right-click the ATI icon in Windows environment. ROG Crosshair III Formula 5-3 Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your graphics card package to the Catalyst Control Center Advanced View...