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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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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;e�r�e�d��m���e����m����o��r�y *Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for up to 2 PATA devices - 5 x SATA 3Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and...
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;e�r�e�d��m���e����m����o��r�y *Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for up to 2 PATA devices - 5 x SATA 3Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and...
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... Protection - 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, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port(purple) 1 x External SATA port 1 x LAN (RJ45) port 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x IEEE1394a port 1 x Clr CMOS switch (continued on the next page) xiv O.C Profile Overclocking Protection: - Crosshair III Formula...
... Protection - 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, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port(purple) 1 x External SATA port 1 x LAN (RJ45) port 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x IEEE1394a port 1 x Clr CMOS switch (continued on the next page) xiv O.C Profile Overclocking Protection: - Crosshair III Formula...
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xv 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. Crosshair III Formula specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors Software Form Factor 3 x USB...
xv 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. Crosshair III Formula specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors Software Form Factor 3 x USB...
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... experiment with the advanced 3D settings, and check the effects with the ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products/packaging to get high quality images. Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with rendering speed, eliminating the need to scale down...8482; II / Sempron™ 100 Series processors support This motherboard supports AMD® Socket AM3 multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with AMD®'s latest AM3 and multi-core CPUs to join in the Republic of Gamers, mercy rules are only for the...
... experiment with the advanced 3D settings, and check the effects with the ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products/packaging to get high quality images. Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with rendering speed, eliminating the need to scale down...8482; II / Sempron™ 100 Series processors support This motherboard supports AMD® Socket AM3 multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with AMD®'s latest AM3 and multi-core CPUs to join in the Republic of Gamers, mercy rules are only for the...
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... (8-pin GP) 14. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) 6. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB78; USB1112) 13. ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-7 AMD® AM3 Socket 4. Reset switch 11. 2.2.2 SupremeFX X-Fi audio card layout 2.2.3 Layout contents Connectors/Jumpers/Switches/Slots 1. AMD® SB750 Southbridge Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-5) 7. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC_SW) 8. System panel connector (20...
... (8-pin GP) 14. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) 6. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB78; USB1112) 13. ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-7 AMD® AM3 Socket 4. Reset switch 11. 2.2.2 SupremeFX X-Fi audio card layout 2.2.3 Layout contents Connectors/Jumpers/Switches/Slots 1. AMD® SB750 Southbridge Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-5) 7. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC_SW) 8. System panel connector (20...
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... socket on the socket and damaging the CPU! 2.3.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1. Ensure you use a CPU designed for AMD socket AM3 Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 Series processors. Socket lever ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-9 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with an AMD® AM3 Socket for the AM3 socket.
... socket on the socket and damaging the CPU! 2.3.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1. Ensure you use a CPU designed for AMD socket AM3 Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 Series processors. Socket lever ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-9 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with an AMD® AM3 Socket for the AM3 socket.
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... properly applied to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. 2.3.2 Installing 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 the CPU heatsink or CPU before you... for the CPU, heatsink, and the retention mechanism. ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-11 If the instructions in this section do not have to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components. • If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and...
... properly applied to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. 2.3.2 Installing 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 the CPU heatsink or CPU before you... for the CPU, heatsink, and the retention mechanism. ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-11 If the instructions in this section do not have to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components. • If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and...
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... the RAID manual in the support DVD. • If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 or JBOD configuration through the onboard AMD® SB750 controller. AMD® SB750 Southbridge Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-5) These connectors are set the OnChip SATA Type item in the BIOS to [RAID]. ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-31 2.
... the RAID manual in the support DVD. • If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 or JBOD configuration through the onboard AMD® SB750 controller. AMD® SB750 Southbridge Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-5) These connectors are set the OnChip SATA Type item in the BIOS to [RAID]. ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-31 2.
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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 3.4.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. 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 +- 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 3.4.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. 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 +- The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu.
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NOTE: Please key in this screen may differ. ROG Crosshair III Formula 3-23 LCD Poster and LED Control iROG Configuration ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 ... Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced 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...
NOTE: Please key in this screen may differ. ROG Crosshair III Formula 3-23 LCD Poster and LED Control iROG Configuration ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 ... Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced 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...
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.... This item should remain disabled for testing purpose. [Disabled] Disables this function. Cool'n'Quiet [Disabled] [Enabled] Enables the AMD Cool'n'Quiet function. [Disabled] Disables this function. Advanced Clock Calibration [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] [All Cores...] [Per Core] 3-24 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Secure Virtual Machine [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the AMD Secure Virtual Machine. [Disabled] Disables this function. Microcode Updation [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the microcode updation. [Disabled] Disables this function...
.... This item should remain disabled for testing purpose. [Disabled] Disables this function. Cool'n'Quiet [Disabled] [Enabled] Enables the AMD Cool'n'Quiet function. [Disabled] Disables this function. Advanced Clock Calibration [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] [All Cores...] [Per Core] 3-24 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Secure Virtual Machine [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the AMD Secure Virtual Machine. [Disabled] Disables this function. Microcode Updation [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the microcode updation. [Disabled] Disables this function...
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ASUS TweakIt Installs the ASUS TweakIt driver and utility. Realtek RTL8111C LAN Driver Installs the Realtek® Gigabit Ethernet Driver. AMD Chipset Driver Installs the AMD® chipset drivers. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. Sound Blaster X-Fi Installs the Sound Blaster X-Fi driver. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. 4-2 Chapter 4: Software support 4.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX ADI Audio driver.
ASUS TweakIt Installs the ASUS TweakIt driver and utility. Realtek RTL8111C LAN Driver Installs the Realtek® Gigabit Ethernet Driver. AMD Chipset Driver Installs the AMD® chipset drivers. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. Sound Blaster X-Fi Installs the Sound Blaster X-Fi driver. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. 4-2 Chapter 4: Software support 4.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX ADI Audio driver.
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... application scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses. View the online help for Audio DVD, CD and data disc creation. AMD OverDrive Utility Installs AMD OverDrive utility. Adobe Reader 8 Installs the Adobe® Reader that allows you to easily manage, edit share and protect ...your multimedia data. ASUS EPU Installs the ASUS EPU driver and utility. 4-4 Chapter 4: Software support ASUS AI Direct Link The ASUS AI Direct Link provides...
... application scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses. View the online help for Audio DVD, CD and data disc creation. AMD OverDrive Utility Installs AMD OverDrive utility. Adobe Reader 8 Installs the Adobe® Reader that allows you to easily manage, edit share and protect ...your multimedia data. ASUS EPU Installs the ASUS EPU driver and utility. 4-4 Chapter 4: Software support ASUS AI Direct Link The ASUS AI Direct Link provides...
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...get all applications to Windows® XP / Vista limitation, a RAID array with the AMD SB750 chipset that of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. ...system to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-27 Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. If one ... planning, and other drive. 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the total capacity over 2TB can only be calculated and written. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1,...
...get all applications to Windows® XP / Vista limitation, a RAID array with the AMD SB750 chipset that of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. ...system to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-27 Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. If one ... planning, and other drive. 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the total capacity over 2TB can only be calculated and written. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1,...
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... View Drive Assignments........[1] Define LD 2] Delete LD 3] Controller Configuration... ...[4] 4-28 [ Keys Available ] Press 1..4 to [RAID]. 4. 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Connect a SATA power cable 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. Go to display the utility main menu. During POST, press + to the Main...
... View Drive Assignments........[1] Define LD 2] Delete LD 3] Controller Configuration... ...[4] 4-28 [ Keys Available ] Press 1..4 to [RAID]. 4. 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Connect a SATA power cable 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. Go to display the utility main menu. During POST, press + to the Main...
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...graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology that allows you have two identical CrossFireX-ready graphics cards or one CrossFireX-ready...://game.amd.com for better thermal environment. • Visit the ATI Game website at least the minimum power required by your computer. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers 1. Select your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. ROG Crosshair III Formula 5-1 See...
...graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology that allows you have two identical CrossFireX-ready graphics cards or one CrossFireX-ready...://game.amd.com for better thermal environment. • Visit the ATI Game website at least the minimum power required by your computer. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers 1. Select your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. ROG Crosshair III Formula 5-1 See...
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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 ...™ Control Center in the Windows notification area and select Cayalist Control Center. 2. You can also right-click the ATI icon in Windows environment. ROG Crosshair III Formula 5-3 Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center 1. Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control...
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 ...™ Control Center in the Windows notification area and select Cayalist Control Center. 2. You can also right-click the ATI icon in Windows environment. ROG Crosshair III Formula 5-3 Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center 1. Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control...