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... 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 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering...
... 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 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering...
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...total memory of less than 3GB. 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®...;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 JBOD - 1 x External SATA 3Gb/s port on the next page) ...
...total memory of less than 3GB. 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®...;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 JBOD - 1 x External SATA 3Gb/s port on the next page) ...
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... connectors (7-pin SATA1-5) These connectors are set the Onchip SATA Type item 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. Install the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later version before ... set using Serial ATA. • For detailed instructions on how to configure RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10, refer to the RAID manual in the BIOS to [IDE] by default. ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-31 If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set the OnChip SATA Type item in the BIOS to...
... connectors (7-pin SATA1-5) These connectors are set the Onchip SATA Type item 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. Install the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later version before ... set using Serial ATA. • For detailed instructions on how to configure RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10, refer to the RAID manual in the BIOS to [IDE] by default. ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-31 If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set the OnChip SATA Type item in the BIOS to...
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... want to configure the item. 3.4.5 Storage Configuration The items in this menu allow you to set the SATA configuration. Set to [RAID] when you want to use the AHCI (Advabced Host Controller Interface). Main Storage Configuration OnChip SATA Channel OnChip SATA Type BIOS SETUP UTILITY...RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. This item appears only when you set or change the configurations for the SATA devices installed in the system. Set to [AHCI] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to internally optimize the order of commands. ROG Crosshair III Formula...
... want to configure the item. 3.4.5 Storage Configuration The items in this menu allow you to set the SATA configuration. Set to [RAID] when you want to use the AHCI (Advabced Host Controller Interface). Main Storage Configuration OnChip SATA Channel OnChip SATA Type BIOS SETUP UTILITY...RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. This item appears only when you set or change the configurations for the SATA devices installed in the system. Set to [AHCI] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to internally optimize the order of commands. ROG Crosshair III Formula...
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Chapter summary 4 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.3 Software information 4-9 4.4 RAID configurations 4-27 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-34 ROG Crosshair III Formula
Chapter summary 4 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.3 Software information 4-9 4.4 RAID configurations 4-27 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-34 ROG Crosshair III Formula
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...item to create an ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit WinXP Driver disk. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-5 Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file. ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit ...WinXP Driver Allows you to create the ATI RAID driver disk. ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit Vista Driver ...
...item to create an ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit WinXP Driver disk. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-5 Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file. ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit ...WinXP Driver Allows you to create the ATI RAID driver disk. ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit Vista Driver ...
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... transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. The RAID 5 configuration is required for this setup. RAID 10 is available only if you are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-27 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the total capacity over 2TB can only be of...
... transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. The RAID 5 configuration is required for this setup. RAID 10 is available only if you are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-27 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the total capacity over 2TB can only be of...
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...press . 3. Boot up your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup. 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Go to Chapter 3 for a RAID configuration: 1. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. For optimal performance, install identical drives of SATA ports to chipset ... a disk array. Set the OnChip SATA Type item to display the utility main menu. Save your computer. 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. During POST...
...press . 3. Boot up your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup. 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Go to Chapter 3 for a RAID configuration: 1. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. For optimal performance, install identical drives of SATA ports to chipset ... a disk array. Set the OnChip SATA Type item to display the utility main menu. Save your computer. 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. During POST...
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... you need; Press , , , or to include in this section are for RAID configuration. The utility prompts the following screen appears. The Main Menu options include: • View Drive Assignments: shows the status of the disks. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-29 Move to the Assignment item by using the down arrow key and press to...
... you need; Press , , , or to include in this section are for RAID configuration. The utility prompts the following screen appears. The Main Menu options include: • View Drive Assignments: shows the status of the disks. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-29 Move to the Assignment item by using the down arrow key and press to...
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To continue, press + to ignore this option. The utility prompts the following messages: Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other key to use maximum capacity... To cancel, press any other key to erase MBR and all data on the selected drives. Press
To continue, press + to ignore this option. The utility prompts the following messages: Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other key to use maximum capacity... To cancel, press any other key to erase MBR and all data on the selected drives. Press
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... 1. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Delete LD Menu ] LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB) Status LD 1 RAID 0 2 317.99 Functional LD 2 LD 3 LD 4 LD 5 LD 6 LD 7 LD 8 LD 9 LD 10 [ Keys Available ] [↑] Up [↓] Down [ESC... press any other key to enter the Delete LD function. 2. Deleting a RAID configuration Take caution when deleting a RAID volume. In the Main Menu, press to abort... Press Select the RAID item you delete a RAID volume. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you ...
... 1. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Delete LD Menu ] LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB) Status LD 1 RAID 0 2 317.99 Functional LD 2 LD 3 LD 4 LD 5 LD 6 LD 7 LD 8 LD 9 LD 10 [ Keys Available ] [↑] Up [↓] Down [ESC... press any other key to enter the Delete LD function. 2. Deleting a RAID configuration Take caution when deleting a RAID volume. In the Main Menu, press to abort... Press Select the RAID item you delete a RAID volume. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you ...
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...32 Chapter 4: Software support Press , and then insert the floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing a Windows® operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. You have to use a USB floppy... disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. • Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy ...
...32 Chapter 4: Software support Press , and then insert the floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing a Windows® operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. You have to use a USB floppy... disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. • Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy ...
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... Product ID (PID) to the steps below: 1. The name of the USB floppy disk drive varies with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 2. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-33 3. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from...
... Product ID (PID) to the steps below: 1. The name of the USB floppy disk drive varies with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 2. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-33 3. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from...
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Double-click the file. Type the following line to the bottom of the RAID driver disk to open the file. 8. A window appears, allowing you to both sections. Use Notepad to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. Browse the contents of the two sections: id = "USB\VID_xxxx&PID_xxxx", "usbstor" Add the same line to select the program for opening the oem file. 7. Find the [HardwareIds.scsi.iaAHCI_ICH10R] and [HardwareIds.scsi.iastor_ICH8RICH9RICH10RDO] sections in the txtsetup.oem file. 9. The VID and PID vary with different vendors. 4-34 Chapter 4: Software support 5.
Double-click the file. Type the following line to the bottom of the RAID driver disk to open the file. 8. A window appears, allowing you to both sections. Use Notepad to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. Browse the contents of the two sections: id = "USB\VID_xxxx&PID_xxxx", "usbstor" Add the same line to select the program for opening the oem file. 7. Find the [HardwareIds.scsi.iaAHCI_ICH10R] and [HardwareIds.scsi.iastor_ICH8RICH9RICH10RDO] sections in the txtsetup.oem file. 9. The VID and PID vary with different vendors. 4-34 Chapter 4: Software support 5.