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... 3.6.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled 3-34 3.6.6 Hardware Monitor 3-36 3.7 Boot menu 3-39 3.7.1 Boot Device Priority 3-39 3.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration 3-40 3.7.3 Security 3-41 3.8 Tools menu 3-43 3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 3-43 3.8.2 ASUS O.C. Profile 3-44 3.8.3 TweakIt Batch File 3-45 3.8.4 AI NET 2 3-46 3.9 Exit menu 3-47 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running...
... 3.6.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled 3-34 3.6.6 Hardware Monitor 3-36 3.7 Boot menu 3-39 3.7.1 Boot Device Priority 3-39 3.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration 3-40 3.7.3 Security 3-41 3.8 Tools menu 3-43 3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 3-43 3.8.2 ASUS O.C. Profile 3-44 3.8.3 TweakIt Batch File 3-45 3.8.4 AI NET 2 3-46 3.9 Exit menu 3-47 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running...
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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...
... 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...
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...Crosshair III Formula specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors Software Form Factor 3 x USB 2.0 connectors supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports 1 x IDE connector for two devices 5 x SATA connectors (Blue) 8 x Fan connectors: 1 x CPU / 1 x PWR / 3 x Chassis / 3 x Optional 3 x thermal sensor connectors 1 x IEEE1394a connector 1 x LCD Poster connector 24-pin ATX Power connector 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector System panel connector Support DVD: - Drivers... and applications * ASUS PC Probe II * ASUS Update * ASUS AI Suite * AMD OverDrive Utility ...
...Crosshair III Formula specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors Software Form Factor 3 x USB 2.0 connectors supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports 1 x IDE connector for two devices 5 x SATA connectors (Blue) 8 x Fan connectors: 1 x CPU / 1 x PWR / 3 x Chassis / 3 x Optional 3 x thermal sensor connectors 1 x IEEE1394a connector 1 x LCD Poster connector 24-pin ATX Power connector 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector System panel connector Support DVD: - Drivers... and applications * ASUS PC Probe II * ASUS Update * ASUS AI Suite * AMD OverDrive Utility ...
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... two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that they ...the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that you removed earlier. 6. Refer to the tables on BIOS setup. 2. Ensure to the card. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-...
... two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that they ...the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that you removed earlier. 6. Refer to the tables on BIOS setup. 2. Ensure to the card. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-...
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...BIOS in the future. The Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility: Restores the BIOS using a floppy disk or USB flash disk.) 3. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. 3.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is copied to the... corresponding sections for details on these utilities. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). ROG Crosshair III Formula 3-1 Place...
...BIOS in the future. The Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility: Restores the BIOS using a floppy disk or USB flash disk.) 3. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. 3.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is copied to the... corresponding sections for details on these utilities. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). ROG Crosshair III Formula 3-1 Place...
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... Channel item to [Enabled]. [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] Set to [IDE] when you want to internally optimize the order of commands. ROG Crosshair III Formula 3-21 The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to configure the item. Select...
... Channel item to [Enabled]. [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] Set to [IDE] when you want to internally optimize the order of commands. ROG Crosshair III Formula 3-21 The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to configure the item. Select...
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The driver developer may enable it for the normal operation. Microcode Updation [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the microcode updation. [Disabled] Disables this function. GART Error Reporting [Disabled] [Enabled] ...
The driver developer may enable it for the normal operation. Microcode Updation [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the microcode updation. [Disabled] Disables this function. GART Error Reporting [Disabled] [Enabled] ...
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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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...chapter for reference only. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-1 Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Click an icon to display support DVD/motherboard information Click an item to install If...Ensure that you install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before installing the drivers for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to avail all motherboard features. Use the setup procedures presented in ��g�s�y��s�te...
...chapter for reference only. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-1 Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Click an icon to display support DVD/motherboard information Click an item to install If...Ensure that you install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before installing the drivers for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to avail all motherboard features. Use the setup procedures presented in ��g�s�y��s�te...
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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. 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 AMD Chipset Driver Installs the AMD® chipset drivers. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.
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. 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 AMD Chipset Driver Installs the AMD® chipset drivers. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices.
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...-Virus Utility The anti-virus application scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses. ASUS TurboV Installs ASUS TurboV, the advanced overclocking tool for easy file-compression and protection. ASUS AI Direct Link The ASUS AI Direct Link provides up to 70% transferring speed improvement when compared to...manage, edit share and protect your multimedia data. Ulead PhotoImpact 12 SE Installs the Ulead PhotoImpact 12 SE software. ASUS EPU Installs the ASUS EPU driver and utility. 4-4 Chapter 4: Software support View the online help for users to enjoy large-sized data exchange of ...
...-Virus Utility The anti-virus application scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses. ASUS TurboV Installs ASUS TurboV, the advanced overclocking tool for easy file-compression and protection. ASUS AI Direct Link The ASUS AI Direct Link provides up to 70% transferring speed improvement when compared to...manage, edit share and protect your multimedia data. Ulead PhotoImpact 12 SE Installs the Ulead PhotoImpact 12 SE software. ASUS EPU Installs the ASUS EPU driver and utility. 4-4 Chapter 4: Software support View the online help for users to enjoy large-sized data exchange of ...
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... disk menu contains items to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit Vista Driver Allows you to create an ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit Vista Driver disk. 4.2.5 Manual menu The Manuals menu contains a list of the user manual. ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit... WinXP Driver Allows you 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
... disk menu contains items to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit Vista Driver Allows you to create an ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit Vista Driver disk. 4.2.5 Manual menu The Manuals menu contains a list of the user manual. ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit... WinXP Driver Allows you 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
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...excellent audio quality and experience realistic sound effects through the audio codec and Sound Blaster X-Fi interface. Click the support DVD Drivers tab and click Sound Blaster X-Fi. 5. ���F�o��ll�o�w��t�h�e�...65533;�n�. to use Sound Blaster X-Fi audio utility. You need to install VIA Audio Driver to go ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-11 To install Sound Blaster X-Fi: 1. The Drivers installation tab appears if your media files. Click the Volume Panel icon to display a list of...
...excellent audio quality and experience realistic sound effects through the audio codec and Sound Blaster X-Fi interface. Click the support DVD Drivers tab and click Sound Blaster X-Fi. 5. ���F�o��ll�o�w��t�h�e�...65533;�n�. to use Sound Blaster X-Fi audio utility. You need to install VIA Audio Driver to go ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-11 To install Sound Blaster X-Fi: 1. The Drivers installation tab appears if your media files. Click the Volume Panel icon to display a list of...
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...-based, you can start installation. 2. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Follow the screen instructions to view the current status of your system and change the utility configuration. To launch the PC Probe II from the ASUS PC Probe II folder. Using PC Probe II...Probe II. 3. Click this utility, you of the support DVD to close the Preference panel ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-15 PC Probe II senses fan rotations, CPU temperature, and system voltages, among others. 4.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II is a utility that monitors the computer's vital components, and ...
...-based, you can start installation. 2. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Follow the screen instructions to view the current status of your system and change the utility configuration. To launch the PC Probe II from the ASUS PC Probe II folder. Using PC Probe II...Probe II. 3. Click this utility, you of the support DVD to close the Preference panel ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-15 PC Probe II senses fan rotations, CPU temperature, and system voltages, among others. 4.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II is a utility that monitors the computer's vital components, and ...
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... launching the application, the AI Suite icon appears in the Windows® notification area. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. 4.3.4 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows you to complete installation. Click this icon to launch Q-Fan 2 4-21 ...Installing AI Suite To install AI Suite on your computer has an enabled Autorun feature. 2. The AI Suite main window appears. Click to restore to normal Click to launch EPU Click to launch TurboV ROG Crosshair III Formula...
... launching the application, the AI Suite icon appears in the Windows® notification area. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. 4.3.4 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows you to complete installation. Click this icon to launch Q-Fan 2 4-21 ...Installing AI Suite To install AI Suite on your computer has an enabled Autorun feature. 2. The AI Suite main window appears. Click to restore to normal Click to launch EPU Click to launch TurboV ROG Crosshair III Formula...
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... system to a hard disk drive included in a RAID set as a boot disk. If one drive to a second drive. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. • You must be calculated and written. Among...driver during OS installation. Two hard disks perform the same work as RAID volumes. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that allows you to the entire system. ROG Crosshair III Formula...
... system to a hard disk drive included in a RAID set as a boot disk. If one drive to a second drive. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. • You must be calculated and written. Among...driver during OS installation. Two hard disks perform the same work as RAID volumes. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that allows you to the entire system. ROG Crosshair III Formula...
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... . 8. Press during POST to avoid a computer virus infection. 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in a RAID set. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. Press , and then insert the floppy disk ... boot device. 4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 5. 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 4-32 Chapter 4: Software support Insert the support DVD into...
... . 8. Press during POST to avoid a computer virus infection. 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in a RAID set. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. Press , and then insert the floppy disk ... boot device. 4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 5. 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 4-32 Chapter 4: Software support Insert the support DVD into...
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... the OS installation. or 3. The name of the USB floppy disk drive varies with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 2. During the OS installation, select SB 750. 3. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-33 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to the steps below: 1. Refer to complete the... installation. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. To solve this issue, add the USB ...
... the OS installation. or 3. The name of the USB floppy disk drive varies with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 2. During the OS installation, select SB 750. 3. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-33 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to the steps below: 1. Refer to complete the... installation. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. To solve this issue, add the USB ...
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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 Use Notepad to select the program for opening the oem file. 7. Double-click the file. Type the following line to the bottom of the RAID driver disk to both sections. A window appears, allowing you to open the file. 8. 5. Browse the contents of the two sections: id = "USB\VID_xxxx&PID_xxxx", "usbstor" Add the same line to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6.
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 Use Notepad to select the program for opening the oem file. 7. Double-click the file. Type the following line to the bottom of the RAID driver disk to both sections. A window appears, allowing you to open the file. 8. 5. Browse the contents of the two sections: id = "USB\VID_xxxx&PID_xxxx", "usbstor" Add the same line to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6.
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... to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. ROG Crosshair III Formula 5-1 Follow the installation procedures in this section. 5.1.1 Requirements • You should have to your system. Download the latest driver from the AMD website at www.amd.com. • Ensure ...details. • We recommend that you to Control Panel > Programs and Features. 3. 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology that allows you install additional chassis fans for better thermal environment. • Visit the ...
... to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. ROG Crosshair III Formula 5-1 Follow the installation procedures in this section. 5.1.1 Requirements • You should have to your system. Download the latest driver from the AMD website at www.amd.com. • Ensure ...details. • We recommend that you to Control Panel > Programs and Features. 3. 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology that allows you install additional chassis fans for better thermal environment. • Visit the ...