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... and software described in it, may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of the product is defaced or missing. All Rights Reserved. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF...LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. Product warranty or service will not be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a...
... and software described in it, may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of the product is defaced or missing. All Rights Reserved. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF...LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. Product warranty or service will not be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a...
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...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 4-5 4.2.5 Manual menu 4-5 4.2.6 Video menu 4-6 4.2.7 ASUS Contact information 4-6 4.2.8 Other information 4-7 4.3 Software information 4-9 vi Contents 3.5.3 Onboard Device Configuration 3-28 3.5.4 USB Configuration 3-29 3.5.5 PCI PnP 3-30 3.5.6 LCD ... 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...
...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 4-5 4.2.5 Manual menu 4-5 4.2.6 Video menu 4-6 4.2.7 ASUS Contact information 4-6 4.2.8 Other information 4-7 4.3 Software information 4-9 vi Contents 3.5.3 Onboard Device Configuration 3-28 3.5.4 USB Configuration 3-29 3.5.5 PCI PnP 3-30 3.5.6 LCD ... 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...
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... only be used in municipal waste. DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste. This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in any damage, contact your retailer. ... has been designed to enable proper reuse of electronic products. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you detect any area where it , carefully read all the manuals that came with the package. • Before using the product, ensure all cables are correctly connected...
... only be used in municipal waste. DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste. This symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in any damage, contact your retailer. ... has been designed to enable proper reuse of electronic products. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you detect any area where it , carefully read all the manuals that came with the package. • Before using the product, ensure all cables are correctly connected...
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... to the components when trying to help you must type the command exactly as shown, then supply the required item or value enclosed in this manual.
... to the components when trying to help you must type the command exactly as shown, then supply the required item or value enclosed in this manual.
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.../s port on the next page) 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...65533;�m���e����m����o��r�y *Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for up to OS limitation, when installing total memory of less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of...
.../s port on the next page) 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...65533;�m���e����m����o��r�y *Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for up to OS limitation, when installing total memory of less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of...
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... standout in above table are for the following items. ROG Crosshair III Formula Motherboard 1 x Multi-functional module (2-port USB 2.0 and 1-port IEEE 1394a) Supreme FX X-Fi Audio Card External LCD Poster 5 x Serial ATA signal cables 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x ASUS Q-Shield (I/O shield) User Manual 1 x ASUS Q-Connector Kit Cable ties User Guide ROG Support DVD •...
... standout in above table are for the following items. ROG Crosshair III Formula Motherboard 1 x Multi-functional module (2-port USB 2.0 and 1-port IEEE 1394a) Supreme FX X-Fi Audio Card External LCD Poster 5 x Serial ATA signal cables 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x ASUS Q-Shield (I/O shield) User Manual 1 x ASUS Q-Connector Kit Cable ties User Guide ROG Support DVD •...
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...DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, it is dependent on the motherboard, the actual usable memory for the dual-channel configuration. For effective use a more memory installed on the motherboard. • This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 256 megabit (Mb) chips or less. ...non‑ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. • You may operate at a higher frequency, see section 3.5 Advanced menu for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use of memory, we recommend that you install 4GB or more memory on its SPD.
...DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, it is dependent on the motherboard, the actual usable memory for the dual-channel configuration. For effective use a more memory installed on the motherboard. • This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 256 megabit (Mb) chips or less. ...non‑ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. • You may operate at a higher frequency, see section 3.5 Advanced menu for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use of memory, we recommend that you install 4GB or more memory on its SPD.
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... RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10, refer to the RAID manual in the support DVD. • If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the OnChip SATA Type item in the BIOS to [RAID]. ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-31 AMD® SB750 Southbridge Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-5) These...
... RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10, refer to the RAID manual in the support DVD. • If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the OnChip SATA Type item in the BIOS to [RAID]. ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-31 AMD® SB750 Southbridge Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-5) These...
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... this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. Use the and keys to set Ai Overclock Tuner to [Manual]. 3.3.5 CPU Ratio [Auto] Allows you to achieve desired CPU/ memory internal frequency. The values range from 100 to 150. Allows...65533;p�p�e��a�r�s�w��h�e�n��y�o�u� set Ai Overclock Tuner to [Manual]. 3.3.4 PCIE Frequency [XXX] Allows you to set overclocking parameters. Use the and keys to individually set the PCI Express frequency...
... this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. Use the and keys to set Ai Overclock Tuner to [Manual]. 3.3.5 CPU Ratio [Auto] Allows you to achieve desired CPU/ memory internal frequency. The values range from 100 to 150. Allows...65533;p�p�e��a�r�s�w��h�e�n��y�o�u� set Ai Overclock Tuner to [Manual]. 3.3.4 PCIE Frequency [XXX] Allows you to set overclocking parameters. Use the and keys to individually set the PCI Express frequency...
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... during C3 and Alt VID [Disabled] Disables this function. Channel Interleaving [Auto] Enables or disables the channel memory interleaving. ROG Crosshair III Formula 3-11 Change Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. Configuration...Auto] [800MHz] [1000MHz] [1200MHz]-[2000MHz] 3.3.10 HT Link Speed [Auto] Allows you to set Ai Overclock Tuner to [Manual] or [CPU Level Up] Extreme Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY DRAM Controller configuration Bank Interleaving Channel Interleaving Enable Clock to All DIMMs ...
... during C3 and Alt VID [Disabled] Disables this function. Channel Interleaving [Auto] Enables or disables the channel memory interleaving. ROG Crosshair III Formula 3-11 Change Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. Configuration...Auto] [800MHz] [1000MHz] [1200MHz]-[2000MHz] 3.3.10 HT Link Speed [Auto] Allows you to set Ai Overclock Tuner to [Manual] or [CPU Level Up] Extreme Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY DRAM Controller configuration Bank Interleaving Channel Interleaving Enable Clock to All DIMMs ...
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...] [Disabled] Disables this function. [Enabled] Enables bank swizzle mode. 3.3.12 DRAM Timing/Driving Config. This item appears only when you set Ai Overclock Tuner to [Manual] or [CPU Level Up] Extreme Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY DRAM Timing/Driving Config.
...] [Disabled] Disables this function. [Enabled] Enables bank swizzle mode. 3.3.12 DRAM Timing/Driving Config. This item appears only when you set Ai Overclock Tuner to [Manual] or [CPU Level Up] Extreme Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY DRAM Timing/Driving Config.
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...Driver disk. 4.2.5 Manual menu The Manuals menu contains a list of the user manual. Click an item to create the ATI RAID driver disk. ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit WinXP Driver Allows you to create an ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit WinXP Driver disk. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-5 Install the ...Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). 4.2.4 Make disk menu The Make disk ...
...Driver disk. 4.2.5 Manual menu The Manuals menu contains a list of the user manual. Click an item to create the ATI RAID driver disk. ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit WinXP Driver Allows you to create an ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit WinXP Driver disk. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-5 Install the ...Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). 4.2.4 Make disk menu The Make disk ...
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...without exiting and rebooting the OS. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-25 Refer to 500MHz in TurboV. Use the Save Profile function to save your customized overclocking settings and manually load the profile after Windows starts. • For system stability, set ASUS EPU to High Performance Mode while using ...environment and takes effect in BIOS to 200MHz or above for an adjustment range from the motherboard support DVD. 2. Click start > All Programs > ASUS > TurboV > TurboV. Install the ASUS TurboV utility from 100MHz to 250MHz in TurboV. For general overclocking: Set CPU Frequency in ...
...without exiting and rebooting the OS. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-25 Refer to 500MHz in TurboV. Use the Save Profile function to save your customized overclocking settings and manually load the profile after Windows starts. • For system stability, set ASUS EPU to High Performance Mode while using ...environment and takes effect in BIOS to 200MHz or above for an adjustment range from the motherboard support DVD. 2. Click start > All Programs > ASUS > TurboV > TurboV. Install the ASUS TurboV utility from 100MHz to 250MHz in TurboV. For general overclocking: Set CPU Frequency in ...