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... menu 3-44 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 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 4-4 4.2.5 Manual menu 4-4 4.2.6 ASUS Contact information 4-5 4.2.7 Other information 4-5 4.3 Software information 4-7 4.3.1 ASUS MyLogo3 4-7 4.3.2 Sound Blaster X-Fi audio utility 4-9 4.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 4-13 4.3.4 ASUS AI Suite 4-19 4.3.5 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-20 4.3.6 CPU Level Up 4-21...
... menu 3-44 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 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 4-4 4.2.5 Manual menu 4-4 4.2.6 ASUS Contact information 4-5 4.2.7 Other information 4-5 4.3 Software information 4-7 4.3.1 ASUS MyLogo3 4-7 4.3.2 Sound Blaster X-Fi audio utility 4-9 4.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 4-13 4.3.4 ASUS AI Suite 4-19 4.3.5 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-20 4.3.6 CPU Level Up 4-21...
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...ASUS Unique Overclocking Utility-TurboV EVO......... 4-23 4.3.9 ROG Connect 4-26 4.4 RAID configurations 4-28 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-28 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-29 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-29 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-30 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-33 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-33 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver... disk in Windows 4-33 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows®...
...ASUS Unique Overclocking Utility-TurboV EVO......... 4-23 4.3.9 ROG Connect 4-26 4.4 RAID configurations 4-28 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-28 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-29 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-29 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-30 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-33 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-33 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver... disk in Windows 4-33 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows®...
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xiv Crosshair IV Formula specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Software Form Factor 3 x USB 2.0 connectors supports additional 5 USB 2.0 ports 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (red) 1 x SATA 3Gb/s connector (black) 8 x ... 16Mb AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Support DVD: - Drivers and applications * ASUS PC Probe II * ASUS Update * ASUS AI Suite * AMD OverDrive Utility (AOD) * Sound Blaster X-Fi Utility * Kaspersky® Anti-Virus (1-year license) ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm...
xiv Crosshair IV Formula specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Software Form Factor 3 x USB 2.0 connectors supports additional 5 USB 2.0 ports 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (red) 1 x SATA 3Gb/s connector (black) 8 x ... 16Mb AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Support DVD: - Drivers and applications * ASUS PC Probe II * ASUS Update * ASUS AI Suite * AMD OverDrive Utility (AOD) * Sound Blaster X-Fi Utility * Kaspersky® Anti-Virus (1-year license) ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm...
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...the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 3 for the expansion card. Install the software drivers for information on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that they support. When using PCI cards on BIOS setup. 2. Ensure to the tables ... and make the necessary hardware settings for the card. 2. Refer to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 2-23 Refer to the card. The following sub‑sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that the cards do so ...
...the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 3 for the expansion card. Install the software drivers for information on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that they support. When using PCI cards on BIOS setup. 2. Ensure to the tables ... and make the necessary hardware settings for the card. 2. Refer to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 2-23 Refer to the card. The following sub‑sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that the cards do so ...
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...; View the BIOS version information. The ASUS Update utility is available in Windows® environment.) 2. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 3-1 ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in the support DVD that allows you need to restore the BIOS in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. 3.1 Managing and updating your system. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility: Restores the BIOS...
...; View the BIOS version information. The ASUS Update utility is available in Windows® environment.) 2. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 3-1 ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in the support DVD that allows you need to restore the BIOS in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. 3.1 Managing and updating your system. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility: Restores the BIOS...
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...in the system. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you set the OnChip SATA Channel item to use the SATA connectors 1-6 in AHCI mode under the OS environment. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 3-19 3.4.5 Storage Configuration The items in this ...environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS, you have to install the AHCI driver, so that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to configure the item. Crosshair IV Formula BIOS Setup Main Storage Configuration OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] SATA Port1 -
...in the system. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you set the OnChip SATA Channel item to use the SATA connectors 1-6 in AHCI mode under the OS environment. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 3-19 3.4.5 Storage Configuration The items in this ...environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS, you have to install the AHCI driver, so that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to configure the item. Crosshair IV Formula BIOS Setup Main Storage Configuration OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] SATA Port1 -
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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 4-7 4.4 RAID configurations 4-28 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-33 ROG Crosshair IV Formula
Chapter summary 4 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.3 Software information 4-7 4.4 RAID configurations 4-28 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-33 ROG Crosshair IV Formula
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...Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. The contents of the support DVD to display the ASUS contact information. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in this chapter for better compatibility and... systems (OS). The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. Click the Contact tab to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 4-1 Use the ...
...Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. The contents of the support DVD to display the ASUS contact information. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in this chapter for better compatibility and... systems (OS). The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. Click the Contact tab to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 4-1 Use the ...
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... drivers. USB 3.0 Driver Installs USB 3.0 driver. Browser Configuration Utility Installs the Browser Configuration utility. 4-2 Chapter 4: Software support ASUS EPU Installs the ASUS EPU driver and utility. JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver Installs the JMicron® controller driver. 4.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. ASUS TurboV EVO Installs ASUS TurboV, the advanced overclocking tool for extreme...
... drivers. USB 3.0 Driver Installs USB 3.0 driver. Browser Configuration Utility Installs the Browser Configuration utility. 4-2 Chapter 4: Software support ASUS EPU Installs the ASUS EPU driver and utility. JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver Installs the JMicron® controller driver. 4.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. ASUS TurboV EVO Installs ASUS TurboV, the advanced overclocking tool for extreme...
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Click an item to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. 4.2.4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create an AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64 bit WinXP Driver disk. 4.2.5 Manual menu The Manuals menu contains a list of the user manual. AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit WinXP Driver Allows you to create the AMD RAID driver disk. Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file. 4-4 Chapter 4: Software support Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF).
Click an item to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. 4.2.4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create an AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64 bit WinXP Driver disk. 4.2.5 Manual menu The Manuals menu contains a list of the user manual. AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit WinXP Driver Allows you to create the AMD RAID driver disk. Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file. 4-4 Chapter 4: Software support Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF).
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... launch the Mixer control panel. Double-click the Volume Panel icon to know more about them. Click the Drivers tab and click VIA Audio Driver. 3. You need to install VIA Audio Driver to go ROG Crosshair IV Formula 4-9 to use Sound Blaster X-Fi audio utility. Activating X-Fi's CMSS3D, Crystalizer, and EAX will find the Volume...
... launch the Mixer control panel. Double-click the Volume Panel icon to know more about them. Click the Drivers tab and click VIA Audio Driver. 3. You need to install VIA Audio Driver to go ROG Crosshair IV Formula 4-9 to use Sound Blaster X-Fi audio utility. Activating X-Fi's CMSS3D, Crystalizer, and EAX will find the Volume...
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... current status of your computer: 1. Launching PC Probe II You can close the Preference panel ROG Crosshair IV Formula 4-13 After launching the application, the PC Probe II icon appears in your computer has an... screen instructions to locate the setup.exe file from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > PC Probe II > PC Probe II v1.xx.xx. PC Probe II senses fan rotations, CPU temperature...Probe II on the main window right handle. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to complete installation.
... current status of your computer: 1. Launching PC Probe II You can close the Preference panel ROG Crosshair IV Formula 4-13 After launching the application, the PC Probe II icon appears in your computer has an... screen instructions to locate the setup.exe file from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > PC Probe II > PC Probe II v1.xx.xx. PC Probe II senses fan rotations, CPU temperature...Probe II on the main window right handle. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to complete installation.
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...written. A RAID array over 2TB cannot be set as a data disk only. • If you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. The new drive must install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before using Windows® XP ... Use of two new identical hard disk drives is best suited for this setup. 4-28 Chapter 4: Software support Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for details. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in the other business systems....
...written. A RAID array over 2TB cannot be set as a data disk only. • If you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. The new drive must install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before using Windows® XP ... Use of two new identical hard disk drives is best suited for this setup. 4-28 Chapter 4: Software support Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for details. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in the other business systems....
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... the support DVD. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. Start Windows®. 2. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 4-33 Press during POST to create a RAID driver disk. 7. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. For Windows...® Vista or later operating systems, use a USB floppy disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. • Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to use either a USB flash drive with the RAID...
... the support DVD. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. Start Windows®. 2. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 4-33 Press during POST to create a RAID driver disk. 7. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. For Windows...® Vista or later operating systems, use a USB floppy disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. • Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to use either a USB flash drive with the RAID...
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... disk during Windows® OS installation If you use another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to OS limitation, Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive when you install ...the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you have to use a SATA optical drive to run the OS installation disk, we strongly recommend that you install the ...
... disk during Windows® OS installation If you use another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to OS limitation, Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive when you install ...the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you have to use a SATA optical drive to run the OS installation disk, we strongly recommend that you install the ...
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From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up window. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. Double-click the file. A window appears, allowing you to open the file. Click Details tab. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. Use Notepad to select the program for opening the oem file. 7. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 4-35 Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. 3. Select Device Manager.
From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up window. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. Double-click the file. A window appears, allowing you to open the file. Click Details tab. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. Use Notepad to select the program for opening the oem file. 7. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 4-35 Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. 3. Select Device Manager.
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...8226; Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at www.amd.com. • Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to...5.1.1 Requirements • You should have to uninstall all current applications. 2. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers 1. Select your computer. For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 5-1 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ ...
...8226; Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at www.amd.com. • Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to...5.1.1 Requirements • You should have to uninstall all current applications. 2. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers 1. Select your computer. For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 5-1 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ ...
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...and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. Click Go to continue to install the device drivers. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 5-3 You can also right-click the ATI icon in Windows environment. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX... Setup Assistant appears when the system detects the existance of multigraphics cards. 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology. Ensure that came with your graphics cards and the...
...and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. Click Go to continue to install the device drivers. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 5-3 You can also right-click the ATI icon in Windows environment. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX... Setup Assistant appears when the system detects the existance of multigraphics cards. 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology. Ensure that came with your graphics cards and the...