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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 unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that you intend to use . 4. Refer to the table on the next page. 3. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 2-23 Ensure to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page for details...
... the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that you intend to use . 4. Refer to the table on the next page. 3. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 2-23 Ensure to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page for details...
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...Drivers menu appears. 2. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. 3.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is copied to your BIOS The following utilities allow you need to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. ROG Crosshair IV... Formula 3-1 3.1 Managing and updating your system. Refer to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in the future. The ASUS Update utility allows you ...
...Drivers menu appears. 2. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. 3.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is copied to your BIOS The following utilities allow you need to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. ROG Crosshair IV... Formula 3-1 3.1 Managing and updating your system. Refer to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in the future. The ASUS Update utility allows you ...
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Crosshair IV Formula BIOS Setup Main Storage Configuration OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] SATA Port1 - Set to [AHCI] when you install the optical drive to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set them to [IDE] mode. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you want...[IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] Set to [IDE] when you could use the SATA connectors 1-6 in AHCI mode under the OS environment. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 3-19 SATA Port5-Port6 [IDE] Setting this menu allow you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. Select an...
Crosshair IV Formula BIOS Setup Main Storage Configuration OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] SATA Port1 - Set to [AHCI] when you install the optical drive to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set them to [IDE] mode. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you want...[IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] Set to [IDE] when you could use the SATA connectors 1-6 in AHCI mode under the OS environment. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 3-19 SATA Port5-Port6 [IDE] Setting this menu allow you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. Select an...
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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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...installed devices. The Make Disk menu contains items to display the ASUS contact information. The Manual menu contains the list of the user manual. Click the Contact tab to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows®... and other software that you install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before installing the drivers for reference only. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 4-1 Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Use the setup procedures presented in your hardware. • Motherboard settings...
...installed devices. The Make Disk menu contains items to display the ASUS contact information. The Manual menu contains the list of the user manual. Click the Contact tab to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows®... and other software that you install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before installing the drivers for reference only. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 4-1 Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Use the setup procedures presented in your hardware. • Motherboard settings...
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... Blaster X-Fi Installs the Sound Blaster X-Fi driver. ASUS TurboV EVO Installs ASUS TurboV, the advanced overclocking tool for extreme O.C. AMD Chipset Driver Installs the AMD® chipset drivers. Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Marvell® Yukon Gigabit Ethernet driver. VIA Audio Driver Installs the VIA Audio driver. USB 3.0 Driver Installs USB 3.0 driver. Browser Configuration Utility Installs the Browser Configuration...
... Blaster X-Fi Installs the Sound Blaster X-Fi driver. ASUS TurboV EVO Installs ASUS TurboV, the advanced overclocking tool for extreme O.C. AMD Chipset Driver Installs the AMD® chipset drivers. Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Marvell® Yukon Gigabit Ethernet driver. VIA Audio Driver Installs the VIA Audio driver. USB 3.0 Driver Installs USB 3.0 driver. Browser Configuration Utility Installs the Browser Configuration...
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Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file. 4-4 Chapter 4: Software support 4.2.4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit WinXP Driver Allows you 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. Click an item to create the AMD RAID driver disk.
Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file. 4-4 Chapter 4: Software support 4.2.4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit WinXP Driver Allows you 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. Click an item to create the AMD RAID driver disk.
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... notification area. To install Sound Blaster X-Fi: 1. The Drivers installation tab appears if your media files. You need to install VIA Audio Driver to ultimate gaming experience. Double-click the Volume Panel icon to go ROG Crosshair IV Formula 4-9 to launch the Mixer control panel. Click the... support DVD Drivers tab and click Sound Blaster X-Fi. 5. ��...
... notification area. To install Sound Blaster X-Fi: 1. The Drivers installation tab appears if your media files. You need to install VIA Audio Driver to ultimate gaming experience. Double-click the Volume Panel icon to go ROG Crosshair IV Formula 4-9 to launch the Mixer control panel. Click the... support DVD Drivers tab and click Sound Blaster X-Fi. 5. ��...
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...DVD to close the Preference panel ROG Crosshair IV Formula 4-13 If Autorun is not enabled in the Windows® taskbar. Click to the optical drive. Because PC Probe II is software-based, you can start installation. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS PC Probe II. 3. Follow the...this icon to locate the setup.exe file from the Windows® desktop. By default, the main window displays the Preference section. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Double-click the setup.exe file to start monitoring your computer the moment you are assured that ...
...DVD to close the Preference panel ROG Crosshair IV Formula 4-13 If Autorun is not enabled in the Windows® taskbar. Click to the optical drive. Because PC Probe II is software-based, you can start installation. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS PC Probe II. 3. Follow the...this icon to locate the setup.exe file from the Windows® desktop. By default, the main window displays the Preference section. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Double-click the setup.exe file to start monitoring your computer the moment you are assured that ...
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...definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to the entire system. Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases... system to a hard disk drive included in parallel, interleaved stacks. If one drive to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. The Serial ATA RAID feature is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy ...
...definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to the entire system. Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases... system to a hard disk drive included in parallel, interleaved stacks. If one drive to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. The Serial ATA RAID feature is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy ...
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... 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 complete the process. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 4-33 Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 4. 4.5 Creating... a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver or the support DVD. • The motherboard does not provide a ...
... 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 complete the process. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 4-33 Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 4. 4.5 Creating... a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver or the support DVD. • The motherboard does not provide a ...
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...Windows® OS installation If you use another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Refer to complete the installation. or 4-34 Chapter 4: Software support Follow the succeeding screen instructions to the steps below: 1.... add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to complete the installation. 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during the OS installation. During the OS installation, the system prompts you install the optical dirve to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set them...
...Windows® OS installation If you use another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Refer to complete the installation. or 4-34 Chapter 4: Software support Follow the succeeding screen instructions to the steps below: 1.... add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to complete the installation. 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during the OS installation. During the OS installation, the system prompts you install the optical dirve to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set them...
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Use Notepad to select the program for opening the oem file. 7. 3. Double-click the file. A window appears, allowing you to open the file. Select Device Manager. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up window. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 4-35 Click Details tab. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4.
Use Notepad to select the program for opening the oem file. 7. 3. Double-click the file. A window appears, allowing you to open the file. Select Device Manager. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up window. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 4-35 Click Details tab. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4.
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... Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to your system. Select your computer. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers 1. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 5-1 For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology that your graphics card...
... Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to your system. Select your computer. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers 1. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 5-1 For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology that your graphics card...
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Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 5-3 Click Go to continue to install the device drivers. You can also right-click the ATI icon in Windows environment. The Catalyst Control Center 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 graphics card package to the Catalyst Control Center Advanced View window. Launching the ATI Catalyst Control...
Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. ROG Crosshair IV Formula 5-3 Click Go to continue to install the device drivers. You can also right-click the ATI icon in Windows environment. The Catalyst Control Center 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 graphics card package to the Catalyst Control Center Advanced View window. Launching the ATI Catalyst Control...