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... Updater 3-45 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 Video menu 4-5 4.2.7 ASUS Contact information 4-5 4.2.8 Other information 4-6 4.3 Software information 4-8 4.3.1 ASUS AI Suite II 4-8 4.3.2 Tool 4-9 4.3.3 DIGI+ VRM 4-14 4.3.4 EPU 4-18 4.3.5 FAN Xpert 4-19 4.3.6 Probe II 4-20 4.3.7 Sensor Recorder 4-22...
... Updater 3-45 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 Video menu 4-5 4.2.7 ASUS Contact information 4-5 4.2.8 Other information 4-6 4.3 Software information 4-8 4.3.1 ASUS AI Suite II 4-8 4.3.2 Tool 4-9 4.3.3 DIGI+ VRM 4-14 4.3.4 EPU 4-18 4.3.5 FAN Xpert 4-19 4.3.6 Probe II 4-20 4.3.7 Sensor Recorder 4-22...
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... floppy disk drive 4-45 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-1 5.1.1 Requirements 5-1 5.1.2 Before you begin 5-1 5.1.3 Installing CrossFireX graphics cards 5-2 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers 5-3 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-3 5.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 5-5 5.2.1 Requirements 5-5 5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 5-5 5.2.3 Installing the device...
... floppy disk drive 4-45 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-1 5.1.1 Requirements 5-1 5.1.2 Before you begin 5-1 5.1.3 Installing CrossFireX graphics cards 5-2 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers 5-3 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-3 5.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 5-5 5.2.1 Requirements 5-5 5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 5-5 5.2.3 Installing the device...
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xvii Crosshair V Formula specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors Software Form Factor 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 connector supports additional 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors support additional 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 7 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (Red)...START (Power on) button 1 x RESET button 1 x Go button 1 x Audio front panel (AAFP) header 1 x System panel connector Drivers Sound Blaster® X-Fi 2 Utility Kaspersky® Anti-Virus DAEMON Tools Pro Standard ROG CPU-Z ASUS Utilities ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.4cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice.
xvii Crosshair V Formula specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors Software Form Factor 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 connector supports additional 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors support additional 4 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 7 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (Red)...START (Power on) button 1 x RESET button 1 x Go button 1 x Audio front panel (AAFP) header 1 x System panel connector Drivers Sound Blaster® X-Fi 2 Utility Kaspersky® Anti-Virus DAEMON Tools Pro Standard ROG CPU-Z ASUS Utilities ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.4cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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... table on the next page for later use . Remove 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 the chassis with the slot and press firmly until the card is already installed in a chassis). 3. Refer...
... table on the next page for later use . Remove 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 the chassis with the slot and press firmly until the card is already installed in a chassis). 3. Refer...
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... Controller Interface). 3.5.3 SATA Configuration While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of commands. 3-18 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 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 the corresponding SATA port. This item appears...
... Controller Interface). 3.5.3 SATA Configuration While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of commands. 3-18 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 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 the corresponding SATA port. This item appears...
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...Reporting Technology) is set the SATA configuration. Set to [AHCI] when you to set to [IDE] S.M.A.R.T. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on PORT1-6 [Disabled] Allows you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the.... You can only set SATA Port5-Port6 to [IDE] if Port1-Port4 is a monitor system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG Crosshair V Formula 3-19 SATA Port5-Port6 [AHCI] Allows you want to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). When read/write of commands.
...Reporting Technology) is set the SATA configuration. Set to [AHCI] when you to set to [IDE] S.M.A.R.T. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on PORT1-6 [Disabled] Allows you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the.... You can only set SATA Port5-Port6 to [IDE] if Port1-Port4 is a monitor system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG Crosshair V Formula 3-19 SATA Port5-Port6 [AHCI] Allows you want to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). When read/write of commands.
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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 use the Serial ... of commands. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Asmedia USB 3.0 Controller [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the Asmedia USB 3.0 Controller. [Disabled] Disables the controller. ROG Crosshair V Formula 3-23 3.5.6 Onboard Devices Configuration ASM1061 Storage Controller [ACHI Mode] Allows you to select the ASM1061 storage controller operating mode. [Disabled] Disables the controller. [IDE] Set...
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 use the Serial ... of commands. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Asmedia USB 3.0 Controller [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the Asmedia USB 3.0 Controller. [Disabled] Disables the controller. ROG Crosshair V Formula 3-23 3.5.6 Onboard Devices Configuration ASM1061 Storage Controller [ACHI Mode] Allows you to select the ASM1061 storage controller operating mode. [Disabled] Disables the controller. [IDE] Set...
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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 4-8 4.4 RAID configurations 4-38 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-43 ROG Crosshair V Formula
Chapter summary 4 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.3 Software information 4-8 4.4 RAID configurations 4-38 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-43 ROG Crosshair V Formula
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...computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to maximize the features of the support DVD are subject to change at www.asus.com for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to avail all motherboard features. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE... BIN folder. Use the setup procedures presented in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-1 The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in �g��s�y��s�te��m�s� (OS...
...computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to maximize the features of the support DVD are subject to change at www.asus.com for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to avail all motherboard features. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE... BIN folder. Use the setup procedures presented in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-1 The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in �g��s�y��s�te��m�s� (OS...
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.... USB 3.0 Driver Installs the USB 3.0 driver. Asmedia SATA Controller Driver Installs the Asmedia SATA Controller driver. ASUS ROG THUNDERBOLT Audio Driver Installs the ASUS ROG ThunderBolt audio driver and application. Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek® audio driver and application. ASUS ROG THUNDERBOLT LAN Driver Installs the ASUS ROG ThunderBolt LAN driver and application. AMD Chipset Driver Installs the AMD® chipset driver. The ASUS ROG...
.... USB 3.0 Driver Installs the USB 3.0 driver. Asmedia SATA Controller Driver Installs the Asmedia SATA Controller driver. ASUS ROG THUNDERBOLT Audio Driver Installs the ASUS ROG ThunderBolt audio driver and application. Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek® audio driver and application. ASUS ROG THUNDERBOLT LAN Driver Installs the ASUS ROG ThunderBolt LAN driver and application. AMD Chipset Driver Installs the AMD® chipset driver. The ASUS ROG...
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Click an item to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. 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 create an AMD AHCI/RAID driver disk. 4.2.5 Manual menu The Manuals menu contains a list of the user manual. AMD AHCI/RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create the AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit driver disk.
Click an item to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. 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 create an AMD AHCI/RAID driver disk. 4.2.5 Manual menu The Manuals menu contains a list of the user manual. AMD AHCI/RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create the AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit driver disk.
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The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. After launching the application, the AI...application. 4.3 Software information Most of AI Suite II in this user manual are for more information. 4.3.1 ASUS AI Suite II ASUS AI Suite II allows you through the installation. Launching AI Suite II You can launch AI Suite II... and to complete installation. View the online help or readme file that will conveniently guide you to launch several ASUS utilities easily. The screenshots of the applications in the Windows® notification area. To launch AI Suite from the...
The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. After launching the application, the AI...application. 4.3 Software information Most of AI Suite II in this user manual are for more information. 4.3.1 ASUS AI Suite II ASUS AI Suite II allows you through the installation. Launching AI Suite II You can launch AI Suite II... and to complete installation. View the online help or readme file that will conveniently guide you to launch several ASUS utilities easily. The screenshots of the applications in the Windows® notification area. To launch AI Suite from the...
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...24-bit audio output, jack-sensing feature, retasking functions and multi-streaming technology that you have successfully installed the LAN driver and have the latest version of the Windows Media Player installed on the desktop. Ensure to download and install the ... Internet. 2. Ensure that simultaneously sends different audio streams to activate this utility online before installing Sound Blaster X-Fi MB 2. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-35 Double-click Activate on your system. This installation requires that you need to different destinations. Activating Sound Blaster X-Fi MB ...
...24-bit audio output, jack-sensing feature, retasking functions and multi-streaming technology that you have successfully installed the LAN driver and have the latest version of the Windows Media Player installed on the desktop. Ensure to download and install the ... Internet. 2. Ensure that simultaneously sends different audio streams to activate this utility online before installing Sound Blaster X-Fi MB 2. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-35 Double-click Activate on your system. This installation requires that you need to different destinations. Activating Sound Blaster X-Fi MB ...
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...second drive. The RAID 5 configuration is required for this setup. With the RAID 10 configuration you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the total capacity over 2TB can only be set as a data...applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in parallel, interleaved stacks. 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 ...
...second drive. The RAID 5 configuration is required for this setup. With the RAID 10 configuration you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the total capacity over 2TB can only be set as a data...applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in parallel, interleaved stacks. 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 ...
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... to the Make Disk menu, and then click AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit xxxx Driver to section 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive. 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 1. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-43 Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 4. Place the motherboard support...
... to the Make Disk menu, and then click AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit xxxx Driver to section 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive. 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 1. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-43 Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 4. Place the motherboard support...
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...installation. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to the USB flash drive. 4-44 Chapter 4: Software support Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, �y�o�u��h�a�v...optical dirve to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set them to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive. 3. To install the...
...installation. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to the USB flash drive. 4-44 Chapter 4: Software support Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, �y�o�u��h�a�v...optical dirve to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set them to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive. 3. To install the...
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Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. or 3. Click Details tab. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-45 Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from the pop-up window. From the Universal ...
Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. or 3. Click Details tab. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-45 Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from the pop-up window. From the Universal ...
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...-GPU graphics card that are ATI® certified. • Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program. 3.... > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to your system. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers 1. ROG Crosshair V Formula 5-1 Follow the installation procedures in this section. 5.1.1 Requirements • You should have to uninstall all ...
...-GPU graphics card that are ATI® certified. • Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program. 3.... > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to your system. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers 1. ROG Crosshair V Formula 5-1 Follow the installation procedures in this section. 5.1.1 Requirements • You should have to uninstall all ...
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... in Windows environment. The Catalyst Control Center Setup Assistant appears when the system detects the existance of multigraphics cards. ROG Crosshair V Formula 5-3 Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your graphics... cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center in the Windows notification area and select Cayalist ...
... in Windows environment. The Catalyst Control Center Setup Assistant appears when the system detects the existance of multigraphics cards. ROG Crosshair V Formula 5-3 Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your graphics... cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center in the Windows notification area and select Cayalist ...
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...and supported 3D application list. 5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards The following pictures are for multi-graphics card installation. 3. ROG Crosshair V Formula 5-5 The graphics cards and the motherboard layout may vary with models, but the installation steps remain the same. 1. Insert the ...two graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots. Prepare two SLI-ready graphics cards. 2. If your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. 5.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link ...
...and supported 3D application list. 5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards The following pictures are for multi-graphics card installation. 3. ROG Crosshair V Formula 5-5 The graphics cards and the motherboard layout may vary with models, but the installation steps remain the same. 1. Insert the ...two graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots. Prepare two SLI-ready graphics cards. 2. If your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. 5.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link ...