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... 3.10 Updating BIOS 3-39 3.10.1 ASUS Update utility 3-40 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 3-43 3.10.3 ASUS BIOS 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...
... 3.10 Updating BIOS 3-39 3.10.1 ASUS Update utility 3-40 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 3-43 3.10.3 ASUS BIOS 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...
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... in BIOS 4-39 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-40 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-43 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-43 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-43 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation 4-44 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4-45 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology...
... in BIOS 4-39 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-40 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-43 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-43 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-43 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation 4-44 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4-45 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology...
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... AMD® SB950 RAID controllers. In AHCI mode, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you are using Windows® XP SP2 or later versions. • When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Port1...;n�n�e�c�t�o�r�s�(�7�-�p�in the motherboard support DVD. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. See section 3.5.3 Storage Configuration for Serial ATA hard...
... AMD® SB950 RAID controllers. In AHCI mode, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you are using Windows® XP SP2 or later versions. • When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Port1...;n�n�e�c�t�o�r�s�(�7�-�p�in the motherboard support DVD. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. See section 3.5.3 Storage Configuration for Serial ATA hard...
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Connect the USB module cables to these connectors, then install the modules to 480 Mbps connection speed. This USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to slots opening at the back of the system chassis. ROG Crosshair V Formula 2-21 2. Asmedia® Serial ATA 6Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_E1) These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6Gb/s hard disk drives and optical disc drives via Serial ATA 6Gb/s signal cables. 3. USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB910 and USB1112) These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports.
Connect the USB module cables to these connectors, then install the modules to 480 Mbps connection speed. This USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to slots opening at the back of the system chassis. ROG Crosshair V Formula 2-21 2. Asmedia® Serial ATA 6Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_E1) These connectors connect to Serial ATA 6Gb/s hard disk drives and optical disc drives via Serial ATA 6Gb/s signal cables. 3. USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB910 and USB1112) These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports.
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...workloads by allowing the drive to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. The SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. Set to [RAID] when you want the SATA... hard disk drives to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. Onchip SATA Channel [Enabled] Configuration ...
...workloads by allowing the drive to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. The SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. Set to [RAID] when you want the SATA... hard disk drives to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. Onchip SATA Channel [Enabled] Configuration ...
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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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Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Click an item 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 open the folder of supplementary user manuals. 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 the AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit driver disk.
Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Click an item 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 open the folder of supplementary user manuals. 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 the AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit driver disk.
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... configuration you get all applications to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. A RAID array over 2TB cannot be set , you to a hard disk drive included in parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as it contains a complete copy ... having to be set as a data disk only. • If you are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. 4-38 Chapter 4: Software support RAID 10 is available only if you want to install a Windows® operating system to configure ...
... configuration you get all applications to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. A RAID array over 2TB cannot be set , you to a hard disk drive included in parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as it contains a complete copy ... having to be set as a data disk only. • If you are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. 4-38 Chapter 4: Software support RAID 10 is available only if you want to install a Windows® operating system to configure ...
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... RAID mode. When setting the SATA Port1-Port4 item to [RAID]. 4. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. See section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for a RAID configuration: 1. Refer to the power connector on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-39 To do this: 1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Save...
... RAID mode. When setting the SATA Port1-Port4 item to [RAID]. 4. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. See section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for a RAID configuration: 1. Refer to the power connector on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-39 To do this: 1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Save...
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... have to use either a USB flash drive with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in Windows®: 1. Boot your computer. 2. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-43 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver or the support DVD. • The motherboard does not...
... have to use either a USB flash drive with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in Windows®: 1. Boot your computer. 2. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-43 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver or the support DVD. • The motherboard does not...
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... 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to [IDE] mode. 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation If you use a SATA optical drive to run the OS installation disk, we strongly recommend that you install the optical dirve to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set them to ...complete the installation. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, �y�o�u�...
... 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to [IDE] mode. 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation If you use a SATA optical drive to run the OS installation disk, we strongly recommend that you install the optical dirve to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set them to ...complete the installation. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, �y�o�u�...
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...ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-45 Click Details tab. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from a floppy disk during the OS installation. Double-click the file. Select Device Manager. 4.5.4 Using a USB... floppy disk drive Due to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID...
...ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-45 Click Details tab. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from a floppy disk during the OS installation. Double-click the file. Select Device Manager. 4.5.4 Using a USB... floppy disk drive Due to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID...