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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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... necessary hardware settings for the card. 2. Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that you may cause you removed earlier. 6. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that the cards do so may need IRQ...
... necessary hardware settings for the card. 2. Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that you may cause you removed earlier. 6. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that the cards do so may need IRQ...
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... SATA devices. 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 use the Serial ATA hard disk drives...
... SATA devices. 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 use the Serial ATA hard disk drives...
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Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG Crosshair V Formula 3-19 When read/write of commands. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA Hot Plug on PORT1-6 [Disabled] Allows you to set the SATA configuration. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive...
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG Crosshair V Formula 3-19 When read/write of commands. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA Hot Plug on PORT1-6 [Disabled] Allows you to set the SATA configuration. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive...
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... ATA physical storage devices. [AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). 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. ... [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the Asmedia USB 3.0 Controller. [Disabled] Disables the controller. 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 internally optimize the order ...
... ATA physical storage devices. [AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). 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. ... [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the Asmedia USB 3.0 Controller. [Disabled] Disables the controller. 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 internally optimize the order ...
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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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...support DVD Place the support DVD to avail all motherboard features. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in this chapter for better compatibility and... system stability. 4.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to the optical drive. 4.1 Installing an operating system This...OS version and corresponding updates to run the DVD. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-1
...support DVD Place the support DVD to avail all motherboard features. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in this chapter for better compatibility and... system stability. 4.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to the optical drive. 4.1 Installing an operating system This...OS version and corresponding updates to run the DVD. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-1
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... configuration utility. Asmedia SATA Controller Driver Installs the Asmedia SATA Controller driver. ASUS ROG THUNDERBOLT Audio Driver Installs the ASUS ROG ThunderBolt audio driver and application. AMD Chipset Driver Installs the AMD® chipset driver. ASUS ROG THUNDERBOLT LAN Driver Installs the ASUS ROG ThunderBolt LAN driver and application. 4.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices...
... configuration utility. Asmedia SATA Controller Driver Installs the Asmedia SATA Controller driver. ASUS ROG THUNDERBOLT Audio Driver Installs the ASUS ROG ThunderBolt audio driver and application. AMD Chipset Driver Installs the AMD® chipset driver. ASUS ROG THUNDERBOLT LAN Driver Installs the ASUS ROG ThunderBolt LAN driver and application. 4.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices...
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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. Click an item to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF).
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...each button to select and launch a desired utility, to monitor or update the system, to display the system information and to launch several ASUS utilities easily. The AI Suite II main window appears. Click the icon to complete installation. The actual screenshots vary with the software application ... To install AI Suite II on your computer has an enabled Autorun feature. 2. Place the support DVD to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. After launching the application, the AI Suite II icon appears in this user manual are for more ...
...each button to select and launch a desired utility, to monitor or update the system, to display the system information and to launch several ASUS utilities easily. The AI Suite II main window appears. Click the icon to complete installation. The actual screenshots vary with the software application ... To install AI Suite II on your computer has an enabled Autorun feature. 2. Place the support DVD to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. After launching the application, the AI Suite II icon appears in this user manual are for more ...
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... Blaster X-Fi MB 2. Ensure that you have connected to download and install the latest Windows Media Player before first use. 1. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-35 Ensure to the Internet. 2. The onboard 8-channel HD audio (High Definition Audio, previously code-named Azalia) CODEC enables high.../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. Click Activate to different destinations. This installation...
... Blaster X-Fi MB 2. Ensure that you have connected to download and install the latest Windows Media Player before first use. 1. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-35 Ensure to the Internet. 2. The onboard 8-channel HD audio (High Definition Audio, previously code-named Azalia) CODEC enables high.../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. Click Activate to different destinations. This installation...
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... RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the total capacity over 2TB can only be set , you to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate...RAID 5 configuration is required for details. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. • You must be calculated...
... RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the total capacity over 2TB can only be set , you to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate...RAID 5 configuration is required for details. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. • You must be calculated...
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... process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. Insert the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive. 5. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-43 Place the motherboard support DVD... into the optical drive. 4. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit xxxx Driver to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. You have to avoid ...
... process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. Insert the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive. 5. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-43 Place the motherboard support DVD... into the optical drive. 4. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit xxxx Driver to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. You have to avoid ...
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... the corresponding OS version. 4. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, �y�o�u��h�a�v�e��t�o��u�s�e�... OS installation disk, we strongly recommend that you install the optical dirve to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set them to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Click the name of the device you've inserted, go to [IDE] mode. Follow...
... the corresponding OS version. 4. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, �y�o�u��h�a�v�e��t�o��u�s�e�... OS installation disk, we strongly recommend that you install the optical dirve to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set them to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Click the name of the device you've inserted, go to [IDE] mode. Follow...
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... disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-45 Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing... the RAID driver. 2. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. To solve ...
... disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-45 Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing... the RAID driver. 2. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. To solve ...
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... the ATI CrossFireX technology. Select your computer. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers 1. For Windows 7, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features. For Windows Vista and 7, select Uninstall. 5. ROG Crosshair V Formula 5-1 For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs...
... the ATI CrossFireX technology. Select your computer. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers 1. For Windows 7, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features. For Windows Vista and 7, select Uninstall. 5. ROG Crosshair V Formula 5-1 For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs...
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.... ROG Crosshair V Formula 5-3 Ensure that came with your graphics card package to the Catalyst Control Center Advanced View window. Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. Click Go to continue to install the device drivers. 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 Control...
.... ROG Crosshair V Formula 5-3 Ensure that came with your graphics card package to the Catalyst Control Center Advanced View window. Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. Click Go to continue to install the device drivers. 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 Control...
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...you should have two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certified. • Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. Prepare two SLI-ready graphics cards. 2. If your system. • We recommend that you...(http://www.nzone.com) for reference only. Insert the two graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at ... may vary with models, but the installation steps remain the same. 1. ROG Crosshair V Formula 5-5
...you should have two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certified. • Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. Prepare two SLI-ready graphics cards. 2. If your system. • We recommend that you...(http://www.nzone.com) for reference only. Insert the two graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at ... may vary with models, but the installation steps remain the same. 1. ROG Crosshair V Formula 5-5