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... memory (clear all extended memory to all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM..... Early ISA PnP initialization -Assign CSN to CMOS setup. Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code. (Optional Feature) Show message for 0-640K memory address. 2. Initialize floppy controller 2. Detect serial ports & parallel ports. Program CPU internal MTRR (P6 & PII) for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD (optional) 1. Measure CPU speed. 5. Initialize EISA slot 1. Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO switch. not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility. Set up floppy...
... memory (clear all extended memory to all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM..... Early ISA PnP initialization -Assign CSN to CMOS setup. Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code. (Optional Feature) Show message for 0-640K memory address. 2. Initialize floppy controller 2. Detect serial ports & parallel ports. Program CPU internal MTRR (P6 & PII) for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD (optional) 1. Measure CPU speed. 5. Initialize EISA slot 1. Initialize Init_Onbaord_AUDIO switch. not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility. Set up floppy...
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... DVD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 5.2.4 Make Disk menu 5-5 5.2.5 Manuals menu 5-6 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information 5-6 5.2.7 Other information 5-7 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo3 5-9 5.3.2 SoundMAX ADI1988 5-11 5.3.3 Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology 5-16 5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 5-18 5.4 RAID configurations 5-24 5.4.1 NVIDIA® MediaShield RAID configurations 5-25 5.4.2 Silicon Image RAID configurations 5-32 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-40 Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 6.2 Dual graphics card...
... DVD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 5.2.4 Make Disk menu 5-5 5.2.5 Manuals menu 5-6 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information 5-6 5.2.7 Other information 5-7 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo3 5-9 5.3.2 SoundMAX ADI1988 5-11 5.3.3 Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology 5-16 5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 5-18 5.4 RAID configurations 5-24 5.4.1 NVIDIA® MediaShield RAID configurations 5-25 5.4.2 Silicon Image RAID configurations 5-32 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-40 Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 6.2 Dual graphics card...
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... higher bandwidth requirements of up to 10 USB 2.0 ports. 64-bit CPU support The motherboard supports 64-bit computing, which is the next generation technology to replace the current 32-bit architecture. See page 2-6for details. See page 2-6 for details. The NVIDIA® nForce 590-SLI chipset also supports six (6) Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s devices, dual PCI Express™ x16 slots at full x16, x16 mode, and up to boost system performance...
... higher bandwidth requirements of up to 10 USB 2.0 ports. 64-bit CPU support The motherboard supports 64-bit computing, which is the next generation technology to replace the current 32-bit architecture. See page 2-6for details. See page 2-6 for details. The NVIDIA® nForce 590-SLI chipset also supports six (6) Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s devices, dual PCI Express™ x16 slots at full x16, x16 mode, and up to boost system performance...
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... Power Management (PM) Implementation Algorithm. See pages 2-23 and 2-27 for up the PCI bus. See page 2-20 for details. PCI Express™ interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I /O provide smart setup, hot-plug and support for details. See pages 2-23 and 5‑31 for details. The NVIDIA® NF590-SLI chipset allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD configuration for six SATA 3.0 Gb/s. This high speed interface is the SATA...
... Power Management (PM) Implementation Algorithm. See pages 2-23 and 2-27 for up the PCI bus. See page 2-20 for details. PCI Express™ interface The motherboard fully supports PCI Express, the latest I /O provide smart setup, hot-plug and support for details. See pages 2-23 and 5‑31 for details. The NVIDIA® NF590-SLI chipset allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD configuration for six SATA 3.0 Gb/s. This high speed interface is the SATA...
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.... Four additional settings are available for overclocking. ASUS Two-slot thermal design The motherboard is a technology that auto‑detects the CPU loading and dynamically overclocks the CPU speed only when needed. ASUS has devoted special efforts to the CPU and power supply module. It allows the motherboard to automatically adjust the PCI Express graphics link mode to lower overall system temperature, resulting in the most notably in the following areas: CPU, power, VGA, Northbridge...
.... Four additional settings are available for overclocking. ASUS Two-slot thermal design The motherboard is a technology that auto‑detects the CPU loading and dynamically overclocks the CPU speed only when needed. ASUS has devoted special efforts to the CPU and power supply module. It allows the motherboard to automatically adjust the PCI Express graphics link mode to lower overall system temperature, resulting in the most notably in the following areas: CPU, power, VGA, Northbridge...
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... you to connect cables and devices without a flashlight. Extreme Tweaker This feature allows you to the Marvell® LAN (RJ-45) port. Onboard LEDs This motherboard features onboard LEDs located near connector labels, allowing you can easily identify connector locations to provide sufficient airflow over the CPU power modules and chipset area when water-cooling or passive-cooling is a BIOS-based diagnostic tool that other debug cards show. During...
... you to connect cables and devices without a flashlight. Extreme Tweaker This feature allows you to the Marvell® LAN (RJ-45) port. Onboard LEDs This motherboard features onboard LEDs located near connector labels, allowing you can easily identify connector locations to provide sufficient airflow over the CPU power modules and chipset area when water-cooling or passive-cooling is a BIOS-based diagnostic tool that other debug cards show. During...
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Failure to use . 4. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. Keep the screw for later use . See Chapter 4 for the expansion card. Assign an IRQ to install expansion cards. When using PCI cards on BIOS setup. 2. The following sub‑sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that the cards do so may need...
Failure to use . 4. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. Keep the screw for later use . See Chapter 4 for the expansion card. Assign an IRQ to install expansion cards. When using PCI cards on BIOS setup. 2. The following sub‑sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that the cards do so may need...
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...ASUS Crosshair 2-27 IEEE 1394a port. This 6-pin IEEE 1394a port provides high-speed connectivity for a PS/2 keyboard. This port connects an external audio output device via an optical S/PDIF cable. 17. Onboard LED switch. This motherboard features onboard LEDs that you have connected the Serial ATA signal cable and installed Serial ATA hard disk drives; PS/2 keyboard port (purple). Optical S/PDIF Out port. See section "4.4.6 Onboard Devices Configuration" for you to [RAID Mode]. This port is configured. 14. • Before creating a RAID set using Serial ATA hard disks...
...ASUS Crosshair 2-27 IEEE 1394a port. This 6-pin IEEE 1394a port provides high-speed connectivity for a PS/2 keyboard. This port connects an external audio output device via an optical S/PDIF cable. 17. Onboard LED switch. This motherboard features onboard LEDs that you have connected the Serial ATA signal cable and installed Serial ATA hard disk drives; PS/2 keyboard port (purple). Optical S/PDIF Out port. See section "4.4.6 Onboard Devices Configuration" for you to [RAID Mode]. This port is configured. 14. • Before creating a RAID set using Serial ATA hard disks...
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... using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support DVD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.) Refer to restore the BIOS in the future. The Drivers menu appears. 2. See page 5-3 for details on these utilities. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a floppy disk or a USB flash disk.) 3. Award BIOS Flash Utility (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment.) 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network...
... using a bootable floppy disk or the motherboard support DVD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.) Refer to restore the BIOS in the future. The Drivers menu appears. 2. See page 5-3 for details on these utilities. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a floppy disk or a USB flash disk.) 3. Award BIOS Flash Utility (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment.) 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS in Windows® environment. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network...
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... system. Standard Loads the standard settings for stability when overclocking. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit LinkBoost AI Tuning x Overclock Options x N.O.S Mode x N.O.S Sensitivity x N.O.S Overclock x Overclocking x Over Voltage DRAM Configuration SLI-Ready Memory x SLI-Ready Memory CPUOC AMD Live! AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Function NVIDIA GPU Ex [Enabled] [Auto] Disabled Auto Normal 3% [Disabled] CPUOC 0% [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to achieve desired CPU internal frequency.
... system. Standard Loads the standard settings for stability when overclocking. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit LinkBoost AI Tuning x Overclock Options x N.O.S Mode x N.O.S Sensitivity x N.O.S Overclock x Overclocking x Over Voltage DRAM Configuration SLI-Ready Memory x SLI-Ready Memory CPUOC AMD Live! AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Function NVIDIA GPU Ex [Enabled] [Auto] Disabled Auto Normal 3% [Disabled] CPUOC 0% [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to achieve desired CPU internal frequency.
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...legacy ISA devices. Configuration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved] 4.5.4 Onboard Device Configuration Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Onboard Device Configuration IDE Function Setup Serial-ATA Configuration USB Configuration Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled] Onboard 1st nVidia LAN [Enabled] Onboard 2nd nVidia LAN [Enabled] Onboard nVidia Lan Boot ROM [Disabled] Primary Display Adapter [PCIEX16_1] HD Audio [Auto] Front Panel Support Type A� C9� 7] Silicon SATAII Controller [SATA Mode] Internal Connector LED [Disabled] LCD Poster Back Light...
...legacy ISA devices. Configuration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved] 4.5.4 Onboard Device Configuration Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Onboard Device Configuration IDE Function Setup Serial-ATA Configuration USB Configuration Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled] Onboard 1st nVidia LAN [Enabled] Onboard 2nd nVidia LAN [Enabled] Onboard nVidia Lan Boot ROM [Disabled] Primary Display Adapter [PCIEX16_1] HD Audio [Auto] Front Panel Support Type A� C9� 7] Silicon SATAII Controller [SATA Mode] Internal Connector LED [Disabled] LCD Poster Back Light...
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... and Power Interface (ACPI) state to be used for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and the Advanced Power Management (APM). When set to select overclock profile. 4.6 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for system suspend. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS Crosshair 4-35 Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit ACPI Suspend Type ACPI APIC support APM Configuration Hardware Monitor [S1&S3] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to Enabled, the ACPI APIC...
... and Power Interface (ACPI) state to be used for the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) and the Advanced Power Management (APM). When set to select overclock profile. 4.6 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for system suspend. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS Crosshair 4-35 Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit ACPI Suspend Type ACPI APIC support APM Configuration Hardware Monitor [S1&S3] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to Enabled, the ACPI APIC...
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...boot options. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Boot Device Priority Removable Drives Hard Disk Drives Boot Settings Configuration Security Select Menu Item Specific Help Select Boot Device Priority F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select Sub-menu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit 4.7.1 Boot Device Priority Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot...
...boot options. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in the system. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Boot Device Priority Removable Drives Hard Disk Drives Boot Settings Configuration Security Select Menu Item Specific Help Select Boot Device Priority F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select Sub-menu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit 4.7.1 Boot Device Priority Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot...
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... [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the alarm for special functions. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit ASUS Music Alarm ASUS O.C. F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit ASUS Music Alarm [Disabled] Allows you to display the sub-menu. 4.8 Tools menu The Tools menu items allow you to configure options...
... [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the alarm for special functions. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit ASUS Music Alarm ASUS O.C. F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit ASUS Music Alarm [Disabled] Allows you to display the sub-menu. 4.8 Tools menu The Tools menu items allow you to configure options...
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... Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit Pressing does not immediately exit this option, a confirmation appears. Select YES to load default values. Press to save changes and exit. Load Setup Default This option allows you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools...
... Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit Pressing does not immediately exit this option, a confirmation appears. Select YES to load default values. Press to save changes and exit. Load Setup Default This option allows you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools...
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... SLI chipset. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. Silicon Image SATA Driver Installs the Silicon Image® Serial ATA RAID driver. AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ technology driver. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. SoundMAX ADI1988 Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX® ADI1988 audio driver and application. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. 5- Chapter 5: Software support ASUS InstAll-Drivers Installation Wizard Installs all of the drivers...
... SLI chipset. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. Silicon Image SATA Driver Installs the Silicon Image® Serial ATA RAID driver. AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ technology driver. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. SoundMAX ADI1988 Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX® ADI1988 audio driver and application. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. 5- Chapter 5: Software support ASUS InstAll-Drivers Installation Wizard Installs all of the drivers...
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... user manual in the motherboard support DVD for details. 5.4.1 NVIDIA® RAID configurations The motherboard includes a high performance SATA RAID controller integrated in the NVIDIA® nForce™ 590-SLI southbridge chipset. Enable the RAID Enabled item in a RAID set the BIOS RAID items: 1. Save your NVRAID settings after the CMOS is cleared; To install the SATA hard disks for six independent Serial ATA channels. Setting the BIOS RAID items After installing the hard disk drives, make sure to the power connector on each drive. ASUS Crosshair 5-25 Connect the SATA...
... user manual in the motherboard support DVD for details. 5.4.1 NVIDIA® RAID configurations The motherboard includes a high performance SATA RAID controller integrated in the NVIDIA® nForce™ 590-SLI southbridge chipset. Enable the RAID Enabled item in a RAID set the BIOS RAID items: 1. Save your NVRAID settings after the CMOS is cleared; To install the SATA hard disks for six independent Serial ATA channels. Setting the BIOS RAID items After installing the hard disk drives, make sure to the power connector on each drive. ASUS Crosshair 5-25 Connect the SATA...
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... on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. Place the motherboard support DVD into the floppy disk drive. 3. Write-protect the floppy disk to chipset limitation, the Serial ATA ports supported by the NVIDIA chipset doesn't support Serial Optical Disk Drives (Serial ODD) under DOS. Due to avoid computer virus infection. To install the RAID driver: 1. From the Make Disk menu, select the RAID driver disk you to press the F6 key to locate the driver disk utility. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to floppy disk drive. 5. Insert floppy disk to...
... on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. Place the motherboard support DVD into the floppy disk drive. 3. Write-protect the floppy disk to chipset limitation, the Serial ATA ports supported by the NVIDIA chipset doesn't support Serial Optical Disk Drives (Serial ODD) under DOS. Due to avoid computer virus infection. To install the RAID driver: 1. From the Make Disk menu, select the RAID driver disk you to press the F6 key to locate the driver disk utility. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to floppy disk drive. 5. Insert floppy disk to...
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... that came with your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. com). 6.2.3 Enabling the multi-GPU feature in the NVIDIA nView properties. NVIDIA Settings icon 3. Click Properties to install the device drivers. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia. ASUS Crosshair 6- Click the NVIDIA Settings icon on your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the Multi‑Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in Windows® After installing your Windows taskbar. 2.
... that came with your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. com). 6.2.3 Enabling the multi-GPU feature in the NVIDIA nView properties. NVIDIA Settings icon 3. Click Properties to install the device drivers. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia. ASUS Crosshair 6- Click the NVIDIA Settings icon on your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the Multi‑Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) feature in Windows® After installing your Windows taskbar. 2.
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... cache for Pentium class CPU. 3. Initialize USB Test all memory (clear all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM..... Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch. 2. Program MTRR of processors (multi-processor platform) 1. Initialize PS/2 Mouse Prepare memory size information for function call: INT 15h ax=E820h Turn on screen display, including Award title, CPU type, CPU speed . Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable range. 3. Invoke video BIOS. 1. Initialize EISA slot 1. On MP platform...
... cache for Pentium class CPU. 3. Initialize USB Test all memory (clear all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP, CDROM..... Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch. 2. Program MTRR of processors (multi-processor platform) 1. Initialize PS/2 Mouse Prepare memory size information for function call: INT 15h ax=E820h Turn on screen display, including Award title, CPU type, CPU speed . Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable range. 3. Invoke video BIOS. 1. Initialize EISA slot 1. On MP platform...