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Contents 4.4.1 System Time 4-22 4.4.2 System Date 4-22 4.4.3 Language 4-22 4.4.4 Legacy Diskette A 4-22 4.4.5 Primary IDE Master/Slave 4-23 4.4.6 SATA 1-4 4-25 4.4.7 HDD SMART Monitoring 4-26 4.4.8 Installed Memory 4-26 4.4.9 Usable Memory 4-26 4.4.10 System Information 4-26 4.5 Advanced menu 4-27 4.5.1 AI NET2 4-27 4.5.2 ... Priority 4-40 4.7.2 Removable Drives 4-41 4.7.3 Hard Disk Drives 4-41 4.7.4 CDROM Drives 4-41 4.7.5 Boot Settings Configuration 4-42 4.7.6 Security 4-43 4.8 Tools menu 4-45 4.8.1 ASUS O.C. Profile 4-45 4.8.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4-47 4.9 Exit menu 4-48
Contents 4.4.1 System Time 4-22 4.4.2 System Date 4-22 4.4.3 Language 4-22 4.4.4 Legacy Diskette A 4-22 4.4.5 Primary IDE Master/Slave 4-23 4.4.6 SATA 1-4 4-25 4.4.7 HDD SMART Monitoring 4-26 4.4.8 Installed Memory 4-26 4.4.9 Usable Memory 4-26 4.4.10 System Information 4-26 4.5 Advanced menu 4-27 4.5.1 AI NET2 4-27 4.5.2 ... Priority 4-40 4.7.2 Removable Drives 4-41 4.7.3 Hard Disk Drives 4-41 4.7.4 CDROM Drives 4-41 4.7.5 Boot Settings Configuration 4-42 4.7.6 Security 4-43 4.8 Tools menu 4-45 4.8.1 ASUS O.C. Profile 4-45 4.8.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 4-47 4.9 Exit menu 4-48
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... 5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 5-21 5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 5-27 5.3.6 ASUS AI Gear 2 5-29 5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 5-30 5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan Plus 5-31 5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster 2 5-32 5.3.10 CPU Level Up 5-33 5.4 RAID configurations 5-34 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-34 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 5-35 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-42 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-42 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA...
... 5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 5-21 5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 5-27 5.3.6 ASUS AI Gear 2 5-29 5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 5-30 5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan Plus 5-31 5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster 2 5-32 5.3.10 CPU Level Up 5-33 5.4 RAID configurations 5-34 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-34 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations 5-35 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-42 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-42 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA...
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...;0�+�1�, 5�,�a�n�d��J�B�O�D� (Use SATA 1-4 connectors for IDE mode) Dual Gigabit LAN, both featuring AI NET 2 SupremeFX II Audio Card - R��e�f�e�r��to 5200 MT/s; one at ...65533;s� only. Noise Filter Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF Out ports at back panel) (continued on the next page) Crosshair II Formula specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory VGA Expansion Slots Storage LAN High Definition Audio IEEE 1394 xii AMD® Socket AM2...
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Crosshair II Formula specifications summary USB ASUS ROG Overclocking Features ASUS ROG Special Features Back Panel I/O Ports Internal I/O Connectors 12 x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at midboard, 6 ports at rear) Q-Connector ASUS Q-Fan Plus ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS Q-Shield ASUS MyLogo 3™ Stack Cool 2 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors 1 x HDMI port 1 x VGA port 1 x PS/2 Keyboard (purple) 1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical...
Crosshair II Formula specifications summary USB ASUS ROG Overclocking Features ASUS ROG Special Features Back Panel I/O Ports Internal I/O Connectors 12 x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at midboard, 6 ports at rear) Q-Connector ASUS Q-Fan Plus ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS Q-Shield ASUS MyLogo 3™ Stack Cool 2 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors 1 x HDMI port 1 x VGA port 1 x PS/2 Keyboard (purple) 1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical...
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...high-end sound quality on the headphones while playing multi-channel network games. Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for details. See pages 2-27 and ...the impact on the environment. 1-8 Chapter 1: Product Introduction You can now talk to LAN without any added arbitration or latency. Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with the ASUS vision of data from WAN to your partners on your PC!
...high-end sound quality on the headphones while playing multi-channel network games. Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for details. See pages 2-27 and ...the impact on the environment. 1-8 Chapter 1: Product Introduction You can now talk to LAN without any added arbitration or latency. Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with the ASUS vision of data from WAN to your partners on your PC!
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...drives, you may connect the right-angle side of SATA signal cable to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards. Make sure to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the motherboard support DVD. • You must install the Windows... RSATA_TXP3 GND GND RSATA_RXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND CROSSHAIR II FORMULA ® SATA4 SATA3 GND RSATA_RXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND GND RSATA_RXN6 RSATA_TXP6 GND RSATA_TXN6 RSATA_TXP6 GND SATA6 RESET CROSSHAIR II FORMULA SATA connectors SATA5 S�A�T�A��1�-�...
...drives, you may connect the right-angle side of SATA signal cable to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards. Make sure to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the motherboard support DVD. • You must install the Windows... RSATA_TXP3 GND GND RSATA_RXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND CROSSHAIR II FORMULA ® SATA4 SATA3 GND RSATA_RXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND GND RSATA_RXN6 RSATA_TXP6 GND RSATA_TXN6 RSATA_TXP6 GND SATA6 RESET CROSSHAIR II FORMULA SATA connectors SATA5 S�A�T�A��1�-�...
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...6.98 6.51 6.59 6.6 Power (W) 137.425 167.399 33.460 24.123 79.422 80.398 80.52 SATA-HDD IDE-CDROM IDE-HDD USB Total PSU Quantity 6 1 1 4 Po_max(w) Power 10.45 10 Total Power 62...127 Normal Loading CPU Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Memory 1 GB*4 VGA 8800 Ultra*2 SATA-HDD 4 IDE-CDROM 1 IDE-HDD 0 USB 4 +12V_8Pin +12V_24pin Voltage (V) 12.14 12.21 Current (A) 6.74 8.92... Power (W) 81.824 108.913 SATA-HDD IDE-CDROM Quantity 4 1 Power 10.45 10 Total Power 41.8 10 +5V_24pin 5.225 6.22 32.500 ...
...6.98 6.51 6.59 6.6 Power (W) 137.425 167.399 33.460 24.123 79.422 80.398 80.52 SATA-HDD IDE-CDROM IDE-HDD USB Total PSU Quantity 6 1 1 4 Po_max(w) Power 10.45 10 Total Power 62...127 Normal Loading CPU Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Memory 1 GB*4 VGA 8800 Ultra*2 SATA-HDD 4 IDE-CDROM 1 IDE-HDD 0 USB 4 +12V_8Pin +12V_24pin Voltage (V) 12.14 12.21 Current (A) 6.74 8.92... Power (W) 81.824 108.913 SATA-HDD IDE-CDROM Quantity 4 1 Power 10.45 10 Total Power 41.8 10 +5V_24pin 5.225 6.22 32.500 ...
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Connect the cable of Gamers on . CROSSHAIR II FORMULA ® RESET CROSSHAIR II FORMULA ROG connector ASUS Crosshair II Formula 2-37 Light Loading CPU Memory VGA SATA-HDD IDE-CDROM IDE-HDD USB Sempron 1100+ 1 GB*2 8800 Ultra*1 2 1 0 4 +12V_8Pin +12V_24pin +5V_24pin +3V_24pin +12V_VGA1 +12V_VGA2 +12V_VGA3 Voltage (V) 12.19....524 79.04 0 0 SATA-HDD IDE-CDROM IDE-HDD USB Total PSU Quantity 2 1 0 4 Po_max(w) Power 10.45 10 Total Power 20.9 10 12.68 2.5 0 10 271.425 11. ROG connector (2-pin ROG) This connector is for the box labeled as Republic of the box to this ...
Connect the cable of Gamers on . CROSSHAIR II FORMULA ® RESET CROSSHAIR II FORMULA ROG connector ASUS Crosshair II Formula 2-37 Light Loading CPU Memory VGA SATA-HDD IDE-CDROM IDE-HDD USB Sempron 1100+ 1 GB*2 8800 Ultra*1 2 1 0 4 +12V_8Pin +12V_24pin +5V_24pin +3V_24pin +12V_VGA1 +12V_VGA2 +12V_VGA3 Voltage (V) 12.19....524 79.04 0 0 SATA-HDD IDE-CDROM IDE-HDD USB Total PSU Quantity 2 1 0 4 Po_max(w) Power 10.45 10 Total Power 20.9 10 12.68 2.5 0 10 271.425 11. ROG connector (2-pin ROG) This connector is for the box labeled as Republic of the box to this ...
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... what you see on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. • The BIOS setup screens shown in .] Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 HDD SMART Monitoring [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [Disabled] Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the internal time. 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen ...and loading default settings To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS information. 4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
... what you see on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. • The BIOS setup screens shown in .] Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 HDD SMART Monitoring [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [None] [Disabled] Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the internal time. 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen ...and loading default settings To select an item on the menu bar, press the right or left arrow key on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS information. 4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
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... : 36 System Date Thu, Feb 21 2008 Language [English] Legacy Diskette A: Legacy Diskette A: Primary IDE Master [None] Primary IDE Slave D isabled [None] ..... [ ] SATA 1 720K , 3.[5Noinne SATA 2 1.44M, 3.[5Noinne SATA 3 [None] SATA 4 [None] HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the internal time. Installed Memory 1024MB Usable Memory ↑↓ :Move102E3NMTBER:Accept...
... : 36 System Date Thu, Feb 21 2008 Language [English] Legacy Diskette A: Legacy Diskette A: Primary IDE Master [None] Primary IDE Slave D isabled [None] ..... [ ] SATA 1 720K , 3.[5Noinne SATA 2 1.44M, 3.[5Noinne SATA 3 [None] SATA 4 [None] HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the internal time. Installed Memory 1024MB Usable Memory ↑↓ :Move102E3NMTBER:Accept...
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... : 30 : 36 System Date Thu, Feb 21 2008 Language [English] Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help Legacy Diskette A: Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 HDD SMART Monitoring [1.44M, 3.5 in .] 4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Installed Memory Usable Memory 256MB 191MB System Information F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item...
... : 30 : 36 System Date Thu, Feb 21 2008 Language [English] Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help Legacy Diskette A: Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SATA 1 SATA 2 SATA 3 SATA 4 HDD SMART Monitoring [1.44M, 3.5 in .] 4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Installed Memory Usable Memory 256MB 191MB System Information F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item...
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...BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Capacity, Cylinder, Head, Landing Zone and Sector). Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main SATA 1 Select Menu Extended IDE Drive Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Landing Zone Sector [Auto] [Auto] 0 MB 0 0 0 0 Item...Sets the sector addressing mode. Capacity Displays the auto-detected hard disk capacity. Head Shows the number of Serial ATA devices. ASUS Crosshair II Formula 4-25 4.4.6 SATA 1-4 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of the hard disk read/write heads. Select a device item ...
...BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Capacity, Cylinder, Head, Landing Zone and Sector). Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main SATA 1 Select Menu Extended IDE Drive Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Landing Zone Sector [Auto] [Auto] 0 MB 0 0 0 0 Item...Sets the sector addressing mode. Capacity Displays the auto-detected hard disk capacity. Head Shows the number of Serial ATA devices. ASUS Crosshair II Formula 4-25 4.4.6 SATA 1-4 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of the hard disk read/write heads. Select a device item ...
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... of commands. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.5.6 MCP Storage Config This sub-menu allows you to enable or disable the SATA controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onchip IDE .... Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA Controller [Enabled] Allows you to edit. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] Allows you to edit. Select an item then press to enable or disable the IDE DMA transfer access. ASUS Crosshair II Formula 4-31
... of commands. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.5.6 MCP Storage Config This sub-menu allows you to enable or disable the SATA controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE DMA transfer access [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the onchip IDE .... Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA Controller [Enabled] Allows you to edit. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] IDE Prefetch Mode [Enabled] Allows you to edit. Select an item then press to enable or disable the IDE DMA transfer access. ASUS Crosshair II Formula 4-31
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...item is set this item to [RAID]. If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Republic of Gamers on the heatpipe assembly lights up when the system is on /off the onboard Voltiminder LED. Configuration options: [ON] [OFF] LCD Poster ... sure to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the bundled support DVD before connecting devices to [AHCI]. If you to turn on . Use SATA 1-4 connectors for IDE mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup If you to enable or disable the LCD Poster. Configuration options: ...
...item is set this item to [RAID]. If you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Republic of Gamers on the heatpipe assembly lights up when the system is on /off the onboard Voltiminder LED. Configuration options: [ON] [OFF] LCD Poster ... sure to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the bundled support DVD before connecting devices to [AHCI]. If you to turn on . Use SATA 1-4 connectors for IDE mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup If you to enable or disable the LCD Poster. Configuration options: ...
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... the system. 4.7.3 Hard Disk Drives Main Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Hard Disk Drives Exit Select Menu 1. SATA 2: XXXXXXXXX Item Specific Help Use or to select a device, then press to move it up, or to the system. Press to exit ... you to assign hard disk drives attached to exit this menu. 1. SATA 1: XXXXXXXXX Item Specific Help Use or to select a device, then press to move it up , or to move it down the list. ASUS Crosshair II Formula 4-41 Floppy Disks Item Specific Help Use or to select a device,...
... the system. 4.7.3 Hard Disk Drives Main Phoenix-AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Hard Disk Drives Exit Select Menu 1. SATA 2: XXXXXXXXX Item Specific Help Use or to select a device, then press to move it up, or to the system. Press to exit ... you to assign hard disk drives attached to exit this menu. 1. SATA 1: XXXXXXXXX Item Specific Help Use or to select a device, then press to move it up , or to move it down the list. ASUS Crosshair II Formula 4-41 Floppy Disks Item Specific Help Use or to select a device,...
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Click to display the next screen Click to display the previous screen NVIDIA 32/64 bit XP/Vista SATA/RAID/AHCI Driver Allows you to create the NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI™ SATA/RAID/AHCI driver disk. ASUS Crosshair II Formula 5-5 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create a NVIDIA® 32/64 bit XP/Vista™ SATA/RAID/AHCI driver disk.
Click to display the next screen Click to display the previous screen NVIDIA 32/64 bit XP/Vista SATA/RAID/AHCI Driver Allows you to create the NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI™ SATA/RAID/AHCI driver disk. ASUS Crosshair II Formula 5-5 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create a NVIDIA® 32/64 bit XP/Vista™ SATA/RAID/AHCI driver disk.
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... the drive bays. 2. Go to [RAID]. Set the SATA Operation Mode item to Advanced > MCP Storage Config. 3. ASUS Crosshair II Formula 5-35 Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Boot the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to the RAID controllers user manual in the motherboard support DVD for six independent Serial ATA channels. See...
... the drive bays. 2. Go to [RAID]. Set the SATA Operation Mode item to Advanced > MCP Storage Config. 3. ASUS Crosshair II Formula 5-35 Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Boot the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to the RAID controllers user manual in the motherboard support DVD for six independent Serial ATA channels. See...
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...optical drive." 7. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive. 3. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. Start Windows®. 2. Go to the Make Disk menu, then...65533;V�ID��IA�® 32/64 bit XP/Vista™ SATA RAID �d�r�iv��e�r�d��is included in Windows®: 1. Place the motherboard support DVD into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 5. To install the RAID ...
...optical drive." 7. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the floppy disk drive. 3. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. Start Windows®. 2. Go to the Make Disk menu, then...65533;V�ID��IA�® 32/64 bit XP/Vista™ SATA RAID �d�r�iv��e�r�d��is included in Windows®: 1. Place the motherboard support DVD into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 5. To install the RAID ...