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...ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 3-35 3.8.2 ASUS SPD Information 3-35 3.8.3 ASUS O.C. Profile 3-36 3.8.4 GO Button File 3-37 3.9 Exit menu 3-38 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... 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 ...
...ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 3-35 3.8.2 ASUS SPD Information 3-35 3.8.3 ASUS O.C. Profile 3-36 3.8.4 GO Button File 3-37 3.9 Exit menu 3-38 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... 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 ...
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...ThunderBolt Audio 4-31 4.3.11 Sound Blaster X-Fi MB 2 4-35 4.4 RAID configurations 4-38 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-38 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-39 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item 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... 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...
...ThunderBolt Audio 4-31 4.3.11 Sound Blaster X-Fi MB 2 4-35 4.4 RAID configurations 4-38 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-38 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-39 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item 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... 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...
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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) 8 x ... (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) 8 x ... (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
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...card: 1. Replace the system cover. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. ROG Crosshair V Formula 2-11 Failure to the chassis with the slot and press firmly until the card is already installed in a chassis). 3. Align the card connector ...the documentation that the cards do so may cause you may need IRQ assignments. Ensure to the table on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card. 2. When using PCI cards on ...
...card: 1. Replace the system cover. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. ROG Crosshair V Formula 2-11 Failure to the chassis with the slot and press firmly until the card is already installed in a chassis). 3. Align the card connector ...the documentation that the cards do so may cause you may need IRQ assignments. Ensure to the table on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card. 2. When using PCI cards on ...
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... to [Enabled]. [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] Set to [IDE] when you want to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. 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 create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard...
... to [Enabled]. [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] Set to [IDE] when you want to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. 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 create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard...
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When read/write of commands. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG Crosshair V Formula 3-19 The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on PORT1-6 [Disabled] Allows you to set the OnChip SATA Channel item to [Enabled]. [IDE] [...
When read/write of commands. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ROG Crosshair V Formula 3-19 The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on PORT1-6 [Disabled] Allows you to set the OnChip SATA Channel item to [Enabled]. [IDE] [...
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ROG Crosshair V Formula 3-23 ASM1061 Storage OPROM [Enabled] This item appears only when you set the previous item to [Enabled] and allows you want to use the AHCI (... Parallel ATA physical storage devices. [AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you to enable or disable the OptionRom of commands. 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 of the ASM1061...
ROG Crosshair V Formula 3-23 ASM1061 Storage OPROM [Enabled] This item appears only when you set the previous item to [Enabled] and allows you want to use the AHCI (... Parallel ATA physical storage devices. [AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you to enable or disable the OptionRom of commands. 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 of the ASM1061...
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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 Extreme
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 Extreme
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...ASUS website at any time without notice. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to avail all motherboard features. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. ROG Crosshair V Formula... 4-1 The contents of your OS documentation for detailed information. • Ensure that you install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before installing the drivers for updates. 4.2.1 Running ...
...ASUS website at any time without notice. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to avail all motherboard features. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. ROG Crosshair V Formula... 4-1 The contents of your OS documentation for detailed information. • Ensure that you install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before installing the drivers for updates. 4.2.1 Running ...
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... Controller Driver Installs the Asmedia SATA Controller driver. Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek® audio driver and application. The ASUS ROG THUNDERBOLT Audio/LAN Drivers appear only when ROG ThunderBolt has been installed in the system. 4-2 Chapter 4: Software support Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. ASUS ROG THUNDERBOLT LAN Driver Installs the ASUS ROG TunderBolt LAN driver and application. USB 3.0 Driver Installs...
... Controller Driver Installs the Asmedia SATA Controller driver. Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek® audio driver and application. The ASUS ROG THUNDERBOLT Audio/LAN Drivers appear only when ROG ThunderBolt has been installed in the system. 4-2 Chapter 4: Software support Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. ASUS ROG THUNDERBOLT LAN Driver Installs the ASUS ROG TunderBolt LAN driver and application. USB 3.0 Driver Installs...
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Click an item to create the AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit driver disk. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). 4.2.4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. AMD AHCI/RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create an Intel® AHCI/RAID driver disk. 4.2.5 Manual menu The Manuals menu contains a list of the user manual. Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file. 4-4 Chapter 4: Software support
Click an item to create the AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit driver disk. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). 4.2.4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. AMD AHCI/RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create an Intel® AHCI/RAID driver disk. 4.2.5 Manual menu The Manuals menu contains a list of the user manual. Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file. 4-4 Chapter 4: Software support
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The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. The AI Suite II main window appears. ...You can launch AI Suite II right after installation or anytime from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > AI Suite II > AI Suite II v1.xx.xx. The screenshots of the applications in the support DVD have wizards...4: Software support 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. View the online help or readme file that will conveniently guide you...
The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. The AI Suite II main window appears. ...You can launch AI Suite II right after installation or anytime from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > AI Suite II > AI Suite II v1.xx.xx. The screenshots of the applications in the support DVD have wizards...4: Software support 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. View the online help or readme file that will conveniently guide you...
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... that you have successfully installed the LAN driver and have the latest version of the Windows Media Player installed on the desktop. Ensure that simultaneously sends different audio streams to activate this utility online before installing Sound Blaster X-Fi MB 2. Ensure to start activation. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-35 Click Activate to download and...
... that you have successfully installed the LAN driver and have the latest version of the Windows Media Player installed on the desktop. Ensure that simultaneously sends different audio streams to activate this utility online before installing Sound Blaster X-Fi MB 2. Ensure to start activation. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-35 Click Activate to download and...
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..., relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. With the RAID 10 configuration you to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup...SB950 chipset that of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. Use two new drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for details. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 ...
..., relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. With the RAID 10 configuration you to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup...SB950 chipset that of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. Use two new drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for details. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 ...
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...process. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-43 Press during POST to create a RAID driver disk. 7. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver or the ... press to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Start Windows®. 2. To work around this OS limitation, refer to create a RAID driver disk. 5. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click AMD...
...process. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-43 Press during POST to create a RAID driver disk. 7. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver or the ... press to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Start Windows®. 2. To work around this OS limitation, refer to create a RAID driver disk. 5. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click AMD...
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... OK. 4. 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�e��t�o��u�s�e��...;a�n�o��th��e�r computer to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to complete the installation. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you install the optical dirve to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set...
... OK. 4. 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�e��t�o��u�s�e��...;a�n�o��th��e�r computer to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to complete the installation. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you install the optical dirve to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set...
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... select Manage from the pop-up window. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-45 Double-click the file. 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. Select Device Manager. To solve this issue,...
... select Manage from the pop-up window. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. ROG Crosshair V Formula 4-45 Double-click the file. 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. Select Device Manager. To solve this issue,...
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... the minimum power required by your system. For Windows Vista and 7, select Uninstall. 5. ROG Crosshair V Formula 5-1 For Windows 7, go to Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program. 3. Download the latest driver from the AMD website at www.amd.com. • Ensure that your power supply unit (...PSU) can provide at http://game.amd.com for details. • We recommend that your system. Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove....
... the minimum power required by your system. For Windows Vista and 7, select Uninstall. 5. ROG Crosshair V Formula 5-1 For Windows 7, go to Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program. 3. Download the latest driver from the AMD website at www.amd.com. • Ensure that your power supply unit (...PSU) can provide at http://game.amd.com for details. • We recommend that your system. Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove....
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... Catalyst(TM) Control Center. You can also right-click the ATI icon in Windows environment. 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your graphics card package to the Catalyst Control Center Advanced View window. Download the latest...area and select Cayalist Control Center. 2. Click Go to continue to install the device drivers. Ensure that came with your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology. ROG Crosshair V Formula 5-3 Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center 1....
... Catalyst(TM) Control Center. You can also right-click the ATI icon in Windows environment. 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your graphics card package to the Catalyst Control Center Advanced View window. Download the latest...area and select Cayalist Control Center. 2. Click Go to continue to install the device drivers. Ensure that came with your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology. ROG Crosshair V Formula 5-3 Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center 1....
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...this section. 5.2.1 Requirements • In SLI mode, you should have two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are for reference only. ROG Crosshair V Formula 5-5 5.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to...list. 5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards The following pictures are NVIDIA® certified. • Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. If your system. Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum ...
...this section. 5.2.1 Requirements • In SLI mode, you should have two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are for reference only. ROG Crosshair V Formula 5-5 5.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to...list. 5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards The following pictures are NVIDIA® certified. • Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. If your system. Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum ...