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4.4 RAID configurations 4-13 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-13 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-14 4.4.3 AMD® RAID configurations 4-14 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-20 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-20 4.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows 4-20 Chapter 5: ATI® CrossFireX™ technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-1 5.1.1 Requirements 5-1 5.1.2 Before you...
4.4 RAID configurations 4-13 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-13 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-14 4.4.3 AMD® RAID configurations 4-14 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-20 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-20 4.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows 4-20 Chapter 5: ATI® CrossFireX™ technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-1 5.1.1 Requirements 5-1 5.1.2 Before you...
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M4A79T Deluxe specifications summary Back panel I/O ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard 1 x PS/2 mouse 2 x S/PDIF Out ports (Coaxial + Optical) 1 x External SATA port 1 x IEEE 1394a port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ... 2 Manageability WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, PXE, Chassis Intrusion Support DVD contents Drivers ASUS Express Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite AMD OverDrive (AOD) Anti-virus Utility (OEM version) Form factor ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice...
M4A79T Deluxe specifications summary Back panel I/O ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard 1 x PS/2 mouse 2 x S/PDIF Out ports (Coaxial + Optical) 1 x External SATA port 1 x IEEE 1394a port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ... 2 Manageability WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, PXE, Chassis Intrusion Support DVD contents Drivers ASUS Express Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite AMD OverDrive (AOD) Anti-virus Utility (OEM version) Form factor ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice...
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... use . When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with the slot and press firmly...the table on the next page for information on the slot. 5. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on BIOS setup. 2. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the ...the card inoperable. Chapter 2 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Assign an IRQ to unplug the power...
... use . When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with the slot and press firmly...the table on the next page for information on the slot. 5. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on BIOS setup. 2. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the ...the card inoperable. Chapter 2 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Assign an IRQ to unplug the power...
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Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. The Drivers menu appears. 2. The ASUS Update main window appears. Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. Select Update BIOS from ...Chapter 3 3-2 Chapter 3: BIOS setup The ASUS Update utility allows you update the BIOS using this utility. From the Windows® desktop, click 2. The ASUS Update utility is copied to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in the optical drive. Place the...
Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. The Drivers menu appears. 2. The ASUS Update main window appears. Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. Select Update BIOS from ...Chapter 3 3-2 Chapter 3: BIOS setup The ASUS Update utility allows you update the BIOS using this utility. From the Windows® desktop, click 2. The ASUS Update utility is copied to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in the optical drive. Place the...
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... SATA hard disk drives to configure your storage devices. Chapter 3 ASUS M4A79T Deluxe 3-11 This makes more efficient use SATA connectors 1-5 and E-SATA connector in AHCI mode under OS. Set to [RAID] when you could use of commands. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to [AHCI], only SATA connectors 1-4 can be detected. Ensure...
... SATA hard disk drives to configure your storage devices. Chapter 3 ASUS M4A79T Deluxe 3-11 This makes more efficient use SATA connectors 1-5 and E-SATA connector in AHCI mode under OS. Set to [RAID] when you could use of commands. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to [AHCI], only SATA connectors 1-4 can be detected. Ensure...
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...] ACPI SRAT Table [Enabled] C1E Support [Disabled] Advanced Clock Caliberation [Disabled] Options This option shoukd remain disabled for the CPU and other system devices. The driver developer may be different due to malfunction. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit...
...] ACPI SRAT Table [Enabled] C1E Support [Disabled] Advanced Clock Caliberation [Disabled] Options This option shoukd remain disabled for the CPU and other system devices. The driver developer may be different due to malfunction. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit...
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... information. • Ensure that you can install to your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Click an icon to display DVD/ motherboard information Click an item to install Chapter 4 If Autorun is enabled in your...asus.com for reference only. Use the setup procedures presented in your computer. 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 updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD into the optical drive. ASUS M4A79T Deluxe...
... information. • Ensure that you can install to your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Click an icon to display DVD/ motherboard information Click an item to install Chapter 4 If Autorun is enabled in your...asus.com for reference only. Use the setup procedures presented in your computer. 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 updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD into the optical drive. ASUS M4A79T Deluxe...
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... in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for Windows XP Configuration options Control settings window Information button Exit button Minimize button Chapter 4 Information button Refer to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support CD/DVD that came with the motherboard package. If the Realtek audio software...
... in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for Windows XP Configuration options Control settings window Information button Exit button Minimize button Chapter 4 Information button Refer to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support CD/DVD that came with the motherboard package. If the Realtek audio software...
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...drives for this setup. Among the advantages of both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. Chapter 4 ASUS M4A79T Deluxe 4-13 Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that ...RAID 5 configuration is required for details. With the RAID 0+1 configuration you install an operating system 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. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes...
...drives for this setup. Among the advantages of both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. Chapter 4 ASUS M4A79T Deluxe 4-13 Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that ...RAID 5 configuration is required for details. With the RAID 0+1 configuration you install an operating system 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. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes...
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...750. 3. party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to create a RAID driver disk. 8. For Windows® Vista™ operating system, use either the motherboard support DVD or a USB device with the RAID driver. 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create... a RAID/SATA driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Insert the support DVD into the floppy...
...750. 3. party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to create a RAID driver disk. 8. For Windows® Vista™ operating system, use either the motherboard support DVD or a USB device with the RAID driver. 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create... a RAID/SATA driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Insert the support DVD into the floppy...
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...drivers. 4. ASUS M4A79T Deluxe 5-1 Close all existing graphics card drivers: 1. For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Chapter 5 Chapter 5 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard... supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. Follow the installation procedures in this section. 5.1.1 ...
...drivers. 4. ASUS M4A79T Deluxe 5-1 Close all existing graphics card drivers: 1. For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Chapter 5 Chapter 5 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard... supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. Follow the installation procedures in this section. 5.1.1 ...
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...by Windows® Vista™ only. 5.3.2 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology. The Catalyst Control Center Setup Assistant appears when the system detects the existance of multi-...also rightclick the ATI icon in Windows environment. Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center 1. ASUS M4A79T Deluxe 5-5 Download the latest driver from the AMD website at www.amd.com. • If you are using a Triple or Quad CrossFireX system, ensure ...
...by Windows® Vista™ only. 5.3.2 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology. The Catalyst Control Center Setup Assistant appears when the system detects the existance of multi-...also rightclick the ATI icon in Windows environment. Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center 1. ASUS M4A79T Deluxe 5-5 Download the latest driver from the AMD website at www.amd.com. • If you are using a Triple or Quad CrossFireX system, ensure ...