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... EVO 4-10 4.4.1 Using ASUS TurboV 4-10 4.4.2 Using ASUS TurboV Auto Tuning Mode 4-11 4.4.3 Using CPU Level UP 4-12 4.4.4 Using ASUS Turbo Key 4-12 4.5 RAID configurations 4-13 4.5.1 RAID definitions 4-13 4.5.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-14 4.5.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-14 4.5.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-15 4.6 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-18 4.6.1 Creating a RAID driver...
... EVO 4-10 4.4.1 Using ASUS TurboV 4-10 4.4.2 Using ASUS TurboV Auto Tuning Mode 4-11 4.4.3 Using CPU Level UP 4-12 4.4.4 Using ASUS Turbo Key 4-12 4.5 RAID configurations 4-13 4.5.1 RAID definitions 4-13 4.5.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-14 4.5.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-14 4.5.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-15 4.6 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-18 4.6.1 Creating a RAID driver...
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M5A88-V EVO specifications summary Back panel I/O ports Internal connectors / switches / buttons BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Accessories Form factor 1 x PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse Combo port 1 x Optical S/PDIF .... button 1 x Core Unlocker switch 1 x TPU switch 16Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, ACPI2.0a, SM BIOS 2.5, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, PXE Drivers ASUS Update ASUS utilities Anti-Virus software (OEM version) 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables 1 x 2-in-1 Q-connector (retail version only) 1 x I /O ports 4 x USB...
M5A88-V EVO specifications summary Back panel I/O ports Internal connectors / switches / buttons BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Accessories Form factor 1 x PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse Combo port 1 x Optical S/PDIF .... button 1 x Core Unlocker switch 1 x TPU switch 16Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, ACPI2.0a, SM BIOS 2.5, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, PXE Drivers ASUS Update ASUS utilities Anti-Virus software (OEM version) 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables 1 x 2-in-1 Q-connector (retail version only) 1 x I /O ports 4 x USB...
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... the slot. 5. Refer to the chassis with the slot and press firmly until the card is already installed in a chassis). 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card. ASUS M5A88-V EVO 2-13 Ensure to the card. Failure to do not need to the tables on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if...
... the slot. 5. Refer to the chassis with the slot and press firmly until the card is already installed in a chassis). 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card. ASUS M5A88-V EVO 2-13 Ensure to the card. Failure to do not need to the tables on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if...
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To resize your HDTV desktop: 1. Click Scaling Options. 5. ASUS M5A88-V EVO 2-23 To ensure that may be visible around the outside of the DTV (HDMI™) 1 item in the ATI CATALYST Control Center is not filling ... slider to adjust the overall size of the customized settings when the desktop resolution does not match your DFP resolution check box. Install AMD Chipset Driver from the motherboard support DVD. 2. Chapter 2 Troubleshooting on HDTV overscaling or underscaling: If your desktop is extending beyond the viewable display area or the desktop...
To resize your HDTV desktop: 1. Click Scaling Options. 5. ASUS M5A88-V EVO 2-23 To ensure that may be visible around the outside of the DTV (HDMI™) 1 item in the ATI CATALYST Control Center is not filling ... slider to adjust the overall size of the customized settings when the desktop resolution does not match your DFP resolution check box. Install AMD Chipset Driver from the motherboard support DVD. 2. Chapter 2 Troubleshooting on HDTV overscaling or underscaling: If your desktop is extending beyond the viewable display area or the desktop...
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... connected to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). SATA Port5 - The following two items appear only when you to [IDE] mode. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A88-V EVO 3-13 SATA Port1 - Port6 [IDE] Setting this item to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. Port4 SATA Port5 - Set to...1-6 in AHCI mode under the OS environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS, you have to install the AHCI driver, so that you could use a SATA optical drive to run the OS installation disk, we strongly recommend that increases storage performance on random ...
... connected to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). SATA Port5 - The following two items appear only when you to [IDE] mode. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A88-V EVO 3-13 SATA Port1 - Port6 [IDE] Setting this item to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. Port4 SATA Port5 - Set to...1-6 in AHCI mode under the OS environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS, you have to install the AHCI driver, so that you could use a SATA optical drive to run the OS installation disk, we strongly recommend that increases storage performance on random ...
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...C1E Support ASUS Core Unlocker CPU Core Activation [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] Version 0207 This option should remain disabled for testing purpose. The items shown in this screen may enable it for the normal operation. Main Ai Tweaker M5A88-V EVO BIOS Setup... Advanced Power Boot CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP USB Configuration Tools Version 0207 Exit Configure CPU. ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to malfunction. The driver developer may be different...
...C1E Support ASUS Core Unlocker CPU Core Activation [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Disabled] [Auto] Version 0207 This option should remain disabled for testing purpose. The items shown in this screen may enable it for the normal operation. Main Ai Tweaker M5A88-V EVO BIOS Setup... Advanced Power Boot CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP USB Configuration Tools Version 0207 Exit Configure CPU. ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item Enter Go to malfunction. The driver developer may be different...
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... and select the items you can install to install. Install the necessary drivers to run the DVD. The Make Disk menu contains items to display the ASUS contact information. Click the Highlights tab to display the software information Click ...driver disk. Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ Vista / 64-bit Vista / 7 / 64-bit 7 operating systems (OS). The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you want to avail all motherboard features. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-V EVO...
... and select the items you can install to install. Install the necessary drivers to run the DVD. The Make Disk menu contains items to display the ASUS contact information. Click the Highlights tab to display the software information Click ...driver disk. Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ Vista / 64-bit Vista / 7 / 64-bit 7 operating systems (OS). The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you want to avail all motherboard features. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-V EVO...
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... main menu GPU energy saving status GPU Boost is available only when you install the GPU Boost driver from the motherboard support DVD, double-click the EPU tray icon to launch the program. 4.3.4 ASUS EPU ASUS EPU is an energy-efficient tool that provides you with these modes to choose from the support...
... main menu GPU energy saving status GPU Boost is available only when you install the GPU Boost driver from the motherboard support DVD, double-click the EPU tray icon to launch the program. 4.3.4 ASUS EPU ASUS EPU is an energy-efficient tool that provides you with these modes to choose from the support...
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... for Windows® XP Configuration options Control settings window Information button Exit button Minimize button Chapter 4 Information button ASUS M5A88-V EVO 4-7 4.3.5 Audio configurations The Realtek® audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support CD/DVD that came with the motherboard package. Doubleclick on the taskbar.
... for Windows® XP Configuration options Control settings window Information button Exit button Minimize button Chapter 4 Information button ASUS M5A88-V EVO 4-7 4.3.5 Audio configurations The Realtek® audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support CD/DVD that came with the motherboard package. Doubleclick on the taskbar.
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...Windows starts. • When GPU Boost is available only when you to High Performance mode automatically. Install the ASUS TurboV EVO utility from the TurboV EVO main screen, and then click GPU Boost. Setting a high voltage may damage the integrated GPU permanently, and ...and GPU Voltage simultaneously in real-time without applying Applies all start > All Programs > ASUS > TurboV EVO > TurboV EVO. 4. Install the ASUS GPU Boost driver from the motherboard support DVD. 3. To launch ASUS GPU Boost 1. Chapter 4 Target values Start-up settings Undoes all changes without exiting and...
...Windows starts. • When GPU Boost is available only when you to High Performance mode automatically. Install the ASUS TurboV EVO utility from the TurboV EVO main screen, and then click GPU Boost. Setting a high voltage may damage the integrated GPU permanently, and ...and GPU Voltage simultaneously in real-time without applying Applies all start > All Programs > ASUS > TurboV EVO > TurboV EVO. 4. Install the ASUS GPU Boost driver from the motherboard support DVD. 3. To launch ASUS GPU Boost 1. Chapter 4 Target values Start-up settings Undoes all changes without exiting and...
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... system boot. Setting a high voltage may damage the CPU permanently, and setting a low voltage may make the system unstable. Install ASUS TurboV EVO from the motherboard support DVD. • For advanced overclock ability, adjust first the BIOS items, and then proceed more settings Auto Tuning... for detailed software configuration. • When TurboV EVO is available only when you install the GPU Boost driver from the support DVD that allow you will not be set to High Performance mode automatically. 4.4.1 Using ASUS TurboV ASUS TurboV allow you to restore all start-up values...
... system boot. Setting a high voltage may damage the CPU permanently, and setting a low voltage may make the system unstable. Install ASUS TurboV EVO from the motherboard support DVD. • For advanced overclock ability, adjust first the BIOS items, and then proceed more settings Auto Tuning... for detailed software configuration. • When TurboV EVO is available only when you install the GPU Boost driver from the support DVD that allow you will not be set to High Performance mode automatically. 4.4.1 Using ASUS TurboV ASUS TurboV allow you to restore all start-up values...
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...or larger than the existing drive. The RAID 5 configuration is available only if you are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-V EVO 4-13 If one drive to a second drive. Among the advantages of data from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all...RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. • You must be calculated and written. Refer to section 4.6 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. Use of two new identical hard disk drives is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to...
...or larger than the existing drive. The RAID 5 configuration is available only if you are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-V EVO 4-13 If one drive to a second drive. Among the advantages of data from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all...RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. • You must be calculated and written. Refer to section 4.6 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. Use of two new identical hard disk drives is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to...
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...not provide a floppy drive connector. Start Windows®. 2. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit xxxx Driver to [IDE] mode. Select USB floppy disk drive as the primary boot device. 4. Write-protect the floppy disk to avoid a computer virus ...infection. 4.6.3 Installing the RAID driver during POST to Windows® XP limitation. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive. 5. To work around this OS limitation, refer to...
...not provide a floppy drive connector. Start Windows®. 2. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit xxxx Driver to [IDE] mode. Select USB floppy disk drive as the primary boot device. 4. Write-protect the floppy disk to avoid a computer virus ...infection. 4.6.3 Installing the RAID driver during POST to Windows® XP limitation. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive. 5. To work around this OS limitation, refer to...
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...To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to install, select the RAID driver for Windows® Vista or later OS 1. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. Follow the succeeding screen instructions...the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Refer to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from a floppy disk during the OS installation. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-V EVO 4-19 From the Universal Serial Bus...
...To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to install, select the RAID driver for Windows® Vista or later OS 1. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. Follow the succeeding screen instructions...the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Refer to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from a floppy disk during the OS installation. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-V EVO 4-19 From the Universal Serial Bus...
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.... Find the [HardwareIds.SCSI.Napa_i386_ahci8086] and [HardwareIds.SCSI.Napa_amd64_ahci] sections in the txtsetup.oem file. 9. Type the following line to the bottom of the RAID driver disk to select the program for opening the oem file. 7. The VID and PID vary with different vendors. 10. Double-click the file. A window appears...
.... Find the [HardwareIds.SCSI.Napa_i386_ahci8086] and [HardwareIds.SCSI.Napa_amd64_ahci] sections in the txtsetup.oem file. 9. Type the following line to the bottom of the RAID driver disk to select the program for opening the oem file. 7. The VID and PID vary with different vendors. 10. Double-click the file. A window appears...
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... ATI CrossFireX to work properly, you to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Select your computer. ASUS M5A88-V EVO 5-1 Download the latest driver from the AMD website at www.amd.com. • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide ... card that are ATI® certified. • Ensure that your system. To uninstall all current applications. 2. Close all existing graphics card drivers: 1. Chapter 5 Chapter 5: Chapter 5 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the...
... ATI CrossFireX to work properly, you to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Select your computer. ASUS M5A88-V EVO 5-1 Download the latest driver from the AMD website at www.amd.com. • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide ... card that are ATI® certified. • Ensure that your system. To uninstall all current applications. 2. Close all existing graphics card drivers: 1. Chapter 5 Chapter 5: Chapter 5 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the...
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...CrossFireX. 4. Ensure that came with your graphics card package to exit the window. 2 3 4 ASUS M5A88-V EVO 5-3 Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology After... installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology. Enabling CrossFireX settings 1. From the Graphics Adapter list, select the graphics...
...CrossFireX. 4. Ensure that came with your graphics card package to exit the window. 2 3 4 ASUS M5A88-V EVO 5-3 Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology After... installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology. Enabling CrossFireX settings 1. From the Graphics Adapter list, select the graphics...
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... BIOS Setup utility. 2. To set UMA Frame Buffer Size to [256M] or above and Surround View to confirm. 5.2.3 Installing AMD Chipset Driver To install the driver that supports Hybrid CrossFireX technology: 1. Chapter 5 5.2 ATI® Hybrid CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI® Hybrid CrossFireX™...RAM: 256MB Visit the AMD ATI website for the latest graphics card support list. 5.2.2 Before you proceed Configure the BIOS settings for the driver to run the DVD. 2. Press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder...
... BIOS Setup utility. 2. To set UMA Frame Buffer Size to [256M] or above and Surround View to confirm. 5.2.3 Installing AMD Chipset Driver To install the driver that supports Hybrid CrossFireX technology: 1. Chapter 5 5.2 ATI® Hybrid CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI® Hybrid CrossFireX™...RAM: 256MB Visit the AMD ATI website for the latest graphics card support list. 5.2.2 Before you proceed Configure the BIOS settings for the driver to run the DVD. 2. Press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder...