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Contents 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 ASUS PC Probe II 4-3 4.3.2 ASUS AI Suite 4-4 4.3.3 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-5 4.3.4 ASUS EPU 4-6 4.3.5 Audio configurations 4-7 4.3.6 ASUS GPU Boost 4-8 4.3.7 Turbo Unlocker 4-9 4.4 ASUS Unique Overclocking Utility-TurboV 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...
Contents 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 ASUS PC Probe II 4-3 4.3.2 ASUS AI Suite 4-4 4.3.3 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-5 4.3.4 ASUS EPU 4-6 4.3.5 Audio configurations 4-7 4.3.6 ASUS GPU Boost 4-8 4.3.7 Turbo Unlocker 4-9 4.4 ASUS Unique Overclocking Utility-TurboV 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...
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...to DDR3 1333MHz. *** W hen overclocking, some AMD CPU models may not support DDR3 1600 MHz or higher frequency DIMMs. **** Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List). ***** When you are using a Windows® 32bit operating system. onboard 128MB DDR3 1333MHz memory...memory of 4GB or more, Windows® 32-bit operating system may only recognize less than 3GB. M5A88-V EVO specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Graphics Integrated memory Expansion slots Storage / RAID LAN AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon...
...to DDR3 1333MHz. *** W hen overclocking, some AMD CPU models may not support DDR3 1600 MHz or higher frequency DIMMs. **** Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List). ***** When you are using a Windows® 32bit operating system. onboard 128MB DDR3 1333MHz memory...memory of 4GB or more, Windows® 32-bit operating system may only recognize less than 3GB. M5A88-V EVO specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Graphics Integrated memory Expansion slots Storage / RAID LAN AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon...
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...RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND M5A88-V EVO Intel® SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors • These connectors are set the type of the SATA connectors to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors. See section 3.4.2 SATA Configuration for Serial ATA...® XP Service Pack 3 or later version before using hot-plug and NCQ, set to [AHCI] in the BIOS. Chapter 2 ASUS M5A88-V EVO 2-27 If you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard disk drives to these connectors, set the type of the SATA connectors to IDE...
...RSATA_TXN2 GND RSATA_RXP2 RSATA_RXN2 GND GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND M5A88-V EVO Intel® SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors • These connectors are set the type of the SATA connectors to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors. See section 3.4.2 SATA Configuration for Serial ATA...® XP Service Pack 3 or later version before using hot-plug and NCQ, set to [AHCI] in the BIOS. Chapter 2 ASUS M5A88-V EVO 2-27 If you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard disk drives to these connectors, set the type of the SATA connectors to IDE...
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... if you installed 3.0Gb/s SATA HDDs on this motherboard. [SATA 6.0Gb/s] Set this item to [IDE] mode. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A88-V EVO 3-13 Main M5A88-V EVO BIOS Setup SATA Configuration OnChip SATA Speed OnChip SATA Channel SATA Port1 - OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the onboard channel ... if you installed 6.0Gb/s SATA HDDs on this motherboard. speed OnChip SATA Speed [Auto] [Auto] Allows automatic detection of [RAID] or [AHCI] allows the system to recognize the optical dirves connected to configure your storage devices. 3.4.2 SATA Configuration The SATA ...
... if you installed 3.0Gb/s SATA HDDs on this motherboard. [SATA 6.0Gb/s] Set this item to [IDE] mode. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A88-V EVO 3-13 Main M5A88-V EVO BIOS Setup SATA Configuration OnChip SATA Speed OnChip SATA Channel SATA Port1 - OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the onboard channel ... if you installed 6.0Gb/s SATA HDDs on this motherboard. speed OnChip SATA Speed [Auto] [Auto] Allows automatic detection of [RAID] or [AHCI] allows the system to recognize the optical dirves connected to configure your storage devices. 3.4.2 SATA Configuration The SATA ...
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... want to open the folder of the user manual. Click each menu tab and select the items you can install to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Click an item to install. Click the Highlights tab to display the software information Click the Contact tab to maximize... and hardware options vary. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-V EVO 4-1 The Make Disk menu contains items to avail all motherboard features. Click an item to install Click an icon to...
... want to open the folder of the user manual. Click each menu tab and select the items you can install to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Click an item to install. Click the Highlights tab to display the software information Click the Contact tab to maximize... and hardware options vary. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-V EVO 4-1 The Make Disk menu contains items to avail all motherboard features. Click an item to install Click an icon to...
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...Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. • You must be set as a data disk only. • If you want... disk drives. Two hard disks perform the same work as it contains a complete copy of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. Among the advantages of the data in a RAID set as RAID sets. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-V EVO 4-13
...Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. • You must be set as a data disk only. • If you want... disk drives. Two hard disks perform the same work as it contains a complete copy of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. Among the advantages of the data in a RAID set as RAID sets. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-V EVO 4-13
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...install the SATA hard disks for details. Chapter 4 4-14 Chapter 4: Software support For optimal performance, install identical drives of the SATA connectors to [RAID]. 4. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Connect a SATA power cable to the Main menu > SATA Configuration, and then press . 3. Go to... the power connector on each drive. 4.5.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup before creating RAID volume(s) using SATA HDDs. Save your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup. Enter the BIOS ...
...install the SATA hard disks for details. Chapter 4 4-14 Chapter 4: Software support For optimal performance, install identical drives of the SATA connectors to [RAID]. 4. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Connect a SATA power cable to the Main menu > SATA Configuration, and then press . 3. Go to... the power connector on each drive. 4.5.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup before creating RAID volume(s) using SATA HDDs. Save your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup. Enter the BIOS ...
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...: shows the status of the hard disk drives. • LD View / LD Define Menu: displays the existing RAID set information / creates a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration. • Delete LD Menu: deletes a selected RAID set to perform. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-V EVO 4-15 During POST, press + to exit the utility. press to display the utility main menu. To create...
...: shows the status of the hard disk drives. • LD View / LD Define Menu: displays the existing RAID set information / creates a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration. • Delete LD Menu: deletes a selected RAID set to perform. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-V EVO 4-15 During POST, press + to exit the utility. press to display the utility main menu. To create...
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...selected It will be used. 7. In the Main Menu, press to include in the RAID set Y to select the hard disk drives you may press any key to input the LD name. Creating a RAID volume To create a RAID volume: 1. Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ LD Define ...Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 0 2 Strip Block 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary ON Fast Init ON Cache...
...selected It will be used. 7. In the Main Menu, press to include in the RAID set Y to select the hard disk drives you may press any key to input the LD name. Creating a RAID volume To create a RAID volume: 1. Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ LD Define ...Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 0 2 Strip Block 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary ON Fast Init ON Cache...
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... ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Delete LD Menu ] LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) Status LD 1 RAID 0 2 xxxxxx Functional [ Keys Available ] [↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch page [Del/Alt+D] Delete LD 3. ASUS M5A88-V EVO 4-17 Chapter 4 To delete a RAID volume: 1. Press + to enter the "LD View / LD Define Menu" function. 2. In...
... ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Delete LD Menu ] LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) Status LD 1 RAID 0 2 xxxxxx Functional [ Keys Available ] [↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch page [Del/Alt+D] Delete LD 3. ASUS M5A88-V EVO 4-17 Chapter 4 To delete a RAID volume: 1. Press + to enter the "LD View / LD Define Menu" function. 2. In...
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... Make Disk menu appears, press to [IDE] mode. Write-protect the floppy disk to avoid a computer virus infection. 4.6.3 Installing the RAID driver during POST to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Chapter 4 4-18 Chapter 4: Software support To work around this OS limitation, refer to ... During the OS installation, the system prompts you install the optical dirve to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set . 4.6 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB floppy disk drive. For Windows® Vista or later operating systems, use a SATA optical drive to run the...
... Make Disk menu appears, press to [IDE] mode. Write-protect the floppy disk to avoid a computer virus infection. 4.6.3 Installing the RAID driver during POST to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Chapter 4 4-18 Chapter 4: Software support To work around this OS limitation, refer to ... During the OS installation, the system prompts you install the optical dirve to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set . 4.6 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB floppy disk drive. For Windows® Vista or later operating systems, use a SATA optical drive to run the...
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...right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from a floppy disk during the OS installation. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-V EVO 4-19 Click the name of the USB floppy disk drive varies with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. Click... OK. 4. To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for Windows® Vista or later OS 1. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to OS limitation, Windows® XP may not recognize the...
...right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from a floppy disk during the OS installation. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-V EVO 4-19 Click the name of the USB floppy disk drive varies with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. Click... OK. 4. To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for Windows® Vista or later OS 1. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to OS limitation, Windows® XP may not recognize the...
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... txtsetup.oem. 6. Save and exit the file. 4-20 Chapter 4: Software support Chapter 4 Double-click the file. Type the following line to the bottom of the RAID driver disk to both sections. Find the [HardwareIds.SCSI.Napa_i386_ahci8086] and [HardwareIds.SCSI.Napa_amd64_ahci] sections in the txtsetup.oem file. 9. 5.
... txtsetup.oem. 6. Save and exit the file. 4-20 Chapter 4: Software support Chapter 4 Double-click the file. Type the following line to the bottom of the RAID driver disk to both sections. Find the [HardwareIds.SCSI.Napa_i386_ahci8086] and [HardwareIds.SCSI.Napa_amd64_ahci] sections in the txtsetup.oem file. 9. 5.