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Contents 3.10.1 3.10.2 3.10.3 3.10.4 ASUS Update utility 3-42 ASUS EZ Flash Utility 3-45 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 3-46 ASUS BIOS Updater 3-47 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running the support ...ROM utility..... 4-22 4.4.5 Marvell RAID utility 4-28 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-32 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-32 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-32 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation 4-33 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk ...
Contents 3.10.1 3.10.2 3.10.3 3.10.4 ASUS Update utility 3-42 ASUS EZ Flash Utility 3-45 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 3-46 ASUS BIOS Updater 3-47 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running the support ...ROM utility..... 4-22 4.4.5 Marvell RAID utility 4-28 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-32 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-32 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-32 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation 4-33 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk ...
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Contents 5.1.1 Requirements 5-1 5.1.2 Before 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 5.2.1 Requirements 5-5 5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 5-5 5.2.3 Installing the device drivers 5-6 5.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 5-6 5.3 Lucid Virtu solution 5-9 5.3.1 Hardware installation 5-9 5.3.2 Software configuration 5-10 vi
Contents 5.1.1 Requirements 5-1 5.1.2 Before 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 5.2.1 Requirements 5-5 5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 5-5 5.2.3 Installing the device drivers 5-6 5.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 5-6 5.3 Lucid Virtu solution 5-9 5.3.1 Hardware installation 5-9 5.3.2 Software configuration 5-10 vi
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...® 3-way SLI™ with DIMMs of individual CPUs. Some hyper DIMMs only support one DIMM per channel. Maximus IV Extreme-Z specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Technology Storage LAN LGA1155 socket for Intel® 2nd Generation Core...Boost Technology 2.0 * The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types. ** Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Intel® Z68 Express Chipset 4 x DIMM, max. 32GB*, DDR3 2200(O.C.)/ 2133(O.C.)/ ... ports (Red) - 4 x SATA 3Gb/s ports (Gray) - ATAPI devices are for hard drivers only.
...® 3-way SLI™ with DIMMs of individual CPUs. Some hyper DIMMs only support one DIMM per channel. Maximus IV Extreme-Z specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Technology Storage LAN LGA1155 socket for Intel® 2nd Generation Core...Boost Technology 2.0 * The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types. ** Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Intel® Z68 Express Chipset 4 x DIMM, max. 32GB*, DDR3 2200(O.C.)/ 2133(O.C.)/ ... ports (Red) - 4 x SATA 3Gb/s ports (Gray) - ATAPI devices are for hard drivers only.
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xviii Drivers and applications * ASUS AI Suite II * ROG CPU-Z * 3DMark Vantage * ROG Mem Tweaklt Utility * DAEMON Tools Pro Standard * Kaspersky® Anti-Virus 1-year license Form Factor Extended ATX Form Factor, 12"x 10.6" (30.5cm x 26.9cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. Maximus IV Extreme-Z specifications summary BIOS Features 64Mb Flash ROM, EFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS Manageability WfM2.0, DMI2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Software Support DVD: -
xviii Drivers and applications * ASUS AI Suite II * ROG CPU-Z * 3DMark Vantage * ROG Mem Tweaklt Utility * DAEMON Tools Pro Standard * Kaspersky® Anti-Virus 1-year license Form Factor Extended ATX Form Factor, 12"x 10.6" (30.5cm x 26.9cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. Maximus IV Extreme-Z specifications summary BIOS Features 64Mb Flash ROM, EFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS Manageability WfM2.0, DMI2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Software Support DVD: -
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... CSM initialization 7A - 7F Reserved for future AMI DXE codes 80 - 8F OEM DXE initialization codes 90 Boot Device Selection (BDS) phase is started 91 Driver connecting is started 92 PCI Bus initialization is started 93 PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization 94 PCI Bus Enumeration 95 PCI Bus Request Resources...
... CSM initialization 7A - 7F Reserved for future AMI DXE codes 80 - 8F OEM DXE initialization codes 90 Boot Device Selection (BDS) phase is started 91 Driver connecting is started 92 PCI Bus initialization is started 93 PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization 94 PCI Bus Enumeration 95 PCI Bus Request Resources...
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... Serial ATA hard disk drives. • When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the Marvell Controller item in the BIOS to create a RAID driver disk using the Marvell SATA controller, you have to [AHCI Mode]. Marvell® Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_E1/E2 [red]) ...a Windows operating system to a RAID configuration created using the motherboard support DVD and load the driver during OS installation. For Windows Vista / Windows 7 OS, load only the Marvell 91xx SATA Controller Driver. 2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information For 32/64bit Windows XP OS, load first the Marvell shared...
... Serial ATA hard disk drives. • When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the Marvell Controller item in the BIOS to create a RAID driver disk using the Marvell SATA controller, you have to [AHCI Mode]. Marvell® Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_E1/E2 [red]) ...a Windows operating system to a RAID configuration created using the motherboard support DVD and load the driver during OS installation. For Windows Vista / Windows 7 OS, load only the Marvell 91xx SATA Controller Driver. 2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information For 32/64bit Windows XP OS, load first the Marvell shared...
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... Out Mic In - • Due to USB 3.0 controller limitation, USB 3.0 devices can only be used under Windows® OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation. • USB 3.0 devices can only be used as data storage only. • We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.0 devices to Headphone and Mic ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 2-53
... Out Mic In - • Due to USB 3.0 controller limitation, USB 3.0 devices can only be used under Windows® OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation. • USB 3.0 devices can only be used as data storage only. • We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.0 devices to Headphone and Mic ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 2-53
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Set to [AHCI Mode] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. 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 the corresponding SATA port. Set to [IDE ... the presence of commands. The SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 3-21
Set to [AHCI Mode] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. 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 the corresponding SATA port. Set to [IDE ... the presence of commands. The SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 3-21
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...Controller [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the USB 3.0 controller. [Disabled] Disables the controller. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you want to enable or disable the OptionRom of the JMB storage contorller (ex....;o�n�fi�g�u�r�a�ti�o�n��fr�o�m� the SATA hard disk drives. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 3-25 Intel 82583 LAN [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the Intel 82583 LAN controller. [Disabled] Disables the controller. AHCI), we...
...Controller [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the USB 3.0 controller. [Disabled] Disables the controller. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you want to enable or disable the OptionRom of the JMB storage contorller (ex....;o�n�fi�g�u�r�a�ti�o�n��fr�o�m� the SATA hard disk drives. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 3-25 Intel 82583 LAN [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the Intel 82583 LAN controller. [Disabled] Disables the controller. AHCI), we...
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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 4-3 4.4 RAID configurations 4-21 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-32 ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z
Chapter summary 4 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.4 RAID configurations 4-21 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-32 ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z
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...comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that the motherboard supports. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Click an item to install. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-1 The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in �...this chapter for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD into the optical drive. Install the necessary drivers to display the ASUS contact information. The Manual menu contains the list of the user manual.
...comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that the motherboard supports. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Click an item to install. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-1 The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in �...this chapter for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD into the optical drive. Install the necessary drivers to display the ASUS contact information. The Manual menu contains the list of the user manual.
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...all-in-one interface that will conveniently guide you enter the Windows® operating system (OS). Place the support DVD to complete installation. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. The AI Suite II icon appears in the Windows® notification area. Click the Utilities tab, then ...came with the software application for reference only. 4.3 Software information Most of the applications in the support DVD have wizards that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to launch and operate these utilities simultaneously. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-3
...all-in-one interface that will conveniently guide you enter the Windows® operating system (OS). Place the support DVD to complete installation. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. The AI Suite II icon appears in the Windows® notification area. Click the Utilities tab, then ...came with the software application for reference only. 4.3 Software information Most of the applications in the support DVD have wizards that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to launch and operate these utilities simultaneously. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-3
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Double-click on the icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed, you will find ... option tabs Set default Minimize device button button Exit button Device advanced settings Connector settings Control settings window Analog and digital connector status Information button ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-19 The software provides Jack-Detection function, S/PDIF Out support, and interrupt capability. 4.3.10 Audio configurations The Realtek® audio CODEC provides...
Double-click on the icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed, you will find ... option tabs Set default Minimize device button button Exit button Device advanced settings Connector settings Control settings window Analog and digital connector status Information button ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-19 The software provides Jack-Detection function, S/PDIF Out support, and interrupt capability. 4.3.10 Audio configurations The Realtek® audio CODEC provides...
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...174; XP SP2 or later versions. • Due to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. RAID 10 is available only if you are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-21 Among the advantages of the same size or larger than the existing drive.... new drive for details. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. Two hard disks perform the same work as it contains a complete copy of both data and parity information ...
...174; XP SP2 or later versions. • Due to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. RAID 10 is available only if you are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-21 Among the advantages of the same size or larger than the existing drive.... new drive for details. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. Two hard disks perform the same work as it contains a complete copy of both data and parity information ...
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... a. S elect the SSD you want to use Smart Response Technology: 1. b. To install Intel® Smart Response Technology: 1. The Drivers installation tab appears if your storage system. Click Accelerate to the optical drive. c. M aximized mode:WRITE BACK, write to SSD and ...26 Chapter 4: Software support Power consumption also goes down by reducing unnecessary hard drive spin. d. Click the Drivers tab, then click Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver software. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to accelerate your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. Select which HDD...
... a. S elect the SSD you want to use Smart Response Technology: 1. b. To install Intel® Smart Response Technology: 1. The Drivers installation tab appears if your storage system. Click Accelerate to the optical drive. c. M aximized mode:WRITE BACK, write to SSD and ...26 Chapter 4: Software support Power consumption also goes down by reducing unnecessary hard drive spin. d. Click the Drivers tab, then click Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver software. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to accelerate your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. Select which HDD...
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...a floppy disk. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to section 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive. 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 5. Start Windows®. 2. Select USB ...174; XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing a Windows® operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in Windows®: 1. Go...
...a floppy disk. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to section 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive. 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 5. Start Windows®. 2. Select USB ...174; XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing a Windows® operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in Windows®: 1. Go...
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... inserted, go to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-33 Click the name of the device you to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Follow the succeeding screen...
... inserted, go to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-33 Click the name of the device you to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Follow the succeeding screen...
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...Product ID (PID) to select the program for opening the oem file. 4-34 Chapter 4: Software support A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive Due to the steps below: 1. Refer to OS limitation, Windows...® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive when you to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Select Device Manager. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. or 3. From the Universal Serial ...
...Product ID (PID) to select the program for opening the oem file. 4-34 Chapter 4: Software support A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive Due to the steps below: 1. Refer to OS limitation, Windows...® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive when you to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Select Device Manager. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. or 3. From the Universal Serial ...
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... to Control Panel > Programs and Features. 3. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. Follow the installation procedures in this section. 5.1.1 Requirements • You should have to uninstall all current applications. 2. To uninstall ... fans for better thermal environment. • Visit the ATI Game website at least the minimum power required by your system. ROG Maximus IV Extreme-Z 5-1 Select your computer. 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology that ...
... to Control Panel > Programs and Features. 3. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. Follow the installation procedures in this section. 5.1.1 Requirements • You should have to uninstall all current applications. 2. To uninstall ... fans for better thermal environment. • Visit the ATI Game website at least the minimum power required by your system. ROG Maximus IV Extreme-Z 5-1 Select your computer. 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology that ...
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... detects the existance of multigraphics cards. ROG Maximus IV Extreme-Z 5-3 You can also right-click the ATI icon in Windows environment. Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center 1. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com)....select Cayalist Control Center. 2. 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology. Click Go to continue to install the device drivers. Ensure that came with your graphics card package ...
... detects the existance of multigraphics cards. ROG Maximus IV Extreme-Z 5-3 You can also right-click the ATI icon in Windows environment. Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center 1. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com)....select Cayalist Control Center. 2. 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology. Click Go to continue to install the device drivers. Ensure that came with your graphics card package ...