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Contents 3.9 Exit menu 3-41 3.10 Updating BIOS 3-42 3.10.1 ASUS Update utility 3-43 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility 3-46 3.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 3-47 3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater 3-48 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 ........ 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...
Contents 3.9 Exit menu 3-41 3.10 Updating BIOS 3-42 3.10.1 ASUS Update utility 3-43 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility 3-46 3.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 3-47 3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater 3-48 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 ........ 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...
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...; CrossFireX™ technology 5-1 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 LucidLogix® Virtu™ solution 5-9 5.3.1 Hardware installation...
...; CrossFireX™ technology 5-1 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 LucidLogix® Virtu™ solution 5-9 5.3.1 Hardware installation...
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...174; 362 controller: - 2 x External SATA 3Gb/s ports at rear (SATA On- ATAPI devices are for hard drivers only. Please refer to Memory QVL for details. *** R efer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 4 x PCIe2.0 x16 slots (single @x16...;1�6��) 1 x PCIe2.0 x4 1 x PCIe2.0 x1 Support NVIDIA® 3-way SLI™ with DIMMs of individual CPUs. Maximus IV Extreme-Z specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Technology Storage LGA1155 socket for Intel® 2nd Generation Core™ i7 / Core™...
...174; 362 controller: - 2 x External SATA 3Gb/s ports at rear (SATA On- ATAPI devices are for hard drivers only. Please refer to Memory QVL for details. *** R efer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 4 x PCIe2.0 x16 slots (single @x16...;1�6��) 1 x PCIe2.0 x4 1 x PCIe2.0 x1 Support NVIDIA® 3-way SLI™ with DIMMs of individual CPUs. Maximus IV Extreme-Z specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Technology Storage LGA1155 socket for Intel® 2nd Generation Core™ i7 / Core™...
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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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...OS installation. For 32/64bit Windows XP OS, load first the Marvell shared library driver, and then load Marvell 91xx SATA Controller Driver. For Windows Vista / Windows 7 OS, load only the Marvell 91xx SATA Controller Driver. 2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information Refer to section 3.5.6 Onboard Devices Configuration for data...8226; When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the Marvell Controller item in the BIOS to create a RAID driver disk using the motherboard support DVD and load the driver during POST to enter the Marvell RAID utility to create or delete a RAID configuration. • If you ...
...OS installation. For 32/64bit Windows XP OS, load first the Marvell shared library driver, and then load Marvell 91xx SATA Controller Driver. For Windows Vista / Windows 7 OS, load only the Marvell 91xx SATA Controller Driver. 2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information Refer to section 3.5.6 Onboard Devices Configuration for data...8226; When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the Marvell Controller item in the BIOS to create a RAID driver disk using the motherboard support DVD and load the driver during POST to enter the Marvell RAID utility to create or delete a RAID configuration. • If you ...
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... 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 Rear Speaker Out - 6-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In...
... 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 Rear Speaker Out - 6-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In...
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...] when you want to set the SATA configuration. [Disabled] [IDE Mode] [AHCI Mode] [RAID Mode] Disables the SATA function. 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 use the Serial ATA hard disk drives...
...] when you want to set the SATA configuration. [Disabled] [IDE Mode] [AHCI Mode] [RAID Mode] Disables the SATA function. 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 use the Serial ATA hard disk drives...
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...65533;S�e�r�i�a�l �A�T�A��h�a�rd��d�i�s�k�d�r�iv�e��s as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. [AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you set this item to enable... LAN [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the Intel 82583 LAN controller. [Disabled] Disables the controller. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you set the previous item to [Enabled] and allows you to internally optimize the order of...
...65533;S�e�r�i�a�l �A�T�A��h�a�rd��d�i�s�k�d�r�iv�e��s as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. [AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you set this item to enable... LAN [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the Intel 82583 LAN controller. [Disabled] Disables the controller. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you set the previous item to [Enabled] and allows you to internally optimize the order of...
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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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...Manual menu contains the list of the user manual. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Install the necessary drivers to run the DVD. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to use the devices. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-1 Click an icon to display DVD/ motherboard information If Autorun...the support DVD are subject to your computer. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Refer to change at www.asus.com for reference only. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in this chapter for ...
...Manual menu contains the list of the user manual. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Install the necessary drivers to run the DVD. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to use the devices. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-1 Click an icon to display DVD/ motherboard information If Autorun...the support DVD are subject to your computer. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Refer to change at www.asus.com for reference only. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in this chapter for ...
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...icon appears in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-3 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...Auto Tuning button appears only on your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. Place the support DVD to complete installation. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. Click each button to select and launch a utility, to monitor the system, to update ...
...icon appears in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-3 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...Auto Tuning button appears only on your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. Place the support DVD to complete installation. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. Click each button to select and launch a utility, to monitor the system, to update ...
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... 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. Double-click on the icon to deliver the...provides 8-channel audio capability to display the Realtek HD Audio Manager. Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. Realtek HD Audio Manager A.
... 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. Double-click on the icon to deliver the...provides 8-channel audio capability to display the Realtek HD Audio Manager. Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. Realtek HD Audio Manager A.
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... the data in the other business systems. Use a minimum of both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-21 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard supports the following SATA RAID solutions: • Intel® Rapid Storage Technology with RAID 0, ...hard disk drives is available only if you have to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. Refer to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. The RAID 5 configuration is data striping and data mirroring combined without...
... the data in the other business systems. Use a minimum of both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-21 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard supports the following SATA RAID solutions: • Intel® Rapid Storage Technology with RAID 0, ...hard disk drives is available only if you have to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. Refer to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. The RAID 5 configuration is data striping and data mirroring combined without...
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... family. • Operating systems must be installed on the HDD to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. Click the Drivers tab, then click Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver software. 3. To use Intel® Smart Response Technology: 1. Click Accelerate to [RAID mode] in...
... family. • Operating systems must be installed on the HDD to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. Click the Drivers tab, then click Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver software. 3. To use Intel® Smart Response Technology: 1. Click Accelerate to [RAID mode] in...
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... the same time. If the SSD exceeds 64GB, storage capacity left out of caching can only be identified by SSD. Updating IRST 10.5 driver - Removing or replacing the SSD - ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-27 a. c. M aximized mode:WRITE BACK, write to SSD and write back to SSD and HDD at least one SSD (>18.6GB) and...
... the same time. If the SSD exceeds 64GB, storage capacity left out of caching can only be identified by SSD. Updating IRST 10.5 driver - Removing or replacing the SSD - ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-27 a. c. M aximized mode:WRITE BACK, write to SSD and write back to SSD and HDD at least one SSD (>18.6GB) and...
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...® operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in Windows®: 1. When the Make Disk menu appears, press to create a RAID driver disk. 5. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. Start Windows®. 2. Boot your computer. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to section...Follow the succeeding screen instructions to Windows® XP limitation. You have to use a USB floppy disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. • Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to complete the process. To work around this ...
...® operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in Windows®: 1. When the Make Disk menu appears, press to create a RAID driver disk. 5. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. Start Windows®. 2. Boot your computer. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to section...Follow the succeeding screen instructions to Windows® XP limitation. You have to use a USB floppy disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. • Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to complete the process. To work around this ...
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Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install, select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. 4. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-33 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. Insert the USB flash drive with RAID driver into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. Click OK. 4. During the...
Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install, select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. 4. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-33 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. Insert the USB flash drive with RAID driver into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. Click OK. 4. During the...
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Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Select Device Manager. The name of the RAID driver disk to the steps below: 1. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. Browse the contents of the USB floppy ...right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up window. Click Details tab. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from ...
Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Select Device Manager. The name of the RAID driver disk to the steps below: 1. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. Browse the contents of the USB floppy ...right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up window. Click Details tab. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from ...
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...your system. 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. ROG Maximus IV Extreme-Z 5-1 See page 2-46...For Windows Vista, go to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to uninstall all current applications. 2. Follow the installation procedures in this section. 5.1.1...
...your system. 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. ROG Maximus IV Extreme-Z 5-1 See page 2-46...For Windows Vista, go to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to uninstall all current applications. 2. Follow the installation procedures in this section. 5.1.1...