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....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 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 AI Suite II 4-3 4.3.2 DIGI+ VRM 4-4 4.3.3 TurboV EVO 4-6 4.3.4 EPU 4-11 4.3.5 FAN Xpert 4-12 4.3.6 Probe II 4-13 4.3.7 ROG CPU-Z 4-14 4.3.8 MemTweakIt 4-15 4.3.9 ROG Connect 4-16 4.3.10 Audio configurations 4-19 4.4 RAID...
....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 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 AI Suite II 4-3 4.3.2 DIGI+ VRM 4-4 4.3.3 TurboV EVO 4-6 4.3.4 EPU 4-11 4.3.5 FAN Xpert 4-12 4.3.6 Probe II 4-13 4.3.7 ROG CPU-Z 4-14 4.3.8 MemTweakIt 4-15 4.3.9 ROG Connect 4-16 4.3.10 Audio configurations 4-19 4.4 RAID...
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...RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 - Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology* on 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor family * Intel® Smart Response Technology supports Windows® 7/ Vista operating systems. Marvell® 9182 controller: - 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (Red) JMicron® 362 controller: - 2 x External SATA 3Gb/s ports at rear (SATA On- Maximus IV Extreme...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.)/ ...
...RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 - Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology* on 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor family * Intel® Smart Response Technology supports Windows® 7/ Vista operating systems. Marvell® 9182 controller: - 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (Red) JMicron® 362 controller: - 2 x External SATA 3Gb/s ports at rear (SATA On- Maximus IV Extreme...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.)/ ...
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...are using these connectors, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. If you are set , refer to create a Serial ATA RAID set using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. 2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware information Intel® Z68 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1.../2 [red]) These connectors connect to [AHCI Mode] by default. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you intend to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. • When using Serial ATA hard disk drives. 2.2.9 ...
...are using these connectors, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. If you are set , refer to create a Serial ATA RAID set using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. 2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware information Intel® Z68 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1.../2 [red]) These connectors connect to [AHCI Mode] by default. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you intend to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. • When using Serial ATA hard disk drives. 2.2.9 ...
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... XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 2-31 The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel... connectors connect to [IDE Mode] by default. Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. • When using these connectors, set the SATA Mode in the...
... XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 2-31 The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel... connectors connect to [IDE Mode] by default. Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. • When using these connectors, set the SATA Mode in the...
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... are for details. • Press + during POST to enter the Marvell RAID utility to create or delete a RAID configuration. • If you want to install a Windows operating system to a RAID configuration created using the Marvell SATA controller, you have to create a RAID driver disk using hot-plug and NCQ, set the Marvell Controller item...
... are for details. • Press + during POST to enter the Marvell RAID utility to create or delete a RAID configuration. • If you want to install a Windows operating system to a RAID configuration created using the Marvell SATA controller, you have to create a RAID driver disk using hot-plug and NCQ, set the Marvell Controller item...
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...use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). Set to [AHCI Mode] when you want to set the SATA configuration. [Disabled] [IDE Mode] [AHCI Mode] [RAID Mode] Disables the SATA function. Scroll down to display the following items: SATA Mode [AHCI Mode] Allows you want the SATA hard disk drives to... create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. 3-22 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Set to [IDE Mode] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk...
...use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). Set to [AHCI Mode] when you want to set the SATA configuration. [Disabled] [IDE Mode] [AHCI Mode] [RAID Mode] Disables the SATA function. Scroll down to display the following items: SATA Mode [AHCI Mode] Allows you want the SATA hard disk drives to... create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. 3-22 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Set to [IDE Mode] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk...
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... that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands. [RAID S�e�t�t�o�[�R�A��ID��] �w�h�e�n��...;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 want the SATA hard disk...
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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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...the items you can install to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Click the Contact tab to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your OS documentation for detailed information. ... applications, and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click an icon to change at www.asus.com for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD into the optical drive. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-1 Use the setup procedures presented in ��s�ta��ll�...
...the items you can install to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Click the Contact tab to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your OS documentation for detailed information. ... applications, and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click an icon to change at www.asus.com for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD into the optical drive. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-1 Use the setup procedures presented in ��s�ta��ll�...
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... same size or larger than the existing drive. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. Among the advantages of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-21 This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. The new drive must...
... same size or larger than the existing drive. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. Among the advantages of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-21 This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. The new drive must...
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... the BIOS Setup. All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. During POST, press + to Non-RAID 2. v10.0.0.1032 Copyright(C) 2003-10 Intel Corporation. Delete RAID Volume 4. Exit RAID Volumes: None defined. [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION Physical Devices: Port Device Model Serial Size Type/Status(Vol ... and navigating through the BIOS Setup. Reset Disks to display the utility main menu. Create RAID Volume 3. Refer to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. 4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To enter the Intel...
... the BIOS Setup. All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. During POST, press + to Non-RAID 2. v10.0.0.1032 Copyright(C) 2003-10 Intel Corporation. Delete RAID Volume 4. Exit RAID Volumes: None defined. [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION Physical Devices: Port Device Model Serial Size Type/Status(Vol ... and navigating through the BIOS Setup. Reset Disks to display the utility main menu. Create RAID Volume 3. Refer to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. 4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To enter the Intel...
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... items on your screen. Option ROM - v10.0.0.1032 Copyright(C) 2003-10 Intel Corporation. Enter a name for RAID configuration. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in creating the volume. [↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-23 When the Disks item is selected, press to select the hard disk drives you to...
... items on your screen. Option ROM - v10.0.0.1032 Copyright(C) 2003-10 Intel Corporation. Enter a name for RAID configuration. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in creating the volume. [↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-23 When the Disks item is selected, press to select the hard disk drives you to...
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...drive. The following warning message appears: WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. When the Create Volume item is selected, enter the RAID volume capacity that you want and press . Use the up /down arrow key to select a drive, and then press to select. The available...editing. 7. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity. 8. Press to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or to go back to 128KB. The following are typical values: RAID 0: 128KB RAID 10: 64KB RAID 5: 64KB We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe ...
...drive. The following warning message appears: WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. When the Create Volume item is selected, enter the RAID volume capacity that you want and press . Use the up /down arrow key to select a drive, and then press to select. The available...editing. 7. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity. 8. Press to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or to go back to 128KB. The following are typical values: RAID 0: 128KB RAID 10: 64KB RAID 5: 64KB We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe ...
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... [ HELP ] Deleting a volume will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you want to Recovery volumes) Select [ESC]-Previous Menu [DEL]-Delete Volume 2. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-25 Exit, and then press . The following screen appears: Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Deleting a RAID set Take caution when deleting...
... [ HELP ] Deleting a volume will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you want to Recovery volumes) Select [ESC]-Previous Menu [DEL]-Delete Volume 2. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-25 Exit, and then press . The following screen appears: Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Deleting a RAID set Take caution when deleting...
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... Technology. Power consumption also goes down by 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor family. • Operating systems must be installed on the HDD to [RAID mode] in BIOS setup. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. To install Intel® Smart Response Technology: 1. Click...
... Technology. Power consumption also goes down by 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor family. • Operating systems must be installed on the HDD to [RAID mode] in BIOS setup. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. To install Intel® Smart Response Technology: 1. Click...
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...: 2.2.0.1105 PCIe Speed Rate : 5.0Gbps Configure SATA as: AHCI Mode ▶ ▶ Help Marvell RAID on the hard disk drives will be erased when creating or deleting a RAID array. Select Configuration Wizard and press . An asterisk (*) appears in your hard disk drives before making any... BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Press to select the hard drives to continue. 4-28 Chapter 4: Software support 4.4.5 Marvell RAID utility The onboard Marvell SATA 6.0 Gb/s controller allows you have back up all the drives needed for the exact location of the selected ...
...: 2.2.0.1105 PCIe Speed Rate : 5.0Gbps Configure SATA as: AHCI Mode ▶ ▶ Help Marvell RAID on the hard disk drives will be erased when creating or deleting a RAID array. Select Configuration Wizard and press . An asterisk (*) appears in your hard disk drives before making any... BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Press to select the hard drives to continue. 4-28 Chapter 4: Software support 4.4.5 Marvell RAID utility The onboard Marvell SATA 6.0 Gb/s controller allows you have back up all the drives needed for the exact location of the selected ...
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... to Next and press . In general, a larger stripe size is better for the RAID array. 5. ENTER: Select F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return 4. Configuration options: [RAID 0] [RAID 1] Stripe Size: Specifies the size of single data block on the virtual disk. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-29 The following warning message appears: Create Virtual Disk Do you want to cancel...
... to Next and press . In general, a larger stripe size is better for the RAID array. 5. ENTER: Select F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return 4. Configuration options: [RAID 0] [RAID 1] Stripe Size: Specifies the size of single data block on the virtual disk. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-29 The following warning message appears: Create Virtual Disk Do you want to cancel...
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...2.2.0.1105 PCIe Speed Rate : 5.0Gbps Configure SATA as: AHCI Mode ▶ ▶ Help Marvell RAID on chip controller. Select the RAID array to exit from Marvell BIOS Setup? Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Press ...9474; └ VD 0: New_VD Status : Functional │ ├ PD 0: ST3160[8D1e2lAeSte]Stripte Size : 64K │ └ PD 8: ST3160812AS RAID Mode : RAID0 └ Free Physical Disks Size 304128MB BGA Status : N/A Number of PDs : 2 Members : 0 8 ▶ ▶ Help ...
...2.2.0.1105 PCIe Speed Rate : 5.0Gbps Configure SATA as: AHCI Mode ▶ ▶ Help Marvell RAID on chip controller. Select the RAID array to exit from Marvell BIOS Setup? Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Press ...9474; └ VD 0: New_VD Status : Functional │ ├ PD 0: ST3160[8D1e2lAeSte]Stripte Size : 64K │ └ PD 8: ST3160812AS RAID Mode : RAID0 └ Free Physical Disks Size 304128MB BGA Status : N/A Number of PDs : 2 Members : 0 8 ▶ ▶ Help ...
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Yes No Press to save the RAID setting and exit the Marvell RAID utility. Press . Yes No Press to delete the selected RAID array. The following warning message appears: Delete Virtual Disk Do you want to delete this virtual disk Yes No Press to exit from the selected RAID array. 3. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-31 The following warning message appears: Delete MBR Do you want to delete MBR from this virtual disk ? 2. The following warning message appears: Exit Do you want to delete the Master Boot Record (MBR) from Marvell BIOS Setup?
Yes No Press to save the RAID setting and exit the Marvell RAID utility. Press . Yes No Press to delete the selected RAID array. The following warning message appears: Delete Virtual Disk Do you want to delete this virtual disk Yes No Press to exit from the selected RAID array. 3. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-31 The following warning message appears: Delete MBR Do you want to delete MBR from this virtual disk ? 2. The following warning message appears: Exit Do you want to delete the Master Boot Record (MBR) from Marvell BIOS Setup?
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...as the destination disk. 6. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive. 5. Start Windows®. 2. 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. To... OS limitation, refer to complete the process. Press during POST to complete the process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. Insert the support DVD into the...
...as the destination disk. 6. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive. 5. Start Windows®. 2. 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. To... OS limitation, refer to complete the process. Press during POST to complete the process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. Insert the support DVD into the...