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... 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-18 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-18 4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility..... 4-18 4.4.5 Marvell RAID utility 4-22 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-26 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-26 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-26 Contents 3.8 Tools menu 3-36 3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash Utility 3-36...
... 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-18 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-18 4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility..... 4-18 4.4.5 Marvell RAID utility 4-22 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-26 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-26 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-26 Contents 3.8 Tools menu 3-36 3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash Utility 3-36...
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Contents 4.5.3 4.5.4 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation4-27 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4-28 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-1 5.1.1 Requirements 5-1 5.1.2 Before ...
Contents 4.5.3 4.5.4 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation4-27 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4-28 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-1 5.1.1 Requirements 5-1 5.1.2 Before ...
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... CPUs. Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports SATA RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 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 specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU ...Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 * The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types. ** Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 4 x PCIe2.0 x16 slots (single @x16, dual @x8, ��t�ri�...
... CPUs. Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports SATA RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 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 specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU ...Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 * The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types. ** Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 4 x PCIe2.0 x16 slots (single @x16, dual @x8, ��t�ri�...
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...]. Refer to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode] by default. Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details... hard disk drives, you are set the SATA Mode item in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. 2.2.9 Internal connectors 1. 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® P67 chipset. • These ...
...]. Refer to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode] by default. Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details... hard disk drives, you are set the SATA Mode item in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. 2.2.9 Internal connectors 1. 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® P67 chipset. • These ...
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ASUS Maximus IV Extreme 2-31 Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using these connectors, set using Serial ATA hard disk drives. 2. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set the SATA Mode item ...default. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you are set to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set the SATA Mode in the motherboard support DVD. • When using Windows® XP SP2 or later versions. Intel® P67 ...
ASUS Maximus IV Extreme 2-31 Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using these connectors, set using Serial ATA hard disk drives. 2. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set the SATA Mode item ...default. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you are set to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set the SATA Mode in the motherboard support DVD. • When using Windows® XP SP2 or later versions. Intel® P67 ...
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... support DVD and load the driver 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...
... support DVD and load the driver 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...
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... Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed 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 to use the Serial... storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. Set to [RAID Mode] when you want to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme 3-21
... Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed 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 to use the Serial... storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. Set to [RAID Mode] when you want to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme 3-21
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...JMB storage controller. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS Maximus IV Extreme 3-25 Intel 82583 LAN PXEOPROM [Disabled] This item appears only when you set this item to use the full functin of commands. [RAID S�e�t�t�o�[�R�A��ID...;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 to use the...
...JMB storage controller. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS Maximus IV Extreme 3-25 Intel 82583 LAN PXEOPROM [Disabled] This item appears only when you set this item to use the full functin of commands. [RAID S�e�t�t�o�[�R�A��ID...;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 to use the...
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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 4-17 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-26 ASUS Maximus IV Extreme
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 4-17 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-26 ASUS Maximus IV Extreme
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...manual. Click an item to use the devices. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme 4-1 Refer to your computer. The Manual menu contains the list of supplementary user manuals. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to display the ASUS contact information. Use the setup procedures presented in ...the Contact tab to run the DVD. The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at www.asus.com for reference only. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices.... item to install The Make Disk menu contains items to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk.
...manual. Click an item to use the devices. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme 4-1 Refer to your computer. The Manual menu contains the list of supplementary user manuals. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to display the ASUS contact information. Use the setup procedures presented in ...the Contact tab to run the DVD. The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at www.asus.com for reference only. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices.... item to install The Make Disk menu contains items to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk.
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... want to install a Windows® operating system to be of both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. RAID 10 is required for this setup. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme 4-17 Two hard disks perform the same work as a data disk only. • If you get all applications to read and write...
... want to install a Windows® operating system to be of both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. RAID 10 is required for this setup. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme 4-17 Two hard disks perform the same work as a data disk only. • If you get all applications to read and write...
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...when set (s) using SATA HDDs. Option ROM - v10.0.0.1032 Copyright(C) 2003-10 Intel Corporation. Delete RAID Volume 4. 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® ... Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 0 ST3160812AS 9LS0HJA4 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk 1 ST3160812AS 9LS0F4HL 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk 2 ST3160812AS 3LS0JYL8 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk 3 ST3160812AS 9LS0BJ5H 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk 4-18 Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu Chapter 4: Software...
...when set (s) using SATA HDDs. Option ROM - v10.0.0.1032 Copyright(C) 2003-10 Intel Corporation. Delete RAID Volume 4. 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® ... Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 0 ST3160812AS 9LS0HJA4 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk 1 ST3160812AS 9LS0F4HL 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk 2 ST3160812AS 3LS0JYL8 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk 3 ST3160812AS 9LS0BJ5H 149.0GB Non-RAID Disk 4-18 Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu Chapter 4: Software...
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... to select the hard disk drives you to use in creating the volume. [↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done ASUS Maximus IV Extreme 4-19 The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in the RAID set. Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select 2. When the Disks item is selected, press the up/down arrow key...
... to select the hard disk drives you to use in creating the volume. [↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done ASUS Maximus IV Extreme 4-19 The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in the RAID set. Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select 2. When the Disks item is selected, press the up/down arrow key...
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... range from 4KB to create this volume? (Y/N): 9. The following warning message appears: WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Press to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or to go back to select. Use the up /down arrow key to select a drive, and then press... to the CREATE VOLUME menu. 4-20 Chapter 4: Software support Press after completing your selection. 6. When the Create Volume item is selected, enter the RAID volume capacity that you want and press . 5. Use the up /down arrow key to select the stripe size for the...
... range from 4KB to create this volume? (Y/N): 9. The following warning message appears: WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Press to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or to go back to select. Use the up /down arrow key to select a drive, and then press... to the CREATE VOLUME menu. 4-20 Chapter 4: Software support Press after completing your selection. 6. When the Create Volume item is selected, enter the RAID volume capacity that you want and press . 5. Use the up /down arrow key to select the stripe size for the...
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... does not apply to Recovery volumes) Are you sure you want to delete, and then press . ASUS Maximus IV Extreme 4-21 The following warning message appears: [ CONFIRM EXIT ] Are you sure you delete a RAID set . Option ROM - Exit, and then press . Press to exit or press to return to... press . v10.0.0.1032 Copyright(C) 2003-10 Intel Corporation. Use the up/down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete volume "Volume0"? (Y/N): 3. Press to non-RAID. From the utility main menu, select 5. Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To...
... does not apply to Recovery volumes) Are you sure you want to delete, and then press . ASUS Maximus IV Extreme 4-21 The following warning message appears: [ CONFIRM EXIT ] Are you sure you delete a RAID set . Option ROM - Exit, and then press . Press to exit or press to return to... press . v10.0.0.1032 Copyright(C) 2003-10 Intel Corporation. Use the up/down arrow key to select the RAID set you want to delete volume "Volume0"? (Y/N): 3. Press to non-RAID. From the utility main menu, select 5. Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To...
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... ESC: Return 3. To enter the Marvell utility, press + during POST. All exisiting data on chip controller. Ensure that you to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 array using two SATA hard disk drives. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Configure->Select free disks HBA 0: Marvell 0... An asterisk (*) appears in front of your hard disk drives before making any change to be used in your motherboard user manual for the RAID array, press to continue. 4-22 Chapter 4: Software support After selecting all your data in the array. Refer to HBA 0: Marvell 0 ...
... ESC: Return 3. To enter the Marvell utility, press + during POST. All exisiting data on chip controller. Ensure that you to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 array using two SATA hard disk drives. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Configure->Select free disks HBA 0: Marvell 0... An asterisk (*) appears in front of your hard disk drives before making any change to be used in your motherboard user manual for the RAID array, press to continue. 4-22 Chapter 4: Software support After selecting all your data in the array. Refer to HBA 0: Marvell 0 ...
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... requiring large data transfers such as shown in much smaller size, such as e-mails and documents. Move the selection bar to create this virtual disk ? RAID Level: Select a RAID Level. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme 4-23 Configure->Select free disksCreate Virtual Disk HBA 0: Marvell 0 ├ Virtual Disks └ Free Physical Disks * ├ PD 0: ST3160812AS * └ PD 8: ST3160812AS...
... requiring large data transfers such as shown in much smaller size, such as e-mails and documents. Move the selection bar to create this virtual disk ? RAID Level: Select a RAID Level. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme 4-23 Configure->Select free disksCreate Virtual Disk HBA 0: Marvell 0 ├ Virtual Disks └ Free Physical Disks * ├ PD 0: ST3160812AS * └ PD 8: ST3160812AS...
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... PCIe Speed Rate : 5.0Gbps Configure SATA as: AHCI Mode ▶ ▶ Help Marvell RAID on chip controller. Select the RAID array to save the RAID setting and exit the Marvell RAID utility. ENTER: Operation F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return 4-24 Chapter 4: Software support Marvell BIOS... and press . Press . The following warning message appears: Exit Do you want to exit from Marvell BIOS Setup? Delete an existing RAID Array 1. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. ENTER: Operation F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return 6. Select Delete and ...
... PCIe Speed Rate : 5.0Gbps Configure SATA as: AHCI Mode ▶ ▶ Help Marvell RAID on chip controller. Select the RAID array to save the RAID setting and exit the Marvell RAID utility. ENTER: Operation F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return 4-24 Chapter 4: Software support Marvell BIOS... and press . Press . The following warning message appears: Exit Do you want to exit from Marvell BIOS Setup? Delete an existing RAID Array 1. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. ENTER: Operation F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return 6. Select Delete and ...
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The following warning message appears: Delete Virtual Disk Do you want to delete MBR from this virtual disk ? 2. The following warning message appears: Exit Do you want to delete this virtual disk Yes No Press to exit from the selected RAID array. 3. The following warning message appears: Delete MBR Do you want to delete the Master Boot Record (MBR) from Marvell BIOS Setup? Press . Yes No Press to delete the selected RAID array. Yes No Press to save the RAID setting and exit the Marvell RAID utility. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme 4-25
The following warning message appears: Delete Virtual Disk Do you want to delete MBR from this virtual disk ? 2. The following warning message appears: Exit Do you want to delete this virtual disk Yes No Press to exit from the selected RAID array. 3. The following warning message appears: Delete MBR Do you want to delete the Master Boot Record (MBR) from Marvell BIOS Setup? Press . Yes No Press to delete the selected RAID array. Yes No Press to save the RAID setting and exit the Marvell RAID utility. ASUS Maximus IV Extreme 4-25
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..., press to avoid a computer virus infection. 4-26 Chapter 4: Software support Write-protect the floppy disk to create a RAID driver disk. 7. 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®:... 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. 4.5.2 Creating...
..., press to avoid a computer virus infection. 4-26 Chapter 4: Software support Write-protect the floppy disk to create a RAID driver disk. 7. 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®:... 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. 4.5.2 Creating...