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xiv Maximus II Formula specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Accessories Software Form Factor 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector for two ... Floppy disk drive cable Serial ATA cables Serial ATA power cables 2-port USB2.0 + IEEE 1394a module Q-Shield Cable ties User's manual Support DVD: Drivers and applications ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Futuremark® 3DMark® 06 Advanced Edition Kaspersky® Anti-virus software ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5 cm x 24.5 cm...
xiv Maximus II Formula specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Accessories Software Form Factor 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector for two ... Floppy disk drive cable Serial ATA cables Serial ATA power cables 2-port USB2.0 + IEEE 1394a module Q-Shield Cable ties User's manual Support DVD: Drivers and applications ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Futuremark® 3DMark® 06 Advanced Edition Kaspersky® Anti-virus software ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5 cm x 24.5 cm...
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... fails or gets corrupted.) Refer to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. This utility is available in Windows® environment.) 2. Place the support DVD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS Maximus II Formula 3-1 Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk or USB flash...
... fails or gets corrupted.) Refer to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. This utility is available in Windows® environment.) 2. Place the support DVD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS Maximus II Formula 3-1 Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk or USB flash...
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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 4-9 4.4 RAID configurations 4-40 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-49 ASUS Maximus II Formula
Chapter summary 4 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.3 Software information 4-9 4.4 RAID configurations 4-40 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-49 ASUS Maximus II Formula
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... with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to the optical drive. Refer to install If Autorun is enabled in this chapter for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to avail all motherboard features. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for reference only. ASUS Maximus II Formula 4-1 Click...
... with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to the optical drive. Refer to install If Autorun is enabled in this chapter for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to avail all motherboard features. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for reference only. ASUS Maximus II Formula 4-1 Click...
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Intel ICH10R 32/64 bit RAID/AHCI Driver Disk Allows you to create a Marvell® 61xx 32/64bit SATA driver disk. Marvell 61xx 32/64bit SATA Driver Allows you to create the Intel ICH10R or Marvell® 61xx driver disk. CyberLink PowerBackup Installs the CyberLink Powerbackup software. 4.2.4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create an ICH10R 32/64bit RAID/AHCI driver disk. Winzip 11 Installs the Winzip utility for easy file-compression and protection. Ulead PhotoImpact 12 SE Installs the Ulead PhotoImpact 12 SE software. ASUS Maximus II Formula 4-5
Intel ICH10R 32/64 bit RAID/AHCI Driver Disk Allows you to create a Marvell® 61xx 32/64bit SATA driver disk. Marvell 61xx 32/64bit SATA Driver Allows you to create the Intel ICH10R or Marvell® 61xx driver disk. CyberLink PowerBackup Installs the CyberLink Powerbackup software. 4.2.4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create an ICH10R 32/64bit RAID/AHCI driver disk. Winzip 11 Installs the Winzip utility for easy file-compression and protection. Ulead PhotoImpact 12 SE Installs the Ulead PhotoImpact 12 SE software. ASUS Maximus II Formula 4-5
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...of the SATA signal cables to the SPEEDING HDD1 and SPEEDING HDD2 connectors on the motherboard. Speeding HDD HDD blue Speeding HDD blue Speeding • Before using the Speeding HDD function..., ensure that you have installed the Marvell 61xx driver to the system. • When the Speeding HDD mode in Windows® operating system,... of the cables to each drive. Install two SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. ASUS Maximus II Formula 4-33 4.3.11 ROG Speeding HDD ROG Speeding HDD secures the data stored in Windows® OS...
...of the SATA signal cables to the SPEEDING HDD1 and SPEEDING HDD2 connectors on the motherboard. Speeding HDD HDD blue Speeding HDD blue Speeding • Before using the Speeding HDD function..., ensure that you have installed the Marvell 61xx driver to the system. • When the Speeding HDD mode in Windows® operating system,... of the cables to each drive. Install two SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. ASUS Maximus II Formula 4-33 4.3.11 ROG Speeding HDD ROG Speeding HDD secures the data stored in Windows® OS...
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... Start Windows®. 2. Press during POST to complete the process. Place the motherboard support DVD into the floppy disk drive or connect a USB flash disk if you can create a RAID driver disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP/Vista and later operating system on a...floppy disk to boot from the optical drive." 7. ASUS Maximus II Formula 4-49 Press any key when the system prompts "Press any key to avoid computer virus infection. Go to the Make disk menu, and then click Intel ICH10R 32/64 bit RAID Driver Disk to create an Intel® ICH10R RAID...
... Start Windows®. 2. Press during POST to complete the process. Place the motherboard support DVD into the floppy disk drive or connect a USB flash disk if you can create a RAID driver disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP/Vista and later operating system on a...floppy disk to boot from the optical drive." 7. ASUS Maximus II Formula 4-49 Press any key when the system prompts "Press any key to avoid computer virus infection. Go to the Make disk menu, and then click Intel ICH10R 32/64 bit RAID Driver Disk to create an Intel® ICH10R RAID...
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... • BIOS file with EIST support • Operating system with a BIOS file that supports EIST. ASUS Maximus II Formula A-1 You can download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (www.asus.com/ support/download/) if you need to update the BIOS file. Install an Intel® CPU that...the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (www.asus.com/ support/download/) if you need to update the BIOS. Install the 64-bit drivers for more information on Windows® 64-bit OS. A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) • The motherboard comes with EIST support (Windows...
... • BIOS file with EIST support • Operating system with a BIOS file that supports EIST. ASUS Maximus II Formula A-1 You can download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (www.asus.com/ support/download/) if you need to update the BIOS file. Install an Intel® CPU that...the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website (www.asus.com/ support/download/) if you need to update the BIOS. Install the 64-bit drivers for more information on Windows® 64-bit OS. A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) • The motherboard comes with EIST support (Windows...