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...ASUS FAN Xpert 4-13 4.3.7 ASUS Probe II 4-14 4.3.8 Ai Charger 4-15 4.3.9 Audio configurations 4-16 4.4 RAID configurations 4-17 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-17 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 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-24 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver... 5.1.3 Installing two 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™...
...ASUS FAN Xpert 4-13 4.3.7 ASUS Probe II 4-14 4.3.8 Ai Charger 4-15 4.3.9 Audio configurations 4-16 4.4 RAID configurations 4-17 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-17 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 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-24 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver... 5.1.3 Installing two 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™...
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...WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3, F12 PrintScreen Function WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Drivers ASUS Utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX form factor: ... x DVI port 1 x VGA port 8-channel Audio I /O voltage at 0.00625V increment - vPCH: 90-step chipset voltage control - P8Z68-V PRO specifications summary ASUS exclusive overclocking features Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Form factor Precision Tweaker 2 - vCPU_PLL: 160-...
...WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3, F12 PrintScreen Function WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Drivers ASUS Utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX form factor: ... x DVI port 1 x VGA port 8-channel Audio I /O voltage at 0.00625V increment - vPCH: 90-step chipset voltage control - P8Z68-V PRO specifications summary ASUS exclusive overclocking features Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Form factor Precision Tweaker 2 - vCPU_PLL: 160-...
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...port. • 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 have to set the JMB ... want to use the hot-plug function of the external SATA ports, you connect USB 3.0 devices to [Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. HDMI port 9. 2.3.10 Rear panel connection Chapter 2 Rear panel connectors 1. USB 2.0 ports 3, 4, 5 and 6 2. Intel LAN...
...port. • 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 have to set the JMB ... want to use the hot-plug function of the external SATA ports, you connect USB 3.0 devices to [Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. HDMI port 9. 2.3.10 Rear panel connection Chapter 2 Rear panel connectors 1. USB 2.0 ports 3, 4, 5 and 6 2. Intel LAN...
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...higher speed and bandwidth with multiple VGA output that during POST or BIOS setup, only DVI-D output is a configuration example for your reference. ASUS P8Z68-V PRO 2-43 CPU: Intel Pentium 2.8GHz DIMM: DDR3-1066 2GB Playback software - When you use an Intel® CPU with integrated GPU and...600, and then restart the system to adjust the monitor resolution from the Windows® Display Settings menu. • Due to the Intel® driver issue, some resolution options that your monitor does not support. You can only play Blu-Ray Disc under Windows® Vista™ / 7™...
...higher speed and bandwidth with multiple VGA output that during POST or BIOS setup, only DVI-D output is a configuration example for your reference. ASUS P8Z68-V PRO 2-43 CPU: Intel Pentium 2.8GHz DIMM: DDR3-1066 2GB Playback software - When you use an Intel® CPU with integrated GPU and...600, and then restart the system to adjust the monitor resolution from the Windows® Display Settings menu. • Due to the Intel® driver issue, some resolution options that your monitor does not support. You can only play Blu-Ray Disc under Windows® Vista™ / 7™...
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Click Display > General Settings and select a Resolution. From the Windows® notification area, double-click the Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver icon and click Graphics Properties. 3. Click Apply. 4. Move the Horizontal Scaling and Vertical Scaling sliders and then click Apply. 2-44 Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 2 **Troubleshooting on monitor overscan / underscan problem 1. Or you can click Display > General Settings > Scaling > Customize Aspect Ratio. Install Intel Graphics Accelerator Driver from the motherboard support DVD. 2.
Click Display > General Settings and select a Resolution. From the Windows® notification area, double-click the Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver icon and click Graphics Properties. 3. Click Apply. 4. Move the Horizontal Scaling and Vertical Scaling sliders and then click Apply. 2-44 Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 2 **Troubleshooting on monitor overscan / underscan problem 1. Or you can click Display > General Settings > Scaling > Customize Aspect Ratio. Install Intel Graphics Accelerator Driver from the motherboard support DVD. 2.
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.... SATA Mode [AHCI Mode] Allows you want to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. 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 create a RAID configuration from ... Check Enabled SATA 6G_1 (Gray) Not Present Hot Plug Disabled SATA 6G_2 (Gray) Not Present Hot Plug Disabled SATA 3G_3 (Blue) ASUS CB-521 ATAPI Hot Plug Disabled SATA 3G_4 (Blue) Not Present Hot Plug Disabled SATA 3G_5 (Blue) Not Present Hot Plug Disabled ...
.... SATA Mode [AHCI Mode] Allows you want to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. 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 create a RAID configuration from ... Check Enabled SATA 6G_1 (Gray) Not Present Hot Plug Disabled SATA 6G_2 (Gray) Not Present Hot Plug Disabled SATA 3G_3 (Blue) ASUS CB-521 ATAPI Hot Plug Disabled SATA 3G_4 (Blue) Not Present Hot Plug Disabled SATA 3G_5 (Blue) Not Present Hot Plug Disabled ...
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...SPDIF Out Type [SPDIF] [SPDIF] Sets to [SPDIF] for SPDIF audio output. [HDMI] Sets to [Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] If you set the previous item to [Enabled] and allows you to enable or disable... the OptionRom of the JMB storage contorller (ex. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. ...
...SPDIF Out Type [SPDIF] [SPDIF] Sets to [SPDIF] for SPDIF audio output. [HDMI] Sets to [Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] If you set the previous item to [Enabled] and allows you to enable or disable... the OptionRom of the JMB storage contorller (ex. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. ...
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... features. Click an item to install. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to use the devices. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer. The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you want ... of the support DVD are subject to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. ASUS P8Z68-V PRO 4-1 Click an item to install The Make Disk menu contains items to display the ASUS contact information. Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports ...
... features. Click an item to install. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to use the devices. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer. The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you want ... of the support DVD are subject to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. ASUS P8Z68-V PRO 4-1 Click an item to install The Make Disk menu contains items to display the ASUS contact information. Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports ...
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...came with the software application for more information. 4.3.1 AI Suite II AI Suite II is an all-in the Windows® notification area. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. The AI Suite II icon appears in -one interface that will conveniently guide you enter the Windows®... button appears only on your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to customize the settings of AI Suite II. ASUS P8Z68-V PRO 4-3 The actual screenshots vary with models. • The screeshots of AI Suite II in the support DVD or visit the...
...came with the software application for more information. 4.3.1 AI Suite II AI Suite II is an all-in the Windows® notification area. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. The AI Suite II icon appears in -one interface that will conveniently guide you enter the Windows®... button appears only on your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to customize the settings of AI Suite II. ASUS P8Z68-V PRO 4-3 The actual screenshots vary with models. • The screeshots of AI Suite II in the support DVD or visit the...
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...software configuration. 4-16 Chapter 4: Software support Realtek HD Audio Manager A. click on the icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XP Configuration options Control settings window ...button Exit button Minimize button Chapter 4 Information button Refer to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for Windows® Vista™ Set default device button Minimize button Configuration option tabs Exit button Device advanced ...
...software configuration. 4-16 Chapter 4: Software support Realtek HD Audio Manager A. click on the icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XP Configuration options Control settings window ...button Exit button Minimize button Chapter 4 Information button Refer to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for Windows® Vista™ Set default device button Minimize button Configuration option tabs Exit button Device advanced ...
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...striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in a RAID set, you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. With the RAID 10 configuration you are using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. • Due to...disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V PRO 4-17 This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. The Serial ATA RAID feature is data striping and data mirroring ...
...striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in a RAID set, you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. With the RAID 10 configuration you are using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. • Due to...disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V PRO 4-17 This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. The Serial ATA RAID feature is data striping and data mirroring ...
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Refer to accelerate your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. Click the Drivers tab, then click Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver software. 3. a. Select the SSD you want to use Intel® Smart Response Technology: 1. b. Select the size allocated for frequently accessed ... • Operating systems must be installed on the HDD to HDD in BIOS setup. To install Intel® Smart Response Technology: 1. The Drivers installation tab appears if your storage system. M aximized mode:WRITE BACK, write to SSD and write back to launch Intel® Smart Response ...
Refer to accelerate your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. Click the Drivers tab, then click Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver software. 3. a. Select the SSD you want to use Intel® Smart Response Technology: 1. b. Select the size allocated for frequently accessed ... • Operating systems must be installed on the HDD to HDD in BIOS setup. To install Intel® Smart Response Technology: 1. The Drivers installation tab appears if your storage system. M aximized mode:WRITE BACK, write to SSD and write back to launch Intel® Smart Response ...
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... disable Intel® Smart Response Technology. • The performance of Intel® Smart Response Technology under OS when applying the actions below: - Updating IRST 10.5 driver - Select Disable Acceleration to disable this function and select Change Mode to switch acceleration mode to Enhanced/ Maximus. • Only Intel® internal SATA ports... acceleration function of Intel® Smart Response Technology varies by the system for caching. • The maximum caching size on the SSD is 64GB. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V PRO 4-23
... disable Intel® Smart Response Technology. • The performance of Intel® Smart Response Technology under OS when applying the actions below: - Updating IRST 10.5 driver - Select Disable Acceleration to disable this function and select Change Mode to switch acceleration mode to Enhanced/ Maximus. • Only Intel® internal SATA ports... acceleration function of Intel® Smart Response Technology varies by the system for caching. • The maximum caching size on the SSD is 64GB. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V PRO 4-23
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...• Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due 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. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to... floppy disk drive, then press . 8. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 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 to ...
...• Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due 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. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to... floppy disk drive, then press . 8. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 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 to ...
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...SCSI adapter to install, select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive. 3. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V PRO 4-25 During the OS installation, the ...system prompts you to install third- During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you to press the F6 key to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Follow the succeeding screen ...
...SCSI adapter to install, select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive. 3. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V PRO 4-25 During the OS installation, the ...system prompts you to install third- During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you to press the F6 key to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Follow the succeeding screen ...
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...from the pop-up window. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop...; XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive when you to the steps below: 1. The name of the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Chapter 4 4-26 Chapter 4: Software support Double-click the file. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive,...
...from the pop-up window. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop...; XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive when you to the steps below: 1. The name of the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Chapter 4 4-26 Chapter 4: Software support Double-click the file. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive,...
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Select your computer. ASUS P8Z68-V PRO 5-1 Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers: 1. Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI... in this section. 5.1.1 Requirements • In Dual CrossFireX mode, you to your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. For...
Select your computer. ASUS P8Z68-V PRO 5-1 Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers: 1. Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI... in this section. 5.1.1 Requirements • In Dual CrossFireX mode, you to your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. For...
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...existance of multi-graphics cards. From the Graphics Adapter list, select the graphics card to exit the window. 2 3 4 ASUS P8Z68-V PRO 5-3 Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your graphics card package...Catalyst Control Center To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center: 1. Ensure that came with your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center in the Windows notification area and select Cayalist Control Center. ...
...existance of multi-graphics cards. From the Graphics Adapter list, select the graphics card to exit the window. 2 3 4 ASUS P8Z68-V PRO 5-3 Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your graphics card package...Catalyst Control Center To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center: 1. Ensure that came with your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center in the Windows notification area and select Cayalist Control Center. ...
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Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your ... card installation. 3. The graphics cards and the motherboard layout may vary with models, but the installation steps remain the same. 1. Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. Prepare two SLI-ready graphics cards. 2. Follow the installation procedures in this user manual for the locations of the PCIEX16...
Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your ... card installation. 3. The graphics cards and the motherboard layout may vary with models, but the installation steps remain the same. 1. Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. Prepare two SLI-ready graphics cards. 2. Follow the installation procedures in this user manual for the locations of the PCIEX16...
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... the two graphics cards separately. 6. Right click on each graphics card. ASUS P8Z68-V PRO 5-5 SLI bridge Goldfingers 5.2.3 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that came with your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology. The NVIDIA Control Panel window... SLI™ technology After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in place. 5. Align and firmly insert the SLI bridge connector to install the device drivers. Ensure that the connector is firmly in NVIDIA® Control Panel...
... the two graphics cards separately. 6. Right click on each graphics card. ASUS P8Z68-V PRO 5-5 SLI bridge Goldfingers 5.2.3 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that came with your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology. The NVIDIA Control Panel window... SLI™ technology After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in place. 5. Align and firmly insert the SLI bridge connector to install the device drivers. Ensure that the connector is firmly in NVIDIA® Control Panel...