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card (Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n) 1 x Wi-Fi ring moving antennas 1 x 2-port USB 2.0 and eSATA module ASUS Q-Shield 2 in 1 Q-connector User's manual Support DVD contents Form factor Drivers ASUS Utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX form factor: 12 in . (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xiii x 9.6 in . P8Z77-V PRO specifications summary Accessories 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables 2 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables 1 x ASUS SLI bridge connector 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi GO!
card (Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n) 1 x Wi-Fi ring moving antennas 1 x 2-port USB 2.0 and eSATA module ASUS Q-Shield 2 in 1 Q-connector User's manual Support DVD contents Form factor Drivers ASUS Utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX form factor: 12 in . (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xiii x 9.6 in . P8Z77-V PRO specifications summary Accessories 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables 2 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables 1 x ASUS SLI bridge connector 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi GO!
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.../Subwoofer Rear Speaker Out - 8-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In Center/Subwoofer Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 2-43 LAN ports LED indications Activity Link LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection ORANGE...To play Blu-Ray Disc, make sure to use an HDCP compliance monitor. • Due to XCHI controller structure, please manually install your USB3.0 driver twice when installing the operating system from the USB3.0 optical drive. Chapter 2 • This motherboard comes with DVI-I. • USB 3.0 devices ...
.../Subwoofer Rear Speaker Out - 8-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In Center/Subwoofer Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 2-43 LAN ports LED indications Activity Link LED Speed LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection ORANGE...To play Blu-Ray Disc, make sure to use an HDCP compliance monitor. • Due to XCHI controller structure, please manually install your USB3.0 driver twice when installing the operating system from the USB3.0 optical drive. Chapter 2 • This motherboard comes with DVI-I. • USB 3.0 devices ...
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... show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. 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 internally optimize the order of SATA devices... the SATA configuration. [IDE] [AHCI] [RAID] Set to [IDE] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 3-19 Set to [AHCI] when you want to the corresponding SATA port.
... show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. 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 internally optimize the order of SATA devices... the SATA configuration. [IDE] [AHCI] [RAID] Set to [IDE] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 3-19 Set to [AHCI] when you want to the corresponding SATA port.
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...use the devices. Install the necessary drivers to maximize the features of your computer, browse the contents of the user manual. Click the Contact tab to open the folder of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 4-1 Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support...the support DVD are subject to run the DVD. Click an item to display the ASUS contact information. Click an icon to avail all motherboard features. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in this chapter for reference only. Double-click the...
...use the devices. Install the necessary drivers to maximize the features of your computer, browse the contents of the user manual. Click the Contact tab to open the folder of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 4-1 Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support...the support DVD are subject to run the DVD. Click an item to display the ASUS contact information. Click an icon to avail all motherboard features. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in this chapter for reference only. Double-click the...
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... or CPU frequency Click to select a utility Shortcut to launch and operate these utilities simultaneously. ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 4-3 Click the Utilities tab, then click AI Suite II. 3. Click the icon to customize the settings of AI Suite II. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. The actual screenshots vary with models. • The...
... or CPU frequency Click to select a utility Shortcut to launch and operate these utilities simultaneously. ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 4-3 Click the Utilities tab, then click AI Suite II. 3. Click the icon to customize the settings of AI Suite II. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. The actual screenshots vary with models. • The...
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... software provides Jack-Detection function, S/PDIF Out support, and interrupt capability. ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 4-21 Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XP Configuration options Control settings window Exit button Minimize button Chapter 4 Information button • Refer to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the audio devices connected...
... software provides Jack-Detection function, S/PDIF Out support, and interrupt capability. ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 4-21 Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XP Configuration options Control settings window Exit button Minimize button Chapter 4 Information button • Refer to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the audio devices connected...
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...wait times, and maximized storage utilization. To install Intel® Smart Response Technology: 1. Click the Drivers tab, then click Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver software. 3. Chapter 4 2. Place the support DVD to HDD in BIOS setup. a. Select... time. It uses an installed fast SSD (min 18.6GB available) as a cache for SSD caching. The Drivers installation tab appears if your storage system. E nhanced mode:WRITE THROUGH, write to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for caching... be installed on the HDD to [RAID mode] in a later time. ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 4-27
...wait times, and maximized storage utilization. To install Intel® Smart Response Technology: 1. Click the Drivers tab, then click Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver software. 3. Chapter 4 2. Place the support DVD to HDD in BIOS setup. a. Select... time. It uses an installed fast SSD (min 18.6GB available) as a cache for SSD caching. The Drivers installation tab appears if your storage system. E nhanced mode:WRITE THROUGH, write to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for caching... be installed on the HDD to [RAID mode] in a later time. ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 4-27
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... Boot your computer. 2. Insert the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. 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. You ... motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 4. Write-protect the floppy disk 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. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 4-29
... Boot your computer. 2. Insert the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. 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. You ... motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 4. Write-protect the floppy disk 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. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 4-29
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... for opening the oem file. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click...displayed. 5. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to the steps below: 1. or 3. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 4-31
... for opening the oem file. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click...displayed. 5. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to the steps below: 1. or 3. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 4-31
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... in this section. 5.1.1 Requirements • In Dual CrossFireX mode, you to Control Panel > Programs and Features. 3. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power... Vista, go to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Select your system. Turn off your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 5-1 For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. See Chapter 2 for details. • We recommend that you install additional chassis...
... in this section. 5.1.1 Requirements • In Dual CrossFireX mode, you to Control Panel > Programs and Features. 3. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power... Vista, go to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Select your system. Turn off your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 5-1 For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. See Chapter 2 for details. • We recommend that you install additional chassis...
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... Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology. Click Go to continue to exit the window. 2 3 4 ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 5-3 Select Enable CrossFireX. 4. Enabling Dual CrossFireX technology 1. Click Apply, and then ... to act as the display 1 GPU. 3. From the Graphics Adapter list, select the graphics card to install the device drivers. Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center: 1. Right-click on the Windows® desktop...
... Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology. Click Go to continue to exit the window. 2 3 4 ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 5-3 Select Enable CrossFireX. 4. Enabling Dual CrossFireX technology 1. Click Apply, and then ... to act as the display 1 GPU. 3. From the Graphics Adapter list, select the graphics card to install the device drivers. Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center: 1. Right-click on the Windows® desktop...
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... to the documentation that came with your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in place. 5. Download the latest driver from the power supply to install the device drivers. ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 5-5 Ensure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology. Connect two independent auxiliary power sources from...
... to the documentation that came with your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in place. 5. Download the latest driver from the power supply to install the device drivers. ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 5-5 Ensure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology. Connect two independent auxiliary power sources from...