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Contents 4.3.6 Sensor Recorder 4-14 4.3.7 USB 3.0 Boost 4-15 4.3.8 USB BIOS Flashback 4-16 4.3.9 ASUS Update 4-18 4.3.10 MyLogo2 4-19 4.3.11 Audio configurations 4-21 4.4 RAID configurations 4-22 4.4.1 RAID ...174; CrossFireX™ technology 5-1 5.1.1 Requirements 5-1 5.1.2 Before you begin 5-1 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™ technology 5-4 5.2.1 Requirements 5-4 5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 5-4 ...
Contents 4.3.6 Sensor Recorder 4-14 4.3.7 USB 3.0 Boost 4-15 4.3.8 USB BIOS Flashback 4-16 4.3.9 ASUS Update 4-18 4.3.10 MyLogo2 4-19 4.3.11 Audio configurations 4-21 4.4 RAID configurations 4-22 4.4.1 RAID ...174; CrossFireX™ technology 5-1 5.1.1 Requirements 5-1 5.1.2 Before you begin 5-1 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™ technology 5-4 5.2.1 Requirements 5-4 5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 5-4 ...
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x 9.6 in . P8Z77-V specifications summary BIOS features 64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut Function and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information Manageability WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, PXE, WOR by PME Support DVD contents Drivers ASUS Utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) Form factor 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 specifications summary BIOS features 64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut Function and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information Manageability WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, PXE, WOR by PME Support DVD contents Drivers ASUS Utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) Form factor ATX form factor: 12 in . (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xiii
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... VGA, DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort ports. • DVI-D can not be converted to output RGB signal to XCHI controller structure, please manually install your USB3.0 driver twice when installing the operating system from the USB3.0 optical drive.
... VGA, DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort ports. • DVI-D can not be converted to output RGB signal to XCHI controller structure, please manually install your USB3.0 driver twice when installing the operating system from the USB3.0 optical drive.
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Click Display > General Settings and select a Resolution. Move the Horizontal Scaling and Vertical Scaling sliders and then click Apply. Chapter 2 **Troubleshooting on monitor overscan / underscan problem 1. Or you can click Display > General Settings > Scaling > Customize Aspect Ratio. From the Windows® notification area, doubleclick the Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver icon and click Graphics Properties. 3. Click Apply. 4. Install Intel Graphics Accelerator Driver from the motherboard support DVD. 2. ASUS P8Z77-V 2-45
Click Display > General Settings and select a Resolution. Move the Horizontal Scaling and Vertical Scaling sliders and then click Apply. Chapter 2 **Troubleshooting on monitor overscan / underscan problem 1. Or you can click Display > General Settings > Scaling > Customize Aspect Ratio. From the Windows® notification area, doubleclick the Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver icon and click Graphics Properties. 3. Click Apply. 4. Install Intel Graphics Accelerator Driver from the motherboard support DVD. 2. ASUS P8Z77-V 2-45
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ASUS P8Z77-V 3-19 Set to [AHCI] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to the corresponding SATA port. The SATA Port items show Not Present if ... optimize the order of SATA devices. 3.5.3 SATA Configuration While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of commands. 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 the SATA hard...
ASUS P8Z77-V 3-19 Set to [AHCI] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to the corresponding SATA port. The SATA Port items show Not Present if ... optimize the order of SATA devices. 3.5.3 SATA Configuration While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of commands. 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 the SATA hard...
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....EXE from the BIN folder. ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 4-1 Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ 7 / 64-bit 7 operating systems (OS). Install the necessary drivers to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Click an item to ... to change at www.asus.com for reference only. Click the Contact tab to run the DVD. Use the setup procedures presented in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed...
....EXE from the BIN folder. ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 4-1 Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ 7 / 64-bit 7 operating systems (OS). Install the necessary drivers to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Click an item to ... to change at www.asus.com for reference only. Click the Contact tab to run the DVD. Use the setup procedures presented in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed...
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...AI Suite II. 3. The actual screenshots vary with models. • The screeshots of AI Suite II in the Windows® notification area. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. Follow the onscreen instructions to open the AI Suite II main menu bar. Click each button to select and...DVD to the Auto Tuning Mode under TurboV EVO • The Auto Tuning button appears only on your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 4-3 Installing AI Suite II To install AI Suite II on models with the TurboV EVO function. • The applications in the Tool ...
...AI Suite II. 3. The actual screenshots vary with models. • The screeshots of AI Suite II in the Windows® notification area. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. Follow the onscreen instructions to open the AI Suite II main menu bar. Click each button to select and...DVD to the Auto Tuning Mode under TurboV EVO • The Auto Tuning button appears only on your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 4-3 Installing AI Suite II To install AI Suite II on models with the TurboV EVO function. • The applications in the Tool ...
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...;, Realtek HD Audio driver is correctly installed, you will find the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on your computer. If the Realtek audio software is only supported by Windows® 7™/Windows® XP™. • To play convenience. Realtek HD Audio Manager A. ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 4-21 Realtek... HD Audio Manager with DTS UltraPC II for all audio ports, eliminating cable connection errors and giving users plug and play Blu-Ray disc, make sure to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came...
...;, Realtek HD Audio driver is correctly installed, you will find the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on your computer. If the Realtek audio software is only supported by Windows® 7™/Windows® XP™. • To play convenience. Realtek HD Audio Manager A. ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 4-21 Realtek... HD Audio Manager with DTS UltraPC II for all audio ports, eliminating cable connection errors and giving users plug and play Blu-Ray disc, make sure to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came...
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... data in a RAID set, you are using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. • Due to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing...and three new drives for this setup. A RAID array over 2TB cannot be calculated and written. Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. With the RAID 10 configuration you get all applications to...
... data in a RAID set, you are using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. • Due to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing...and three new drives for this setup. A RAID array over 2TB cannot be calculated and written. Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. With the RAID 10 configuration you get all applications to...
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... Response Technology, setting the SATA Mode BIOS item to HDD in BIOS setup is necessary. Click the Drivers tab, then click Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver software. 3. Enhanced mode: WRITE THROUGH, write to launch Smart Response Technology settings. 2. It uses an... Drivers installation tab appears if your storage system. Select the size allocated for details Installing Intel® Smart Response Technology 1. Key benefits are expedited hard drive speeds, reduced load and wait times, and maximized storage utilization. Refer to the optical drive. a. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z77-V...
... Response Technology, setting the SATA Mode BIOS item to HDD in BIOS setup is necessary. Click the Drivers tab, then click Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver software. 3. Enhanced mode: WRITE THROUGH, write to launch Smart Response Technology settings. 2. It uses an... Drivers installation tab appears if your storage system. Select the size allocated for details Installing Intel® Smart Response Technology 1. Key benefits are expedited hard drive speeds, reduced load and wait times, and maximized storage utilization. Refer to the optical drive. a. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z77-V...
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...XP limitation. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 4. 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 enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Go to the ...Make Disk menu, and then click Intel AHCI/RAID Driver 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 4-39 Plug the USB floppy disk drive and ...
...XP limitation. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 4. 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 enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Go to the ...Make Disk menu, and then click Intel AHCI/RAID Driver 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 4-39 Plug the USB floppy disk drive and ...
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... support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive. 3. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to install, select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the...Chapter 4: Software support party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you have to use another computer to copy the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. 4. Insert ...
... support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive. 3. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to install, select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the...Chapter 4: Software support party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you have to use another computer to copy the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. 4. Insert ...
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...select Manage from the pop-up window. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 4-41 or 3. Double-click the file. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. The name of the RAID driver disk to the steps below: 1. Click Details ...tab. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID...
...select Manage from the pop-up window. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z77-V PRO 4-41 or 3. Double-click the file. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. The name of the RAID driver disk to the steps below: 1. Click Details ...tab. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID...
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... installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to uninstall all current applications. 2. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that allows you have to your system. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. ASUS P8Z77-V 5-1 For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to...
... installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to uninstall all current applications. 2. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that allows you have to your system. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. ASUS P8Z77-V 5-1 For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to...
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...multi-graphics cards. In the Catalyst Control Center window, click Graphics Settings > CrossFireX > Configure. 2. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your graphics cards and the ...the Catalyst Control Center Advanced View window. Click Go to continue to exit the window. 2 3 4 ASUS P8Z77-V 5-3 From the Graphics Adapter list, select the graphics card to install the device drivers. Ensure that came with your graphics card package to act as the display 1 GPU. 3. Chapter 5...
...multi-graphics cards. In the Catalyst Control Center window, click Graphics Settings > CrossFireX > Configure. 2. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your graphics cards and the ...the Catalyst Control Center Advanced View window. Click Go to continue to exit the window. 2 3 4 ASUS P8Z77-V 5-3 From the Graphics Adapter list, select the graphics card to install the device drivers. Ensure that came with your graphics card package to act as the display 1 GPU. 3. Chapter 5...
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... technology that allows you should have two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certified. • Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. Prepare two SLI-ready graphics cards. 2. If your system. Follow the installation procedures in this section. 5.2.1 Requirements...vary with models, but the installation steps remain the same. 1. Insert the two graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum ...
... technology that allows you should have two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certified. • Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. Prepare two SLI-ready graphics cards. 2. If your system. Follow the installation procedures in this section. 5.2.1 Requirements...vary with models, but the installation steps remain the same. 1. Insert the two graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum ...
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... the Windows® Vista™ operating system. Download the latest driver from the power supply to the goldfingers on the empty space of the Windows® desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears (See Step B5). ASUS P8Z77-V 5-5 A. Right click on each graphics card. Connect two independent auxiliary...
... the Windows® Vista™ operating system. Download the latest driver from the power supply to the goldfingers on the empty space of the Windows® desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears (See Step B5). ASUS P8Z77-V 5-5 A. Right click on each graphics card. Connect two independent auxiliary...
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The ASUS Support Wizard appears if your computer's VGA output and discrete graphic cards to complete the installation. Insert the support DVD in the notification area. 5-8 Chapter 5: ... family. • iGPU Multi-Monitor support option must be enabled in BIOS and install both Intel® Graphics Accelerator, and graphics card driver before installing LucidLogix Virtu MVP from ASUS support DVD. Chapter 5 5.3 LucidLogix Virtu MVP LucidLogix Virtu MVP allows your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. Follow the succeeding onscreen instructions...
The ASUS Support Wizard appears if your computer's VGA output and discrete graphic cards to complete the installation. Insert the support DVD in the notification area. 5-8 Chapter 5: ... family. • iGPU Multi-Monitor support option must be enabled in BIOS and install both Intel® Graphics Accelerator, and graphics card driver before installing LucidLogix Virtu MVP from ASUS support DVD. Chapter 5 5.3 LucidLogix Virtu MVP LucidLogix Virtu MVP allows your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. Follow the succeeding onscreen instructions...