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... Recorder 4-12 4.3.7 Probe II 4-13 4.3.8 BT GO 4-14 4.3.9 USB 3.0 Boost 4-15 4.3.10 ASUS SSD Caching 4-16 4.3.11 ASUS Update 4-17 4.3.11 MyLogo2 4-18 4.3.12 Audio configurations 4-20 4.4 RAID configurations 4-21 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-21 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-22 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-22 4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility 4-22...
... Recorder 4-12 4.3.7 Probe II 4-13 4.3.8 BT GO 4-14 4.3.9 USB 3.0 Boost 4-15 4.3.10 ASUS SSD Caching 4-16 4.3.11 ASUS Update 4-17 4.3.11 MyLogo2 4-18 4.3.12 Audio configurations 4-20 4.4 RAID configurations 4-21 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-21 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-22 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-22 4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility 4-22...
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...;o�lo�g��y Supports AMD® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology Intel® X79 Express Chipset - 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support - 4 x SATA 3Gb/s ports with 1 x additional VIA SuperSpeed USB hub controller (blue) Intel® X79 Express Chipset...This motherboard is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. ** Refer to www.asus.com for front panel support - 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at x16/ x16 mode; P9X79 PRO specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support Storage LAN Bluetooth Audio USB 2nd ...
...;o�lo�g��y Supports AMD® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology Intel® X79 Express Chipset - 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support - 4 x SATA 3Gb/s ports with 1 x additional VIA SuperSpeed USB hub controller (blue) Intel® X79 Express Chipset...This motherboard is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. ** Refer to www.asus.com for front panel support - 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at x16/ x16 mode; P9X79 PRO specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support Storage LAN Bluetooth Audio USB 2nd ...
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... PCIe 3.0 x16_4 slots for better thermal environment. shared - - - - - - shared - - - shared - PCIE x16_4 shared - - - - shared - - - Marvell 9128 Hardware RAID Controller - - - shared - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - shared - - ASM 1061 E-SATA - HD Audio - - - - - PCIE x16_3 shared - - - - shared - - - - - shared - - - - PCIE x16_2 shared - - - - ASUS P9X79 PRO 2-15 Chapter 2 • In single VGA card mode, use the PCIe 3.0 x16_1 slot (navy blue) for a PCI...
... PCIe 3.0 x16_4 slots for better thermal environment. shared - - - - - - shared - - - shared - PCIE x16_4 shared - - - - shared - - - Marvell 9128 Hardware RAID Controller - - - shared - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - shared - - ASM 1061 E-SATA - HD Audio - - - - - PCIE x16_3 shared - - - - shared - - - - - shared - - - - PCIE x16_2 shared - - - - ASUS P9X79 PRO 2-15 Chapter 2 • In single VGA card mode, use the PCIe 3.0 x16_1 slot (navy blue) for a PCI...
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...connectors, set to the Intel SATA ports), or else the ODD will NOT support Windows XP 32 bit. 2.2.7 Internal connectors 1. The Serial ATA RAID feature is set the SATA Mode in the motherboard support DVD. • When using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. If you ... load IRST Driver during OS Windows XP 64 bit installation for OS installation. 64 bit: When [SATA Mode] 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® X79 chipset. Intel® X79 Serial ATA 6.0 ...
...connectors, set to the Intel SATA ports), or else the ODD will NOT support Windows XP 32 bit. 2.2.7 Internal connectors 1. The Serial ATA RAID feature is set the SATA Mode in the motherboard support DVD. • When using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. If you ... load IRST Driver during OS Windows XP 64 bit installation for OS installation. 64 bit: When [SATA Mode] 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® X79 chipset. Intel® X79 Serial ATA 6.0 ...
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...to create a Serial ATA RAID set using NCQ, set to [RAID Mode], you save the IRST Driver from driver disk during Windows 7 or Vista installation for the system to detect the Optical Disk Drive (the ODD should be connected to [AHCI Mode] by default. ASUS P9X79 PRO 2-27 If you installed... OS installation. IRST driver note for OS installation • Windows XP: 32 bit: Intel IRST driver for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. For details, please refer to the section "4.5 Create...
...to create a Serial ATA RAID set using NCQ, set to [RAID Mode], you save the IRST Driver from driver disk during Windows 7 or Vista installation for the system to detect the Optical Disk Drive (the ODD should be connected to [AHCI Mode] by default. ASUS P9X79 PRO 2-27 If you installed... OS installation. IRST driver note for OS installation • Windows XP: 32 bit: Intel IRST driver for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. For details, please refer to the section "4.5 Create...
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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 NCQ, set the Marvell Storage Controller item in...
... 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 NCQ, set the Marvell Storage Controller item in...
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... Present Disabled SATA 3G_5 (Blue) Hot Plug Not Present Disabled SATA 3G_6 (Blue) Hot Plug Not Present Disabled Boot Tool (1) IDE Mode. (2) AHCI Mode. (3) RAID Mode. Chapter 3 ASUS P9X79 PRO 3-29 High Precision Timer [Enabled] Allows you to disable or enable the CPU C7 report to enable the Enhanced Halt State. CPU C7 Report...
... Present Disabled SATA 3G_5 (Blue) Hot Plug Not Present Disabled SATA 3G_6 (Blue) Hot Plug Not Present Disabled Boot Tool (1) IDE Mode. (2) AHCI Mode. (3) RAID Mode. Chapter 3 ASUS P9X79 PRO 3-29 High Precision Timer [Enabled] Allows you to disable or enable the CPU C7 report to enable the Enhanced Halt State. CPU C7 Report...
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...65533;i�o�n��o�p�t�io��n�s�:�[�D��is a monitor system. Set to [RAID Mode] when you set the previous item to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. SATA3G_4 ... you want the SATA hard disk drives to [AHCI Mode]. Set to [AHCI Mode] when you set the previous item to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. When read/write of commands. Status Check [Enabled] S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology)...
...65533;i�o�n��o�p�t�io��n�s�:�[�D��is a monitor system. Set to [RAID Mode] when you set the previous item to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. SATA3G_4 ... you want the SATA hard disk drives to [AHCI Mode]. Set to [AHCI Mode] when you set the previous item to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. When read/write of commands. Status Check [Enabled] S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology)...
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... Not Present Not Present Not Present Exit Boot Tool (1) IDE Mode. (2) AHCI Mode. (3) RAID Mode. SATA3G_6 (Blue) Hot Plug [Disabled] This item appear only when you to enabled/disabled the Serial-ATA Controller 0. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P9X79 PRO 3-31 SATA3G_5 (Blue) Hot Plug [Disabled] This item appear only when you to enabled...
... Not Present Not Present Not Present Exit Boot Tool (1) IDE Mode. (2) AHCI Mode. (3) RAID Mode. SATA3G_6 (Blue) Hot Plug [Disabled] This item appear only when you to enabled/disabled the Serial-ATA Controller 0. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P9X79 PRO 3-31 SATA3G_5 (Blue) Hot Plug [Disabled] This item appear only when you to enabled...
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Bluetooth Controller [Enabled] [Enabled] ASUS BT GO! Intel LAN Controller [Enabled] [Disabled] Disables the controller. [Enabled] Enables the Intel LAN controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASM1061 Storage Controller [AHCI Mode] ... PXE OPROM [Disabled] This item appears only when you set the previous item to [Enabled] and allows you want use the full functin of Marvell RAID. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Asmedia USB 3.0 Controller [Enabled] This item allows user to enable or disable the PXE OptionRom of the Marvell storage controller. Marvell...
Bluetooth Controller [Enabled] [Enabled] ASUS BT GO! Intel LAN Controller [Enabled] [Disabled] Disables the controller. [Enabled] Enables the Intel LAN controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASM1061 Storage Controller [AHCI Mode] ... PXE OPROM [Disabled] This item appears only when you set the previous item to [Enabled] and allows you want use the full functin of Marvell RAID. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Asmedia USB 3.0 Controller [Enabled] This item allows user to enable or disable the PXE OptionRom of the Marvell storage controller. Marvell...
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...and other software that you want to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Click an icon to avail all motherboard features. ASUS P9X79 PRO 4-1 The Manual menu contains the list of the user manual. Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard ... menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Refer to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Click an item to run the DVD. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is...
...and other software that you want to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Click an icon to avail all motherboard features. ASUS P9X79 PRO 4-1 The Manual menu contains the list of the user manual. Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard ... menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Refer to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Click an item to run the DVD. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is...
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...you want to install a Windows® operating system to a hard disk drive included in a RAID set as a boot disk. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. The RAID 5 configuration is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to be ...written. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. Among the advantages of the data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Chapter 4 ASUS P9X79 PRO 4-21 With the RAID 10 configuration you...
...you want to install a Windows® operating system to a hard disk drive included in a RAID set as a boot disk. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. The RAID 5 configuration is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to be ...written. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. Among the advantages of the data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Chapter 4 ASUS P9X79 PRO 4-21 With the RAID 10 configuration you...
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...INFORMATION ] Serial # 9LS0HJA4 9LS0F4HL 3LS0JYL8 9LS0BJ5H Size 149.0GB 149.0GB 149.0GB 149.0GB Type/Status(Vol ID) Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Chapter 4 [↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu 4-22 Chapter 4: Software support 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA ...To install the SATA hard disks for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup. Set the SATA Mode item to Chapter 3 for a RAID configuration: 1. All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Connect a SATA power cable to display the utility main menu. Save your changes,...
...INFORMATION ] Serial # 9LS0HJA4 9LS0F4HL 3LS0JYL8 9LS0BJ5H Size 149.0GB 149.0GB 149.0GB 149.0GB Type/Status(Vol ID) Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Chapter 4 [↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu 4-22 Chapter 4: Software support 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA ...To install the SATA hard disks for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup. Set the SATA Mode item to Chapter 3 for a RAID configuration: 1. All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Connect a SATA power cable to display the utility main menu. Save your changes,...
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... item is selected, press the up/down arrow key to select a RAID level to use in creating the volume. [↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done Chapter 4 ASUS P9X79 PRO 4-23 The SELECT DISKS screen appears: Port Drive Model 0 ST3160812AS 1 ST3160812AS 2 ST3160812AS 3... ST3160812AS [ SELECT DISKS ] Serial # 9LS0HJA4 9LS0F4HL 3LS0JYL8 9LS0BJ5H Size 149.0GB 149.0GB 149.0GB 149.0GB Status Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk ...
... item is selected, press the up/down arrow key to select a RAID level to use in creating the volume. [↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done Chapter 4 ASUS P9X79 PRO 4-23 The SELECT DISKS screen appears: Port Drive Model 0 ST3160812AS 1 ST3160812AS 2 ST3160812AS 3... ST3160812AS [ SELECT DISKS ] Serial # 9LS0HJA4 9LS0F4HL 3LS0JYL8 9LS0BJ5H Size 149.0GB 149.0GB 149.0GB 149.0GB Status Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk ...
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... VOLUME menu. The following warning message appears: WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. When the Create Volume item is selected, enter the RAID volume capacity that you want and press . When the Capacity item is selected, press . Use the up /down arrow key to select a drive, and ...then press to select. Are you sure you want to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for audio and video editing. 7. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity. 8. A small triangle marks the selected drive. 5.
... VOLUME menu. The following warning message appears: WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. When the Create Volume item is selected, enter the RAID volume capacity that you want and press . When the Capacity item is selected, press . Use the up /down arrow key to select a drive, and ...then press to select. Are you sure you want to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for audio and video editing. 7. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity. 8. A small triangle marks the selected drive. 5.
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... return to the utility main menu, or press to return to non-RAID. Delete RAID Volume and press . From the utility main menu, select 5. ASUS P9X79 PRO 4-25 Chapter 4 Deleting a RAID set Take caution when deleting a RAID set : 1. To delete a RAID set . From the utility main menu, select 2. v10.0.0.1032 Copyright(C)...VERIFICATION ] ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST! (This does not apply to Recovery volumes) Are you sure you want to delete the RAID set . Press to delete volume "Volume0"? (Y/N): 3. Exit, and then press . Press to exit or press to return to Recovery volumes)...
... return to the utility main menu, or press to return to non-RAID. Delete RAID Volume and press . From the utility main menu, select 5. ASUS P9X79 PRO 4-25 Chapter 4 Deleting a RAID set Take caution when deleting a RAID set : 1. To delete a RAID set . From the utility main menu, select 2. v10.0.0.1032 Copyright(C)...VERIFICATION ] ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST! (This does not apply to Recovery volumes) Are you sure you want to delete the RAID set . Press to delete volume "Volume0"? (Y/N): 3. Exit, and then press . Press to exit or press to return to Recovery volumes)...
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...Return 3. After selecting all your data in front of your hard disk drives before making any change to be erased when creating or deleting a RAID array. To enter the Marvell utility, press + during POST. All exisiting data on chip controller. Topology HBA 0: Marvell 0 ├ Virtual... Group Ltd. Press to select the hard drives to the drive status. ENTER: Operation F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return Create a RAID Array 1. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Refer to Chapter 2 of the selected hard drive. Chapter 4 4-26 Chapter 4: Software ...
...Return 3. After selecting all your data in front of your hard disk drives before making any change to be erased when creating or deleting a RAID array. To enter the Marvell utility, press + during POST. All exisiting data on chip controller. Topology HBA 0: Marvell 0 ├ Virtual... Group Ltd. Press to select the hard drives to the drive status. ENTER: Operation F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return Create a RAID Array 1. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Refer to Chapter 2 of the selected hard drive. Chapter 4 4-26 Chapter 4: Software ...
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...new RAID array appears under Virtual Disks, as e-mails and documents. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Configuration options: [32K] [64K] Gigabyte Rounding: In the event of a single physical disk failure in the image below. Chapter 4 ASUS P9X79 PRO 4-... disksCreate Virtual Disk HBA 0: Marvell 0 ├ Virtual Disks └ Free Physical Disks * ├ PD 0: ST3160812AS * └ PD 8: ST3160812AS RAID Level : RAID 0 Max Size(MB) : 305253 Stripe Size : 64KB Gigabyte Rounding : 1G Quick Init : Yes Name : Default Threshold(%) : 90 Next ▶ ...
...new RAID array appears under Virtual Disks, as e-mails and documents. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Configuration options: [32K] [64K] Gigabyte Rounding: In the event of a single physical disk failure in the image below. Chapter 4 ASUS P9X79 PRO 4-... disksCreate Virtual Disk HBA 0: Marvell 0 ├ Virtual Disks └ Free Physical Disks * ├ PD 0: ST3160812AS * └ PD 8: ST3160812AS RAID Level : RAID 0 Max Size(MB) : 305253 Stripe Size : 64KB Gigabyte Rounding : 1G Quick Init : Yes Name : Default Threshold(%) : 90 Next ▶ ...
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...Firmware Version: PCIe Speed Rate : Configure SATA as: 1B4B 9130 B1 1.0.0.1028 2.2.0.1105 5.0Gbps AHCI Mode ▶ ▶ Help Marvell RAID on chip controller. Topology Information HBA 0: Marvell 0 ID ├ Virtual Disks Name │ └ VD 0: New_VD Status │ ...├ PD 0: ST3160[8D1e2lAeSte]Stripte Size │ └ PD 8: ST3160812AS RAID Mode └ Free Physical Disks Size BGA Status Number of PDs Members : 0 : New_VD : Functional : 64K : RAID0 : 304128MB : N/A : 2 : 0 ...
...Firmware Version: PCIe Speed Rate : Configure SATA as: 1B4B 9130 B1 1.0.0.1028 2.2.0.1105 5.0Gbps AHCI Mode ▶ ▶ Help Marvell RAID on chip controller. Topology Information HBA 0: Marvell 0 ID ├ Virtual Disks Name │ └ VD 0: New_VD Status │ ...├ PD 0: ST3160[8D1e2lAeSte]Stripte Size │ └ PD 8: ST3160812AS RAID Mode └ Free Physical Disks Size BGA Status Number of PDs Members : 0 : New_VD : Functional : 64K : RAID0 : 304128MB : N/A : 2 : 0 ...
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Yes No Press to delete the selected RAID array. 2. Press . Yes No Press to delete this virtual disk ? The following warning message appears: Delete Virtual Disk Do you want to delete the Master Boot Record (MBR) from this virtual disk ? The following warning message appears: Exit Do you want to delete MBR from the selected RAID array. 3. Chapter 4 ASUS P9X79 PRO 4-29 The following warning message appears: Delete MBR Do you want to exit from Marvell BIOS Setup? Yes No Press to save the RAID setting and exit the Marvell RAID utility.
Yes No Press to delete the selected RAID array. 2. Press . Yes No Press to delete this virtual disk ? The following warning message appears: Delete Virtual Disk Do you want to delete the Master Boot Record (MBR) from this virtual disk ? The following warning message appears: Exit Do you want to delete MBR from the selected RAID array. 3. Chapter 4 ASUS P9X79 PRO 4-29 The following warning message appears: Delete MBR Do you want to exit from Marvell BIOS Setup? Yes No Press to save the RAID setting and exit the Marvell RAID utility.