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... support DVD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 5.2.4 Make Disk menu 5-5 5.2.5 Manuals menu 5-6 5.2.6 Video menu 5-6 5.2.7 ASUS Contact information 5-7 5.2.8 Other information 5-7 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo3 5-9 5.3.2 AI NET 2 5-11 5.3.3 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility)... 5-12 5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 5-21 5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 5-27 5.3.6 ASUS EPU Utility-AI Gear 3 5-29 5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 5-30 5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-31 5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster...
... support DVD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 5.2.4 Make Disk menu 5-5 5.2.5 Manuals menu 5-6 5.2.6 Video menu 5-6 5.2.7 ASUS Contact information 5-7 5.2.8 Other information 5-7 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo3 5-9 5.3.2 AI NET 2 5-11 5.3.3 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility)... 5-12 5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 5-21 5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 5-27 5.3.6 ASUS EPU Utility-AI Gear 3 5-29 5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 5-30 5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-31 5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster...
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xiii Rampage Formula specifications summary BIOS Features Manageability Accessories Software Form Factor 16 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, ��S�M��B��... Serial ATA cables Serial ATA power cables 2-port USB2.0 + IEEE 1394a module I/O Shield Cable ties User's manual The hottest 3D game: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Support DVD: Drivers 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 24.4 cm) *Specifications...
xiii Rampage Formula specifications summary BIOS Features Manageability Accessories Software Form Factor 16 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, ��S�M��B��... Serial ATA cables Serial ATA power cables 2-port USB2.0 + IEEE 1394a module I/O Shield Cable ties User's manual The hottest 3D game: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Support DVD: Drivers 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 24.4 cm) *Specifications...
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...conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. Keep the screw for details. ROG Rampage Formula 2-21 See Chapter 4 for the expansion card. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that came with the slot and press firmly until...future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Failure to the card. Install the software drivers for information on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that they support. ...
...conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. Keep the screw for details. ROG Rampage Formula 2-21 See Chapter 4 for the expansion card. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that came with the slot and press firmly until...future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Failure to the card. Install the software drivers for information on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that they support. ...
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.... Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or USB flash disk in Windows® environment. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). ROG Rampage Formula 4-1 ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS using... • Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file • Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and • View the BIOS version information. The Drivers menu appears. 2.
.... Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or USB flash disk in Windows® environment. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). ROG Rampage Formula 4-1 ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS using... • Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file • Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and • View the BIOS version information. The Drivers menu appears. 2.
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... Configuration [Enhanced] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced] Configure SATA as Parallel ATA physical storage devices, keep the defaul setting [IDE]. ROG Rampage Formula 4-13 The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip. If you want to use...
... Configuration [Enhanced] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced] Configure SATA as Parallel ATA physical storage devices, keep the defaul setting [IDE]. ROG Rampage Formula 4-13 The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip. If you want to use...
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Chapter summary 5 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support DVD information 5-1 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.4 RAID configurations 5-36 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-45 ROG Rampage Formula
Chapter summary 5 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support DVD information 5-1 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.4 RAID configurations 5-36 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-45 ROG Rampage Formula
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... to run the DVD. Use the setup procedures presented in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your OS documentation for detailed information. •...motherboard information Click an item to maximize the features of the support DVD to the optical drive. Refer to your computer, browse the contents of your computer. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for reference only. ROG Rampage Formula...
... to run the DVD. Use the setup procedures presented in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your OS documentation for detailed information. •...motherboard information Click an item to maximize the features of the support DVD to the optical drive. Refer to your computer, browse the contents of your computer. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for reference only. ROG Rampage Formula...
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... inf update program. ASUS EPU Driver + AI Gear 3 Utility Installs the ASUS EPU Driver + AI Gear 3 Utility. Installation Wizard for Drivers Launches the ASUS InstAll driver installation wizard. SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX® ADI1988 audio driver and application. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects...
... inf update program. ASUS EPU Driver + AI Gear 3 Utility Installs the ASUS EPU Driver + AI Gear 3 Utility. Installation Wizard for Drivers Launches the ASUS InstAll driver installation wizard. SoundMAX ADI Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX® ADI1988 audio driver and application. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects...
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...computer so you to open, view, and print documents in your computer. CyberLink PowerBackup Installs the CyberLink Powerbackup software. ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you can enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing videos, or playing games in Portable Document Format ...(PDF). Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c driver. The Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c is a multimedia technology that allows you to update the motherboard...
...computer so you to open, view, and print documents in your computer. CyberLink PowerBackup Installs the CyberLink Powerbackup software. ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you can enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing videos, or playing games in Portable Document Format ...(PDF). Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c driver. The Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c is a multimedia technology that allows you to update the motherboard...
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ROG Rampage Formula 5-5 Intel ICH9 32/64 bit RAID/AHCI Driver Allows you to create the Intel ICH9R RAID/AHCI driver disk. 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create an ICH9R 32/64bit RAID/AHCI driver disk.
ROG Rampage Formula 5-5 Intel ICH9 32/64 bit RAID/AHCI Driver Allows you to create the Intel ICH9R RAID/AHCI driver disk. 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create an ICH9R 32/64bit RAID/AHCI driver disk.
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... will find the SoundMAX®/ SoundMAX® BlackHawk icon on your PC. Follow the installation wizard to install the ADI AD1988 Audio Driver from the support DVD that comes with AudioESP™ software to activate the SoundMAX® audio utility. 5.3.3 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX...High Definition Audio utility) The ADI AD1988 High Definition Audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability through the SoundMAX® audio utility with the motherboard package to deliver the ultimate audio experience on the taskbar. 5-12 Chapter 5: Software support You must use 4-channel, 6-channel or 8-...
... will find the SoundMAX®/ SoundMAX® BlackHawk icon on your PC. Follow the installation wizard to install the ADI AD1988 Audio Driver from the support DVD that comes with AudioESP™ software to activate the SoundMAX® audio utility. 5.3.3 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX...High Definition Audio utility) The ADI AD1988 High Definition Audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability through the SoundMAX® audio utility with the motherboard package to deliver the ultimate audio experience on the taskbar. 5-12 Chapter 5: Software support You must use 4-channel, 6-channel or 8-...
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5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II is a utility that your computer is always at a healthy operating condition. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Double-click the setup.exe file to start monitoring your computer the moment you are assured that monitors the... the Utilities tab, then click ASUS PC Probe II. 3. Click this utility, you turn it on. By default, the main window displays the Preference section. Using PC Probe II Main window The PC Probe II main window allows you to close the Preference panel ROG Rampage Formula 5-21 Installing PC Probe II ...
5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II is a utility that your computer is always at a healthy operating condition. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Double-click the setup.exe file to start monitoring your computer the moment you are assured that monitors the... the Utilities tab, then click ASUS PC Probe II. 3. Click this utility, you turn it on. By default, the main window displays the Preference section. Using PC Probe II Main window The PC Probe II main window allows you to close the Preference panel ROG Rampage Formula 5-21 Installing PC Probe II ...
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Installing AI Suite To install AI Suite on your computer has an enabled Autorun feature. 2. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Install the ASUS EPU Driver + AI Gear 3 Utility before the ASUS AI Suite utility. Click the Utilities tab, then click AI Suite. 3. Launching AI Suite You can launch...Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > AI Suite > AI Suite v1.xx.xx. Click this icon to launch Q-Fan 2 5-27 Press to restore to normal Press to launch AI Gear 3 Press to launch AI Booster ROG Rampage Formula Press to launch AI Nap Press to launch CPU ...
Installing AI Suite To install AI Suite on your computer has an enabled Autorun feature. 2. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Install the ASUS EPU Driver + AI Gear 3 Utility before the ASUS AI Suite utility. Click the Utilities tab, then click AI Suite. 3. Launching AI Suite You can launch...Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > AI Suite > AI Suite v1.xx.xx. Click this icon to launch Q-Fan 2 5-27 Press to restore to normal Press to launch AI Gear 3 Press to launch AI Booster ROG Rampage Formula Press to launch AI Nap Press to launch CPU ...
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... the data in parallel, interleaved stacks. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to section 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. Use of two new identical hard disk drives is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy ..., RAID 0 and RAID 1 set , copy first the RAID driver from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of both system performance and data safety. 5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the Intel® ICH9R Southbridge RAID controller that allows ...
... the data in parallel, interleaved stacks. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to section 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. Use of two new identical hard disk drives is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy ..., RAID 0 and RAID 1 set , copy first the RAID driver from one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of both system performance and data safety. 5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the Intel® ICH9R Southbridge RAID controller that allows ...
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... any key when the system prompts "Press any key to create a RAID driver disk. 8. When the menu appears, press to boot from the optical drive." 7. Start Windows®. 2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the floppy disk drive. 3. Follow succeeding screen instructions to ... menu, then click Intel ICH9 32/64bit RAID Driver to avoid computer virus infection. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. Boot your computer. 2. ROG Rampage Formula 5-45 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver. 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID...
... any key when the system prompts "Press any key to create a RAID driver disk. 8. When the menu appears, press to boot from the optical drive." 7. Start Windows®. 2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the floppy disk drive. 3. Follow succeeding screen instructions to ... menu, then click Intel ICH9 32/64bit RAID Driver to avoid computer virus infection. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. Boot your computer. 2. ROG Rampage Formula 5-45 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver. 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID...
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Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. 5-46 Chapter 5: Software support To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista™: 1. Insert the floppy disk/USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 2. During the OS installation, select Intel ICH9R. 3.
Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. 5-46 Chapter 5: Software support To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista™: 1. Insert the floppy disk/USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 2. During the OS installation, select Intel ICH9R. 3.
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.../ Linux 2.6 kernel or later versions). Refer to update the BIOS. Install the 64-bit drivers for more information on the EM64T feature. • Visit www.microsoft.com for the motherboard components and devices from the ASUS website (www.asus.com/ support/download/) if you need to the expansion card or add-on 32-bit... or add-on the EIST feature. Install a 64-bit operating system (Windows® Vista 64-bit Edition or Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition). 3. ROG Rampage Formula A-1 Using the Intel® EM64T feature To use the Intel® EM64T feature: 1.
.../ Linux 2.6 kernel or later versions). Refer to update the BIOS. Install the 64-bit drivers for more information on the EM64T feature. • Visit www.microsoft.com for the motherboard components and devices from the ASUS website (www.asus.com/ support/download/) if you need to the expansion card or add-on 32-bit... or add-on the EIST feature. Install a 64-bit operating system (Windows® Vista 64-bit Edition or Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition). 3. ROG Rampage Formula A-1 Using the Intel® EM64T feature To use the Intel® EM64T feature: 1.