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... GO Button File 3-40 3.9 Exit menu 3-41 3.10 Updating BIOS 3-42 3.10.1 ASUS Update utility 3-42 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility 3-46 3.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 3-47 3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater 3-48 3.10.5 USB BIOS Flashback 3-51 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing ...Boost 4-14 4.3.9 Ai Charger 4-15 4.3.10 ASUS Update 4-16 4.3.11 MyLogo2 4-17 4.3.12 ROG Connect 4-19 4.3.13 Audio configurations 4-22 4.4 RAID configurations 4-23 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-23 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-24 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-24 4.4.4 Intel®...
... GO Button File 3-40 3.9 Exit menu 3-41 3.10 Updating BIOS 3-42 3.10.1 ASUS Update utility 3-42 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility 3-46 3.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 3-47 3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater 3-48 3.10.5 USB BIOS Flashback 3-51 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing ...Boost 4-14 4.3.9 Ai Charger 4-15 4.3.10 ASUS Update 4-16 4.3.11 MyLogo2 4-17 4.3.12 ROG Connect 4-19 4.3.13 Audio configurations 4-22 4.4 RAID configurations 4-23 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-23 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-24 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-24 4.4.4 Intel®...
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... disk in Windows 4-28 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation....... 4-29 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4-30 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 AMD® CrossFireX™ technology 5-1 5.1.1 Requirements 5-1 5.1.2 Before ...
... disk in Windows 4-28 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation....... 4-29 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4-30 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 AMD® CrossFireX™ technology 5-1 5.1.1 Requirements 5-1 5.1.2 Before ...
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...slot, support x8 1 x PCIe2.0 x1 slot * This motherboard is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 2 x ASMedia® controller: - 2 x External SATA 6Gb/s ports at back I/O with 1 port reserved for ROG ...® ALC898 7.1-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Please refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 4 x PCIe3.0 x16 (red) slots, support x16; RAMPAGE IV EXTREME specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Technology Storage LAN High Definition...
...slot, support x8 1 x PCIe2.0 x1 slot * This motherboard is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 2 x ASMedia® controller: - 2 x External SATA 6Gb/s ports at back I/O with 1 port reserved for ROG ...® ALC898 7.1-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Please refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 4 x PCIe3.0 x16 (red) slots, support x16; RAMPAGE IV EXTREME specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Technology Storage LAN High Definition...
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... Mode]. 2.2.8 Internal connectors 1. Refer to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details. ROG RAMPAGE IV EXTREME 2-31 Intel® X79 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1/2 [red]) These connectors connect to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. • When...
... Mode]. 2.2.8 Internal connectors 1. Refer to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details. ROG RAMPAGE IV EXTREME 2-31 Intel® X79 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1/2 [red]) These connectors connect to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. • When...
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If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using NCQ, set to [AHCI Mode] by default. If you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® X79 chipset. •...the SATA Mode item in the BIOS to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details. Refer to [RAID Mode]. Refer to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives...
If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using NCQ, set to [AHCI Mode] by default. If you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® X79 chipset. •...the SATA Mode item in the BIOS to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details. Refer to [RAID Mode]. Refer to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives...
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... [IDE Mode] when you want to enable or disable the High Precision Event Timer. 3.5.2 PCH Configuration High Precision Timer [Enabled] Allows you to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. ROG RAMPAGE IV EXTREME 3-25 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 3.5.3 SATA Configuration While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of commands...
... [IDE Mode] when you want to enable or disable the High Precision Event Timer. 3.5.2 PCH Configuration High Precision Timer [Enabled] Allows you to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. ROG RAMPAGE IV EXTREME 3-25 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 3.5.3 SATA Configuration While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of commands...
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Serial-ATA Controller 0 [Enabled] Allows you set the SATA Mode item to [AHCI Mode] or [RAID Mode] and allow you to enabled/disabled the Serial-ATA Controller 1. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled] S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is ...
Serial-ATA Controller 0 [Enabled] Allows you set the SATA Mode item to [AHCI Mode] or [RAID Mode] and allow you to enabled/disabled the Serial-ATA Controller 1. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled] S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is ...
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...® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. • Due to the entire system. Chapter 4 ROG RAMPAGE IV EXTREME 4-23 RAID 10 is available only if you get all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the same size or larger than...
...® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. • Due to the entire system. Chapter 4 ROG RAMPAGE IV EXTREME 4-23 RAID 10 is available only if you get all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the same size or larger than...
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...Due to chipset limitation, when set (s) using SATA HDDs. Recovery Volume Options 5. During POST, press + to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. 4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To enter the Intel® Rapid Storage ...Technology Option ROM utility: 1. Option ROM - Reset Disks to Chapter 3 for a RAID configuration: 1. All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Exit RAID Volumes: None defined. [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION Physical Devices: Port Device Model Serial Size Type/Status(Vol ID...
...Due to chipset limitation, when set (s) using SATA HDDs. Recovery Volume Options 5. During POST, press + to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. 4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To enter the Intel® Rapid Storage ...Technology Option ROM utility: 1. Option ROM - Reset Disks to Chapter 3 for a RAID configuration: 1. All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Exit RAID Volumes: None defined. [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION Physical Devices: Port Device Model Serial Size Type/Status(Vol ID...
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... the hard disk drives you to include in the RAID set. When the RAID Level 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 ROG RAMPAGE IV EXTREME 4-25 The SELECT DISKS screen appears: [ SELECT DISKS ] Port...
... the hard disk drives you to include in the RAID set. When the RAID Level 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 ROG RAMPAGE IV EXTREME 4-25 The SELECT DISKS screen appears: [ SELECT DISKS ] Port...
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...key to select. Chapter 4 4-26 Chapter 4: Software support The available stripe size values range from 4KB to the CREATE VOLUME menu. Press to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or to go back to 128KB. 5. Use the up /down arrow key to select a drive, and then press... to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for audio and video editing. 7. The following warning message appears: WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. A small triangle marks the selected...
...key to select. Chapter 4 4-26 Chapter 4: Software support The available stripe size values range from 4KB to the CREATE VOLUME menu. Press to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or to go back to 128KB. 5. Use the up /down arrow key to select a drive, and then press... to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for audio and video editing. 7. The following warning message appears: WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. A small triangle marks the selected...
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... [ESC]-Previous Menu [DEL]-Delete Volume 2. Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To exit the utility: 1. ROG RAMPAGE IV EXTREME 4-27 Chapter 4 WARNING: ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED. (This does not apply to the utility main menu. Use the up/down...a volume will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you want to delete volume "Volume0"? (Y/N): 3. Deleting a RAID set Take caution when deleting a RAID set and return to the utility main menu, or press to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu. From the utility main menu,...
... [ESC]-Previous Menu [DEL]-Delete Volume 2. Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To exit the utility: 1. ROG RAMPAGE IV EXTREME 4-27 Chapter 4 WARNING: ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED. (This does not apply to the utility main menu. Use the up/down...a volume will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you want to delete volume "Volume0"? (Y/N): 3. Deleting a RAID set Take caution when deleting a RAID set and return to the utility main menu, or press to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu. From the utility main menu,...
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...4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive. 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Start Windows®. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to launch the ASUS MakeDisk Utility. 5. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. ...Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 4. Launch Windows File Manager and locate the following path in a RAID set. • The motherboard does not provide ...
...4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive. 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Start Windows®. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to launch the ASUS MakeDisk Utility. 5. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. ...Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 4. Launch Windows File Manager and locate the following path in a RAID set. • The motherboard does not provide ...
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... flash drive. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install third- To install the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Chapter 4 ROG RAMPAGE IV EXTREME 4-29 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. During the OS installation, the system prompts you...
... flash drive. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install third- To install the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Chapter 4 ROG RAMPAGE IV EXTREME 4-29 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. During the OS installation, the system prompts you...
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...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....from the pop-up window. Click Details tab. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. or 3. Select Device Manager. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. The name... of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive Due to OS ...
...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....from the pop-up window. Click Details tab. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. or 3. Select Device Manager. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. The name... of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive Due to OS ...