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... DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 ASUS PC Probe II 4-3 4.3.2 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-4 4.3.3 Audio configurations 4-5 4.4 RAID configurations 4-6 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-6 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard ...disks 4-7 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-7 4.4.4 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility 4-7 4.4.5 Marvell RAID...
... DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 ASUS PC Probe II 4-3 4.3.2 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-4 4.3.3 Audio configurations 4-5 4.4 RAID configurations 4-6 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-6 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard ...disks 4-7 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-7 4.4.4 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility 4-7 4.4.5 Marvell RAID...
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... ports (black) - Intel® Matrix Storage Technology supports SATA RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 Marvell® 88SE9128 PCIe SATA 6.0 Gb/s controller (DriveXpert Technology) - 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (gray) - SABERTOOTH X58 specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support Storage LAN USB IEEE 1394 LGA1366 ...Edition / Core™ i7 Processors Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Intel® X58 / ICH10R Up to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 2 x PCI Express...
... ports (black) - Intel® Matrix Storage Technology supports SATA RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 Marvell® 88SE9128 PCIe SATA 6.0 Gb/s controller (DriveXpert Technology) - 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (gray) - SABERTOOTH X58 specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support Storage LAN USB IEEE 1394 LGA1366 ...Edition / Core™ i7 Processors Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Intel® X58 / ICH10R Up to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 2 x PCI Express...
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... 2-23 2-24 2-29 2-30 2-36 2-22 2-38 2-31 2-32 2-34 2-32 2-34 Chapter 2 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 2-3 2.2.2 Layout contents Connectors/Jumpers/Slots 1. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB78, USB910, USB1112) 13. Intel® ICH10R Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA1-6 [black]) 8. Marvell® Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA_6G_1, 7-pin SATA_6G_2 [gray]) 9. CPU / DRAM Bus overvoltage...
... 2-23 2-24 2-29 2-30 2-36 2-22 2-38 2-31 2-32 2-34 2-32 2-34 Chapter 2 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 2-3 2.2.2 Layout contents Connectors/Jumpers/Slots 1. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB78, USB910, USB1112) 13. Intel® ICH10R Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA1-6 [black]) 8. Marvell® Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA_6G_1, 7-pin SATA_6G_2 [gray]) 9. CPU / DRAM Bus overvoltage...
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... Holder for PCI Steering* 12 7 Reserved 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel * These IRQs are usually available for this motherboard IOH NEC USB 3.0 Marvell 9128 PCIE16_1 PCIE16_2 24 25 26 - - - - - - IRQ assignments for PCI devices. shared - - - - - 27 28 29 30 31 - - shared - shared - - - - shared - - - - - - - - - G - - - shared - - - - - ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 2-19
... Holder for PCI Steering* 12 7 Reserved 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel * These IRQs are usually available for this motherboard IOH NEC USB 3.0 Marvell 9128 PCIE16_1 PCIE16_2 24 25 26 - - - - - - IRQ assignments for PCI devices. shared - - - - - 27 28 29 30 31 - - shared - shared - - - - shared - - - - - - - - - G - - - shared - - - - - ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 2-19
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...install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. • Press + 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 hot-plug and NCQ, set to [AHCI Mode]. When using the motherboard support...
...install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. • Press + 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 hot-plug and NCQ, set to [AHCI Mode]. When using the motherboard support...
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Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 3-23 LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] This item appears only when you to set the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to legacy AC'97 or ... to [SPDIF] for SPDIF audio output. [HDMI] Sets to [Enabled]. 3.6.3 Onboard Devices Configuration SABERTOOTH X58 BIOS Setup Advanced Onboard Devices Configuration High Definition Audio Front Panel Type SPDIF OUT Mode Setting RTL8110SC LAN LAN Boot ROM Onboard 1394 Controller Marvell 9128 Controller JMB 36x ATA Controller JMB 36x OptionRom OptionRom Display in POST...
Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 3-23 LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] This item appears only when you to set the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to legacy AC'97 or ... to [SPDIF] for SPDIF audio output. [HDMI] Sets to [Enabled]. 3.6.3 Onboard Devices Configuration SABERTOOTH X58 BIOS Setup Advanced Onboard Devices Configuration High Definition Audio Front Panel Type SPDIF OUT Mode Setting RTL8110SC LAN LAN Boot ROM Onboard 1394 Controller Marvell 9128 Controller JMB 36x ATA Controller JMB 36x OptionRom OptionRom Display in POST...
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...: [Auto] [1 Sec] [2 Sec] [6 Sec] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Allows you to enable or disable the JMB 36x ATA controller. Marvell 9128 Controller [IDE Mode] Allows you to select the Marvell 9128 controller operating mode. [Disabled] Disables the controller. [IDE Mode] Set to [IDE Mode] when you want to use the Serial...
...: [Auto] [1 Sec] [2 Sec] [6 Sec] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Allows you to enable or disable the JMB 36x ATA controller. Marvell 9128 Controller [IDE Mode] Allows you to select the Marvell 9128 controller operating mode. [Disabled] Disables the controller. [IDE Mode] Set to [IDE Mode] when you want to use the Serial...
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Discard Drive Xpert Mode changes after saving changes and exiting BIOS setup. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 3-37 Drive Xpert Group: Current Mode Displays the current Drive Xpert mode. 3.9.3 AI NET 2 AI NET 2 Pair Status Length SABERTOOTH X58 BIOS Setup Tools Check Marvell LAN cable during the Power-On Self-Test (POST). 3.9.4 Drive Xpert Configuration Drive Xpert Setup...
Discard Drive Xpert Mode changes after saving changes and exiting BIOS setup. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 3-37 Drive Xpert Group: Current Mode Displays the current Drive Xpert mode. 3.9.3 AI NET 2 AI NET 2 Pair Status Length SABERTOOTH X58 BIOS Setup Tools Check Marvell LAN cable during the Power-On Self-Test (POST). 3.9.4 Drive Xpert Configuration Drive Xpert Setup...
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... chip controller. ENTER: Operation SPACE: Select F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return 3. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-11 Move the selection bar to be erased when creating or deleting a RAID array. Select Configuration Wizard and press . Press to select the hard drives to HBA 0: Marvell 0 and press . 2. An asterisk (*) appears in the RAID array. Topology HBA...
... chip controller. ENTER: Operation SPACE: Select F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return 3. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-11 Move the selection bar to be erased when creating or deleting a RAID array. Select Configuration Wizard and press . Press to select the hard drives to HBA 0: Marvell 0 and press . 2. An asterisk (*) appears in the RAID array. Topology HBA...
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... for the RAID array. 5. The configuration options represent the tolerance value of single data block on the virtual disk. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Configuration options: [RAID 0] [RAID 1] Stripe Size: Specifies the size of drive capacity difference. ...Exit/Save ESC: Return 4. The new RAID array appears under Virtual Disks, as e-mails and documents. Configure->Select free disksCreate Virtual Disk HBA 0: Marvell 0 ├ Virtual Disks └ Free Physical Disks * ├ PD 0: ST3160812AS * └ PD 8: ST3160812AS RAID Level : RAID ...
... for the RAID array. 5. The configuration options represent the tolerance value of single data block on the virtual disk. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Configuration options: [RAID 0] [RAID 1] Stripe Size: Specifies the size of drive capacity difference. ...Exit/Save ESC: Return 4. The new RAID array appears under Virtual Disks, as e-mails and documents. Configure->Select free disksCreate Virtual Disk HBA 0: Marvell 0 ├ Virtual Disks └ Free Physical Disks * ├ PD 0: ST3160812AS * └ PD 8: ST3160812AS RAID Level : RAID ...
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... message appears: Exit Do you want to save the RAID setting and exit the Marvell RAID utility. ENTER: Operation F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-13 Topology Information HBA 0: Marvell 0 ID ├ Virtual Disks Name │ └ VD 0: New_VD Status... : 2 : 0 8 ▶ ▶ Help Delete the selected virtual disk. Press . Yes No Press to exit from Marvell BIOS Setup? Select the RAID array to delete and press . Topology HBA 0: Marvell 0 ├ Virtual Disks │ └ VD 0: New_VD │ ├ PD 0: ST3160812AS │ └ PD ...
... message appears: Exit Do you want to save the RAID setting and exit the Marvell RAID utility. ENTER: Operation F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-13 Topology Information HBA 0: Marvell 0 ID ├ Virtual Disks Name │ └ VD 0: New_VD Status... : 2 : 0 8 ▶ ▶ Help Delete the selected virtual disk. Press . Yes No Press to exit from Marvell BIOS Setup? Select the RAID array to delete and press . Topology HBA 0: Marvell 0 ├ Virtual Disks │ └ VD 0: New_VD │ ├ PD 0: ST3160812AS │ └ PD ...
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... Press to exit from the selected RAID array. 3. The following warning message appears: Exit Do you want to delete the Master Boot Record (MBR) from Marvell BIOS Setup? Yes No Press to delete the selected RAID array. The following warning message appears: Delete Virtual Disk Do you want to delete MBR...
... Press to exit from the selected RAID array. 3. The following warning message appears: Exit Do you want to delete the Master Boot Record (MBR) from Marvell BIOS Setup? Yes No Press to delete the selected RAID array. The following warning message appears: Delete Virtual Disk Do you want to delete MBR...