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... 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 utility 4-11 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-15 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-15 4.5.2 Creating...
... 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 utility 4-11 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-15 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-15 4.5.2 Creating...
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SABERTOOTH X58 specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support Storage LAN USB IEEE 1394 LGA1366 socket for Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition / Core™ i7 Processors Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Intel® X58...; Technology Intel® ICH10R Southbridge - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s 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 ...
SABERTOOTH X58 specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support Storage LAN USB IEEE 1394 LGA1366 socket for Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition / Core™ i7 Processors Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Intel® X58...; Technology Intel® ICH10R Southbridge - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s 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 ...
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SABERTOOTH X58 specifications summary Audio Exclusive TUF features Other special features Back panel I /O - Power Design - 8-phase CPU Power - 2-phase Memory Power - 2-phase VTT_CPU Power - Thermal Solutions - CeraM!X Heatsink Coating Technology - certified by military-standard) "Ultimate COOL!" Guardian Angel - ASUS...True USB 3.0 support True SATA 6.0 Gb/s RAID support ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Shield ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED) ASUS Q-Slot ASUS Q-DIMM ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS MyLogo 2™ ASUS O.C. Supports 192khz/24bit BD Lossless Sound - Profile...
SABERTOOTH X58 specifications summary Audio Exclusive TUF features Other special features Back panel I /O - Power Design - 8-phase CPU Power - 2-phase Memory Power - 2-phase VTT_CPU Power - Thermal Solutions - CeraM!X Heatsink Coating Technology - certified by military-standard) "Ultimate COOL!" Guardian Angel - ASUS...True USB 3.0 support True SATA 6.0 Gb/s RAID support ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Shield ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED) ASUS Q-Slot ASUS Q-DIMM ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS MyLogo 2™ ASUS O.C. Supports 192khz/24bit BD Lossless Sound - Profile...
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... The triple-channel DDR3 architecture enlarges the bandwidth of either SLI™ or CrossFireX™. SABERTOOTH X58 brings you 've never experienced before! True USB 3.0 Support Experience ultra-fast data transfers ... for details. 2-Way SLI™ and Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ support! Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with next-generation components and peripherals, USB 3.0 ...system memory to support 3-channel (6 DIMMs) DDR3 memory. True Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s RAID support Supporting the next-generation Serial ATA (SATA) storage interface, this motherboard delivers up...
... The triple-channel DDR3 architecture enlarges the bandwidth of either SLI™ or CrossFireX™. SABERTOOTH X58 brings you 've never experienced before! True USB 3.0 Support Experience ultra-fast data transfers ... for details. 2-Way SLI™ and Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ support! Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with next-generation components and peripherals, USB 3.0 ...system memory to support 3-channel (6 DIMMs) DDR3 memory. True Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s RAID support Supporting the next-generation Serial ATA (SATA) storage interface, this motherboard delivers up...
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... DVD. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later version before using hot-plug and NCQ, set , refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to [AHCI]. 2.8.3 Internal connectors 1. Intel® ICH10R Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA 1-6 [black...• When using Serial ATA hard disk drives. See section 3.4.2 Storage Configuration for Serial ATA hard disk drives and optical disc drives. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 2-29 The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you intend to Standard IDE mode by default.
... DVD. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later version before using hot-plug and NCQ, set , refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to [AHCI]. 2.8.3 Internal connectors 1. Intel® ICH10R Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA 1-6 [black...• When using Serial ATA hard disk drives. See section 3.4.2 Storage Configuration for Serial ATA hard disk drives and optical disc drives. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 2-29 The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you intend to Standard IDE mode by default.
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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 hot-plug and NCQ, set to [AHCI Mode...
... 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 hot-plug and NCQ, set to [AHCI Mode...
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Main SABERTOOTH X58 BIOS Setup Storage Configuration SATA Configuration Configure SATA as [Enhanced] [IDE] Hard Disk Write Protect [...] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to set the SATA Configuration item to [Enhanced] or [Compatible]. [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] Set to [IDE] when you want to configure your storage devices. SATA Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] ...storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to display the submenu. Set to [RAID] when you want to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). 3.4.2 Storage Configuration The Storage Configuration menu allows...
Main SABERTOOTH X58 BIOS Setup Storage Configuration SATA Configuration Configure SATA as [Enhanced] [IDE] Hard Disk Write Protect [...] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to set the SATA Configuration item to [Enhanced] or [Compatible]. [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] Set to [IDE] when you want to configure your storage devices. SATA Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] ...storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to display the submenu. Set to [RAID] when you want to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). 3.4.2 Storage Configuration The Storage Configuration menu allows...
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Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for better compatibility and system stability. 4.2 Support DVD information The support ... DVD Place the support DVD into the optical drive. The Make Disk menu contains items to display the ASUS contact information. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-1 Click an item to install Click the Contact tab to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64...
Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for better compatibility and system stability. 4.2 Support DVD information The support ... DVD Place the support DVD into the optical drive. The Make Disk menu contains items to display the ASUS contact information. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-1 Click an item to install Click the Contact tab to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64...
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...access and storage. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5. • You must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive. Intel® Matrix Storage. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. Use four new hard disk drives ...or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup. The RAID 5 configuration is required for this setup. With the RAID 10 configuration you to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 functions to the entire system. The Intel® Matrix Storage technology ...
...access and storage. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5. • You must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive. Intel® Matrix Storage. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. Use four new hard disk drives ...or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup. The RAID 5 configuration is required for this setup. With the RAID 10 configuration you to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 functions to the entire system. The Intel® Matrix Storage technology ...
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....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 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-7 To do this: 1. Set the Configure SATA as item to Non-RAID 4. During POST, press + to the Main menu > Storage Configuration, and then...
....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 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-7 To do this: 1. Set the Configure SATA as item to Non-RAID 4. During POST, press + to the Main menu > Storage Configuration, and then...
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... 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 Select 2 to 6 disks to create, and then press . 4. From the utility main menu, select 1. Enter a name for... volume name that has no special characters and is selected, press to select the hard disk drives you to include in the RAID set : 1. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen. When ...
... 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 Select 2 to 6 disks to create, and then press . 4. From the utility main menu, select 1. Enter a name for... volume name that has no special characters and is selected, press to select the hard disk drives you to include in the RAID set : 1. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen. When ...
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...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 . Use the up /down arrow key to select. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-9 When the Capacity item is selected, press . 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. 5. The available stripe ...
...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 . Use the up /down arrow key to select. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-9 When the Capacity item is selected, press . 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. 5. The available stripe ...
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...Stripe) 2 Capacity 298.0GB Status Normal Bootable Yes [ HELP ] Deleting a volume will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set you want to delete, and then press . Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager To exit the utility: 1. Exit, and then press .... From the utility main menu, select 2. Press to delete the RAID set . 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. The following warning message appears...
...Stripe) 2 Capacity 298.0GB Status Normal Bootable Yes [ HELP ] Deleting a volume will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID set you want to delete, and then press . Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager To exit the utility: 1. Exit, and then press .... From the utility main menu, select 2. Press to delete the RAID set . 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. The following warning message appears...
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... Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Press to select the hard drives to continue. ENTER: Operation F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return Create a RAID Array 1. Configure->Select free disks HBA 0: Marvell 0 ├ Virtual Disks └ Free Physical Disks * ├ PD 0: ST3160812AS └... of the Marvell 9128 SATA 6.0 Gb/s connector. Refer to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 array using two SATA hard disk drives. Move the selection bar to HBA 0: Marvell 0 and press . 2. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-11 Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. An asterisk...
... Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Press to select the hard drives to continue. ENTER: Operation F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return Create a RAID Array 1. Configure->Select free disks HBA 0: Marvell 0 ├ Virtual Disks └ Free Physical Disks * ├ PD 0: ST3160812AS └... of the Marvell 9128 SATA 6.0 Gb/s connector. Refer to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 array using two SATA hard disk drives. Move the selection bar to HBA 0: Marvell 0 and press . 2. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-11 Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. An asterisk...
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.... Configuration options: [Yes] [No] VD Name: Enter a name with content in much smaller size, such as shown in a RAID 1 virtual disk, Gigabyte Rounding allows the replacement physical disk to the size of a size slightly smaller than the existing physical disk. ...->Select free 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 VD Name : Default Disks ID : 0 B Next ▶...
.... Configuration options: [Yes] [No] VD Name: Enter a name with content in much smaller size, such as shown in a RAID 1 virtual disk, Gigabyte Rounding allows the replacement physical disk to the size of a size slightly smaller than the existing physical disk. ...->Select free 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 VD Name : Default Disks ID : 0 B Next ▶...
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... 64K : RAID0 : 304128MB : N/A : 2 : 0 8 ▶ ▶ Help Delete the selected virtual disk. Delete an existing RAID Array 1. ENTER: Operation F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-13 ENTER: Operation F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return 6. Press . Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Topology HBA 0: ...: Configure SATA as: 1B4B 91A3 B1 0.0.0000 2.1.0.1410 5.0Gbps IDE Mode ▶ ▶ Help Marvell RAID on chip controller. The following warning message appears: Exit Do you want to delete and press . Yes No Press to save the...
... 64K : RAID0 : 304128MB : N/A : 2 : 0 8 ▶ ▶ Help Delete the selected virtual disk. Delete an existing RAID Array 1. ENTER: Operation F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-13 ENTER: Operation F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return 6. Press . Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Topology HBA 0: ...: Configure SATA as: 1B4B 91A3 B1 0.0.0000 2.1.0.1410 5.0Gbps IDE Mode ▶ ▶ Help Marvell RAID on chip controller. The following warning message appears: Exit Do you want to delete and press . Yes No Press to save the...
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...disk ? 2. The following warning message appears: Delete Virtual Disk Do you want to save the RAID setting and exit the Marvell RAID utility. Press . Yes No Press to delete the selected RAID array. Chapter 4 4-14 Chapter 4: Software support Yes No Press to delete the Master Boot ...Record (MBR) from Marvell BIOS Setup? The following warning message appears: Delete MBR Do you want to exit from the selected RAID array. 3. Yes No ...
...disk ? 2. The following warning message appears: Delete Virtual Disk Do you want to save the RAID setting and exit the Marvell RAID utility. Press . Yes No Press to delete the selected RAID array. Chapter 4 4-14 Chapter 4: Software support Yes No Press to delete the Master Boot ...Record (MBR) from Marvell BIOS Setup? The following warning message appears: Delete MBR Do you want to exit from the selected RAID array. 3. Yes No ...
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...Boot your computer. 2. Start Windows®. 2. Write-protect the floppy disk to Windows® XP limitation. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-15 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing a Windows® operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in Windows®...; 1. 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 avoid a computer virus infection. Press ...
...Boot your computer. 2. Start Windows®. 2. Write-protect the floppy disk to Windows® XP limitation. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-15 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing a Windows® operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in Windows®...; 1. 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 avoid a computer virus infection. Press ...
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...Click the name of the device you have to use another computer to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you 've inserted, go to the USB...installation. Click OK. 4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Chapter 4 4-16 Chapter 4: Software support Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive. 3. ...
...Click the name of the device you have to use another computer to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you 've inserted, go to the USB...installation. Click OK. 4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Chapter 4 4-16 Chapter 4: Software support Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive. 3. ...
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... the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to the steps below: 1. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and ... floppy disk drive when you to select the program for opening the oem file. Click Details tab. Double-click the file. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-17 Select Device Manager. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. A window appears, allowing you install the...
... the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to the steps below: 1. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and ... floppy disk drive when you to select the program for opening the oem file. Click Details tab. Double-click the file. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-17 Select Device Manager. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. A window appears, allowing you install the...