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... 5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 5-11 5.3.4 Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology 5-17 5.3.5 SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility 5-19 Audio Setup Wizard 5-20 5.4 RAID configurations 5-24 5.4.1 Installing hard disks 5-25 5.4.2 ULI® RAID configurations 5-25 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-33 Chapter 6: A T I® MVP technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 6.2 Hardware installation 6-2 6.2.1 Installing a single graphics card 6-2 6.2.2 Installing CrossFire™...
... 5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 5-11 5.3.4 Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology 5-17 5.3.5 SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility 5-19 Audio Setup Wizard 5-20 5.4 RAID configurations 5-24 5.4.1 Installing hard disks 5-25 5.4.2 ULI® RAID configurations 5-25 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-33 Chapter 6: A T I® MVP technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 6.2 Hardware installation 6-2 6.2.1 Installing a single graphics card 6-2 6.2.2 Installing CrossFire™...
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... 2 ASUS Q-Fan2 Technology ASUS EZ Flash (continued on the rear panel and one at x8 mode) ULi M1575 Southbridge supports: - 2 x IDE connectors for AMD Athlon™ 64FX/Athlon™ 64 X2/ Athlon™ 64/Sempron™ processor* AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32- A8R-MVP specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots CrossFire™...
... 2 ASUS Q-Fan2 Technology ASUS EZ Flash (continued on the rear panel and one at x8 mode) ULi M1575 Southbridge supports: - 2 x IDE connectors for AMD Athlon™ 64FX/Athlon™ 64 X2/ Athlon™ 64/Sempron™ processor* AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32- A8R-MVP specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots CrossFire™...
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ATI Radeon® Xpress 200 CrossFire™ The ATI Radeon® Xpress 200 CrossFire™ boosts image quality and rendering speed, eliminating the need to crank down screen resolutions to get real-time 3D-rendered previews of adjustments to ... that speeds up the PCI bus. The CODEC supports High Definition Audio standard. See page 5-19 for details. See page 2-5. ATI Radeon® Xpress 200 CrossFire™ features the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center that supports AMD Athlon™ 64/Athlon™ 64 FX/Athlon™ 64 X2/Sempron™ processors...
ATI Radeon® Xpress 200 CrossFire™ The ATI Radeon® Xpress 200 CrossFire™ boosts image quality and rendering speed, eliminating the need to crank down screen resolutions to get real-time 3D-rendered previews of adjustments to ... that speeds up the PCI bus. The CODEC supports High Definition Audio standard. See page 5-19 for details. See page 2-5. ATI Radeon® Xpress 200 CrossFire™ features the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center that supports AMD Athlon™ 64/Athlon™ 64 FX/Athlon™ 64 X2/Sempron™ processors...
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... The figure shows two graphics cards installed on the PCI Express x1 slot. 2.5.6 Two PCI Express x16 slots This motherboard supports two ATI CrossFire™ PCI Express x16 graphics cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. See Chapter 6 for details on a PCI slot. 2.5.5 PCI...Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. The figure shows a LAN card installed on the CrossFire™ technology feature. 2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5.4 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, ...
... The figure shows two graphics cards installed on the PCI Express x1 slot. 2.5.6 Two PCI Express x16 slots This motherboard supports two ATI CrossFire™ PCI Express x16 graphics cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. See Chapter 6 for details on a PCI slot. 2.5.5 PCI...Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. The figure shows a LAN card installed on the CrossFire™ technology feature. 2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5.4 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, ...
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...PCIe x16 graphics card x8 ATI CrossFire Edition x8 graphics card PCIEX16_2 (black) slot Card Type Speed MVP Switch Card NA PCIe devices (non-VGA) x8, x4, x1 ATI graphics card x8 * Install the MVP Switch Card on the black PCI Express slot. ASUS A8R-MVP 2-17 otherwise, the system will... not boot. • Refer to install other PCI Express device on the secondary (black) PCI Express slot. • In CrossFire™ mode, each PCI Express x16 ...
...PCIe x16 graphics card x8 ATI CrossFire Edition x8 graphics card PCIEX16_2 (black) slot Card Type Speed MVP Switch Card NA PCIe devices (non-VGA) x8, x4, x1 ATI graphics card x8 * Install the MVP Switch Card on the black PCI Express slot. ASUS A8R-MVP 2-17 otherwise, the system will... not boot. • Refer to install other PCI Express device on the secondary (black) PCI Express slot. • In CrossFire™ mode, each PCI Express x16 ...
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... J1CY GND GND J1CX J1B1 +5V A8R-MVP ® A8R-MVP Game connector GAME ASUS A8R-MVP MIDI_IN J2B2 J2CY MIDI_OUT J2CX J2B1 +5V 2-25 otherwise, the system will not boot up if the power is inadequate. • If you use a power supply unit (PSU) that you want to use the ATI CrossFire™ Graphics solution, use a PSU...
... J1CY GND GND J1CX J1B1 +5V A8R-MVP ® A8R-MVP Game connector GAME ASUS A8R-MVP MIDI_IN J2B2 J2CY MIDI_OUT J2CX J2B1 +5V 2-25 otherwise, the system will not boot up if the power is inadequate. • If you use a power supply unit (PSU) that you want to use the ATI CrossFire™ Graphics solution, use a PSU...
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... be corrected while idle. L2 Cache BG Scrub [Disabled] Allows the L2 Data Cache RAM to be able to enable the Crossfire™ function even if you installed two Crossfire™-enabled graphics cards. Select an item then press to change the advanced chipset settings. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save...
... be corrected while idle. L2 Cache BG Scrub [Disabled] Allows the L2 Data Cache RAM to be able to enable the Crossfire™ function even if you installed two Crossfire™-enabled graphics cards. Select an item then press to change the advanced chipset settings. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save...
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This chapter tells how to install CrossFire™ graphics cards to avail of ATI's Multi-Video Processing technology. 6 ATI® MVP technology support
This chapter tells how to install CrossFire™ graphics cards to avail of ATI's Multi-Video Processing technology. 6 ATI® MVP technology support
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... power supply unit (PSU) can provide at 65 MHz when you use DVI output. Requirements • CrossFire™ Edition graphics card (Master) • CrossFire™-ready graphics card (Slave) • CrossFire™-ready motherboard, such as the ASUS A8R-MVP motherboard. • Make sure that your system To uninstall other graphics card drivers in this section...
... power supply unit (PSU) can provide at 65 MHz when you use DVI output. Requirements • CrossFire™ Edition graphics card (Master) • CrossFire™-ready graphics card (Slave) • CrossFire™-ready motherboard, such as the ASUS A8R-MVP motherboard. • Make sure that your system To uninstall other graphics card drivers in this section...
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... is properly seated on the slot. Slave graphics card Master graphics card 3. ASUS A8R-MVP 6-3 To install the graphics cards: 1. Prepare one CrossFire™ Edition graphics card, which will serve as the Slave graphics card. 6.2.2 Installing CrossFire™ graphics cards Before ins talling a CrossFire™ system, refer to the user guide that the card is installed...
... is properly seated on the slot. Slave graphics card Master graphics card 3. ASUS A8R-MVP 6-3 To install the graphics cards: 1. Prepare one CrossFire™ Edition graphics card, which will serve as the Slave graphics card. 6.2.2 Installing CrossFire™ graphics cards Before ins talling a CrossFire™ system, refer to the user guide that the card is installed...
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4. Connect one end of the external cable to the Slave graphics card. 6-4 C h a p t e r 6 : A T I® M V P t e c h n o l o g y s u p p o r t Insert the CrossFire™ Edition (Master) graphics card into the blue slot. Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot. 5.
4. Connect one end of the external cable to the Slave graphics card. 6-4 C h a p t e r 6 : A T I® M V P t e c h n o l o g y s u p p o r t Insert the CrossFire™ Edition (Master) graphics card into the blue slot. Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot. 5.
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... administrator rights. 2. Turn on your system and log in your graphics card package to continue. 5. Place the CrossFire™ installation CD in with your optical drive. Click N e x t to install the device drivers. The installation window... appears. Windows® auto-detects the ASUS TV/FM card and siplays the F o u n d N e w H a r d w a r e W i z a r d window. The opening menu appears. Click C a n c e l. 3. The ATI CrossFire™ technology supports only the following operating systems: • Windows® XP 32-...
... administrator rights. 2. Turn on your system and log in your graphics card package to continue. 5. Place the CrossFire™ installation CD in with your optical drive. Click N e x t to install the device drivers. The installation window... appears. Windows® auto-detects the ASUS TV/FM card and siplays the F o u n d N e w H a r d w a r e W i z a r d window. The opening menu appears. Click C a n c e l. 3. The ATI CrossFire™ technology supports only the following operating systems: • Windows® XP 32-...
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The Catalyst™ Control Center Dialog Box View The Catalyst™ Control Center provides two views: • Standard - simple view with wizards for beginners • A d v a n c e - allows advanced users to access and configure the complete features of the software • Set to A d v a n c e view to enable the CrossFire™ function. • Make sure that the Dual-slot configuration item in the BIOS is set to [Auto] or [Dual Video Cards] if you want to enable the CrossFire™ function. ASUS A8R-MVP 6-9
The Catalyst™ Control Center Dialog Box View The Catalyst™ Control Center provides two views: • Standard - simple view with wizards for beginners • A d v a n c e - allows advanced users to access and configure the complete features of the software • Set to A d v a n c e view to enable the CrossFire™ function. • Make sure that the Dual-slot configuration item in the BIOS is set to [Auto] or [Dual Video Cards] if you want to enable the CrossFire™ function. ASUS A8R-MVP 6-9
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Click the C r o s s f i r e ™ item in G r a p h i c s S e t t i n g s. 3. In the CrossFire™ Settings dialog, tick the box opposite E n a b l e C r o s s F i r e ™. 4. Set the view to create key combinations as shortcuts for performing certain functions quickly. 6-10 C h a p t e r 6 : A T I® M V P t e c h n o l o g y s u p p o r t Click OK to effect the setting. 3 2 4 Hotkeys Click the H o t k e y s tab on the Catalyst™ Control Center to access the Hotkeys Manager, which allows you to A d v a n c e. 2. To enable CrossFire™: 1.
Click the C r o s s f i r e ™ item in G r a p h i c s S e t t i n g s. 3. In the CrossFire™ Settings dialog, tick the box opposite E n a b l e C r o s s F i r e ™. 4. Set the view to create key combinations as shortcuts for performing certain functions quickly. 6-10 C h a p t e r 6 : A T I® M V P t e c h n o l o g y s u p p o r t Click OK to effect the setting. 3 2 4 Hotkeys Click the H o t k e y s tab on the Catalyst™ Control Center to access the Hotkeys Manager, which allows you to A d v a n c e. 2. To enable CrossFire™: 1.