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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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A8R-MVP specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots CrossFire™ Storage AI Audio LAN IEEE 1394a USB BIOS...bit computing Supports AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology Supports AMD HyperTransport™ Technology ATI Radeon® Xpress 200 CrossFire™ 2000/1600 MT/s Dual-channel memory architecture 4 x 184-pin DIMM sockets support up to 4 GB unbufferred... for discrete graphics card 1 x PCI Express™ x1 slot 3 x PCI slots Supports ATI CrossFire™ graphics cards (both at mid-board) Supports up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 4 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP,...
A8R-MVP specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots CrossFire™ Storage AI Audio LAN IEEE 1394a USB BIOS...bit computing Supports AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology Supports AMD HyperTransport™ Technology ATI Radeon® Xpress 200 CrossFire™ 2000/1600 MT/s Dual-channel memory architecture 4 x 184-pin DIMM sockets support up to 4 GB unbufferred... for discrete graphics card 1 x PCI Express™ x1 slot 3 x PCI slots Supports ATI CrossFire™ graphics cards (both at mid-board) Supports up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 4 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP,...
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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... interconnect technology that supports AMD Athlon™ 64/Athlon™ 64 FX/Athlon™ 64 X2/Sempron™ processors. ATI Radeon® Xpress 200 CrossFire™ features the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center that supports Jack Sensing and Enumeration Technology. The chipset allows higher antialiasing, anisotropic filtering, shading, and ...
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... interconnect technology that supports AMD Athlon™ 64/Athlon™ 64 FX/Athlon™ 64 X2/Sempron™ processors. ATI Radeon® Xpress 200 CrossFire™ features the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center that supports Jack Sensing and Enumeration Technology. The chipset allows higher antialiasing, anisotropic filtering, shading, and ...
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... Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. The figure shows two graphics cards 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, USB card, and other cards... PCI Express specifications. The figure shows a LAN card 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 PCI specifications.
... Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. The figure shows two graphics cards 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, USB card, and other cards... PCI Express specifications. The figure shows a LAN card 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 PCI specifications.
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...configurations Single graphics card* Dual graphics cards in CrossFire™ mode** PCIEX16_1 (blue) slot Card Type Speed PCIe x16 graphics card 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 primary (blue) PCI Express slot; ASUS A8R-MVP 2-17 Remove it only...
...configurations Single graphics card* Dual graphics cards in CrossFire™ mode** PCIEX16_1 (blue) slot Card Type Speed PCIe x16 graphics card 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 primary (blue) PCI Express slot; ASUS A8R-MVP 2-17 Remove it only...
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... power of a PSU with a higher power output is for playing or editing audio files. +5V J1B2 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...(x4) PCI Express x16 ATI X850 SATA HD (x2) CD-ROM (x1) • Use of 400 W. • Do not forget to use the ATI CrossFire™ Graphics solution, use a power supply unit (PSU) that you want to connect the 4-pin ATX +12 V power plug; The system may become unstable ...
... power of a PSU with a higher power output is for playing or editing audio files. +5V J1B2 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...(x4) PCI Express x16 ATI X850 SATA HD (x2) CD-ROM (x1) • Use of 400 W. • Do not forget to use the ATI CrossFire™ Graphics solution, use a power supply unit (PSU) that you want to connect the 4-pin ATX +12 V power plug; The system may become unstable ...
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... Cache RAM to change the advanced chipset settings. L2 Cache BG Scrub [Disabled] Allows the L2 Data Cache RAM to enable the Crossfire™ function even if you installed two Crossfire™-enabled graphics cards. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY ATI RD480 Chipset Configuration Dual-slot configuration RD800 HT PLL Control [Auto] [Normal...
... Cache RAM to change the advanced chipset settings. L2 Cache BG Scrub [Disabled] Allows the L2 Data Cache RAM to enable the Crossfire™ function even if you installed two Crossfire™-enabled graphics cards. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY ATI RD480 Chipset Configuration Dual-slot configuration RD800 HT PLL Control [Auto] [Normal...
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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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...: - Before you begin Uninstall other graphics card drivers in this section. See "6. Select your system. ASUS A8R-MVP 6-1 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 power supply unit (PSU) can provide at 65 MHz...
...: - Before you begin Uninstall other graphics card drivers in this section. See "6. Select your system. ASUS A8R-MVP 6-1 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 power supply unit (PSU) can provide at 65 MHz...
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... graphics card Master graphics card 3. Remove the MVP Switch Card if one CrossFire™-ready graphics card, which will serve as the Master graphics card, and one is properly seated on the slot. Prepare one CrossFire™ Edition graphics card, which will serve as... the Slave graphics card. Make sure that came with the ATI CrossFire™ Edition graphics card. Insert the CrossFire™-ready (Slave) graphics card into the black slot. ASUS A8R-MVP 6-3 To install the graphics...
... graphics card Master graphics card 3. Remove the MVP Switch Card if one CrossFire™-ready graphics card, which will serve as the Master graphics card, and one is properly seated on the slot. Prepare one CrossFire™ Edition graphics card, which will serve as... the Slave graphics card. Make sure that came with the ATI CrossFire™ Edition graphics card. Insert the CrossFire™-ready (Slave) graphics card into the black slot. ASUS A8R-MVP 6-3 To install the graphics...
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Insert the CrossFire™ Edition (Master) graphics card into the blue slot. 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 4. Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot. 5.
Insert the CrossFire™ Edition (Master) graphics card into the blue slot. 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 4. Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot. 5.
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...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. 6.3 Software information 6.3.1 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that came with Service Pack 2 (SP2) • Windows® XP Professional 64-bit Edition. 1. The installation window appears. Read the License Agreement, then click Y e s. 6-6 C h a p t e r 6 : A T I n s t a l l C r o s s F i r e d r i v e r s. 4. The ATI CrossFire... graphics card package to continue. 5. The opening menu appears. Place the CrossFire™ installation CD in with administrator rights. 2.
...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. 6.3 Software information 6.3.1 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that came with Service Pack 2 (SP2) • Windows® XP Professional 64-bit Edition. 1. The installation window appears. Read the License Agreement, then click Y e s. 6-6 C h a p t e r 6 : A T I n s t a l l C r o s s F i r e d r i v e r s. 4. The ATI CrossFire... graphics card package to continue. 5. The opening menu appears. Place the CrossFire™ installation CD in with administrator rights. 2.
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The Catalyst™ Control Center Dialog Box View The Catalyst™ Control Center provides two views: • Standard - ASUS A8R-MVP 6-9 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. simple view with wizards for beginners • A d v a n c e -
The Catalyst™ Control Center Dialog Box View The Catalyst™ Control Center provides two views: • Standard - ASUS A8R-MVP 6-9 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. simple view with wizards for beginners • A d v a n c e -
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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. 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. 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.
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. 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. 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.