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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 features Special features Socket 939 for up to four Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 hard ... MT/s Dual-channel memory architecture 4 x 184-pin DIMM sockets support up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 4 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0 ASUS MyLogo™ ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q-Fan2 Technology ASUS EZ Flash (continued on the rear panel and one at mid-board) Supports up to 4 GB unbufferred ECC/non-ECC 400/333...
A8R-MVP specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots CrossFire™ Storage AI Audio LAN IEEE 1394a USB BIOS features Special features Socket 939 for up to four Ultra DMA 133/100/66/33 hard ... MT/s Dual-channel memory architecture 4 x 184-pin DIMM sockets support up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 4 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0 ASUS MyLogo™ ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q-Fan2 Technology ASUS EZ Flash (continued on the rear panel and one at mid-board) Supports up to 4 GB unbufferred ECC/non-ECC 400/333...
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See page 2-5. 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 -point serial interconnections between...highlights Latest processor technology The motherboard comes with existing PCI specifications. See Chapter 6 for details. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction ATI Radeon® Xpress 200 CrossFire™ features the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center that supports AMD Athlon™ 64/Athlon™ 64 FX/Athlon™ 64 X2/Sempron™...
See page 2-5. 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 -point serial interconnections between...highlights Latest processor technology The motherboard comes with existing PCI specifications. See Chapter 6 for details. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction ATI Radeon® Xpress 200 CrossFire™ features the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center that supports AMD Athlon™ 64/Athlon™ 64 FX/Athlon™ 64 X2/Sempron™...
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...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. The figure shows two graphics cards installed on the... CrossFire™ technology feature. 2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information The following figure shows a network card installed on a PCI slot. 2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slot This ...
...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. The figure shows two graphics cards installed on the... CrossFire™ technology feature. 2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information The following figure shows a network card installed on a PCI slot. 2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slot This ...
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... other PCI Express device on the secondary (black) PCI Express slot. • In CrossFire™ mode, each PCI Express x16 slot works at x8 bandwidth. • In CrossFire™ mode, install the ATI CrossFire™ Edition (Master) graphics card on the primary (blue) PCI Express slot; Remove...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 • We recommend ...
... other PCI Express device on the secondary (black) PCI Express slot. • In CrossFire™ mode, each PCI Express x16 slot works at x8 bandwidth. • In CrossFire™ mode, install the ATI CrossFire™ Edition (Master) graphics card on the primary (blue) PCI Express slot; Remove...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 • We recommend ...
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... system will not boot up if the power 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 The GAME/MIDI port connects a joystick or game pad for playing games, and MIDI devices..., we recommend that complies with ATX 12 V Specification 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of 400 W. • Do not forget to use the ATI CrossFire™ Graphics solution, use a PSU with more power-consuming devices.
... system will not boot up if the power 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 The GAME/MIDI port connects a joystick or game pad for playing games, and MIDI devices..., we recommend that complies with ATX 12 V Specification 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of 400 W. • Do not forget to use the ATI CrossFire™ Graphics solution, use a PSU with more power-consuming devices.
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... setup Select Screen Select Item +- 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. Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY ATI RD480 Chipset Configuration Dual-slot configuration RD800 HT PLL Control [Auto] [Normal...
... setup Select Screen Select Item +- 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. 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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... in your system To uninstall other graphics card drivers: 1. Go to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Select your system. See "6. 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 system.
... in your system To uninstall other graphics card drivers: 1. Go to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Select your system. See "6. 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 system.
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...; 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. 2. ASUS A8R-MVP 6-3 Remove the MVP Switch Card if one CrossFire™-ready graphics card, which will serve as the Master graphics card, and one...
...; 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. 2. ASUS A8R-MVP 6-3 Remove the MVP Switch Card if one CrossFire™-ready graphics card, which will serve as the Master graphics card, and one...
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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. 4.
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...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. Click C a n c e l. 3. 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. Click I ® M V P t e c h n o l o g y s u p p o r t 6.3 Software information 6.3.1 Installing the device drivers Refer... and log in your graphics card package to continue. 5. The ATI CrossFire™ technology supports only the following operating systems: • Windows® XP 32-...
...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. Click C a n c e l. 3. 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. Click I ® M V P t e c h n o l o g y s u p p o r t 6.3 Software information 6.3.1 Installing the device drivers Refer... and log in your graphics card package to continue. 5. The ATI CrossFire™ technology supports only the following operating systems: • Windows® XP 32-...
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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 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 -
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 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 -
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To enable CrossFire™: 1. 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. 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 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. 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.
To enable CrossFire™: 1. 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. 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 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. 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.