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... X-Fi audio utility 4-11 4.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 4-15 4.3.4 ASUS AI Suite 4-21 4.3.5 ASUS Q-Fan 2 4-23 4.3.6 CPU Level Up 4-24 4.3.7 ASUS TurboV 4-25 4.4 RAID configurations 4-27 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-27 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-28 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-28 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-28 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-32 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering...
... X-Fi audio utility 4-11 4.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 4-15 4.3.4 ASUS AI Suite 4-21 4.3.5 ASUS Q-Fan 2 4-23 4.3.6 CPU Level Up 4-24 4.3.7 ASUS TurboV 4-25 4.4 RAID configurations 4-27 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-27 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-28 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-28 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-28 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-32 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering...
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...total memory of less than 3GB. Crosshair III Formula specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Technology Storage LAN High Definition Audio IEEE 1394 AMD socket AM3 Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 Series processors Supports 45nm CPU AMD®...;m���e����m����o��r�y *Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for up to 2 PATA devices - 5 x SATA 3Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD - 1 x External SATA 3Gb/s port on the next page) ...
...total memory of less than 3GB. Crosshair III Formula specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Technology Storage LAN High Definition Audio IEEE 1394 AMD socket AM3 Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 Series processors Supports 45nm CPU AMD®...;m���e����m����o��r�y *Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for up to 2 PATA devices - 5 x SATA 3Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD - 1 x External SATA 3Gb/s port on the next page) ...
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... you install SATA hard disk drives to the SATA1-5 connectors, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set to the RAID manual in the BIOS to [RAID]. Install the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later version before using Serial ATA. • ... are set the OnChip SATA Type item in the support DVD. • If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 or JBOD configuration through the onboard AMD® SB750 controller. ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-31 2. These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk and optical ...
... you install SATA hard disk drives to the SATA1-5 connectors, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set to the RAID manual in the BIOS to [RAID]. Install the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later version before using Serial ATA. • ... are set the OnChip SATA Type item in the support DVD. • If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 or JBOD configuration through the onboard AMD® SB750 controller. ROG Crosshair III Formula 2-31 2. These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk and optical ...
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... advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. Set to [RAID] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI (Advabced Host Controller Interface). Set...commands. This item appears only when you set the OnChip SATA Channel item to [Enabled]. [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] Set to [IDE] when you to configure the item. ROG Crosshair III Formula 3-21 Main Storage Configuration OnChip SATA Channel OnChip SATA Type BIOS SETUP UTILITY [Enabled] [IDE] Options...
... advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. Set to [RAID] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI (Advabced Host Controller Interface). Set...commands. This item appears only when you set the OnChip SATA Channel item to [Enabled]. [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] Set to [IDE] when you to configure the item. ROG Crosshair III Formula 3-21 Main Storage Configuration OnChip SATA Channel OnChip SATA Type BIOS SETUP UTILITY [Enabled] [IDE] Options...
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Chapter summary 4 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.3 Software information 4-9 4.4 RAID configurations 4-27 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-34 ROG Crosshair III Formula
Chapter summary 4 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.3 Software information 4-9 4.4 RAID configurations 4-27 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-34 ROG Crosshair III Formula
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...contains items to create an ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit WinXP Driver disk. ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit WinXP Driver Allows you to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-5 Click an item to ...create an ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit Vista Driver disk. 4.2.5 Manual menu The Manuals menu contains a list of the user manual. ...
...contains items to create an ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit WinXP Driver disk. ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit WinXP Driver Allows you to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-5 Click an item to ...create an ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64 bit Vista Driver disk. 4.2.5 Manual menu The Manuals menu contains a list of the user manual. ...
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... one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all applications to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-27 A RAID array over 2TB cannot be set , you have to the surviving drive as it...size or larger than the existing drive. RAID 10 is best suited for details. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to be calculated and written. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. • You must be of...
... one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all applications to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-27 A RAID array over 2TB cannot be set , you have to the surviving drive as it...size or larger than the existing drive. RAID 10 is best suited for details. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to be calculated and written. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. • You must be of...
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... your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup. Connect a SATA power cable to Chapter 3 for a RAID configuration: 1. Refer to the power connector on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup. 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays...
... your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup. Connect a SATA power cable to Chapter 3 for a RAID configuration: 1. Refer to the power connector on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup. 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays...
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...screen. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 0 0 Strip Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives...RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration. • Delete LD: deletes a selected RAID volume and partition. • Controller Configuration: Shows the system resources configuration. press to the drives you need; Move to the Assignment item by using the down arrow key and press to set Y to exit the utility. ROG Crosshair III Formula...
...screen. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No RAID Mode Total Drv LD 1 RAID 0 0 Strip Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: ON Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Drives...RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration. • Delete LD: deletes a selected RAID volume and partition. • Controller Configuration: Shows the system resources configuration. press to the drives you need; Move to the Assignment item by using the down arrow key and press to set Y to exit the utility. ROG Crosshair III Formula...
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Press To cancel, press any other key to erase MBR and all data on the selected drives. To continue, press + to ignore this option. The utility prompts the following messages: Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other key to use maximum capacity...
Press To cancel, press any other key to erase MBR and all data on the selected drives. To continue, press + to ignore this option. The utility prompts the following messages: Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other key to use maximum capacity...
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In the Main Menu, press to abort... or press any other key to enter the Delete LD function. 2. To delete a RAID volume 1. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you want to delete the data in the disk! The ... the following messages: Press Ctrl-Y to delete and press or + . Press Select the RAID item you delete a RAID volume. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Delete LD Menu ] LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB) Status LD 1 RAID 0 2 317.99 Functional LD 2 LD 3 LD 4 LD 5 LD 6 LD 7 LD 8 LD...
In the Main Menu, press to abort... or press any other key to enter the Delete LD function. 2. To delete a RAID volume 1. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you want to delete the data in the disk! The ... the following messages: Press Ctrl-Y to delete and press or + . Press Select the RAID item you delete a RAID volume. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Delete LD Menu ] LD No RAID Mode Total Drv Capacity(GB) Status LD 1 RAID 0 2 317.99 Functional LD 2 LD 3 LD 4 LD 5 LD 6 LD 7 LD 8 LD...
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... recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to avoid a computer virus infection. 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during POST to complete the process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive...
... recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to avoid a computer virus infection. 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during POST to complete the process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive...
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...Properties from a floppy disk during the OS installation. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Select Device Manager. Insert the floppy disk with different vendors. Refer to the floppy disk containing the... the succeeding screen instructions to OS limitation, Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive when you select SB 750. 4. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-33 Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from the pop-up window.
...Properties from a floppy disk during the OS installation. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Select Device Manager. Insert the floppy disk with different vendors. Refer to the floppy disk containing the... the succeeding screen instructions to OS limitation, Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive when you select SB 750. 4. ROG Crosshair III Formula 4-33 Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from the pop-up window.
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Use Notepad to select the program for opening the oem file. 7. Double-click the file. A window appears, allowing you to open the file. 8. Find the [HardwareIds.scsi.iaAHCI_ICH10R] and [HardwareIds.scsi.iastor_ICH8RICH9RICH10RDO] sections in the txtsetup.oem file. 9. The VID and PID vary with different vendors. 4-34 Chapter 4: Software support 5. Type the following line to the bottom of the RAID driver disk to both sections. Browse the contents of the two sections: id = "USB\VID_xxxx&PID_xxxx", "usbstor" Add the same line to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6.
Use Notepad to select the program for opening the oem file. 7. Double-click the file. A window appears, allowing you to open the file. 8. Find the [HardwareIds.scsi.iaAHCI_ICH10R] and [HardwareIds.scsi.iastor_ICH8RICH9RICH10RDO] sections in the txtsetup.oem file. 9. The VID and PID vary with different vendors. 4-34 Chapter 4: Software support 5. Type the following line to the bottom of the RAID driver disk to both sections. Browse the contents of the two sections: id = "USB\VID_xxxx&PID_xxxx", "usbstor" Add the same line to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6.