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...slots with SLI technology support. 1.3.3 Product highlights Republic of Gamers The Republic of Gamers consists only the best of the fastest platform in the world. It's definitely one of the best. NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI chipset The NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI chipset supports the NVIDIA® .... AMD® Socket AM2+ Phenom™ FX / Phenom X4 / Phenom X2 / Athlon™ X2 / Sempron™ CPU support This motherboard supports AMD® Socket AM2+ multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with 2MB / 1MB / 512KB L2 cache ...
...slots with SLI technology support. 1.3.3 Product highlights Republic of Gamers The Republic of Gamers consists only the best of the fastest platform in the world. It's definitely one of the best. NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI chipset The NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI chipset supports the NVIDIA® .... AMD® Socket AM2+ Phenom™ FX / Phenom X4 / Phenom X2 / Athlon™ X2 / Sempron™ CPU support This motherboard supports AMD® Socket AM2+ multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with 2MB / 1MB / 512KB L2 cache ...
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2.2.3 Motherboard layout CLR_CMOS CHA_FAN1 CHA_FAN2 LCD_CON KB_USB56 EATX12V 24.5cm (9.6in) CPU_CRAZY CPU_HIGH CPU_NORMAL CPU_FAN SPDIF_OUT SPDIF_O12 PWR_FAN SOCKET AM2+/AM2 DDR DIMM_A1 (64bit, ... NVIDIA® nForce® 200 HD_LED Lithium Cell CMOS Power CLR_SW Super I/O CHASSIS SATA56 SATA34 SATA12 VIA VT6308P IE1394_2 PCI2 USB1112 FLOPPY BIOS RESET USB78 CHA_FAN3 USB910 PANEL Refer to 2.8 Connectors for more information about rear panel connectors and internal connectors. 2.2.4 Audio card layout SUPREMEFX II Listen with Absolute HD ASUS Crosshair II Formula 2-5
2.2.3 Motherboard layout CLR_CMOS CHA_FAN1 CHA_FAN2 LCD_CON KB_USB56 EATX12V 24.5cm (9.6in) CPU_CRAZY CPU_HIGH CPU_NORMAL CPU_FAN SPDIF_OUT SPDIF_O12 PWR_FAN SOCKET AM2+/AM2 DDR DIMM_A1 (64bit, ... NVIDIA® nForce® 200 HD_LED Lithium Cell CMOS Power CLR_SW Super I/O CHASSIS SATA56 SATA34 SATA12 VIA VT6308P IE1394_2 PCI2 USB1112 FLOPPY BIOS RESET USB78 CHA_FAN3 USB910 PANEL Refer to 2.8 Connectors for more information about rear panel connectors and internal connectors. 2.2.4 Audio card layout SUPREMEFX II Listen with Absolute HD ASUS Crosshair II Formula 2-5
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... ASUS Crosshair II Formula 2-7 ROG connector (2-pin ROG) 12. CPU, chassis, and optional fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1-3, 3-pin PWR_FAN, 3-pin OPT_FAN1-3) 8. System panel connector (20-8 pin PANEL) Onboard switches 1. Internal connectors 1. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB78; USB1112) 5. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) 4. Thermal sensor cable connectors (2-pin OPT_TEMP1/2/3) 7. NVIDIA® nForce...
... ASUS Crosshair II Formula 2-7 ROG connector (2-pin ROG) 12. CPU, chassis, and optional fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1-3, 3-pin PWR_FAN, 3-pin OPT_FAN1-3) 8. System panel connector (20-8 pin PANEL) Onboard switches 1. Internal connectors 1. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB78; USB1112) 5. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) 4. Thermal sensor cable connectors (2-pin OPT_TEMP1/2/3) 7. NVIDIA® nForce...
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... System Timer Keyboard Controller Redirect to IRQ#9 Reserved IRQ Holder for PCI Steering* Floppy Disk Controller NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI System CMOS/Real Time Clock IRQ Holder for PCI Steering* IRQ Holder for PCI Steering* ...IRQ Holder for PCI Steering* Reserved Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCIE x16_1 shared shared shared shared - - - - USB 1.0 controller 3 - - - USB 2.0 controller - - - USB 1.0 controller 4 - - - shared - - - - shared -...
... System Timer Keyboard Controller Redirect to IRQ#9 Reserved IRQ Holder for PCI Steering* Floppy Disk Controller NVIDIA nForce 780a SLI System CMOS/Real Time Clock IRQ Holder for PCI Steering* IRQ Holder for PCI Steering* ...IRQ Holder for PCI Steering* Reserved Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCIE x16_1 shared shared shared shared - - - - USB 1.0 controller 3 - - - USB 2.0 controller - - - USB 1.0 controller 4 - - - shared - - - - shared -...
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...RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND GND RSATA_RXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND CROSSHAIR II FORMULA ® SATA4 SATA3 GND RSATA_RXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND GND RSATA_RXN6 RSATA_TXP6 GND RSATA_TXN6 RSATA_TXP6 GND SATA6 RESET CROSSHAIR II FORMULA SATA connectors SATA5 S�A�T�A��1�...;I �D��IA�® nForce 780a SLI controller. Make sure to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the bundled support DVD before connecting devices to [RAID] in the motherboard support DVD. • You must install ...
...RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND GND RSATA_RXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND CROSSHAIR II FORMULA ® SATA4 SATA3 GND RSATA_RXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND GND RSATA_RXN6 RSATA_TXP6 GND RSATA_TXN6 RSATA_TXP6 GND SATA6 RESET CROSSHAIR II FORMULA SATA connectors SATA5 S�A�T�A��1�...;I �D��IA�® nForce 780a SLI controller. Make sure to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the bundled support DVD before connecting devices to [RAID] in the motherboard support DVD. • You must install ...
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Installation Wizard for the NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI™ chipset. NVIDIA Chipset Driver Program Installs the NVIDIA® chipset drivers for Drivers Launches the ASUS InstAll driver installation wizard. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 5-2 Chapter 5: Software support ASUS InstAll - AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet...
Installation Wizard for the NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI™ chipset. NVIDIA Chipset Driver Program Installs the NVIDIA® chipset drivers for Drivers Launches the ASUS InstAll driver installation wizard. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 5-2 Chapter 5: Software support ASUS InstAll - AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet...
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ASUS Crosshair II Formula 5-5 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create a NVIDIA® 32/64 bit XP/Vista™ SATA/RAID/AHCI driver disk. Click to display the next screen Click to display the previous screen NVIDIA 32/64 bit XP/Vista SATA/RAID/AHCI Driver Allows you to create the NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI™ SATA/RAID/AHCI driver disk.
ASUS Crosshair II Formula 5-5 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create a NVIDIA® 32/64 bit XP/Vista™ SATA/RAID/AHCI driver disk. Click to display the next screen Click to display the previous screen NVIDIA 32/64 bit XP/Vista SATA/RAID/AHCI Driver Allows you to create the NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI™ SATA/RAID/AHCI driver disk.
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... to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the same size or larger than the existing drive. 5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI™ Southbridge RAID controller that appear as a single disk on multiple disks that allows you want to the selected hard...
... to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the same size or larger than the existing drive. 5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI™ Southbridge RAID controller that appear as a single disk on multiple disks that allows you want to the selected hard...