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Crosshair II Formula specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory VGA Expansion ...1600 MT/s for Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Sempron processors AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI™ Up to 5200 MT/s; Noise Filter Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF Out ports at back I �D...;f�t�h�e�A��M�2�+��C��P�U�s� only. Integrated NVIDIA® GPU Hybrid SLI Support (supports Windows® Vista™ only) Maximum shared memory of 512MB...
Crosshair II Formula specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory VGA Expansion ...1600 MT/s for Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 / Sempron processors AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI™ Up to 5200 MT/s; Noise Filter Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF Out ports at back I �D...;f�t�h�e�A��M�2�+��C��P�U�s� only. Integrated NVIDIA® GPU Hybrid SLI Support (supports Windows® Vista™ only) Maximum shared memory of 512MB...
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... support, and AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology. It's definitely one of Gamers. The NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI chipset also supports six (6) Serial ATA 3 Gb/s devices, PCI Express™ x16 slots with NVIDIA® SLI™ support at dual x16 mode or at triple x8 mode, and .... See page 2-8 for details. See page 2-8 for details. In the Republic of the best. AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon™ 64 X2 / Athlon™ 64 FX / Athlon™ 64 / Sempron™ CPU support This motherboard supports AMD® Socket AM2 single-core Athlon™ 64 / Sempron™...
... support, and AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology. It's definitely one of Gamers. The NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI chipset also supports six (6) Serial ATA 3 Gb/s devices, PCI Express™ x16 slots with NVIDIA® SLI™ support at dual x16 mode or at triple x8 mode, and .... See page 2-8 for details. See page 2-8 for details. In the Republic of the best. AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon™ 64 X2 / Athlon™ 64 FX / Athlon™ 64 / Sempron™ CPU support This motherboard supports AMD® Socket AM2 single-core Athlon™ 64 / Sempron™...
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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 (...BR_NORMAL 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 ...
2.2.3 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 (...BR_NORMAL 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 ...
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...sensor cable connectors (2-pin OPT_TEMP1/2/3) 7. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS) 9. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT, for ASUS HDMI VGA card) 10. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR; 8-pin EATX12V) 11. Power-on switch 2. CPU,...34 2- 35 2-37 2-38 Page 2-40 2-40 ASUS Crosshair II Formula 2-7 IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1 pin IE1394_2) 6. ROG connector (2-pin ROG) 12. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) 2. USB910; Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) 4. NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-4 [blue...
...sensor cable connectors (2-pin OPT_TEMP1/2/3) 7. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS) 9. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT, for ASUS HDMI VGA card) 10. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR; 8-pin EATX12V) 11. Power-on switch 2. CPU,...34 2- 35 2-37 2-38 Page 2-40 2-40 ASUS Crosshair II Formula 2-7 IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1 pin IE1394_2) 6. ROG connector (2-pin ROG) 12. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) 2. USB910; Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) 4. NVIDIA® nForce 780a SLI Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-4 [blue...
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... 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...
... 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...
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...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...;t.���I �D��IA�® nForce 780a SLI controller. The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0/... Before creating a RAID set the SATA Operation Mode item to 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS. Or...set using these connectors, set , refer to [RAID] in the motherboard support DVD. • You must install the Windows® XP ...
...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...;t.���I �D��IA�® nForce 780a SLI controller. The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0/... Before creating a RAID set the SATA Operation Mode item to 5.4.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS. Or...set using these connectors, set , refer to [RAID] in the motherboard support DVD. • You must install the Windows® XP ...
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ASUS InstAll - USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 5-2 Chapter 5: Software support Installation Wizard for the NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI™ chipset. Marvell Yukon... Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Marvell® Yukon Gigabit Ethernet driver. AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ technology driver. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. NVIDIA Chipset Driver Program Installs the NVIDIA® chipset drivers for Drivers Launches the ASUS...
ASUS InstAll - USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 5-2 Chapter 5: Software support Installation Wizard for the NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI™ chipset. Marvell Yukon... Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Marvell® Yukon Gigabit Ethernet driver. AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ technology driver. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. NVIDIA Chipset Driver Program Installs the NVIDIA® chipset drivers for Drivers Launches the ASUS...
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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. ASUS Crosshair II Formula 5-5
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... of three identical hard disk drives for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other RAID performance benefits. 5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI™ Southbridge RAID controller that are not yet configured as a RAID set , copy first the RAID driver from the support...
... of three identical hard disk drives for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other RAID performance benefits. 5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the NVIDIA® nForce® 780a SLI™ Southbridge RAID controller that are not yet configured as a RAID set , copy first the RAID driver from the support...