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... Flash 2 utility 4-52 4.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4-53 4.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater 4-54 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 5.1 RAID configurations 5-2 5.1.1 RAID definitions 5-2 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-3 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5-3 5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility....... 5-3 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6-2 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS...
... Flash 2 utility 4-52 4.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4-53 4.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater 4-54 Chapter 5: RAID configuration 5.1 RAID configurations 5-2 5.1.1 RAID definitions 5-2 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-3 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5-3 5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility....... 5-3 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.1 Creating a RAID driver disk 6-2 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS...
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DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste. This symbol of electronic products. Chapter 6: Driver installation This chapter provides information on how to configure your hard disk drives as RAID sets. 6. Appendix: Reference information This section ...This chapter also describes the software applications that comes with at least basic knowledge of the workstation, including sections on how to install the drivers for solving common problems when using the barebone workstation. DO NOT throw the mercury-containing button cell battery in municipal waste. Contents This ...
DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste. This symbol of electronic products. Chapter 6: Driver installation This chapter provides information on how to configure your hard disk drives as RAID sets. 6. Appendix: Reference information This section ...This chapter also describes the software applications that comes with at least basic knowledge of the workstation, including sections on how to install the drivers for solving common problems when using the barebone workstation. DO NOT throw the mercury-containing button cell battery in municipal waste. Contents This ...
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... and the card inoperable. Refer to the discrete graphics card first when using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Refer to the card. 2.7.3 Configuring an expansion card... After installing the expansion card, configure it by adjusting the software settings. 1. Install the software drivers for PCI Steering 12 7 Reserved 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware setup Otherwise, conflicts will...
... and the card inoperable. Refer to the discrete graphics card first when using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Refer to the card. 2.7.3 Configuring an expansion card... After installing the expansion card, configure it by adjusting the software settings. 1. Install the software drivers for PCI Steering 12 7 Reserved 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel 2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware setup Otherwise, conflicts will...
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... (PCH module specific) ACPI module initialization CSM initialization Reserved for future AMI DXE codes DXE initialization codes Boot Device Selection (BDS) phase is started Driver connecting is started PCI Bus initialization is started PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization PCI Bus Enumeration PCI Bus Request Resources PCI Bus Assign Resources ASUS ESC700 G2 3-13
... (PCH module specific) ACPI module initialization CSM initialization Reserved for future AMI DXE codes DXE initialization codes Boot Device Selection (BDS) phase is started Driver connecting is started PCI Bus initialization is started PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization PCI Bus Enumeration PCI Bus Request Resources PCI Bus Assign Resources ASUS ESC700 G2 3-13
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... Speaker Out Mic In - • Due to USB 3.0 controller limitation, USB 3.0 devices can only be used under Windows® OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation. • USB 3.0 devices can only be used as data storage only. • We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.0 devices to Headphone and Mic...
... Speaker Out Mic In - • Due to USB 3.0 controller limitation, USB 3.0 devices can only be used under Windows® OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation. • USB 3.0 devices can only be used as data storage only. • We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.0 devices to Headphone and Mic...
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...and Reporting Technology) is a monitor system. It allows users to [AHCI Mode] and [RAID mode]. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of your hard...you set the previous item to enable/disable SATA Hot Plug Support. It allows users to [AHCI Mode] and [RAID mode]. ASUS ESC700 G2 4-35 Hotplug support configurations for SATA are disallowed under this feature allows the hard disk to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller ...
...and Reporting Technology) is a monitor system. It allows users to [AHCI Mode] and [RAID mode]. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of your hard...you set the previous item to enable/disable SATA Hot Plug Support. It allows users to [AHCI Mode] and [RAID mode]. ASUS ESC700 G2 4-35 Hotplug support configurations for SATA are disallowed under this feature allows the hard disk to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller ...
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... identical hard disk drives for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Refer to section 6.1 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. Use two new drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup. RAID 10 is best ... the existing drive. If one drive to a second drive. With the RAID 10 configuration you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. The new drive must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial ATA...
... identical hard disk drives for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Refer to section 6.1 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. Use two new drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup. RAID 10 is best ... the existing drive. If one drive to a second drive. With the RAID 10 configuration you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. The new drive must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial ATA...
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Driver installation Chapter 6 This chapter provides information on how to install the drivers for system components. This chapter also describes the software applications that the barebone workstation supports. ASUS ESC700 G2 3-
Driver installation Chapter 6 This chapter provides information on how to install the drivers for system components. This chapter also describes the software applications that the barebone workstation supports. ASUS ESC700 G2 3-
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... 3. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click Intel AHCI/RAID Driver Disk to Windows® XP limitation. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to avoid a computer virus infection. 6-2 Chapter 6: Driver installation Write-protect the floppy disk to complete the process. To work around ...DVD into the optical drive. 4. Press during POST to section 6.1.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive. 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS: 1. When the Make Disk menu appears, press to complete the process. 6.1.2 Creating a RAID...
... 3. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click Intel AHCI/RAID Driver Disk to Windows® XP limitation. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to avoid a computer virus infection. 6-2 Chapter 6: Driver installation Write-protect the floppy disk to complete the process. To work around ...DVD into the optical drive. 4. Press during POST to section 6.1.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive. 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS: 1. When the Make Disk menu appears, press to complete the process. 6.1.2 Creating a RAID...
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... the SCSI adapter to install, select the RAID driver for Windows® Vista or later OS: 1. ASUS ESC700 G2 6-3 During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you 've inserted, go to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Insert the USB flash drive with RAID driver into the optical drive, and then click Browse...
... the SCSI adapter to install, select the RAID driver for Windows® Vista or later OS: 1. ASUS ESC700 G2 6-3 During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you 've inserted, go to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Insert the USB flash drive with RAID driver into the optical drive, and then click Browse...
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... Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up window. Click Details tab. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. Right-click My ...Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from a floppy disk during the OS installation. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. 6.1.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive Due to OS limitation, Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk...
... Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up window. Click Details tab. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. Right-click My ...Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from a floppy disk during the OS installation. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. 6.1.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive Due to OS limitation, Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk...
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...use the devices. Click an item to install The Make Disk menu contains items to display the ASUS contact information. Click the Contact tab to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. The Manual menu contains the list of the support DVD are subject to change at ...DVD that comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that the motherboard supports. The contents of supplementary user manuals. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer...
...use the devices. Click an item to install The Make Disk menu contains items to display the ASUS contact information. Click the Contact tab to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. The Manual menu contains the list of the support DVD are subject to change at ...DVD that comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that the motherboard supports. The contents of supplementary user manuals. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer...
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...The actual screenshots vary with models. • The screeshots of AI Suite II in this user manual are for reference only. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. Using AI Suite II AI Suite II automatically starts when you through the installation. 6.3 Software ... applications in the support DVD have wizards that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration. 6-8 Chapter 6: Driver installation Click on each button to select and launch a ...
...The actual screenshots vary with models. • The screeshots of AI Suite II in this user manual are for reference only. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. Using AI Suite II AI Suite II automatically starts when you through the installation. 6.3 Software ... applications in the support DVD have wizards that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration. 6-8 Chapter 6: Driver installation Click on each button to select and launch a ...
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... motherboard user manual for details. • The CPU Ratio bars show the status of the CPU cores, which vary with your CPU model. 6-10 Chapter 6: Driver installation CPU Ratio Adjustment bar Click to restore all changes immediately The first time you to the desired value. 3. Using Advanced Mode Click on the...
... motherboard user manual for details. • The CPU Ratio bars show the status of the CPU cores, which vary with your CPU model. 6-10 Chapter 6: Driver installation CPU Ratio Adjustment bar Click to restore all changes immediately The first time you to the desired value. 3. Using Advanced Mode Click on the...
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Using Extreme Tuning 1. Read through the warning messages and click OK to exit. 6-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation If you want to exit. After re-entering Windows, a message appears indicating the current overclocking result. Click OK to start auto-overclocking. 3. To keep ...
Using Extreme Tuning 1. Read through the warning messages and click OK to exit. 6-12 Chapter 6: Driver installation If you want to exit. After re-entering Windows, a message appears indicating the current overclocking result. Click OK to start auto-overclocking. 3. To keep ...
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... your CPU specification. • Do not remove the thermal module. The thermal conditions should be monitored. 6-14 Chapter 6: Driver installation DRAM Voltage Frequency Allows you to adjust the DRAM switching frequency for ASUS optimized phase tuning profile to increase OC Range. DRAM Power 1 2 3 Application aids Apply all changes immediately Undo all changes...
... your CPU specification. • Do not remove the thermal module. The thermal conditions should be monitored. 6-14 Chapter 6: Driver installation DRAM Voltage Frequency Allows you to adjust the DRAM switching frequency for ASUS optimized phase tuning profile to increase OC Range. DRAM Power 1 2 3 Application aids Apply all changes immediately Undo all changes...
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...Fan setting • Disable: disables the FAN Xpert+ function. • Standard: adjusts fan speed in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for your PC's system loading. Using FAN Xpert+ Click Fan Name to select a fan and then click Setting to select a preset... mode for detailed software configuration. 6-16 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.3.5 FAN Xpert+ FAN Xpert+ intelligently allows you to configure the CPU fan profile under...
...Fan setting • Disable: disables the FAN Xpert+ function. • Standard: adjusts fan speed in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for your PC's system loading. Using FAN Xpert+ Click Fan Name to select a fan and then click Setting to select a preset... mode for detailed software configuration. 6-16 Chapter 6: Driver installation 6.3.5 FAN Xpert+ FAN Xpert+ intelligently allows you to configure the CPU fan profile under...
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..., set Type/ Date/ Select display items to indicate the immediate changes in the system voltage, temperature, and fan speed on the right panel. 6-18 Chapter 6: Driver installation Launching Sensor Recorder After installing AI Suite II from the motherboard support DVD, launch Sensor Recorder by clicking Tool > Sensor Recorder on Recording again...
..., set Type/ Date/ Select display items to indicate the immediate changes in the system voltage, temperature, and fan speed on the right panel. 6-18 Chapter 6: Driver installation Launching Sensor Recorder After installing AI Suite II from the motherboard support DVD, launch Sensor Recorder by clicking Tool > Sensor Recorder on Recording again...
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... later use just by clicking Update> ASUS Update on the AI Suite II main...the latest BIOS utility from the ASUS service website (www.asus.com) and follow the suggested ... the latest BIOS utility from the ASUS service website (www.asus.com) and save for later use... launch ASUS Update by following the directions on this convenient updating feature. Using ASUS Update Select... the way you would like to save for later use . Backing up the current BIOS utility on your system. 6.3.9 ASUS Update ASUS...do with the BIOS utility. Launching ASUS Update After installing AI Suite II...
... later use just by clicking Update> ASUS Update on the AI Suite II main...the latest BIOS utility from the ASUS service website (www.asus.com) and follow the suggested ... the latest BIOS utility from the ASUS service website (www.asus.com) and save for later use... launch ASUS Update by following the directions on this convenient updating feature. Using ASUS Update Select... the way you would like to save for later use . Backing up the current BIOS utility on your system. 6.3.9 ASUS Update ASUS...do with the BIOS utility. Launching ASUS Update After installing AI Suite II...
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... new logo next time you detect the compatibility of a downloaded BIOS file and update (or do not update) this BIOS to take effect. 6-22 Chapter 6: Driver installation Click Next. 3. This utility will help you restart your system. Then at Picture File, Browse to select the desired image for MyLogo to the...
... new logo next time you detect the compatibility of a downloaded BIOS file and update (or do not update) this BIOS to take effect. 6-22 Chapter 6: Driver installation Click Next. 3. This utility will help you restart your system. Then at Picture File, Browse to select the desired image for MyLogo to the...