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... 4-12 4.3.4 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility)... 4-15 4.3.5 ASUS PC Probe II 4-24 4.3.6 ASUS AI Suite 4-30 4.3.7 ASUS AI Gear 2 4-32 4.3.8 ASUS AI Nap 4-33 4.3.9 ASUS Q-Fan 2 4-34 4.3.10 ASUS AI Booster 4-35 4.3.11 ASUS Express Gate 4-36 4.3.12 AMD OverDrive (AOD 4-45 4.4 RAID configurations 4-46 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-46 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-47 4.4.3 AMD®...
... 4-12 4.3.4 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility)... 4-15 4.3.5 ASUS PC Probe II 4-24 4.3.6 ASUS AI Suite 4-30 4.3.7 ASUS AI Gear 2 4-32 4.3.8 ASUS AI Nap 4-33 4.3.9 ASUS Q-Fan 2 4-34 4.3.10 ASUS AI Booster 4-35 4.3.11 ASUS Express Gate 4-36 4.3.12 AMD OverDrive (AOD 4-45 4.4 RAID configurations 4-46 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-46 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-47 4.4.3 AMD®...
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... ports (one DIMM per channel only. ** Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of less than 3GB. ASUS AI Audio 2 - M3A79-T Deluxe specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support Storage LAN Audio IEEE 1394 USB AMD® Socket ...8482; / Sempron™ processors AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology Supports CPU up to Quad CrossFireX™ Southbridge: - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports supporting RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 - 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 Marvell® 88SE6111 SATA controller - 1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-The-Go...
... ports (one DIMM per channel only. ** Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of less than 3GB. ASUS AI Audio 2 - M3A79-T Deluxe specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support Storage LAN Audio IEEE 1394 USB AMD® Socket ...8482; / Sempron™ processors AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology Supports CPU up to Quad CrossFireX™ Southbridge: - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports supporting RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 - 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 Marvell® 88SE6111 SATA controller - 1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-The-Go...
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... connectors (7-pin SATA1-6) These connectors are set the Onchip SATA Type item in the support DVD. • If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration through the onboard AMD® SB750 controller. Important note on Serial ATA Install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before ...using these connectors, set the Onchip SATA Type item in the BIOS to [RAID]. 2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information 4. These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk and optical disk drives...
... connectors (7-pin SATA1-6) These connectors are set the Onchip SATA Type item in the support DVD. • If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration through the onboard AMD® SB750 controller. Important note on Serial ATA Install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before ...using these connectors, set the Onchip SATA Type item in the BIOS to [RAID]. 2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information 4. These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk and optical disk drives...
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... general system specifications. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] If you want to create a RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to [RAID]. Ensure that you want to use SATA connectors 1-6 in this item is set this item to [AHCI]. ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 3-15 System Memory Displays the auto...
... general system specifications. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] If you want to create a RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to [RAID]. Ensure that you want to use SATA connectors 1-6 in this item is set this item to [AHCI]. ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 3-15 System Memory Displays the auto...
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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 4-46 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-53 ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe
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 4-46 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-53 ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe
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4.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. ASUS InstAll - Marvell 61xx SATA RAID Controller Driver Installs the Marvell® Serial ATA RAID controller driver to activate the devices. AMD Chipset Program Driver Installs the AMD® chipset drivers for the AMD 790FX chipset. SoundMAX ADI...
4.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. ASUS InstAll - Marvell 61xx SATA RAID Controller Driver Installs the Marvell® Serial ATA RAID controller driver to activate the devices. AMD Chipset Program Driver Installs the AMD® chipset drivers for the AMD 790FX chipset. SoundMAX ADI...
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... the ATI® force™ RAID/AHCI driver disk. View the online help for 32/64bit Windows® XP/Vista. Anti-Virus Utility The anti-virus application scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses. ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 4-5 ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64bit WinXP/Vista Driver ...Allows you to create ATI RAID/AHCI driver disks for detailed information. ASUS Express Gate Installer Allows you to Install or update...
... the ATI® force™ RAID/AHCI driver disk. View the online help for 32/64bit Windows® XP/Vista. Anti-Virus Utility The anti-virus application scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses. ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 4-5 ATI RAID/AHCI 32/64bit WinXP/Vista Driver ...Allows you to create ATI RAID/AHCI driver disks for detailed information. ASUS Express Gate Installer Allows you to Install or update...
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... drive included in parallel, interleaved stacks. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to a selected hard disk drive. If one drive to section 4.5 Creating...
... drive included in parallel, interleaved stacks. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to a selected hard disk drive. If one drive to section 4.5 Creating...
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... RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in this : 1. ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 4-47 Boot up your screen. To do this section are for reference only, and may not exactly match the items on each drive. 4.4.3 AMD® RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 configurations for a RAID ...bays. 2. Install the internal Serial ATA hard disk drives to the power connector on your computer, and press during POST to [RAID]. 3. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. Connect a SATA ...
... RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in this : 1. ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 4-47 Boot up your screen. To do this section are for reference only, and may not exactly match the items on each drive. 4.4.3 AMD® RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 configurations for a RAID ...bays. 2. Install the internal Serial ATA hard disk drives to the power connector on your computer, and press during POST to [RAID]. 3. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. Connect a SATA ...
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...; utility: 1. Boot up your computer. 2. Press , , , or to display the main menu of the hard disk drives. • Define LD: creates a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration. • Delete LD: deletes a selected RAID set and partition. • Controller Configuration: Shows the system resources configuration. Press during POST to enter the option you to select...
...; utility: 1. Boot up your computer. 2. Press , , , or to display the main menu of the hard disk drives. • Define LD: creates a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration. • Delete LD: deletes a selected RAID set and partition. • Controller Configuration: Shows the system resources configuration. Press during POST to enter the option you to select...
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... Main Menu, press to continue. 6. FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2005 ATI Technology, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD 1 RAID Mode RAID 0 Total Drv 2 Strip Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: OFF Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Define LD Menu ] Channel:ID Drive Model... LD No LD 1 LD 2 LD 3 LD 4 LD 5 LD 6 LD 7 LD 8 RAID Mode RAID 0 Total Drv 2 Capacity(MB) xxxxxx Status Functional [↑]Up [ Keys Available ] [↓]Down [ESC]Exit [Enter] Select ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 4-49 Move to the Assignment item by using the down arrow key and set : 1. The utility...
... Main Menu, press to continue. 6. FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2005 ATI Technology, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD 1 RAID Mode RAID 0 Total Drv 2 Strip Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: OFF Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Define LD Menu ] Channel:ID Drive Model... LD No LD 1 LD 2 LD 3 LD 4 LD 5 LD 6 LD 7 LD 8 RAID Mode RAID 0 Total Drv 2 Capacity(MB) xxxxxx Status Functional [↑]Up [ Keys Available ] [↓]Down [ESC]Exit [Enter] Select ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 4-49 Move to the Assignment item by using the down arrow key and set : 1. The utility...
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...key to continue. 6. Press to continue. FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2005 ATI Technology, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD 1 RAID Mode RAID 1 Total Drv 2 Strip Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: OFF Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Define LD Menu ] Channel:ID Drive ...) Utility (c) 2004-2005 ATI Technology, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD 1 LD 2 LD 3 LD 4 LD 5 LD 6 LD 7 LD 8 RAID Mode RAID 1 Total Drv 2 Capacity(MB) xxxxxx Status Functional [↑]Up [ Keys Available ] [↓]Down [ESC]Exit [Enter] Select 4-50 Chapter 4: Software support Press any ...
...key to continue. 6. Press to continue. FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2005 ATI Technology, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD 1 RAID Mode RAID 1 Total Drv 2 Strip Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: OFF Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Define LD Menu ] Channel:ID Drive ...) Utility (c) 2004-2005 ATI Technology, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD 1 LD 2 LD 3 LD 4 LD 5 LD 6 LD 7 LD 8 RAID Mode RAID 1 Total Drv 2 Capacity(MB) xxxxxx Status Functional [↑]Up [ Keys Available ] [↓]Down [ESC]Exit [Enter] Select 4-50 Chapter 4: Software support Press any ...
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... Functional [↑]Up [ Keys Available ] [↓]Down [ESC]Exit [Enter] Select ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 4-51 Press to ignore this option... Press any other key to select RAID 10. 4. Creating a RAID 10 configuration To create a RAID 10 set Y to any four of the drives. 5. The utility prompts the following...Press , and the following screen. FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2005 ATI Technology, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD 1 RAID Mode RAID 10 Total Drv 4 Strip Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: OFF Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Define LD Menu ] Channel:ID ...
... Functional [↑]Up [ Keys Available ] [↓]Down [ESC]Exit [Enter] Select ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 4-51 Press to ignore this option... Press any other key to select RAID 10. 4. Creating a RAID 10 configuration To create a RAID 10 set Y to any four of the drives. 5. The utility prompts the following...Press , and the following screen. FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2005 ATI Technology, Inc. [ Define LD Menu ] LD No LD 1 RAID Mode RAID 10 Total Drv 4 Strip Block: 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary: ON Fast Init: OFF Cache Mode: WriteThru [ Define LD Menu ] Channel:ID ...
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FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2005 ATI Technology, Inc. [ Delete LD Menu ] LD No LD 1 LD 2 LD 3 LD 4 LD 5 LD 6 LD 7 LD 8 RAID Mode RAID 10 Total Drv 4 Capacity(MB) xxxxxx Status Functional [ Keys Available ] [↑]Up [↓]Down [ESC]Exit [Del or Alt+D] Delete 4-52 Chapter 4: Software support Deleting a RAID configuration To create a RAID set: 1. In the Main Menu, press to delete and press or . Select the RAID item you want to enter the "Delete LD" function. 2.
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2004-2005 ATI Technology, Inc. [ Delete LD Menu ] LD No LD 1 LD 2 LD 3 LD 4 LD 5 LD 6 LD 7 LD 8 RAID Mode RAID 10 Total Drv 4 Capacity(MB) xxxxxx Status Functional [ Keys Available ] [↑]Up [↓]Down [ESC]Exit [Del or Alt+D] Delete 4-52 Chapter 4: Software support Deleting a RAID configuration To create a RAID set: 1. In the Main Menu, press to delete and press or . Select the RAID item you want to enter the "Delete LD" function. 2.
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... WinXP/Vista Driver to create a RAID driver disk. 8. ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 4-53 When the menu appears, press to create a RAID driver disk. 4. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in a RAID set. Boot your computer. 2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive...
... WinXP/Vista Driver to create a RAID driver disk. 8. ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 4-53 When the menu appears, press to create a RAID driver disk. 4. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in a RAID set. Boot your computer. 2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive...
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... into the floppy disk drive/ USB port. 2. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. During the OS installation, the system prompts you to press the F6 key to install, make sure you select SB 750. 4. Follow the succeeding ... the installation. During the OS installation, select SB 750. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. 4-54 Chapter 4: Software support To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. To install the...
... into the floppy disk drive/ USB port. 2. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. During the OS installation, the system prompts you to press the F6 key to install, make sure you select SB 750. 4. Follow the succeeding ... the installation. During the OS installation, select SB 750. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. 4-54 Chapter 4: Software support To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. To install the...