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... 4-8 4.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 4-9 4.3.8 ASUS TurboV 4-10 4.3.9 ASUS Turbo Key 4-11 4.4 RAID configurations 4-12 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-12 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-12 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-13 4.4.4 NVIDIA® MediaShield BIOS RAID configurations 4-13 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-17 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-17 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-17...
... 4-8 4.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 4-9 4.3.8 ASUS TurboV 4-10 4.3.9 ASUS Turbo Key 4-11 4.4 RAID configurations 4-12 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-12 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-12 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-13 4.4.4 NVIDIA® MediaShield BIOS RAID configurations 4-13 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-17 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-17 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-17...
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...set any of the SATA ports to the connectors. Ensure to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the BIOS to chipset limitation, port multipliers are set using Windows® XP SP2 or later version. • Due to [RAID Mode]. ...These connectors are not supported by default. Chapter 2 • The SATA 5 connector and external SATA port support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. If you can create a RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5, or JBOD configuration through the onboard nForce® 980a SLI controller. ASUS M4N98TD EVO...
...set any of the SATA ports to the connectors. Ensure to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the BIOS to chipset limitation, port multipliers are set using Windows® XP SP2 or later version. • Due to [RAID Mode]. ...These connectors are not supported by default. Chapter 2 • The SATA 5 connector and external SATA port support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. If you can create a RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5, or JBOD configuration through the onboard nForce® 980a SLI controller. ASUS M4N98TD EVO...
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...Set to [IDE Mode] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. 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 commands. ... information, CPU specification, and system memory in AHCI mode under the OS environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS, you have to install the AHCI driver, so that you an overview of the SATA connectors can be seen only under the OS environment. 3.4.3 System Information...
...Set to [IDE Mode] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. 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 commands. ... information, CPU specification, and system memory in AHCI mode under the OS environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS, you have to install the AHCI driver, so that you an overview of the SATA connectors can be seen only under the OS environment. 3.4.3 System Information...
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...computer. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to display the ASUS contact information. The Manual menu contains the list of the support DVD are subject to avail all motherboard features. ASUS M4N98TD EVO 4-1 Click ... contents of your OS documentation for detailed information. • Ensure that you install the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before installing the drivers for reference only. The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you want ...
...computer. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to display the ASUS contact information. The Manual menu contains the list of the support DVD are subject to avail all motherboard features. ASUS M4N98TD EVO 4-1 Click ... contents of your OS documentation for detailed information. • Ensure that you install the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before installing the drivers for reference only. The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you want ...
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... icon to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration. 4-8 Chapter 4: Software support VIA HD Audio Deck for Windows® Vista™ / Windows® 7™ Jacks default setting button Device volume control Minimize button...; Audio Driver from the support CD/DVD that came with the motherboard package. VIA HD Audio Deck A. Follow the installation wizard to deliver the ultimate audio experience on the taskbar. VIA HD Audio Deck for Windows XP Configuration options Control settings window Display panel...
... icon to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration. 4-8 Chapter 4: Software support VIA HD Audio Deck for Windows® Vista™ / Windows® 7™ Jacks default setting button Device volume control Minimize button...; Audio Driver from the support CD/DVD that came with the motherboard package. VIA HD Audio Deck A. Follow the installation wizard to deliver the ultimate audio experience on the taskbar. VIA HD Audio Deck for Windows XP Configuration options Control settings window Display panel...
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...of two new identical hard disk drives is required for details. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to Windows® XP / Vista limitation, a RAID array with the NVIDIA nForce® 980a SLI® chipset that appear as it contains a complete ...RAID driver during OS installation. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to be of the data in parallel, interleaved stacks. RAID 0+1 is available only if you are not yet configured as a data disk only. • If you want to install a Windows®...
...of two new identical hard disk drives is required for details. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to Windows® XP / Vista limitation, a RAID array with the NVIDIA nForce® 980a SLI® chipset that appear as it contains a complete ...RAID driver during OS installation. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to be of the data in parallel, interleaved stacks. RAID 0+1 is available only if you are not yet configured as a data disk only. • If you want to install a Windows®...
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... DVD into the optical drive. 4. Press during POST to create a RAID driver disk. 5. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. Chapter 4 ASUS M4N98TD EVO 4-17 Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. Place the motherboard support DVD into... instructions to complete the process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. You have to use either a USB flash drive with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive ...
... DVD into the optical drive. 4. Press during POST to create a RAID driver disk. 5. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. Chapter 4 ASUS M4N98TD EVO 4-17 Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. Place the motherboard support DVD into... instructions to complete the process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. You have to use either a USB flash drive with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive ...
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...PID) to complete the installation. Refer to install, select the RAID driver for Windows® XP 1. Using another computer to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from the ...the OS installation, the system prompts you 've inserted, go to allow you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. 4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to use another computer, plug the...
...PID) to complete the installation. Refer to install, select the RAID driver for Windows® XP 1. Using another computer to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from the ...the OS installation, the system prompts you 've inserted, go to allow you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. 4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to use another computer, plug the...
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Select Device Manager. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. Chapter 4 ASUS M4N98TD EVO 4-19 Click Details tab. 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. 3. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up window. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4.
Select Device Manager. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. Chapter 4 ASUS M4N98TD EVO 4-19 Click Details tab. 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. 3. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up window. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4.
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...5.1.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology After installing your graphics card package to install the device drivers. The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears (See Step B5). 5-2 Chapter 5: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support SLI bridge Goldfingers 5.1.3 Installing the device... drivers Refer to the goldfingers on the empty space of the Windows® desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. Ensure that came with your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in place. 5. ...
...5.1.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology After installing your graphics card package to install the device drivers. The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears (See Step B5). 5-2 Chapter 5: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support SLI bridge Goldfingers 5.1.3 Installing the device... drivers Refer to the goldfingers on the empty space of the Windows® desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. Ensure that came with your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in place. 5. ...
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...support Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive, and go to the Drivers menu to complete the hardware and driver installation. 2. Restart the system. 6. Visit www.asus.com for the latest chipset driver. If the driver is turned off and the mGPU is being done by the dGPU. Power Saving...find the Hybrid SLI icon on the previous page to install the NVIDIA Chipset Driver Program. 5. If the driver is enabled, the dGPU does not show in Performance mode and that the system is in the Windows® Device Manager. The mGPU is both rendering and displaying. 5. Click the...
...support Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive, and go to the Drivers menu to complete the hardware and driver installation. 2. Restart the system. 6. Visit www.asus.com for the latest chipset driver. If the driver is turned off and the mGPU is being done by the dGPU. Power Saving...find the Hybrid SLI icon on the previous page to install the NVIDIA Chipset Driver Program. 5. If the driver is enabled, the dGPU does not show in Performance mode and that the system is in the Windows® Device Manager. The mGPU is both rendering and displaying. 5. Click the...