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Contents 4.3.4 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-6 4.3.5 ASUS EPU 4-7 4.3.6 Audio configurations 4-8 4.3.7 ASUS GPU Boost 4-9 4.3.8 Turbo Unlocker 4-10 4.4 ASUS Unique Overclocking Utility-TurboV EVO 4-11 4.4.1 Using ASUS TurboV 4-11 4.4.2 Using ASUS TurboV Auto Tuning Mode 4-12 4.4.3 Using CPU Level UP 4-13 4.4.4 Using ASUS Turbo Key 4-13 4.5 RAID configurations 4-14 4.5.1 RAID definitions 4-14 4.5.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-15 4.5.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-15...
Contents 4.3.4 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-6 4.3.5 ASUS EPU 4-7 4.3.6 Audio configurations 4-8 4.3.7 ASUS GPU Boost 4-9 4.3.8 Turbo Unlocker 4-10 4.4 ASUS Unique Overclocking Utility-TurboV EVO 4-11 4.4.1 Using ASUS TurboV 4-11 4.4.2 Using ASUS TurboV Auto Tuning Mode 4-12 4.4.3 Using CPU Level UP 4-13 4.4.4 Using ASUS Turbo Key 4-13 4.5 RAID configurations 4-14 4.5.1 RAID definitions 4-14 4.5.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-15 4.5.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-15...
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... 4GB or more, Windows® 32-bit operating system may not support DDR3 1600 MHz or higher frequency DIMMs. **** Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List). ***** When you are using a Windows® 32-bit operating system. Supports Jack...continued on this motherboard can support up to 1920x1200 (1080p) Supports Dual-link DVI with RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 support Realtek® 8111E Gigabit LAN controller ALC892 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - M5A88-M specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory VGA output Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio AMD...
... 4GB or more, Windows® 32-bit operating system may not support DDR3 1600 MHz or higher frequency DIMMs. **** Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List). ***** When you are using a Windows® 32-bit operating system. Supports Jack...continued on this motherboard can support up to 1920x1200 (1080p) Supports Dual-link DVI with RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 support Realtek® 8111E Gigabit LAN controller ALC892 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - M5A88-M specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory VGA output Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio AMD...
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...for Serial ATA hard disk drives and optical disc drives. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the type of the SATA connectors to IDE mode by default. In IDE mode, you are using Windows®... AFD M5A88-M LPT connector SLCT PE BUSY ACK# PD7 PD6 PD5 PD4 PD3 PD2 PD1 PD0 STB# PIN 1 2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information LPT connector (26-1 pin LPT) The LPT (Line Printing Terminal) connector supports devices such as IEEE 1284, which is available only if you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10 ...
...for Serial ATA hard disk drives and optical disc drives. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the type of the SATA connectors to IDE mode by default. In IDE mode, you are using Windows®... AFD M5A88-M LPT connector SLCT PE BUSY ACK# PD7 PD6 PD5 PD4 PD3 PD2 PD1 PD0 STB# PIN 1 2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information LPT connector (26-1 pin LPT) The LPT (Line Printing Terminal) connector supports devices such as IEEE 1284, which is available only if you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10 ...
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...connectors 1~6 can be seen only under the OS environment. Port4 SATA Port5 - Port4 [IDE] Allows you to set the SATA configuration. [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] Set to [IDE] when you could use the SATA connectors 1~6 in AHCI mode under the OS environment or during POST. •...HDDs with max. SATA Port5 - The following two items appear only when you want the SATA hard disk drives to display the submenu. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A88-M 3-13 OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the onboard channel SATA port. [Disabled] Disables the onboard channel SATA port. If you use...
...connectors 1~6 can be seen only under the OS environment. Port4 SATA Port5 - Port4 [IDE] Allows you to set the SATA configuration. [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] Set to [IDE] when you could use the SATA connectors 1~6 in AHCI mode under the OS environment or during POST. •...HDDs with max. SATA Port5 - The following two items appear only when you want the SATA hard disk drives to display the submenu. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A88-M 3-13 OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the onboard channel SATA port. [Disabled] Disables the onboard channel SATA port. If you use...
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Click each menu tab and select the items you want to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. The contents of your OS documentation for detailed information. • Ensure that you can install to obtain ...comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that the motherboard supports. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. The Make Disk menu contains items to install. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-M 4-1 Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP...
Click each menu tab and select the items you want to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. The contents of your OS documentation for detailed information. • Ensure that you can install to obtain ...comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that the motherboard supports. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. The Make Disk menu contains items to install. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-M 4-1 Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP...
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...planning, and other drive. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for details. 4.5.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as a boot disk. The motherboard supports... the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. • You must be of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data from one ...
...planning, and other drive. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for details. 4.5.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as a boot disk. The motherboard supports... the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. • You must be of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data from one ...
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... the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. See section 3.4.2 SATA Configuration for a RAID configuration: 1. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-M 4-15 Go to the power connector on each drive. 4.5.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup before creating RAID volume(s) using SATA HDDs. Connect a SATA power cable to the Main menu > SATA...
... the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. See section 3.4.2 SATA Configuration for a RAID configuration: 1. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-M 4-15 Go to the power connector on each drive. 4.5.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup before creating RAID volume(s) using SATA HDDs. Connect a SATA power cable to the Main menu > SATA...
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...status of the hard disk drives. • LD View / LD Define Menu: displays the existing RAID set information / creates a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration. • Delete LD Menu: deletes a selected RAID set to perform. press to display the utility main menu. During POST, press + to exit...enter the AMD® Option ROM utility: 1. Press , , , or to enter the option you to select an operation to [RAID] mode. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are set and partition. • Controller Configuration: shows the system resources configuration. Chapter 4 ...
...status of the hard disk drives. • LD View / LD Define Menu: displays the existing RAID set information / creates a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration. • Delete LD Menu: deletes a selected RAID set to perform. press to display the utility main menu. During POST, press + to exit...enter the AMD® Option ROM utility: 1. Press , , , or to enter the option you to select an operation to [RAID] mode. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are set and partition. • Controller Configuration: shows the system resources configuration. Chapter 4 ...
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...or you want to include in the RAID set Y to select the hard disk drives you may press any key to the Assignment item by using the down arrow key and set . 5. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-M 4-17 Move to the RAID Mode item and press to select a RAID mode to input the LD name.... Creating a RAID volume To create a RAID volume: 1. In the Main Menu, press to save the setting. 6. Move to abort the...
...or you want to include in the RAID set Y to select the hard disk drives you may press any key to the Assignment item by using the down arrow key and set . 5. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-M 4-17 Move to the RAID Mode item and press to select a RAID mode to input the LD name.... Creating a RAID volume To create a RAID volume: 1. In the Main Menu, press to save the setting. 6. Move to abort the...
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... Switch page [Del/Alt+D] Delete LD 3. Press + to enter the Delete LD function. 2. Chapter 4: Software support Chapter 4 Select the RAID item you delete a RAID volume. The utility prompts the following messages: Press Ctrl-Y to abort... or press any other key to delte the data in the disk!... Select a RAID item and press to enter the "LD View / LD Define Menu" function. 2. To delete a RAID volume: 1. Dispalying a RAID set information To display a RAID set information: 1. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives...
... Switch page [Del/Alt+D] Delete LD 3. Press + to enter the Delete LD function. 2. Chapter 4: Software support Chapter 4 Select the RAID item you delete a RAID volume. The utility prompts the following messages: Press Ctrl-Y to abort... or press any other key to delte the data in the disk!... Select a RAID item and press to enter the "LD View / LD Define Menu" function. 2. To delete a RAID volume: 1. Dispalying a RAID set information To display a RAID set information: 1. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives...
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...limitation, refer to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Press during Windows® OS installation If you use either a USB flash drive with the RAID driver or the support DVD. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a.... 5. Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the optical drive. 4. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-M 4-19 You have to use a USB floppy disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. • Windows® XP may not recognize...
...limitation, refer to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Press during Windows® OS installation If you use either a USB flash drive with the RAID driver or the support DVD. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a.... 5. Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the optical drive. 4. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-M 4-19 You have to use a USB floppy disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. • Windows® XP may not recognize...
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... the USB floppy disk drive when you to use another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to allow you install the...ID (PID) to complete the installation. Insert the USB flash drive with different vendors. 4. Click the name of the USB floppy disk drive varies with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to the steps...
... the USB floppy disk drive when you to use another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to allow you install the...ID (PID) to complete the installation. Insert the USB flash drive with different vendors. 4. Click the name of the USB floppy disk drive varies with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to the steps...
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ASUS M5A88-M 4-21 Chapter 4 Use Notepad to select the program for opening the oem file. 7. The VID and PID vary with different vendors. 10. A window appears, allowing ... file. Find the [HardwareIds.SCSI.Napa_i386_ahci8086] and [HardwareIds.SCSI.Napa_amd64_ahci] sections in the txtsetup.oem file. 9. Type the following line to the bottom of the RAID driver disk to both sections. Browse the contents of the two sections: id = "USB\VID_xxxx&PID_xxxx", "usbstor" [HardwareIds.SCSI.Napa_i386_ahci8086] id= "PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4392&CC_0104...
ASUS M5A88-M 4-21 Chapter 4 Use Notepad to select the program for opening the oem file. 7. The VID and PID vary with different vendors. 10. A window appears, allowing ... file. Find the [HardwareIds.SCSI.Napa_i386_ahci8086] and [HardwareIds.SCSI.Napa_amd64_ahci] sections in the txtsetup.oem file. 9. Type the following line to the bottom of the RAID driver disk to both sections. Browse the contents of the two sections: id = "USB\VID_xxxx&PID_xxxx", "usbstor" [HardwareIds.SCSI.Napa_i386_ahci8086] id= "PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4392&CC_0104...