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...Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Ensure to the table on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with the screw you intend to the... chassis with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. See Chapter 3 for information on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. ASUS M5A88-M 2-13 The following ...
...Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Ensure to the table on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with the screw you intend to the... chassis with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. See Chapter 3 for information on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. ASUS M5A88-M 2-13 The following ...
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... the HDMI cable, you can resize the desktop appearing on the HDMI™ DTV. Install AMD Chipset Driver from the motherboard support DVD. 2. Move the Underscan/Overscan slider to adjust the overall size of the display. 3 4 5 6 6. ASUS M5A88-M 2-21 From the Graphics Settings tree, expand DTV (HDMI™) 1. 4. Using this slider increases or decreases...
... the HDMI cable, you can resize the desktop appearing on the HDMI™ DTV. Install AMD Chipset Driver from the motherboard support DVD. 2. Move the Underscan/Overscan slider to adjust the overall size of the display. 3 4 5 6 6. ASUS M5A88-M 2-21 From the Graphics Settings tree, expand DTV (HDMI™) 1. 4. Using this slider increases or decreases...
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...4.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click an item to your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. The DVD automatically displays the ... an item to install Click an icon to display DVD/ motherboard information Click to install. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-M 4-1 Click each menu tab and select the items you can install to change at www.asus.com for reference only. Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support ...
...4.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that the motherboard supports. Click an item to your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. The DVD automatically displays the ... an item to install Click an icon to display DVD/ motherboard information Click to install. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-M 4-1 Click each menu tab and select the items you can install to change at www.asus.com for reference only. Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support ...
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...Displays the following message if no VGA power saving engine is available only when you install the GPU Boost driver from : • Auto Mode • Max. 4.3.5 ASUS EPU ASUS EPU is an energy-efficient tool that provides you with these modes to the current system status. Power ... DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration. With auto phase switching for each mode. ASUS EPU provides you install the GPU Boost driver from the motherboard support DVD, double-click the EPU tray icon to the software manual in real-time. ASUS M5A88-M 4-7
...Displays the following message if no VGA power saving engine is available only when you install the GPU Boost driver from : • Auto Mode • Max. 4.3.5 ASUS EPU ASUS EPU is an energy-efficient tool that provides you with these modes to the current system status. Power ... DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration. With auto phase switching for each mode. ASUS EPU provides you install the GPU Boost driver from the motherboard support DVD, double-click the EPU tray icon to the software manual in real-time. ASUS M5A88-M 4-7
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... Minimize button Chapter 4 Information button 4-8 Chapter 4: Software support 4.3.6 Audio configurations The Realtek® audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support CD/DVD that came with the motherboard package.
... Minimize button Chapter 4 Information button 4-8 Chapter 4: Software support 4.3.6 Audio configurations The Realtek® audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support CD/DVD that came with the motherboard package.
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... will not be set to High Performance mode automatically. Install the ASUS GPU Boost driver from the TurboV EVO main screen, and then click GPU Boost. Click More Settings from the motherboard support DVD. 3. ASUS M5A88-M 4-9 To launch ASUS GPU Boost 1. Click start -up settings Undoes all changes without exiting and rebooting the OS. Install the...
... will not be set to High Performance mode automatically. Install the ASUS GPU Boost driver from the TurboV EVO main screen, and then click GPU Boost. Click More Settings from the motherboard support DVD. 3. ASUS M5A88-M 4-9 To launch ASUS GPU Boost 1. Click start -up settings Undoes all changes without exiting and rebooting the OS. Install the...
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...and chipset voltage settings Click to the software manual in real-time. TurboV EVO ASUS TurboV EVO introduces TurboV, CPU Level UP and Turbo Key-three powerful tools that came with the motherboard package. Setting a high voltage may damage the CPU permanently, and setting a ...High Performance mode automatically. 4.4.1 Using ASUS TurboV ASUS TurboV allow you install the GPU Boost driver from the support DVD that allow you will be kept on the next system boot. Click on the Windows® notification area. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-M 4-11 4.4 ASUS Unique Overclocking Utility- Use the Save...
...and chipset voltage settings Click to the software manual in real-time. TurboV EVO ASUS TurboV EVO introduces TurboV, CPU Level UP and Turbo Key-three powerful tools that came with the motherboard package. Setting a high voltage may damage the CPU permanently, and setting a ...High Performance mode automatically. 4.4.1 Using ASUS TurboV ASUS TurboV allow you install the GPU Boost driver from the support DVD that allow you will be kept on the next system boot. Click on the Windows® notification area. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-M 4-11 4.4 ASUS Unique Overclocking Utility- Use the Save...
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... drives is best suited for this setup. 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. • You must be of three identical hard disk drives for ...using Serial ATA hard disk drives. A RAID array over 2TB cannot be set , you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. 4.5 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the total capacity over 2TB can only be set as a data disk only. • If you ...
... drives is best suited for this setup. 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. • You must be of three identical hard disk drives for ...using Serial ATA hard disk drives. A RAID array over 2TB cannot be set , you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. 4.5 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the total capacity over 2TB can only be set as a data disk only. • If you ...
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...Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. Start Windows®. 2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. When the Make Disk menu appears,...the process. 4.6.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set them to use either a USB flash drive with RAID driver into the optical drive. 5. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-M 4-19 Insert the support DVD ...
...Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. Start Windows®. 2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. When the Make Disk menu appears,...the process. 4.6.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set them to use either a USB flash drive with RAID driver into the optical drive. 5. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A88-M 4-19 Insert the support DVD ...
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... comes with your motherboard into the optical drive. From the Drivers menu, click AMD Chipset Driver to run the DVD. 2. Refer to the User Guide that supports Hybrid CrossFireX technology: 1. The add-on graphics card 1. Chapter 5 Installing AMD Chipset Driver To install the driver that comes with ...the BIN folder. Click Graphics Settings > CrossFire™, then select the Enable CrossFire™ check box. Click OK. Restart your motherboard. The DVD automatically displays the Highlights menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to...
... comes with your motherboard into the optical drive. From the Drivers menu, click AMD Chipset Driver to run the DVD. 2. Refer to the User Guide that supports Hybrid CrossFireX technology: 1. The add-on graphics card 1. Chapter 5 Installing AMD Chipset Driver To install the driver that comes with ...the BIN folder. Click Graphics Settings > CrossFire™, then select the Enable CrossFire™ check box. Click OK. Restart your motherboard. The DVD automatically displays the Highlights menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to...