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...EVO 4-5 4.3.4 EPU 4-9 4.3.5 FAN Xpert 4-10 4.3.6 Probe II 4-11 4.3.7 Sensor Recorder 4-12 4.3.8 Ai Charger 4-13 4.3.9 Monitor 4-14 4.3.10 System Information 4-15 4.3.11 Audio configurations 4-16 4.4 RAID configurations 4-17 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-17 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-18 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-18 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-19 4.5 Creating a RAID driver... disk 4-22 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-22 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-22 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows...
...EVO 4-5 4.3.4 EPU 4-9 4.3.5 FAN Xpert 4-10 4.3.6 Probe II 4-11 4.3.7 Sensor Recorder 4-12 4.3.8 Ai Charger 4-13 4.3.9 Monitor 4-14 4.3.10 System Information 4-15 4.3.11 Audio configurations 4-16 4.4 RAID configurations 4-17 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-17 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-18 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-18 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-19 4.5 Creating a RAID driver... disk 4-22 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-22 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-22 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows...
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...Out ASUS M5A99X EVO 2-43 Refer to [Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. Chapter 2 • DO NOT insert a different connector to the external SATA port. • 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 ...
...Out ASUS M5A99X EVO 2-43 Refer to [Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. Chapter 2 • DO NOT insert a different connector to the external SATA port. • 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 ...
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...Not Present if no SATA device is installed to [Enabled]. SB SATA Configuration Options for SATA Configuration. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you set to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. 3.5.3 SATA Configuration While entering Setup, ... drives to use the SATA connectors 1-6 in AHCI mode under the OS environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS, you have to install the AHCI driver, so that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to [AHCI], the information of the SATA ...
...Not Present if no SATA device is installed to [Enabled]. SB SATA Configuration Options for SATA Configuration. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you set to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. 3.5.3 SATA Configuration While entering Setup, ... drives to use the SATA connectors 1-6 in AHCI mode under the OS environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS, you have to install the AHCI driver, so that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to [AHCI], the information of the SATA ...
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...manual. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to use the devices. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ Vista / 6��4...optical drive. Click an item to avail all motherboard features. ASUS M5A99X EVO 4-1 Click each menu tab and select the items you can install to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. Install the necessary drivers to run the DVD. Click an icon to your computer...
...manual. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to use the devices. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ Vista / 6��4...optical drive. Click an item to avail all motherboard features. ASUS M5A99X EVO 4-1 Click each menu tab and select the items you can install to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. Install the necessary drivers to run the DVD. Click an icon to your computer...
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...to customize the settings of the applications in the Windows® notification area. The AI Suite II icon appears in the support DVD have wizards that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to complete installation. ASUS M5A99X EVO 4-3 Follow the onscreen instructions to launch and ...operate these utilities simultaneously. Click the icon to open the AI Suite II main menu bar. 4.3 Software information Most of AI Suite II. The Drivers ...
...to customize the settings of the applications in the Windows® notification area. The AI Suite II icon appears in the support DVD have wizards that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to complete installation. ASUS M5A99X EVO 4-3 Follow the onscreen instructions to launch and ...operate these utilities simultaneously. Click the icon to open the AI Suite II main menu bar. 4.3 Software information Most of AI Suite II. The Drivers ...
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... audio experience on the taskbar. Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XP Configuration options Control settings window Information button Exit button Minimize button Chapter 4 Information button Refer to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package.... HD Audio Manager. Follow the installation wizard to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for Windows® Vista™ Set default device button Minimize button Configuration option tabs Exit button Device advanced settings Connector...
... audio experience on the taskbar. Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XP Configuration options Control settings window Information button Exit button Minimize button Chapter 4 Information button Refer to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package.... HD Audio Manager. Follow the installation wizard to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for Windows® Vista™ Set default device button Minimize button Configuration option tabs Exit button Device advanced settings Connector...
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... RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. Two hard disks perform the same work as a boot disk. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. The new drive must install Windows®...systems. Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup. If one drive to be calculated and written. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A99X EVO 4-17 Use of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. Use two new drives or use ...
... RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. Two hard disks perform the same work as a boot disk. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. The new drive must install Windows®...systems. Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup. If one drive to be calculated and written. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A99X EVO 4-17 Use of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. Use two new drives or use ...
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.... 4. You have to use a USB floppy disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. • Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to create a RAID driver disk. 7. Write-protect the floppy disk to section 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk ...drive. 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Chapter 4 4-22 Chapter 4: Software support 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing a Windows® operating system on a hard ...
.... 4. You have to use a USB floppy disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. • Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to create a RAID driver disk. 7. Write-protect the floppy disk to section 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk ...drive. 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Chapter 4 4-22 Chapter 4: Software support 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing a Windows® operating system on a hard ...
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Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install, select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. 4. To install the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A99X EVO 4-23 When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to complete the installation. Click OK. 4. ...loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you to the USB flash drive. 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow ...
Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install, select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. 4. To install the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A99X EVO 4-23 When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to complete the installation. Click OK. 4. ...loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you to the USB flash drive. 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow ...
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... the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. or 3. The name of the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Double-click the file. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers...
... the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. or 3. The name of the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Double-click the file. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers...
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...ASUS M5A99X EVO 5-1 For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. Follow the installation procedures in this section. 5.1.1 Requirements • Prepare two identical CrossFireX-ready graphics cards or one CrossFireX-ready dualGPU graphics card that are ATI® certified. • Ensure that allows you have to uninstall all existing graphics card drivers... ATI® CrossFireX™ technology that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU)...
...ASUS M5A99X EVO 5-1 For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. Follow the installation procedures in this section. 5.1.1 Requirements • Prepare two identical CrossFireX-ready graphics cards or one CrossFireX-ready dualGPU graphics card that are ATI® certified. • Ensure that allows you have to uninstall all existing graphics card drivers... ATI® CrossFireX™ technology that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU)...
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... exit the window. 2 3 4 ASUS M5A99X EVO 5-3 You can also rightclick the ATI icon in Windows environment. In the Catalyst Control Center window, click Graphics Settings > CrossFireX > Configure. 2. Click Apply, and then click OK to act as the display GPU. 1 3. Enabling CrossFireX settings 1. Ensure that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers. Launching the...
... exit the window. 2 3 4 ASUS M5A99X EVO 5-3 You can also rightclick the ATI icon in Windows environment. In the Catalyst Control Center window, click Graphics Settings > CrossFireX > Configure. 2. Click Apply, and then click OK to act as the display GPU. 1 3. Enabling CrossFireX settings 1. Ensure that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers. Launching the...
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... in place. 5. Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the goldfingers on the empty space of the Windows® desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. A. ASUS M5A99X EVO 5-5 Download the latest driver from the power supply to install the device drivers. Chapter 5 4. Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel You can launch the NVIDIA Control Panel by the following...
... in place. 5. Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the goldfingers on the empty space of the Windows® desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. A. ASUS M5A99X EVO 5-5 Download the latest driver from the power supply to install the device drivers. Chapter 5 4. Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel You can launch the NVIDIA Control Panel by the following...