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xiv MAXIMUS V EXTREME specifications summary Internal Connectors Manageability BIOS Features Software Form Factor 1 x mPCIe Combo™ header 15 x Probelt measurement points 7 x Probelt cable connectors 1 x 24-pin EATX power ... by PME, PXE 64Mb UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI2.0a Multi-language BIOS Drivers Kaspersky® Anti-Virus DAEMON Tools Pro Standard ROG CPU-Z Mem TweakIt ASUS AI Suite II ASUS WebStorage ASUS Utilities Extended ATX Form Factor, 12" x 10.7" (30.5cm x 27.2cm) Specifications are subject to change without...
xiv MAXIMUS V EXTREME specifications summary Internal Connectors Manageability BIOS Features Software Form Factor 1 x mPCIe Combo™ header 15 x Probelt measurement points 7 x Probelt cable connectors 1 x 24-pin EATX power ... by PME, PXE 64Mb UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI2.0a Multi-language BIOS Drivers Kaspersky® Anti-Virus DAEMON Tools Pro Standard ROG CPU-Z Mem TweakIt ASUS AI Suite II ASUS WebStorage ASUS Utilities Extended ATX Form Factor, 12" x 10.7" (30.5cm x 27.2cm) Specifications are subject to change without...
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3. Be sure to the mPCIe Wi-Fi module or mPCIe Combo. software. 4. DO NOT overtighten the screws to prevent damage to install the Bluetooth driver before installing the Wi-Fi GO! Remove the screw beside the 26-pin connector. Chapter 2 ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 2-13 Press down the Wi-Fi module, and secure it in place by using the screws removed earlier.
3. Be sure to the mPCIe Wi-Fi module or mPCIe Combo. software. 4. DO NOT overtighten the screws to prevent damage to install the Bluetooth driver before installing the Wi-Fi GO! Remove the screw beside the 26-pin connector. Chapter 2 ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 2-13 Press down the Wi-Fi module, and secure it in place by using the screws removed earlier.
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... Rear Speaker Out 2.3.2 Audio I/O connections Audio I/O ports Chapter 2 ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 2-21 • 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...better performance for your USB 3.0 devices. • Due to XCHI controller structure, we recommend to manually install your USB 3.0 driver twice when installing the operating system from the USB 3.0 optical drive. * LAN ports LED indications Activity Link LED Status Description OFF...
... Rear Speaker Out 2.3.2 Audio I/O connections Audio I/O ports Chapter 2 ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 2-21 • 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...better performance for your USB 3.0 devices. • Due to XCHI controller structure, we recommend to manually install your USB 3.0 driver twice when installing the operating system from the USB 3.0 optical drive. * LAN ports LED indications Activity Link LED Status Description OFF...
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... 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 SATA devices. The SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 3-27 Scroll...
... 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 SATA devices. The SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 3-27 Scroll...
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... use the devices. Click each menu tab and select the items you install the Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before installing the drivers for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD into the optical drive. Click an item to install. The Utilities menu shows the applications... Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ 7 / 64-bit 7 operating systems (OS). • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Click the Contact tab to your computer. ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 4-1
... use the devices. Click each menu tab and select the items you install the Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before installing the drivers for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD into the optical drive. Click an item to install. The Utilities menu shows the applications... Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ 7 / 64-bit 7 operating systems (OS). • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Click the Contact tab to your computer. ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 4-1
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.... Place the support DVD to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for more information. 4.3.1 AI Suite II AI Suite II is an all-in-one interface that ...utilities simultaneously. View the online help or readme file that came with the software application for detailed software configuration. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Follow the onscreen instructions to customize the settings of AI Suite II. The...> AI Suite II. 3. Click the icon to open the AI Suite II main menu bar. Chapter 4 ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 4-3
.... Place the support DVD to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for more information. 4.3.1 AI Suite II AI Suite II is an all-in-one interface that ...utilities simultaneously. View the online help or readme file that came with the software application for detailed software configuration. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Follow the onscreen instructions to customize the settings of AI Suite II. The...> AI Suite II. 3. Click the icon to open the AI Suite II main menu bar. Chapter 4 ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 4-3
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... the following: • Click Auto Tune to adjust the image size or the image resolution. • Click Booting Preview to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. When prompted, click Yes to update the boot logo. 6. You will see the new boot... Audio Jack) technology for all audio ports, eliminating cable connection errors, and giving users plug and play convenience. Click Next. 5. Realtek® HD Audio Manager ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 4-25 Chapter 4
... the following: • Click Auto Tune to adjust the image size or the image resolution. • Click Booting Preview to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. When prompted, click Yes to update the boot logo. 6. You will see the new boot... Audio Jack) technology for all audio ports, eliminating cable connection errors, and giving users plug and play convenience. Click Next. 5. Realtek® HD Audio Manager ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 4-25 Chapter 4
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...advantages of two new identical hard disk drives is best suited for this setup. The RAID 5 configuration is required for this setup. Chapter 5 ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 5-1 This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to be calculated and written. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 ... Two hard disks perform the same work as a data disk only. • If you get all applications to section 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. RAID 10 is available only if you have to a hard disk drive included in a RAID set as a boot disk...
...advantages of two new identical hard disk drives is best suited for this setup. The RAID 5 configuration is required for this setup. Chapter 5 ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 5-1 This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to be calculated and written. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 ... Two hard disks perform the same work as a data disk only. • If you get all applications to section 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. RAID 10 is available only if you have to a hard disk drive included in a RAID set as a boot disk...
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...® 7 or later OS: 1. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you to press the key to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Chapter 5 ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 5-9 Click OK. 4. 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. During the OS installation, the system...
...® 7 or later OS: 1. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you to press the key to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Chapter 5 ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 5-9 Click OK. 4. 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. During the OS installation, the system...
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...uninstall all current applications. 2. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the AMD CrossFireX technology. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. Chapter 6 ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 6-1 See Chapter 1 for the latest certified graphics...you to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers: 1. Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing AMD CrossFireX graphics cards to your system. Select your computer. Turn off your current graphics card...
...uninstall all current applications. 2. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the AMD CrossFireX technology. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. Chapter 6 ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 6-1 See Chapter 1 for the latest certified graphics...you to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers: 1. Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing AMD CrossFireX graphics cards to your system. Select your computer. Turn off your current graphics card...
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...6.1.7 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology. Chapter 6 ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 6-5 Click Catalyst Control Center to configure the displays and settings of your graphics card package... to the documentation that your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the...
...6.1.7 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology. Chapter 6 ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 6-5 Click Catalyst Control Center to configure the displays and settings of your graphics card package... to the documentation that your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the...
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... (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. If your motherboard has more than two PCIEX16 slots, refer to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Chapter 6 ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 6-7 Prepare two SLI-ready graphics cards. 2. Follow the installation procedures in this...
... (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. If your motherboard has more than two PCIEX16 slots, refer to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Chapter 6 ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 6-7 Prepare two SLI-ready graphics cards. 2. Follow the installation procedures in this...
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... three graphics cards. 6. Chapter 6 ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 6-9 Prepare four SLI-ready graphic a cards. 2. Align and firmly insert the 4-WAY SLI bridge connector to the goldfingers on each graphics card. Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the graphics card. 6.2.4 Installing four SLI-ready graphics cards Refer to install the device drivers. 1. Insert the three graphics...
... three graphics cards. 6. Chapter 6 ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 6-9 Prepare four SLI-ready graphic a cards. 2. Align and firmly insert the 4-WAY SLI bridge connector to the goldfingers on each graphics card. Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the graphics card. 6.2.4 Installing four SLI-ready graphics cards Refer to install the device drivers. 1. Insert the three graphics...
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... SATA Mode BIOS item to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for SSD caching. Click the Drivers tab, then click Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver software. 3. Using the Intel® Smart Response Technology 1. Chapter 7 2. Select the hard drive to the optical drive. ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 7-3 It accelerates the hard drive speeds, reduced load and wait time, and...
... SATA Mode BIOS item to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for SSD caching. Click the Drivers tab, then click Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver software. 3. Using the Intel® Smart Response Technology 1. Chapter 7 2. Select the hard drive to the optical drive. ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 7-3 It accelerates the hard drive speeds, reduced load and wait time, and...