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... support DVD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 5.2.4 Make Disk menu 5-5 5.2.5 Manuals menu 5-6 5.2.6 Video menu 5-6 5.2.7 ASUS Contact information 5-7 5.2.8 Other information 5-7 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo3 5-9 5.3.2 AI NET 2 5-11 5.3.3 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility)... 5-12 5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 5-21 5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 5-27 5.3.6 ASUS EPU Utility-AI Gear 3 5-29 5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 5-30 5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-31 5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster...
... support DVD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 5.2.4 Make Disk menu 5-5 5.2.5 Manuals menu 5-6 5.2.6 Video menu 5-6 5.2.7 ASUS Contact information 5-7 5.2.8 Other information 5-7 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo3 5-9 5.3.2 AI NET 2 5-11 5.3.3 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility)... 5-12 5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 5-21 5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 5-27 5.3.6 ASUS EPU Utility-AI Gear 3 5-29 5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 5-30 5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-31 5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster...
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Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula specifications summary BIOS Features Manageability Accessories Software Form Factor 16 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 2.0a Multi-Language BIOS WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chassis Intrusion, PXE Fusion Block System Accessory(for Special Edition only) LCD Poster ASUS... 1394a module I/O Shield Cable ties User's manual The hottest 3D game: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. xiii Support DVD: Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Futuremark® 3DMark® 06 Advanced Edition Kaspersky® Anti-virus software ATX Form ...
Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula specifications summary BIOS Features Manageability Accessories Software Form Factor 16 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 2.0a Multi-Language BIOS WOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chassis Intrusion, PXE Fusion Block System Accessory(for Special Edition only) LCD Poster ASUS... 1394a module I/O Shield Cable ties User's manual The hottest 3D game: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. xiii Support DVD: Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Futuremark® 3DMark® 06 Advanced Edition Kaspersky® Anti-virus software ATX Form ...
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Turn on the slot. 5. Refer to the card. Install the software drivers for details. ASUS Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 2-21 Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that the cards do so may need IRQ assignments. Failure to do not need...card After installing the expansion card, configure it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card. 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 4 for later use . Keep the screw for ...
Turn on the slot. 5. Refer to the card. Install the software drivers for details. ASUS Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 2-21 Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that the cards do so may need IRQ assignments. Failure to do not need...card After installing the expansion card, configure it and make the necessary hardware settings for the card. 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 4 for later use . Keep the screw for ...
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... Drivers menu appears. 2. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or USB flash disk in case you need to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment.) 2. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update...• View the BIOS version information. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities. 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 4- 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS...
... Drivers menu appears. 2. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or USB flash disk in case you need to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment.) 2. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update...• View the BIOS version information. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities. 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 4- 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS...
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...: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced] Configure SATA as Parallel ATA physical storage devices, keep the defaul setting [IDE]. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 4-13 DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.3.6 SATA Configuration The items in...] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to [RAID]. If you want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, or the Intel® Matrix Storage Technology configuration...
...: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced] Configure SATA as Parallel ATA physical storage devices, keep the defaul setting [IDE]. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 4-13 DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.3.6 SATA Configuration The items in...] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to [RAID]. If you want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, or the Intel® Matrix Storage Technology configuration...
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Chapter summary 5 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support DVD information 5-1 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.4 RAID configurations 5-33 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-42 ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula
Chapter summary 5 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support DVD information 5-1 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.4 RAID configurations 5-33 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-42 ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula
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... compatibility and system stability. 5.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to run the DVD. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 5- Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates. 5.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to maximize the...
... compatibility and system stability. 5.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to run the DVD. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 5- Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates. 5.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to maximize the...
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... Installs the Intel® chipset inf update program. ASUS InstAll - 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 5- Chapter 5: Software support Installation Wizard for Drivers Launches the ASUS InstAll driver installation wizard. Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet...
... Installs the Intel® chipset inf update program. ASUS InstAll - 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 5- Chapter 5: Software support Installation Wizard for Drivers Launches the ASUS InstAll driver installation wizard. Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet...
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...and sound. Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c driver. Anti-Virus Utility The anti-virus application scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses. View the online help for updates. ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you can enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing videos,... software. DirectX® improves the multimedia features of any detected problems. This utility helps you to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. The Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c is a multimedia technology that allows you keep your computer...
...and sound. Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c driver. Anti-Virus Utility The anti-virus application scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses. View the online help for updates. ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you can enjoy watching TV and movies, capturing videos,... software. DirectX® improves the multimedia features of any detected problems. This utility helps you to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. The Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c is a multimedia technology that allows you keep your computer...
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Intel ICH9 32/64 bit RAID/AHCI Driver Allows you to create a JMicron JMB368 32/64bit RAID/AHCI driver disk. JMicron JMB36X 32/64 bit RAID/AHCI Driver Allows you to create the Intel ICH9R or JMicron® JMB368 RAID/AHCI driver disk. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 5- 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create an ICH9R 32/64bit RAID/AHCI driver disk.
Intel ICH9 32/64 bit RAID/AHCI Driver Allows you to create a JMicron JMB368 32/64bit RAID/AHCI driver disk. JMicron JMB36X 32/64 bit RAID/AHCI Driver Allows you to create the Intel ICH9R or JMicron® JMB368 RAID/AHCI driver disk. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 5- 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create an ICH9R 32/64bit RAID/AHCI driver disk.
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...174; High Definition Audio utility) The ADI AD1988 High Definition Audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability through the SoundMAX® audio utility with the motherboard package to deliver the ultimate audio experience on the taskbar. 5-12 Chapter 5: Software support You must use 4-channel, 6-channel or 8-channel speakers .../rendering, 3D sound positioning, and advanced voice-input technologies. Follow the installation wizard to install the ADI AD1988 Audio Driver from the support DVD that comes with AudioESP™ software to activate the SoundMAX® audio utility.
...174; High Definition Audio utility) The ADI AD1988 High Definition Audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability through the SoundMAX® audio utility with the motherboard package to deliver the ultimate audio experience on the taskbar. 5-12 Chapter 5: Software support You must use 4-channel, 6-channel or 8-channel speakers .../rendering, 3D sound positioning, and advanced voice-input technologies. Follow the installation wizard to install the ADI AD1988 Audio Driver from the support DVD that comes with AudioESP™ software to activate the SoundMAX® audio utility.
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With this icon to close the Preference panel ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 5-21 Launching PC Probe II You can launch the PC Probe II right after installation or anytime from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > PC Probe II > PC Probe II v1.xx...., and detects and alerts you can close or restore the Preference section by clicking on the triangle on your computer: 1. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer, browse the contents of your system and change the utility configuration. Double-click the setup.exe file...
With this icon to close the Preference panel ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 5-21 Launching PC Probe II You can launch the PC Probe II right after installation or anytime from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > PC Probe II > PC Probe II v1.xx...., and detects and alerts you can close or restore the Preference section by clicking on the triangle on your computer: 1. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer, browse the contents of your system and change the utility configuration. Double-click the setup.exe file...
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The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Click the Utilities tab, then click AI Suite. 3. Click this icon to launch Q-Fan 2 ASUS Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 5-27 Press to restore to normal Press to launch AI Gear 3 Press to launch AI Booster Press... to launch AI Nap Press to launch CPU Level Up Press to close or restore the application. Otherwise, ASUS AI Suite will not...
The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Click the Utilities tab, then click AI Suite. 3. Click this icon to launch Q-Fan 2 ASUS Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 5-27 Press to restore to normal Press to launch AI Gear 3 Press to launch AI Booster Press... to launch AI Nap Press to launch CPU Level Up Press to close or restore the application. Otherwise, ASUS AI Suite will not...
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... before you get higher performance, capacity, or fault tolerance provided by using only two identical hard disk drives. 5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the Intel® ICH9R Southbridge RAID controller that allows you to configure IDE and Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID ...two new identical hard disk drives is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to section 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. RAID 10 is required for details. 5-34 Chapter 5: Software support Refer to be created by the difference RAID ...
... before you get higher performance, capacity, or fault tolerance provided by using only two identical hard disk drives. 5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the Intel® ICH9R Southbridge RAID controller that allows you to configure IDE and Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID ...two new identical hard disk drives is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to section 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. RAID 10 is required for details. 5-34 Chapter 5: Software support Refer to be created by the difference RAID ...
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...5. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 5-43 Insert the support CD into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 5. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive. 3. Place the motherboard support DVD into the floppy drive then press . 9....computer. 2. When the menu appears, press to boot from the optical drive." 7. Press then insert the floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. Set the...
...5. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 5-43 Insert the support CD into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 5. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive. 3. Place the motherboard support DVD into the floppy drive then press . 9....computer. 2. When the menu appears, press to boot from the optical drive." 7. Press then insert the floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. Set the...
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Insert the floppy disk/USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. 5-44 Chapter 5: Software support To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista™: 1. During the OS installation, select Intel ICH9R. 3.
Insert the floppy disk/USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. 5-44 Chapter 5: Software support To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista™: 1. During the OS installation, select Intel ICH9R. 3.
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...from the support DVD. 4. See Chapter 4 for details. • Visit www.intel.com for more information on the EIST feature. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula A- Install an Intel® CPU that supports the Intel® EM64T. 2. See Chapter 4 for details. • Visit www.intel...download/) if you need to verify if the card/device supports a 64-bit system. Install the 64-bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices from the ASUS website (www.asus.com/ support/download/) if you need to the expansion card or add-on devices, if any. A.2 Enhanced...
...from the support DVD. 4. See Chapter 4 for details. • Visit www.intel.com for more information on the EIST feature. ROG Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula A- Install an Intel® CPU that supports the Intel® EM64T. 2. See Chapter 4 for details. • Visit www.intel...download/) if you need to verify if the card/device supports a 64-bit system. Install the 64-bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices from the ASUS website (www.asus.com/ support/download/) if you need to the expansion card or add-on devices, if any. A.2 Enhanced...
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... support DVD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 5.2.4 Make Disk menu 5-5 5.2.5 Manuals menu 5-6 5.2.6 Video menu 5-6 5.2.7 ASUS Contact information 5-7 5.2.8 Other information 5-7 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo 3 5-9 5.3.2 AI NET 2 5-11 5.3.3 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility)... 5-12 5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 5-21 5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 5-27 5.3.6 ASUS EPU Utility-AI Gear 3 5-29 5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 5-30 5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-31 5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster...
... support DVD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 5.2.4 Make Disk menu 5-5 5.2.5 Manuals menu 5-6 5.2.6 Video menu 5-6 5.2.7 ASUS Contact information 5-7 5.2.8 Other information 5-7 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo 3 5-9 5.3.2 AI NET 2 5-11 5.3.3 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility)... 5-12 5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 5-21 5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 5-27 5.3.6 ASUS EPU Utility-AI Gear 3 5-29 5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 5-30 5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-31 5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster...
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Support DVD: Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Futuremark® 3DMark® 06 Advanced Edition Kaspersky® Anti-virus software ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula specifications summary BIOS Features Manageability Accessories Software Form Factor 16 Mb Flash ROM, AMI...
Support DVD: Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Futuremark® 3DMark® 06 Advanced Edition Kaspersky® Anti-virus software ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula specifications summary BIOS Features Manageability Accessories Software Form Factor 16 Mb Flash ROM, AMI...
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... seated on the next page for information on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with the screw you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Align...IRQ to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Install the software drivers for the card. 2. When using PCI cards on BIOS setup. 2. ASUS Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 2-21 Replace the system cover. 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card...
... seated on the next page for information on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with the screw you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Align...IRQ to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Install the software drivers for the card. 2. When using PCI cards on BIOS setup. 2. ASUS Maximus Formula (Special Edition) / Maximus Formula 2-21 Replace the system cover. 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card...