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... floppy disk drive 4-34 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-1 5.1.1 Requirements 5-1 5.1.2 Before you begin 5-1 5.1.3 Installing CrossFireX graphics cards 5-2 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers 5-3 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-3 5.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 5-5 5.2.1 Requirements 5-5 5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 5-5 5.2.3 Installing the device...
... floppy disk drive 4-34 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-1 5.1.1 Requirements 5-1 5.1.2 Before you begin 5-1 5.1.3 Installing CrossFireX graphics cards 5-2 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers 5-3 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-3 5.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 5-5 5.2.1 Requirements 5-5 5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 5-5 5.2.3 Installing the device...
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MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 specifications summary Back Panel I/O Ports Internal Connectors Manageability BIOS Features Software Form Factor 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse port 2 x External SATA ports 1 x LAN (RJ45) port 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports 8 x ... AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS Support DVD: - xvii Drivers and applications ASUS AI Suite II ROG CPU-Z ROG GameFirst Utility Sound Blaster X-Fi MB2 Utility ROG Mem TweakIt Utility ASUS AI Charger+ DAEMON Tools Pro Standard Kaspersky® Anti-Virus 1-year license mATX Form Factor, 9.6"x 9.6" (24...
MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 specifications summary Back Panel I/O Ports Internal Connectors Manageability BIOS Features Software Form Factor 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse port 2 x External SATA ports 1 x LAN (RJ45) port 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports 8 x ... AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS Support DVD: - xvii Drivers and applications ASUS AI Suite II ROG CPU-Z ROG GameFirst Utility Sound Blaster X-Fi MB2 Utility ROG Mem TweakIt Utility ASUS AI Charger+ DAEMON Tools Pro Standard Kaspersky® Anti-Virus 1-year license mATX Form Factor, 9.6"x 9.6" (24...
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... CSM initialization 7A - 7F Reserved for future AMI DXE codes 80 - 8F OEM DXE initialization codes 90 Boot Device Selection (BDS) phase is started 91 Driver connecting is started 92 PCI Bus initialization is started 93 PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization 94 PCI Bus Enumeration 95 PCI Bus Request Resources...
... CSM initialization 7A - 7F Reserved for future AMI DXE codes 80 - 8F OEM DXE initialization codes 90 Boot Device Selection (BDS) phase is started 91 Driver connecting is started 92 PCI Bus initialization is started 93 PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization 94 PCI Bus Enumeration 95 PCI Bus Request Resources...
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... 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 connect USB 3.0 devices to Headphone and Mic ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 2-49 Rear Speaker Out - 6-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In...
... 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 connect USB 3.0 devices to Headphone and Mic ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 2-49 Rear Speaker Out - 6-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In...
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...] Disables the SATA function. Set to [IDE Mode] when you want to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface...
...] Disables the SATA function. Set to [IDE Mode] when you want to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface...
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JMB Storage Controller [Enabled] Allows you set this item to [Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. Intel 82579 LAN [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the GbE controller. [Disabled] Disables the controller. Asmedia USB 3.0 Battery Charging Support [Disabled] [Enabled] ...
JMB Storage Controller [Enabled] Allows you set this item to [Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. Intel 82579 LAN [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the GbE controller. [Disabled] Disables the controller. Asmedia USB 3.0 Battery Charging Support [Disabled] [Enabled] ...
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Chapter summary 4 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.4 RAID configurations 4-24 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-32 ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3
Chapter summary 4 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.4 RAID configurations 4-24 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-32 ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3
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Click each menu tab and select the items you can install to avail all motherboard features. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to run the DVD. ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 4-1 Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information. • Ensure that you install the Windows®...
Click each menu tab and select the items you can install to avail all motherboard features. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to run the DVD. ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 4-1 Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information. • Ensure that you install the Windows®...
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... click AI Suite II. 3. The actual screenshots vary with the software application for reference only. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. The AI Suite II icon appears in -one interface that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to the software manual in the support DVD have wizards that came... the icon to customize the settings of AI Suite II. Place the support DVD to complete installation. Follow the onscreen instructions to the optical drive. ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 4-3
... click AI Suite II. 3. The actual screenshots vary with the software application for reference only. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. The AI Suite II icon appears in -one interface that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to the software manual in the support DVD have wizards that came... the icon to customize the settings of AI Suite II. Place the support DVD to complete installation. Follow the onscreen instructions to the optical drive. ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 4-3
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Follow the installation wizard to display the Realtek HD Audio Manager. Double-click on the icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. Realtek HD Audio Manager for all audio ports, eliminating cable connection errors and giving users ...
Follow the installation wizard to display the Realtek HD Audio Manager. Double-click on the icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. Realtek HD Audio Manager for all audio ports, eliminating cable connection errors and giving users ...
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...want to install a Windows® operating system to a hard disk drive included in parallel, interleaved stacks. Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. If one drive to a second drive. With the RAID 10 configuration you get all applications to the surviving drive as ...drives to read and write data in a RAID set as a data disk only. • If you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard supports the following SATA RAID solution: • Intel® Rapid Storage Technology with ...
...want to install a Windows® operating system to a hard disk drive included in parallel, interleaved stacks. Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. If one drive to a second drive. With the RAID 10 configuration you get all applications to the surviving drive as ...drives to read and write data in a RAID set as a data disk only. • If you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard supports the following SATA RAID solution: • Intel® Rapid Storage Technology with ...
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... applying Intel® Smart Response Technology, set the SATA Mode BIOS item to [RAID mode] in BIOS setup. Click the Drivers tab, then click Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver software. 3. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. The capacity of the SSD is supported by 2nd...
... applying Intel® Smart Response Technology, set the SATA Mode BIOS item to [RAID mode] in BIOS setup. Click the Drivers tab, then click Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver software. 3. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. The capacity of the SSD is supported by 2nd...
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... ROM utility and select Acceleration Options to Enhanced/ Maximus. • Only Intel® internal SATA ports (gray and blue) support Intel® Smart Response Technology. • You need at the same time. d. M aximized mode:WRITE BACK, write to SSD and write back to accelerate your storage system. ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 4-31 2. Updating IRST 10.5 driver - a.
... ROM utility and select Acceleration Options to Enhanced/ Maximus. • Only Intel® internal SATA ports (gray and blue) support Intel® Smart Response Technology. • You need at the same time. d. M aximized mode:WRITE BACK, write to SSD and write back to accelerate your storage system. ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 4-31 2. Updating IRST 10.5 driver - a.
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...174; XP limitation. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. 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 complete the process. To work around this OS limitation,... refer to create a RAID driver disk. 7. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 5. When the Make Disk menu appears, press to section 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive. 4.5.1...
...174; XP limitation. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. 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 complete the process. To work around this OS limitation,... refer to create a RAID driver disk. 7. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 5. When the Make Disk menu appears, press to section 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive. 4.5.1...
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... to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. To install the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 4-33 Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. Click the name of...
... to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. To install the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 4-33 Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. Click the name of...
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...select Manage from the pop-up window. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. Double-click the file. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors... computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Click Details tab. Select Device Manager. or 3. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-...
...select Manage from the pop-up window. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. Double-click the file. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors... computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Click Details tab. Select Device Manager. or 3. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-...
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...website at least the minimum power required by your computer. Select your system. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. ROG MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 5-1 Download the latest driver from the AMD website at www.amd.com. • Ensure that you install additional chassis fans for the latest certified ...graphics card and the supported 3D application list. 5.1.2 Before you begin For ATI CrossFireX to work properly, you to your current graphics card driver/s. 4. Turn off your system. For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to uninstall all...
...website at least the minimum power required by your computer. Select your system. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. ROG MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 5-1 Download the latest driver from the AMD website at www.amd.com. • Ensure that you install additional chassis fans for the latest certified ...graphics card and the supported 3D application list. 5.1.2 Before you begin For ATI CrossFireX to work properly, you to your current graphics card driver/s. 4. Turn off your system. For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to uninstall all...
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...MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 5-3 Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. You can also right-click the ATI icon in Windows environment. The Catalyst Control Center Setup Assistant appears when the system detects the existance of multigraphics cards. 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers...to the Catalyst Control Center Advanced View window. Click Go to continue to install the device drivers. Ensure that came with your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center in the ...
...MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 5-3 Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. You can also right-click the ATI icon in Windows environment. The Catalyst Control Center Setup Assistant appears when the system detects the existance of multigraphics cards. 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers...to the Catalyst Control Center Advanced View window. Click Go to continue to install the device drivers. Ensure that came with your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center in the ...
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Prepare two SLI-ready graphics cards. 2. ROG MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 5-5 Insert the two graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots. See Chapter 2 for details. • We recommend that you install additional chassis fans for better thermal ... list. 5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards The following pictures are properly seated on the slots. Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum...
Prepare two SLI-ready graphics cards. 2. ROG MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z/GEN3 5-5 Insert the two graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots. See Chapter 2 for details. • We recommend that you install additional chassis fans for better thermal ... list. 5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards The following pictures are properly seated on the slots. Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum...
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...Control Panel under the Windows® Vista™ operating system. SLI bridge Goldfingers 5.2.3 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology. Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel You can launch the NVIDIA... Control Panel by the following two methods. A. Align and firmly insert the SLI bridge connector to install the device drivers. Connect two independent auxiliary power sources from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia. Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the two graphics ...
...Control Panel under the Windows® Vista™ operating system. SLI bridge Goldfingers 5.2.3 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology. Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel You can launch the NVIDIA... Control Panel by the following two methods. A. Align and firmly insert the SLI bridge connector to install the device drivers. Connect two independent auxiliary power sources from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia. Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the two graphics ...