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... 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 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 5-32 5.3.10 ASUS AI Direct Link 5-33 5.4 RAID configurations 5-35 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-35 5.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-36 5.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations 5-36 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-44 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering...
... 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 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 5-32 5.3.10 ASUS AI Direct Link 5-33 5.4 RAID configurations 5-35 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-35 5.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-36 5.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations 5-36 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-44 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering...
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Intel® Matrix Storage Technology supports RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 JMicron® JMB368 PATA controller - 1 x UltraDMA 133/100 for up to DDR2 800MHz. ADI 1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Refer to www.asus.com or this motherboard natively supports up to 2 PATA devices Marvell ... - streaming, AI Audio 2, and ASUS Noise Filter Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF Out ports at back I/O VIA VT6308P controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at back panel) 12 x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at midboard, 6 ports at midboard; P5E specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory...
Intel® Matrix Storage Technology supports RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 JMicron® JMB368 PATA controller - 1 x UltraDMA 133/100 for up to DDR2 800MHz. ADI 1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Refer to www.asus.com or this motherboard natively supports up to 2 PATA devices Marvell ... - streaming, AI Audio 2, and ASUS Noise Filter Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF Out ports at back I/O VIA VT6308P controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at back panel) 12 x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at midboard, 6 ports at midboard; P5E specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory...
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...signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. See section 4.3.6 SATA Configuration for each RAID 0 or RAID 1 set. • Before creating a RAID set the [Configure SATA as] item in the motherboard support DVD. Use two to four Serial ATA hard disk drives for details. •...port to avoid mechanical conflict with the Intel® Matrix Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® ICH9R RAID controller. ® P5E P5E SATA connectors SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND SATA3 GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND ...
...signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. See section 4.3.6 SATA Configuration for each RAID 0 or RAID 1 set. • Before creating a RAID set the [Configure SATA as] item in the motherboard support DVD. Use two to four Serial ATA hard disk drives for details. •...port to avoid mechanical conflict with the Intel® Matrix Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® ICH9R RAID controller. ® P5E P5E SATA connectors SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP1 RSATA_TXN1 GND RSATA_RXP1 RSATA_RXN1 GND SATA3 GND RSATA_TXP3 RSATA_TXN3 GND RSATA_RXP3 RSATA_RXN3 GND ...
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...and Reporting Technology. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.3.6 SATA Configuration The items in this menu allow you want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, or the Intel® Matrix Storage Technology configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set or change the configurations for... SATA as Parallel ATA physical storage devices, keep the default setting [IDE]. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to [RAID]. Select an item then press if you want to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), set ...
...and Reporting Technology. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.3.6 SATA Configuration The items in this menu allow you want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, or the Intel® Matrix Storage Technology configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set or change the configurations for... SATA as Parallel ATA physical storage devices, keep the default setting [IDE]. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to [RAID]. Select an item then press if you want to use the Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), set ...
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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 5-35 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-44 ASUS P5E
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 5-35 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-44 ASUS P5E
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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 the Intel ICH9R or JMicron® JMB368 RAID/AHCI driver disk. ASUS P5E 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 the Intel ICH9R or JMicron® JMB368 RAID/AHCI driver disk. ASUS P5E 5-
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...boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set can also combine two RAID sets to get all applications to the surviving drive as RAID sets. 5.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to configure...and other drive. The RAID 5 configuration is required for this setup. P5E 5-35 RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. Among the advantages of the data in parallel, interleaved stacks. 5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the Intel® ICH9R Southbridge RAID controller that of a ...
...boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set can also combine two RAID sets to get all applications to the surviving drive as RAID sets. 5.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to configure...and other drive. The RAID 5 configuration is required for this setup. P5E 5-35 RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. Among the advantages of the data in parallel, interleaved stacks. 5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the Intel® ICH9R Southbridge RAID controller that of a ...
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...Connect a SATA power cable to the system or the motherboard user guide for a RAID configuration: 1. Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set(s). Refer to the power connector on entering and navigating... As item options, then press . 5. To install the SATA hard disks for details on each drive. 5.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 (0+1) and Intel® Matrix Storage configurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through the BIOS Setup. 5-36 Chapter 5:...
...Connect a SATA power cable to the system or the motherboard user guide for a RAID configuration: 1. Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set(s). Refer to the power connector on entering and navigating... As item options, then press . 5. To install the SATA hard disks for details on each drive. 5.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 (0+1) and Intel® Matrix Storage configurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through the BIOS Setup. 5-36 Chapter 5:...
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... [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Serial # XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to... ATA hard disk drives that are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on the system. 3. P5E 5-37 Create RAID Volume 2. During POST, press to Non-RAID 4. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. Intel® Matrix...
... [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Serial # XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX Size Type/Status(Vol ID) XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk XX.XXGB Non-RAID Disk Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to... ATA hard disk drives that are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on the system. 3. P5E 5-37 Create RAID Volume 2. During POST, press to Non-RAID 4. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. Intel® Matrix...
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...DISKS ] Serial # XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX Size Status XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk Select 2 to 4 disks to uniquely identify the RAID volume. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright... volume. [↑↓]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete 5. Create RAID Volume, then press . Press after completing your selection. 5-38 Chapter 5: Software support Creating a RAID 0 set (striped) To create a RAID 0 set , then press . 3. When the Disks item is case sensitive ...
...DISKS ] Serial # XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX Size Status XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk Select 2 to 4 disks to uniquely identify the RAID volume. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright... volume. [↑↓]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete 5. Create RAID Volume, then press . Press after completing your selection. 5-38 Chapter 5: Software support Creating a RAID 0 set (striped) To create a RAID 0 set , then press . 3. When the Disks item is case sensitive ...
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Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want , then press . The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity. 8.... a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for the RAID 0 array, then press . Are you sure you want to the Create Volume menu. The default stripe size is highlighted. ...Press to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or to go back to create this volume? (Y/N): 9. The available stripe ...
Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want , then press . The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity. 8.... a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for the RAID 0 array, then press . Are you sure you want to the Create Volume menu. The default stripe size is highlighted. ...Press to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or to go back to create this volume? (Y/N): 9. The available stripe ...
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..., press the up/down arrow key to Create Volume menu. 5-40 Chapter 5: Software support All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] Name: RAID Level: Disks: Strip Size: Capacity: Volume1 RAID1(Mirror) Select Disks N/A XX.X GB Create Volume [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Enter a string between... 1 and 16 characters in the RAID volume capacity that can be used to create this volume? (Y/N): 6. This warning message appears. This screen appears. Are you sure you want...
..., press the up/down arrow key to Create Volume menu. 5-40 Chapter 5: Software support All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] Name: RAID Level: Disks: Strip Size: Capacity: Volume1 RAID1(Mirror) Select Disks N/A XX.X GB Create Volume [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Enter a string between... 1 and 16 characters in the RAID volume capacity that can be used to create this volume? (Y/N): 6. This warning message appears. This screen appears. Are you sure you want...
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...the Stripe Size item is highlighted, press the up /down arrow key to select RAID 10 (RAID 0+1), then press . 4. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to uniquely identify the RAID volume. P5E 5-41 The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity. Enter a name for ...the RAID 10 array, then press . The default stripe size is case sensitive and cannot contain special ...
...the Stripe Size item is highlighted, press the up /down arrow key to select RAID 10 (RAID 0+1), then press . 4. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to uniquely identify the RAID volume. P5E 5-41 The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity. Enter a name for ...the RAID 10 array, then press . The default stripe size is case sensitive and cannot contain special ...
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... 16 characters in length that can be used to create this volume? (Y/N): 7. WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Create RAID Volume, then press . This name is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to the Create Volume menu. Enter a name for the... . 5-42 Chapter 5: Software support Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. 6. When the RAID Level item is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters. [↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [Enter]-Select 2. Press when the...
... 16 characters in length that can be used to create this volume? (Y/N): 7. WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Create RAID Volume, then press . This name is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to the Create Volume menu. Enter a name for the... . 5-42 Chapter 5: Software support Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH9R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. 6. When the RAID Level item is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters. [↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [Enter]-Select 2. Press when the...
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...arrow key to highlight the drive you want to set, then press to select. P5E 5-43 A small triangle marks the selected drive. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to configure as RAID. Press when the Create Volume item is 64 KB. Are you sure you ...and video editing. 7. TIP: We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for the RAID 5 array, then press . Press after completing your selection. 6. The following pop‑up /down arrow key to create this volume? (Y/N): 9. The ...
...arrow key to highlight the drive you want to set, then press to select. P5E 5-43 A small triangle marks the selected drive. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to configure as RAID. Press when the Create Volume item is 64 KB. Are you sure you ...and video editing. 7. TIP: We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for the RAID 5 array, then press . Press after completing your selection. 6. The following pop‑up /down arrow key to create this volume? (Y/N): 9. The ...
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... boot from the optical drive." 7. For Windows® Vista™ operating system, use either a floppy disk or a USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 3. Press any key when the system prompts "Press any key to complete the installation. 5-44 Chapter ... the floppy disk with the RAID driver. 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID/SATA driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 5. 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing ...
... boot from the optical drive." 7. For Windows® Vista™ operating system, use either a floppy disk or a USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 3. Press any key when the system prompts "Press any key to complete the installation. 5-44 Chapter ... the floppy disk with the RAID driver. 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID/SATA driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 5. 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing ...
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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. P5E 5-45 To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista™: 1. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.
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. P5E 5-45 To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista™: 1. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.