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... DVD information 4-1 4.3 Software information 4-9 4.3.1 ASUS MyLogo 4-9 4.3.2 AI NET2 4-11 4.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 4-12 4.3.4 Audio configurations 4-18 4.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 4-23 4.3.6 ASUS AI Nap 4-25 4.3.7 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-26 4.3.8 ASUS AI Booster 4-28 4.3.9 ASUS EPU-6 Engine 4-29 4.3.10 ASUS AI Direct Link 4-33 4.3.11 ASUS Drive Xpert 4-35 4.3.12 ASUS Express Gate 4-39 4.4 RAID configurations 4-49 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-49 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA...
... DVD information 4-1 4.3 Software information 4-9 4.3.1 ASUS MyLogo 4-9 4.3.2 AI NET2 4-11 4.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 4-12 4.3.4 Audio configurations 4-18 4.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 4-23 4.3.6 ASUS AI Nap 4-25 4.3.7 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-26 4.3.8 ASUS AI Booster 4-28 4.3.9 ASUS EPU-6 Engine 4-29 4.3.10 ASUS AI Direct Link 4-33 4.3.11 ASUS Drive Xpert 4-35 4.3.12 ASUS Express Gate 4-39 4.4 RAID configurations 4-49 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-49 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA...
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...Jack-Retasking technology - Coaxial/Optical S/PDIF out ports at max. ASUS Noise Filter (continued on the Orange slots for the Memory QVL ...; ICH10R Southbridge - 6 x SATA 3Gb/s ports - Intel® Matrix Storage, supporting SATA RAID 0,1, 5 and 10 JMicron® JMB363 SATA&PATA controllers - 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66...processors Support Intel® 45nm Multi-Core CPU * This motherboard isdesigned with VRD11.1 power phase, and cannot be compatible ... Realtek® ALC1200 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - P5Q3 specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Storage ...
...Jack-Retasking technology - Coaxial/Optical S/PDIF out ports at max. ASUS Noise Filter (continued on the Orange slots for the Memory QVL ...; ICH10R Southbridge - 6 x SATA 3Gb/s ports - Intel® Matrix Storage, supporting SATA RAID 0,1, 5 and 10 JMicron® JMB363 SATA&PATA controllers - 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66...processors Support Intel® 45nm Multi-Core CPU * This motherboard isdesigned with VRD11.1 power phase, and cannot be compatible ... Realtek® ALC1200 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - P5Q3 specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Storage ...
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...2-22 2-34 2-5 2-31 2-10 2-21 2-26 2-1 2-27 2-28 2-35 2-33 2-28 2-30 2-32 2-30 2-25 2-31 2-33 2-32 2-29 ASUS P5Q3 2- DDR3 DIMM slots 7. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_EIDE) 9. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS) 17. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 21.... Connectors/Jumpers/Slots 1 PS2 keyboard/mouse wake-up (3-pin PS2_USBPW56) 2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW1-4, PS2_USBPW56, USBPW7-10, USBPW1112) 3. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 8-pin EATX12V) 4. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) 19. ICH10R Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6) ...
...2-22 2-34 2-5 2-31 2-10 2-21 2-26 2-1 2-27 2-28 2-35 2-33 2-28 2-30 2-32 2-30 2-25 2-31 2-33 2-32 2-29 ASUS P5Q3 2- DDR3 DIMM slots 7. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_EIDE) 9. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS) 17. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 21.... Connectors/Jumpers/Slots 1 PS2 keyboard/mouse wake-up (3-pin PS2_USBPW56) 2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW1-4, PS2_USBPW56, USBPW7-10, USBPW1112) 3. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 8-pin EATX12V) 4. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) 19. ICH10R Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6) ...
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... side of SATA signal cable to these connectors, set using Serial ATA hard disk drives. Or you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set the Configure SATA as in the motherboard support DVD. • You must install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before using these connectors. If you installed Serial ATA...
... side of SATA signal cable to these connectors, set using Serial ATA hard disk drives. Or you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set the Configure SATA as in the motherboard support DVD. • You must install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before using these connectors. If you installed Serial ATA...
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JMicron® Serial ATA RAID connectors (7-pin SATA_E1 [Port0, Orange], SATA_E2 [Port1, White] ) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. • The ... instructions. Before using the Drive Xpert function, ensure that you have connected the SATA signal cables and installed SATA hard disk drives. 4. Refer to 4.3.10 ASUS Drive Xpert for SATA hard drives only. Before using the Drive Xpert technology, make sure that you have back up all original data in your...
JMicron® Serial ATA RAID connectors (7-pin SATA_E1 [Port0, Orange], SATA_E2 [Port1, White] ) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. • The ... instructions. Before using the Drive Xpert function, ensure that you have connected the SATA signal cables and installed SATA hard disk drives. 4. Refer to 4.3.10 ASUS Drive Xpert for SATA hard drives only. Before using the Drive Xpert technology, make sure that you have back up all original data in your...
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... 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 the SATA devices installed in this item to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip. ASUS P5Q3 3-13 Configuration...
... 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 the SATA devices installed in this item to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip. ASUS P5Q3 3-13 Configuration...
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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 4-9 4.4 RAID configurations 4-34 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-42 ASUS P5Q3
Chapter summary 4 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.3 Software information 4-9 4.4 RAID configurations 4-34 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-42 ASUS P5Q3
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Intel ICH10R 64 bit XP/Vista RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create an ICH10R 64bit XP AHCI driver disk. Intel ICH10R 64 bit XP AHCI Driver Disk Allows you to create an ICH10R 32bit XP/Vista RAID driver disk. 4.2.4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create an ICH10R 32bit XP AHCI driver disk. Intel ICH10R 32 bit XP AHCI Driver Disk Allows you to create an ICH10R 64bit XP/Vista RAID driver disk. ASUS P5Q3 4-5 Intel ICH10R 32 bit XP/Vista RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create the Intel ICH10R or JMicron® 3xx driver disk.
Intel ICH10R 64 bit XP/Vista RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create an ICH10R 64bit XP AHCI driver disk. Intel ICH10R 64 bit XP AHCI Driver Disk Allows you to create an ICH10R 32bit XP/Vista RAID driver disk. 4.2.4 Make disk menu The Make disk menu contains items to create an ICH10R 32bit XP AHCI driver disk. Intel ICH10R 32 bit XP AHCI Driver Disk Allows you to create an ICH10R 64bit XP/Vista RAID driver disk. ASUS P5Q3 4-5 Intel ICH10R 32 bit XP/Vista RAID Driver Disk Allows you to create the Intel ICH10R or JMicron® 3xx driver disk.
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...ASUS P5Q3 4-49 The Intel® Matrix Storage technology supported by the difference RAID function. If you want to the surviving drive as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 for six independent Serial ATA channels. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID...processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Refer to the entire system. 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the Intel® ICH10R Southbridge controller that of three identical hard disk drives for this ...
...ASUS P5Q3 4-49 The Intel® Matrix Storage technology supported by the difference RAID function. If you want to the surviving drive as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, and RAID 5 for six independent Serial ATA channels. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID...processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Refer to the entire system. 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the Intel® ICH10R Southbridge controller that of three identical hard disk drives for this ...
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...display the configuration options. 4. To install the SATA hard disks for details on each drive. 4.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel® Matrix Storage configurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through the BIOS Setup. 4-50 Chapter...Intel® ICH10R Southbridge chip. Connect a SATA power cable to the system or the motherboard user guide for a RAID configuration: 1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Select [RAID] from the Configure SATA as , then press to the Main menu, select Storage Configuration...
...display the configuration options. 4. To install the SATA hard disks for details on each drive. 4.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel® Matrix Storage configurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through the BIOS Setup. 4-50 Chapter...Intel® ICH10R Southbridge chip. Connect a SATA power cable to the system or the motherboard user guide for a RAID configuration: 1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Select [RAID] from the Configure SATA as , then press to the Main menu, select Storage Configuration...
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... XX.XXGB XX.XXGB XX.XXGB Type/Status(Vol ID) Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 0+1), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are for reference... disk drives. 2. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v8.0.0.1027 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. Reset Disks to display the utility main menu. ASUS P5Q3 4-51
... XX.XXGB XX.XXGB XX.XXGB Type/Status(Vol ID) Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 0+1), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are for reference... disk drives. 2. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v8.0.0.1027 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. Reset Disks to display the utility main menu. ASUS P5Q3 4-51
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... [ SELECT 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 6 disks to configure as RAID. Press after completing your selection. 4-52 Chapter 4: Software support Enter a name for... arrow key to highlight a drive, and then press to select RAID 0(Stripe), and then press . 4. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Create RAID Volume and press . All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name: RAID Level: Disks: Strip Size: Capacity: Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select...
... [ SELECT 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 6 disks to configure as RAID. Press after completing your selection. 4-52 Chapter 4: Software support Enter a name for... arrow key to highlight a drive, and then press to select RAID 0(Stripe), and then press . 4. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Create RAID Volume and press . All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name: RAID Level: Disks: Strip Size: Capacity: Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select...
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... that you want and press . Press when the Create Volume item is 128 KB. 6. The following warning message appears. Press to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or to go back to 128 KB. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to the ...for audio and video editing. 7. We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for the RAID 0 array, and then press . The default value indicates the maximum capacity allowed. 8. WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Use the up...
... that you want and press . Press when the Create Volume item is 128 KB. 6. The following warning message appears. Press to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or to go back to 128 KB. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to the ...for audio and video editing. 7. We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for the RAID 0 array, and then press . The default value indicates the maximum capacity allowed. 8. WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Use the up...
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...8593;↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [Enter]-Select 2. Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored) To create a RAID 1 set and press . 3. From the utility main menu, select 1. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name: RAID Level: Disks: Strip Size: Capacity: Volume1 RAID1(Mirror) Select Disks N/A XXX... GB Create Volume [ HELP ] Enter a unique volume name that you want , and then press . Press to create the RAID volume and return to main menu or to go back to create this volume? (Y/N): 6. The following warning message appears. Intel(R) Matrix Storage...
...8593;↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [Enter]-Select 2. Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored) To create a RAID 1 set and press . 3. From the utility main menu, select 1. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name: RAID Level: Disks: Strip Size: Capacity: Volume1 RAID1(Mirror) Select Disks N/A XXX... GB Create Volume [ HELP ] Enter a unique volume name that you want , and then press . Press to create the RAID volume and return to main menu or to go back to create this volume? (Y/N): 6. The following warning message appears. Intel(R) Matrix Storage...
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... systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for the RAID 10 set : 1. Creating a RAID 10 set (RAID 0+1) To create a RAID 10 set and press . 3. From the utility main menu, select 1. Enter a name for audio and video editing. 5. ASUS P5Q3 4-55 The default value indicates the maximum capacity allowed. When the Stripe Size...
... systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for the RAID 10 set : 1. Creating a RAID 10 set (RAID 0+1) To create a RAID 10 set and press . 3. From the utility main menu, select 1. Enter a name for audio and video editing. 5. ASUS P5Q3 4-55 The default value indicates the maximum capacity allowed. When the Stripe Size...
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...ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to the Create Volume menu. Create RAID Volume and press . All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name: RAID Level: Disks: Strip Size: Capacity: Volume5 RAID5(Parity) Select Disks 64KB XXX GB Create Volume [ HELP... ROM v8.0.0.1027 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. Creating a RAID 5 set (parity) To create a RAID 5 set and press . 3. 6. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 5(Parity), and then press . 4-56 Chapter 4: Software support The following...
...ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to the Create Volume menu. Create RAID Volume and press . All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name: RAID Level: Disks: Strip Size: Capacity: Volume5 RAID5(Parity) Select Disks 64KB XXX GB Create Volume [ HELP... ROM v8.0.0.1027 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. Creating a RAID 5 set (parity) To create a RAID 5 set and press . 3. 6. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 5(Parity), and then press . 4-56 Chapter 4: Software support The following...
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... DISKS WILL BE LOST. Press after completing your selection. 6. ASUS P5Q3 4-57 Port Drive Model 0 XXXXXXXXXXXX 1 XXXXXXXXXXXX 2 XXXXXXXXXXXX 3 XXXXXXXXXXXX [ SELECT 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 3 to 6 disks to create this volume? (Y/N): 9. Enter...
... DISKS WILL BE LOST. Press after completing your selection. 6. ASUS P5Q3 4-57 Port Drive Model 0 XXXXXXXXXXXX 1 XXXXXXXXXXXX 2 XXXXXXXXXXXX 3 XXXXXXXXXXXX [ SELECT 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 3 to 6 disks to create this volume? (Y/N): 9. Enter...
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... disk A floppy disk with a floppy disk drive or a USB flash 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. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 5. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 3. Press any key when the system prompts...
... disk A floppy disk with a floppy disk drive or a USB flash 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. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 5. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 3. Press any key when the system prompts...
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... complete the installation. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. ASUS P5Q3 4-59 During the OS installation, the system prompts you select Intel(R) SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH10R). 4. Press then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 3. Insert the floppy disk/USB device with...
... complete the installation. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. ASUS P5Q3 4-59 During the OS installation, the system prompts you select Intel(R) SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH10R). 4. Press then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 3. Insert the floppy disk/USB device with...