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... entering the OS.... 4-59 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-59 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation 4-60 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4-60 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™...
... entering the OS.... 4-59 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-59 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation 4-60 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4-60 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™...
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See section 4.2.2 Drivers menu for details. • Before creating a RAID set using the black SAS RAID connectors (SAS1-2). otherwise, you have connected the SAS signal cables and installed ... configure RAID 0 or RAID 1, install two SAS hard disk drives to RAID or AHCI mode, SAS HDDs can be detected in Windows environment only. • Please install the Marvell® Controller driver before using SAS hard disk drives, ensure that support SAS hard disk drives. Before creating a RAID set , see section 4.4.5 Marvell...
See section 4.2.2 Drivers menu for details. • Before creating a RAID set using the black SAS RAID connectors (SAS1-2). otherwise, you have connected the SAS signal cables and installed ... configure RAID 0 or RAID 1, install two SAS hard disk drives to RAID or AHCI mode, SAS HDDs can be detected in Windows environment only. • Please install the Marvell® Controller driver before using SAS hard disk drives, ensure that support SAS hard disk drives. Before creating a RAID set , see section 4.4.5 Marvell...
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... you install the Windows® XP Service Pack2 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 4.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to your computer. ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer 4-1 Refer to avail all motherboard features. The contents...
... you install the Windows® XP Service Pack2 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 4.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to your computer. ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer 4-1 Refer to avail all motherboard features. The contents...
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Follow the screen instructions to close the Preference panel ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer 4-11 After launching the application, the PC Probe II icon appears in your computer, browse the contents of your system and change the utility configuration. 4.3.2 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II is software-based, you can start...or anytime from the Windows® desktop. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer the moment you turn it on. Launching PC Probe II You can close or restore the application. Using PC Probe II Main window The PC Probe II main window allows you are ...
Follow the screen instructions to close the Preference panel ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer 4-11 After launching the application, the PC Probe II icon appears in your computer, browse the contents of your system and change the utility configuration. 4.3.2 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II is software-based, you can start...or anytime from the Windows® desktop. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer the moment you turn it on. Launching PC Probe II You can close or restore the application. Using PC Probe II Main window The PC Probe II main window allows you are ...
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The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. To launch AI Suite from the Windows® desktop. The AI Suite main window appears. Installing AI Suite To install AI Suite on your computer has an enabled Autorun feature. 2. Place the support DVD to close or ... You can launch AI Suite right after installation or anytime from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > AI Suite > AI Suite v1.xx.xx. Press to restore to normal state Press to launch EPU-6 Engine ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer Press to launch AI Nap Press to launch Fan Xpert Press to ...
The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. To launch AI Suite from the Windows® desktop. The AI Suite main window appears. Installing AI Suite To install AI Suite on your computer has an enabled Autorun feature. 2. Place the support DVD to close or ... You can launch AI Suite right after installation or anytime from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > AI Suite > AI Suite v1.xx.xx. Press to restore to normal state Press to launch EPU-6 Engine ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer Press to launch AI Nap Press to launch Fan Xpert Press to ...
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... Installing 6 Engine To install 6 Engine on the Windows® notification area. You can select to the optical drive. Running calibration allows the system to detect CPU properties to complete installation. Click the Drivers tab and then click ASUS EPU-6 Engine. 3. The first time you launch ...6 Engine, the following message will have the system shift modes automatically according to run Calibration first. 4.3.6 ASUS EPU-6 Engine ASUS EPU-6 Engine is an energy...
... Installing 6 Engine To install 6 Engine on the Windows® notification area. You can select to the optical drive. Running calibration allows the system to detect CPU properties to complete installation. Click the Drivers tab and then click ASUS EPU-6 Engine. 3. The first time you launch ...6 Engine, the following message will have the system shift modes automatically according to run Calibration first. 4.3.6 ASUS EPU-6 Engine ASUS EPU-6 Engine is an energy...
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Follow the installation wizard to install the ADI AD2000B Audio Driver from the support DVD that comes with AudioESP™ software to deliver the ultimate audio experience on the taskbar. A. If the SoundMAX® audio utility ... The ADI AD2000B High Definition Audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability through the SoundMAX® audio utility with the motherboard package to activate the SoundMAX® audio utility. SoundMAX audio utility for Windows Vista™ Volume The Volume tab allows you will find the SoundMAX® icon on your PC. The software...
Follow the installation wizard to install the ADI AD2000B Audio Driver from the support DVD that comes with AudioESP™ software to deliver the ultimate audio experience on the taskbar. A. If the SoundMAX® audio utility ... The ADI AD2000B High Definition Audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability through the SoundMAX® audio utility with the motherboard package to activate the SoundMAX® audio utility. SoundMAX audio utility for Windows Vista™ Volume The Volume tab allows you will find the SoundMAX® icon on your PC. The software...
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...motherboard features two Realtek® 8111C PCIe Gigabit LAN controllers and supports Teaming function, which allows two single connections to the optical drive. Place the support DVD to be grouped as one single connection, providing benefits such as bandwidth increase, load balancing, and fault tolerance. Select a LAN adapter from the Drivers... tab. 2. Click Realtek Teaming Utility from the left column, select Teaming in the middle column, and then click Create Team. 3. To install Realtek Teaming Utility 1. Configuring Realtek Teaming Utility in Windows® XP...
...motherboard features two Realtek® 8111C PCIe Gigabit LAN controllers and supports Teaming function, which allows two single connections to the optical drive. Place the support DVD to be grouped as one single connection, providing benefits such as bandwidth increase, load balancing, and fault tolerance. Select a LAN adapter from the Drivers... tab. 2. Click Realtek Teaming Utility from the left column, select Teaming in the middle column, and then click Create Team. 3. To install Realtek Teaming Utility 1. Configuring Realtek Teaming Utility in Windows® XP...
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ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer 4-43 Launch the Realtek VLAN & Teaming Utility. 2. 5. Click the Advanced tab in Windows® Vista 1. Close all windows when finished. To remove a virtual LAN adapter in the Realtek Virtual Miniport Driver for VLAN (NDIS 6.0) Properties window and conduct necessary VLAN settings. Click Remove to remove the existing virtual LAN adapter.
ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer 4-43 Launch the Realtek VLAN & Teaming Utility. 2. 5. Click the Advanced tab in Windows® Vista 1. Close all windows when finished. To remove a virtual LAN adapter in the Realtek Virtual Miniport Driver for VLAN (NDIS 6.0) Properties window and conduct necessary VLAN settings. Click Remove to remove the existing virtual LAN adapter.
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...to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. The new drive must install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before using only two identical hard disk drives. 4-44 Chapter 4: Software support The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5. ...set as a data disk only. • If you want to install a Windows® operating system to a hard disk drive included in a RAID set, you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. A RAID array over 2TB cannot be set can be ...
...to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. The new drive must install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before using only two identical hard disk drives. 4-44 Chapter 4: Software support The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5. ...set as a data disk only. • If you want to install a Windows® operating system to a hard disk drive included in a RAID set, you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. A RAID array over 2TB cannot be set can be ...
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...-protect the floppy disk to complete the process. Start Windows®. 2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the floppy disk drive. 5. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to avoid a computer virus infection. ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer 4-59 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing a Windows® operating system on a hard disk drive that...
...-protect the floppy disk to complete the process. Start Windows®. 2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the floppy disk drive. 5. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to avoid a computer virus infection. ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer 4-59 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing a Windows® operating system on a hard disk drive that...
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...Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from a floppy disk during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista 1. To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP 1. Insert the floppy disk with different vendors. 4-60 Chapter 4: Software support... a USB floppy disk drive Due to OS limitation, Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive when you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive...
...Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from a floppy disk during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista 1. To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP 1. Insert the floppy disk with different vendors. 4-60 Chapter 4: Software support... a USB floppy disk drive Due to OS limitation, Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive when you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive...
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A window appears, allowing you to open the file. 4. Use Notepad to select the program for opening the oem file. 7. Browse the contents of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. Double-click the file. ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer 4-61 Click Details tab. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5.
A window appears, allowing you to open the file. 4. Use Notepad to select the program for opening the oem file. 7. Browse the contents of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. Double-click the file. ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer 4-61 Click Details tab. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5.
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5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology that allows you to your system. See page 2-30 for details. • We ...applications. 2. Select your computer. For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features. 3. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer 5-1 To uninstall existing graphics card drivers 1. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com...
5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology that allows you to your system. See page 2-30 for details. • We ...applications. 2. Select your computer. For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features. 3. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer 5-1 To uninstall existing graphics card drivers 1. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com...
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... Assistant appears when the system detects the existance of multigraphics cards. ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer 5-3 Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center 1. Download the latest driver from the AMD website at www.amd.com. 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI...
... Assistant appears when the system detects the existance of multigraphics cards. ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer 5-3 Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center 1. Download the latest driver from the AMD website at www.amd.com. 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI...
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ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer 5-5 Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Ensure that you to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. See page 2-30 for details. .... • The NVIDIA Triple SLI technology is supported by Windows® Vista™ operating system only. • Visit the NVIDIA zone website at least the minimum power required by your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. 5.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link...
ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer 5-5 Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Ensure that you to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. See page 2-30 for details. .... • The NVIDIA Triple SLI technology is supported by Windows® Vista™ operating system only. • Visit the NVIDIA zone website at least the minimum power required by your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. 5.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link...
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...B1. If you are using a Triple SLI system, ensure to install the device drivers. • Ensure that came with your graphics card package to install the NVIDIA® 3-way SLI driver under the Windows® Vista™ operating system. Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel You can launch ...the NVIDIA Control Panel by Windows® Vista™ only. 5.2.5 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology...
...B1. If you are using a Triple SLI system, ensure to install the device drivers. • Ensure that came with your graphics card package to install the NVIDIA® 3-way SLI driver under the Windows® Vista™ operating system. Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel You can launch ...the NVIDIA Control Panel by Windows® Vista™ only. 5.2.5 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology...
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... in this section. 5.3.1 Requirements • 32 / 64-bit Microsoft® Windows XP / Vista OS • A minimum of 1GB RAM • A power...Visit the NVIDIA CUDA Zone website at http://www.nvidia.com/object/ cuda_home.html for the latest driver, list of 1200W is recommended while using one NVIDIA® Quadro™ graphics card and three...; computing processor cards, providing the optimum multi purpose computing performance. ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer 5-11 5.3 NVIDIA® CUDA™ technology The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® CUDA™ technology with models, but the installation steps...
... in this section. 5.3.1 Requirements • 32 / 64-bit Microsoft® Windows XP / Vista OS • A minimum of 1GB RAM • A power...Visit the NVIDIA CUDA Zone website at http://www.nvidia.com/object/ cuda_home.html for the latest driver, list of 1200W is recommended while using one NVIDIA® Quadro™ graphics card and three...; computing processor cards, providing the optimum multi purpose computing performance. ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer 5-11 5.3 NVIDIA® CUDA™ technology The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® CUDA™ technology with models, but the installation steps...