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... Probe II 4-3 4.3.2 ASUS AI Suite 4-4 4.3.3 ASUS EPU 4-5 4.3.4 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-6 4.3.5 ASUS TurboV 4-7 4.3.6 ASUS Express Gate SSD 4-8 4.3.7 Audio configurations 4-9 4.4 RAID configurations 4-10 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-10 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-11 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-11 4.4.4 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility 4-11 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-15 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering...
... Probe II 4-3 4.3.2 ASUS AI Suite 4-4 4.3.3 ASUS EPU 4-5 4.3.4 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-6 4.3.5 ASUS TurboV 4-7 4.3.6 ASUS Express Gate SSD 4-8 4.3.7 Audio configurations 4-9 4.4 RAID configurations 4-10 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-10 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-11 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-11 4.4.4 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility 4-11 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-15 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering...
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x 9.6 in 24-pin ATX Power connector 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector System Panel (Q-Connector) 1 x MemOK! P6X58D Premium specifications summary Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Form factor 1 x PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 1 x PS/2 ...on switch 1 x Reset switch 16 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Drivers ASUS Utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX form factor: 12 in.
x 9.6 in 24-pin ATX Power connector 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector System Panel (Q-Connector) 1 x MemOK! P6X58D Premium specifications summary Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Form factor 1 x PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 1 x PS/2 ...on switch 1 x Reset switch 16 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Drivers ASUS Utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX form factor: 12 in.
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... installing the expansion card, read the documentation that you intend to the table on the next page for information on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that they support. Failure to install expansion cards. Keep the screw for the card. 2. Install the software... drivers for the expansion card. Ensure to the tables on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. Refer to unplug the power cord ...
... installing the expansion card, read the documentation that you intend to the table on the next page for information on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that they support. Failure to install expansion cards. Keep the screw for the card. 2. Install the software... drivers for the expansion card. Ensure to the tables on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. Refer to unplug the power cord ...
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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 display the submenu. Hard Disk Write Protect [...
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 display the submenu. Hard Disk Write Protect [...
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...definition audio depending on random workloads by allowing the drive to high definition audio. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on the audio standard that the front panel audio module ...to legacy AC'97 [HD Audio] Sets the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to internally optimize the order of commands.. Chapter 3 ASUS P6X58D Premium 3-23 Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the onboard IEEE 1394a controller. [Disabled] Disables the controller. High Definition Audio [Enabled...
...definition audio depending on random workloads by allowing the drive to high definition audio. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on the audio standard that the front panel audio module ...to legacy AC'97 [HD Audio] Sets the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to internally optimize the order of commands.. Chapter 3 ASUS P6X58D Premium 3-23 Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the onboard IEEE 1394a controller. [Disabled] Disables the controller. High Definition Audio [Enabled...
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... to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. The Make Disk menu contains items to display the ASUS contact information. The Manual menu contains the list of the support... DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in this chapter for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD into the optical drive. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to use the devices. Install the necessary drivers to run the DVD. ASUS P6X58D Premium 4-1
... to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. The Make Disk menu contains items to display the ASUS contact information. The Manual menu contains the list of the support... DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in this chapter for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD into the optical drive. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to use the devices. Install the necessary drivers to run the DVD. ASUS P6X58D Premium 4-1
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... find the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on your computer. Doubleclick on the icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support CD/DVD that came with the motherboard package. Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows® Vista™... Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XP Configuration options Control settings window Information button Exit button Minimize button Chapter 4 Information button ASUS P6X58D Premium 4-9 4.3.7 Audio configurations The Realtek® audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to deliver the ultimate audio experience on the ...
... find the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on your computer. Doubleclick on the icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support CD/DVD that came with the motherboard package. Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows® Vista™... Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XP Configuration options Control settings window Information button Exit button Minimize button Chapter 4 Information button ASUS P6X58D Premium 4-9 4.3.7 Audio configurations The Realtek® audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to deliver the ultimate audio experience on the ...
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... as a boot disk. A RAID array over 2TB cannot be of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. Chapter 4 4-10 Chapter 4: Software support The Serial ATA RAID feature is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy... the advantages of three identical hard disk drives for this setup. With the RAID 10 configuration you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. For example, RAID 0 and RAID 1 set as RAID sets. The new drive must install Windows®...
... as a boot disk. A RAID array over 2TB cannot be of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. Chapter 4 4-10 Chapter 4: Software support The Serial ATA RAID feature is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy... the advantages of three identical hard disk drives for this setup. With the RAID 10 configuration you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. For example, RAID 0 and RAID 1 set as RAID sets. The new drive must install Windows®...
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...drive connector. Boot your computer. 2. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click Intel ICH10R 32/64 bit RAID Driver Disk to complete the process. Chapter 4 ASUS P6X58D Premium 4-15 Press during POST to avoid a computer virus infection. Place the motherboard support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive,... and insert a floppy disk. 3. For Windows® Vista or later operating systems, 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 use either a floppy disk or a USB flash drive...
...drive connector. Boot your computer. 2. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click Intel ICH10R 32/64 bit RAID Driver Disk to complete the process. Chapter 4 ASUS P6X58D Premium 4-15 Press during POST to avoid a computer virus infection. Place the motherboard support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive,... and insert a floppy disk. 3. For Windows® Vista or later operating systems, 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 use either a floppy disk or a USB flash drive...
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... Intel(R) SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH10R). 3. Chapter 4 4-16 Chapter 4: Software support Insert the floppy disk/USB device with RAID driver into the USB floppy disk drive/USB port. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. When prompted to select the...Windows® XP: 1. Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB floppy disk drive. 3. 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista™: 1. During the OS installation, the system prompts...
... Intel(R) SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH10R). 3. Chapter 4 4-16 Chapter 4: Software support Insert the floppy disk/USB device with RAID driver into the USB floppy disk drive/USB port. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. When prompted to select the...Windows® XP: 1. Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB floppy disk drive. 3. 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista™: 1. During the OS installation, the system prompts...
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... select the program for opening the oem file. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. or 3. Double-click the file. To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to the ...Device Manager. Click Details tab. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Chapter 4 ASUS P6X58D Premium 4-17
... select the program for opening the oem file. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. or 3. Double-click the file. To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to the ...Device Manager. Click Details tab. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Chapter 4 ASUS P6X58D Premium 4-17
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...cards to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. Select your computer. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX... XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to uninstall all current applications. 2. ASUS P6X58D Premium 5-1 Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that allows you should have two identical CrossFireX-ready graphics ...
...cards to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. Select your computer. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX... XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to uninstall all current applications. 2. ASUS P6X58D Premium 5-1 Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that allows you should have two identical CrossFireX-ready graphics ...
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... to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers. • Ensure that your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center in the Windows notification area and select Cayalist Control ...Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. Click Go to continue to install the ATI Catalyst® driver under Windows® Vista™ OS. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • If you are using a Triple CrossFireX system, ensure to ...
... to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers. • Ensure that your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center in the Windows notification area and select Cayalist Control ...Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. Click Go to continue to install the ATI Catalyst® driver under Windows® Vista™ OS. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • If you are using a Triple CrossFireX system, ensure to ...
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...NVIDIA® certified. • In Triple SLI mode, you to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Ensure that you install additional chassis fans for better thermal environment. • The NVIDIA... Triple SLI technology is supported by your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. See page 2-35 for details. • We recommend that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide ...
...NVIDIA® certified. • In Triple SLI mode, you to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Ensure that you install additional chassis fans for better thermal environment. • The NVIDIA... Triple SLI technology is supported by your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. See page 2-35 for details. • We recommend that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide ...
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...). B1. The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears (See Step B5 on the empty space of the Windows® desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. ASUS P6X58D Premium 5-9 Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • If you cannot see the NVIDIA Control Panel item in NVIDIA® Control Panel under...
...). B1. The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears (See Step B5 on the empty space of the Windows® desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. ASUS P6X58D Premium 5-9 Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • If you cannot see the NVIDIA Control Panel item in NVIDIA® Control Panel under...