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... 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 two 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 LucidLogix Virtu MVP 5-4 Installing LucidLogix Virtu MVP 5-4 Setting up your display 5-5 Configuring LucidLogix Virtu MVP 5-6
... 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 two 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 LucidLogix Virtu MVP 5-4 Installing LucidLogix Virtu MVP 5-4 Setting up your display 5-5 Configuring LucidLogix Virtu MVP 5-6
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... 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables 2 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables 1 x User's manual 1 x ASUS Q-Shield 1 x 2-in-1 Q-connector (retail version only) 1 x Support DVD Drivers ASUS Update ASUS Utilities Anti-virus software (OEM version) uATX Form Factor, 9.6"x 9.6" (24.5cm x 24.5cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xii P8H77-M PRO specifications summary Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Accessories Support DVD...
... 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables 2 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables 1 x User's manual 1 x ASUS Q-Shield 1 x 2-in-1 Q-connector (retail version only) 1 x Support DVD Drivers ASUS Update ASUS Utilities Anti-virus software (OEM version) uATX Form Factor, 9.6"x 9.6" (24.5cm x 24.5cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xii P8H77-M PRO specifications summary Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Accessories Support DVD...
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...65533;x�t�e�rn�a��l �S�A�T�A��6�G��p�o�r�t�s 5. ASUS P8H77-M PRO 2-41 HDMI port 11. �D�i�s�p�la��y�P�o�r�t * and **: Refer ... Due to USB 3.0 controller limitation, USB 3.0 devices 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 ...
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... (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Set to [RAID 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 create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard...
... (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Set to [RAID 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 create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard...
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... to install The Make Disk menu contains items to display the ASUS contact information. Chapter 4 ASUS P8H77-M PRO 4-1 Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating ...system This motherboard supports Windows® XP / 64-bit XP/ 7 6�4�-�b�i�t�7��o��p�e�r�a�t�in your computer. The contents of supplementary user manuals. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers...
... to install The Make Disk menu contains items to display the ASUS contact information. Chapter 4 ASUS P8H77-M PRO 4-1 Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating ...system This motherboard supports Windows® XP / 64-bit XP/ 7 6�4�-�b�i�t�7��o��p�e�r�a�t�in your computer. The contents of supplementary user manuals. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers...
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..., to display the system information, and to the optical drive. Place the support DVD to customize the settings of AI Suite II. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. Click the Utilities tab, then click AI Suite II. 3. Using AI Suite II AI Suite II ... to the Auto Tuning Mode under TurboV EVO • The Auto Tuning button appears only on your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. ASUS P8H77-M PRO 4-3 Chapter 4 Click to customize the interface settings Click to show the system information Click to update the motherboard BIOS Click to monitor sensors or...
..., to display the system information, and to the optical drive. Place the support DVD to customize the settings of AI Suite II. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. Click the Utilities tab, then click AI Suite II. 3. Using AI Suite II AI Suite II ... to the Auto Tuning Mode under TurboV EVO • The Auto Tuning button appears only on your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. ASUS P8H77-M PRO 4-3 Chapter 4 Click to customize the interface settings Click to show the system information Click to update the motherboard BIOS Click to monitor sensors or...
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... configurations The Realtek® audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to deliver the ultimate audio experience on the icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed, you will find the Realtek HD Audio...
... configurations The Realtek® audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to deliver the ultimate audio experience on the icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed, you will find the Realtek HD Audio...
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...reducing unnecessary hard drive spin. Refer to accelerate your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. Click the Drivers tab, then click Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver software. 3. Select which HDD for SSD caching. Chapter 4 2. Select the SSD you want to ...Smart Response Technology 1. d. ASUS P8H77-M PRO 4-17 Follow the onscreen instructions to HDD in BIOS setup is necessary. It uses an installed fast SSD (min. 18.6GB available) as a cache for details Installing Intel® Smart Response Technology 1. The Drivers installation tab appears if your...
...reducing unnecessary hard drive spin. Refer to accelerate your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. Click the Drivers tab, then click Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver software. 3. Select which HDD for SSD caching. Chapter 4 2. Select the SSD you want to ...Smart Response Technology 1. d. ASUS P8H77-M PRO 4-17 Follow the onscreen instructions to HDD in BIOS setup is necessary. It uses an installed fast SSD (min. 18.6GB available) as a cache for details Installing Intel® Smart Response Technology 1. The Drivers installation tab appears if your...
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...improving data access and storage. A RAID array over 2TB cannot be set , you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. Use of both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. This RAID ...section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. With the RAID 10 configuration you are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. Chapter 4 ASUS P8H77-M PRO 4-27 Two hard disks...
...improving data access and storage. A RAID array over 2TB cannot be set , you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. Use of both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. This RAID ...section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. With the RAID 10 configuration you are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. Chapter 4 ASUS P8H77-M PRO 4-27 Two hard disks...
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... Select USB floppy disk drive as the primary boot device. 4. Press during POST to create a RAID driver disk. 7. 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... a RAID set. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. Start Windows®. 2. 4.6 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 is included in Windows®: 1. Plug the...
... Select USB floppy disk drive as the primary boot device. 4. Press during POST to create a RAID driver disk. 7. 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... a RAID set. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. Start Windows®. 2. 4.6 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 is included in Windows®: 1. Plug the...
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... to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to install third- Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you 've inserted, go to complete the installation. Chapter 4 ASUS P8H77-M PRO 4-33 Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB port ...or the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive. 3. 4.6.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: ...
... to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to install third- Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you 've inserted, go to complete the installation. Chapter 4 ASUS P8H77-M PRO 4-33 Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB port ...or the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive. 3. 4.6.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: ...
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Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from the pop-up window. Browse the contents of ... select Properties from a floppy disk during the OS installation. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. 4.6.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive Due to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Double-click the file. To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID...
Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from the pop-up window. Browse the contents of ... select Properties from a floppy disk during the OS installation. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. 4.6.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive Due to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Double-click the file. To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID...
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...processing units (GPU) graphics cards. For Windows XP, go to uninstall all current applications. 2. Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to your system. Select your computer. Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 ATI... CrossFireX-ready dual-GPU graphics card that are ATI® certified. • Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. ASUS P8H77-M PRO 5-1 Follow the installation procedures in this section. 5.1.1 Requirements • In Dual CrossFireX mode, you should ...
...processing units (GPU) graphics cards. For Windows XP, go to uninstall all current applications. 2. Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to your system. Select your computer. Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 ATI... CrossFireX-ready dual-GPU graphics card that are ATI® certified. • Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. ASUS P8H77-M PRO 5-1 Follow the installation procedures in this section. 5.1.1 Requirements • In Dual CrossFireX mode, you should ...
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...TM) Control Center. Click Apply, and then click OK to the Catalyst Control Center Advanced View window. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your graphics card package... continue to exit the window. 2 3 4 ASUS P8H77-M PRO 5-3 From the Graphics Adapter list, select the graphics card to act as the display 1 GPU. 3. Chapter 5 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology. ...
...TM) Control Center. Click Apply, and then click OK to the Catalyst Control Center Advanced View window. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your graphics card package... continue to exit the window. 2 3 4 ASUS P8H77-M PRO 5-3 From the Graphics Adapter list, select the graphics card to act as the display 1 GPU. 3. Chapter 5 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology. ...
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... option must be enabled in BIOS and install both Intel® Graphics Accelerator, and graphics card driver before installing LucidLogix Virtu MVP from ASUS support DVD. Installing LucidLogix Virtu MVP To install LucidLogix Virtu MVP: 1. The ASUS Support Wizard appears if your computer's VGA output and discrete graphic cards to the best available...
... option must be enabled in BIOS and install both Intel® Graphics Accelerator, and graphics card driver before installing LucidLogix Virtu MVP from ASUS support DVD. Installing LucidLogix Virtu MVP To install LucidLogix Virtu MVP: 1. The ASUS Support Wizard appears if your computer's VGA output and discrete graphic cards to the best available...