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... 4.3.6 ASUS FAN Xpert 4-13 4.3.7 ASUS Probe II 4-14 4.3.8 Ai Charger 4-15 4.3.9 Audio configurations 4-16 4.4 RAID configurations 4-17 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-17 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-18 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-18 4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility 4-18 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-24 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-24 4.5.2 Creating a RAID...
... 4.3.6 ASUS FAN Xpert 4-13 4.3.7 ASUS Probe II 4-14 4.3.8 Ai Charger 4-15 4.3.9 Audio configurations 4-16 4.4 RAID configurations 4-17 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-17 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-18 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-18 4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility 4-18 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-24 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-24 4.5.2 Creating a RAID...
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The PCIe x16_3 default setting is subject to www.asus.com for the Intel CPU support list. Intel® 82579 Gigabit LAN - Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 - Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology on 2nd generation Intel® Core™ ...max. Some hyper DIMMs only support one DIMM per channel. resolution 2048 x 1536 @75Hz Maximum shared memory of individual CPUs. P8Z68-V/GEN3 specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion slots VGA Multi-GPU support Storage LAN LGA1155 socket for Intel® 2nd Generation Core™ ...
The PCIe x16_3 default setting is subject to www.asus.com for the Intel CPU support list. Intel® 82579 Gigabit LAN - Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 - Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology on 2nd generation Intel® Core™ ...max. Some hyper DIMMs only support one DIMM per channel. resolution 2048 x 1536 @75Hz Maximum shared memory of individual CPUs. P8Z68-V/GEN3 specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion slots VGA Multi-GPU support Storage LAN LGA1155 socket for Intel® 2nd Generation Core™ ...
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Refer to [AHCI Mode] by default. ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 2-21 Intel® Z68 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1/2 [gray]) These connectors connect to [RAID Mode]. Chapter 2 • These connectors are using these connectors, set to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • You must...manual bundled in the BIOS to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables. If you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® Z68 chipset. Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA...
Refer to [AHCI Mode] by default. ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 2-21 Intel® Z68 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1/2 [gray]) These connectors connect to [RAID Mode]. Chapter 2 • These connectors are using these connectors, set to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • You must...manual bundled in the BIOS to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables. If you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® Z68 chipset. Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA...
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... using these connectors, set the SATA Mode item in the BIOS is available only if you are set , refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. • When using NCQ, please check the SATA Mode in the BIOS to section 3.5.4 ... the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® Z68 chipset. • These connectors are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. Refer to [RAID Mode]. Chapter 2 2. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical disc drives via ...
... using these connectors, set the SATA Mode item in the BIOS is available only if you are set , refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. • When using NCQ, please check the SATA Mode in the BIOS to section 3.5.4 ... the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® Z68 chipset. • These connectors are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. Refer to [RAID Mode]. Chapter 2 2. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard disk drives and optical disc drives via ...
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... Check Enabled SATA 6G_1 (Gray) Not Present Hot Plug Disabled SATA 6G_2 (Gray) Not Present Hot Plug Disabled SATA 3G_3 (Blue) ASUS CB-521 ATAPI Hot Plug Disabled SATA 3G_4 (Blue) Not Present Hot Plug Disabled SATA 3G_5 (Blue) Not Present Hot Plug Disabled ...SATA 3G_6 (Blue) Not Present Boot Tool (1) IDE Mode. (2) AHCI Mode. (3) RAID Mode. →←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. SATA Mode [AHCI Mode] Allows you want to use...
... Check Enabled SATA 6G_1 (Gray) Not Present Hot Plug Disabled SATA 6G_2 (Gray) Not Present Hot Plug Disabled SATA 3G_3 (Blue) ASUS CB-521 ATAPI Hot Plug Disabled SATA 3G_4 (Blue) Not Present Hot Plug Disabled SATA 3G_5 (Blue) Not Present Hot Plug Disabled ...SATA 3G_6 (Blue) Not Present Boot Tool (1) IDE Mode. (2) AHCI Mode. (3) RAID Mode. →←: Select Screen ↑↓: Select Item Enter: Select +/-: Change Opt. SATA Mode [AHCI Mode] Allows you want to use...
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...Click an item to install The Make Disk menu contains items to run the DVD. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. The contents of the support DVD to avail all motherboard features. Click an item to your OS documentation for detailed...and utilities that the motherboard supports. Refer to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. Click the Contact tab to use the devices. ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 4-1 The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Click an icon to install. Install the necessary drivers...
...Click an item to install The Make Disk menu contains items to run the DVD. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. The contents of the support DVD to avail all motherboard features. Click an item to your OS documentation for detailed...and utilities that the motherboard supports. Refer to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. Click the Contact tab to use the devices. ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 4-1 The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Click an icon to install. Install the necessary drivers...
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... disk drives to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. Refer to read and write data in the other business systems. Use a minimum of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 4-17 The new drive must install Windows...® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. • Due to Windows® XP / Vista limitation, a RAID array with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5 support. • You must be of RAID 5 ...
... disk drives to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. Refer to read and write data in the other business systems. Use a minimum of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 4-17 The new drive must install Windows...® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. • Due to Windows® XP / Vista limitation, a RAID array with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5 support. • You must be of RAID 5 ...
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... ] Serial # 9LS0HJA4 9LS0F4HL 3LS0JYL8 9LS0BJ5H Size 149.0GB 149.0GB 149.0GB 149.0GB Type/Status(Vol ID) Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Chapter 4 [↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu 4-18 Chapter 4: Software support Enter the BIOS Setup.... 2. Set the SATA Mode item to display the utility main menu. Refer to chipset limitation, when set (s) using SATA HDDs. Create RAID Volume 2. Acceleration Options 6. Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Save your changes, and then exit the BIOS...
... ] Serial # 9LS0HJA4 9LS0F4HL 3LS0JYL8 9LS0BJ5H Size 149.0GB 149.0GB 149.0GB 149.0GB Type/Status(Vol ID) Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Chapter 4 [↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu 4-18 Chapter 4: Software support Enter the BIOS Setup.... 2. Set the SATA Mode item to display the utility main menu. Refer to chipset limitation, when set (s) using SATA HDDs. Create RAID Volume 2. Acceleration Options 6. Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Save your changes, and then exit the BIOS...
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...has no special characters and is selected, press the up/down arrow key to select a RAID level to include in creating the volume. [↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 4-19 The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you want to create,... and then press . 4. When the Disks item is selected, press to select the hard disk drives you to use in the RAID set.
...has no special characters and is selected, press the up/down arrow key to select a RAID level to include in creating the volume. [↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 4-19 The navigation keys at the bottom of the screen allow you want to create,... and then press . 4. When the Disks item is selected, press to select the hard disk drives you to use in the RAID set.
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... from 4KB to create this volume? (Y/N): 9. When the Create Volume item is selected, enter the RAID volume capacity that you want and press . The following are typical values: RAID 0: 128KB RAID 10: 64KB RAID 5: 64KB We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia... computer systems used mainly for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only),and then press . Chapter 4 4-20 Chapter 4: Software support Are you sure you want to 128KB. When the Capacity item...
... from 4KB to create this volume? (Y/N): 9. When the Create Volume item is selected, enter the RAID volume capacity that you want and press . The following are typical values: RAID 0: 128KB RAID 10: 64KB RAID 5: 64KB We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia... computer systems used mainly for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only),and then press . Chapter 4 4-20 Chapter 4: Software support Are you sure you want to 128KB. When the Capacity item...
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... and return to the utility main menu, or press to return to delete the RAID set : 1. Delete RAID Volume and press . Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To exit the utility: 1. ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 4-21 Chapter 4 Option ROM - The following screen appears: Intel(R) Rapid Storage ... BE LOST! (This does not apply to Recovery volumes) Are you sure you want to exit? (Y/N): 2. Deleting a RAID set Take caution when deleting a RAID set . You will reset the disks to select the RAID set you delete a RAID set . Use the up/down arrow key to non...
... and return to the utility main menu, or press to return to delete the RAID set : 1. Delete RAID Volume and press . Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To exit the utility: 1. ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 4-21 Chapter 4 Option ROM - The following screen appears: Intel(R) Rapid Storage ... BE LOST! (This does not apply to Recovery volumes) Are you sure you want to exit? (Y/N): 2. Deleting a RAID set Take caution when deleting a RAID set . You will reset the disks to select the RAID set you delete a RAID set . Use the up/down arrow key to non...
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... 4 2. Select which HDD for frequently accessed operations, speeding up hard drive/main memory interaction. M aximized mode:WRITE BACK, write to SSD and write back to [RAID mode] in a later time. 4-22 Chapter 4: Software support To use to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. E nhanced mode:WRITE THROUGH, write to the optical drive...
... 4 2. Select which HDD for frequently accessed operations, speeding up hard drive/main memory interaction. M aximized mode:WRITE BACK, write to SSD and write back to [RAID mode] in a later time. 4-22 Chapter 4: Software support To use to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. E nhanced mode:WRITE THROUGH, write to the optical drive...
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...succeeding screen instructions to Windows® XP limitation. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. 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 is included in Windows®: 1. 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 process. Press during POST to complete...
...succeeding screen instructions to Windows® XP limitation. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. 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 is included in Windows®: 1. 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 process. Press during POST to complete...
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... you 've inserted, go to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. To install the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Click OK. 4. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 4-25 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. Insert the USB flash drive...
... you 've inserted, go to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. To install the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Click OK. 4. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 4-25 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. Insert the USB flash drive...
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...4-26 Chapter 4: Software support Click Details tab. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop...txtsetup.oem. 6. Refer to select the program for opening the oem file. Select Device Manager. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. Double-click the file. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then...
...4-26 Chapter 4: Software support Click Details tab. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop...txtsetup.oem. 6. Refer to select the program for opening the oem file. Select Device Manager. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. Double-click the file. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then...