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Contents 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...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 driver disk in Windows 4-24 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation....... 4-25 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4-26 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-1...
Contents 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...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 driver disk in Windows 4-24 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation....... 4-25 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4-26 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-1...
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...Technology* * L�u�c�i�d�L�o��g�ix�® Virtu™ Technology supports Windows® 7 operating systems. Intel® Z68 Express Chipset - 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (gray...for data hard drives only. at x4 mode, compatible with max. P8Z68-V/GEN3 specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion slots VGA Multi-GPU support Storage...65533;t�e�l® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on CPU types. ** Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 2 x PCI Express 3.0 / 2.0 x16 slots...
...Technology* * L�u�c�i�d�L�o��g�ix�® Virtu™ Technology supports Windows® 7 operating systems. Intel® Z68 Express Chipset - 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (gray...for data hard drives only. at x4 mode, compatible with max. P8Z68-V/GEN3 specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion slots VGA Multi-GPU support Storage...65533;t�e�l® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on CPU types. ** Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 2 x PCI Express 3.0 / 2.0 x16 slots...
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...Music Player, Personal Manager ASUS BT Turbo Remote: - Exclusive Smartphone Interface supporting iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile and Symbian systems ASUS Exclusive Features - Disk Unlocker ASUS Quiet Thermal Solutions - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ...ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS EZ DIY - ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED) ASUS Q-Slot ASUS Q-DIMM (continued on the next page) xi Industry leading Digital 16-Phase* Power Design - ASUS O.C. AI Suite II - ASUS Q-Shield - P8Z68-V/GEN3 specifications summary Bluetooth Audio USB ASUS unique features ASUS...
...Music Player, Personal Manager ASUS BT Turbo Remote: - Exclusive Smartphone Interface supporting iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile and Symbian systems ASUS Exclusive Features - Disk Unlocker ASUS Quiet Thermal Solutions - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ...ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS EZ DIY - ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED) ASUS Q-Slot ASUS Q-DIMM (continued on the next page) xi Industry leading Digital 16-Phase* Power Design - ASUS O.C. AI Suite II - ASUS Q-Shield - P8Z68-V/GEN3 specifications summary Bluetooth Audio USB ASUS unique features ASUS...
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... SSD is supported by complete backward compatibility with hard drive capacity, running 4X faster than an HDD-only system. * Intel® Smart Response Technology supports Windows® 7/ Vista operating systems. ** Intel® Smart Response Technology is reserved for caching function. It uses an installed fast SSD (min 18.6GB available capacity...
... SSD is supported by complete backward compatibility with hard drive capacity, running 4X faster than an HDD-only system. * Intel® Smart Response Technology supports Windows® 7/ Vista operating systems. ** Intel® Smart Response Technology is reserved for caching function. It uses an installed fast SSD (min 18.6GB available capacity...
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...energy-efficient products through product design and innovation to the best available graphics resources based on power, performance and system load on Windows® 7 based PCs. This is in line with diverse needs, LucidLogix® Virtu GPU virtualization provides great flexibility and efficiency.... lower utilization, heat, fan speed and power draw down to near zero, making the system more environmentally-friendly. For users with ASUS vision of the product and thus mitigate environmental impacts. 1-6 Chapter 1: Product Introduction ErP Ready The motherboard is designed for the Intel...
...energy-efficient products through product design and innovation to the best available graphics resources based on power, performance and system load on Windows® 7 based PCs. This is in line with diverse needs, LucidLogix® Virtu GPU virtualization provides great flexibility and efficiency.... lower utilization, heat, fan speed and power draw down to near zero, making the system more environmentally-friendly. For users with ASUS vision of the product and thus mitigate environmental impacts. 1-6 Chapter 1: Product Introduction ErP Ready The motherboard is designed for the Intel...
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... chip capacity counts in Channel A and Channel B. For effective use a more efficient memory cooling system to the memory address limitation on 32-bit Windows OS, when you obtain memory modules from the same vendor. • Due to support a full memory load (4 DIMMs) or overclocking condition. Use...2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information The system maps the total size of 3GB system memory if you are using a 32-bit Windows OS. - Install a 64-bit Windows OS when you do any of accessing information from the higher-sized channel is then mapped for overclocking may install varying memory ...
... chip capacity counts in Channel A and Channel B. For effective use a more efficient memory cooling system to the memory address limitation on 32-bit Windows OS, when you obtain memory modules from the same vendor. • Due to support a full memory load (4 DIMMs) or overclocking condition. Use...2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information The system maps the total size of 3GB system memory if you are using a 32-bit Windows OS. - Install a 64-bit Windows OS when you do any of accessing information from the higher-sized channel is then mapped for overclocking may install varying memory ...
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... exact location of failsafe settings. switch Installing DIMMs that you turn off the system and reinstall the DIMM before using the MemOK! ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 2-15 function. switch does not function under Windows™ OS environment. • During the tuning process, the system loads and tests failsafe memory settings. MemOK! It takes about 30...
... exact location of failsafe settings. switch Installing DIMMs that you turn off the system and reinstall the DIMM before using the MemOK! ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 2-15 function. switch does not function under Windows™ OS environment. • During the tuning process, the system loads and tests failsafe memory settings. MemOK! It takes about 30...
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... (7-pin SATA6G_1/2 [gray]) These connectors connect to [RAID Mode]. Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. Refer to [AHCI Mode]. Chapter 2 • These connectors are using Serial ATA hard disk drives... is available only if you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® Z68 chipset. ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 2-21 2.2.8 Internal connectors 1.
... (7-pin SATA6G_1/2 [gray]) These connectors connect to [RAID Mode]. Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. Refer to [AHCI Mode]. Chapter 2 • These connectors are using Serial ATA hard disk drives... is available only if you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® Z68 chipset. ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 2-21 2.2.8 Internal connectors 1.
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... by default. The Serial ATA RAID feature is [AHCI Mode]. Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using these connectors, set the SATA Mode item in the BIOS is available only if...RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® Z68 chipset. • These connectors are using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. 2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information Intel® Z68 Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_3-6 [blue]) These ...
... by default. The Serial ATA RAID feature is [AHCI Mode]. Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using these connectors, set the SATA Mode item in the BIOS is available only if...RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® Z68 chipset. • These connectors are using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. 2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information Intel® Z68 Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_3-6 [blue]) These ...
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... definitions. • DO NOT insert a different connector to the external SATA port. • 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...
... definitions. • DO NOT insert a different connector to the external SATA port. • 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...
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...Windows® Display Settings menu may offer some monitor resolution settings will affect the playback quality. CPU: Intel Pentium 2.8GHz DIMM: DDR3-1066 2GB Playback software - Following is valid. • Due to the Intel® driver issue, some resolution options that features desktop extension on two monitors. ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3...and drivers will lead to use the iGPU as the primary VGA output after reboot. You can only play Blu-Ray Disc under Windows® Vista™ / 7™ OS. CyberLink PowerDVD v9.0 Ultra Build 2320 • To play Blu-Ray Disc, make ...
...Windows® Display Settings menu may offer some monitor resolution settings will affect the playback quality. CPU: Intel Pentium 2.8GHz DIMM: DDR3-1066 2GB Playback software - Following is valid. • Due to the Intel® driver issue, some resolution options that features desktop extension on two monitors. ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3...and drivers will lead to use the iGPU as the primary VGA output after reboot. You can only play Blu-Ray Disc under Windows® Vista™ / 7™ OS. CyberLink PowerDVD v9.0 Ultra Build 2320 • To play Blu-Ray Disc, make ...
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From the Windows® notification area, double-click the Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver icon and click Graphics Properties. 3. Or you can click Display > General Settings > Scaling > Customize Aspect Ratio. Click Apply. 4. Move the Horizontal Scaling and Vertical Scaling sliders and then click Apply. 2-44 Chapter 2: Hardware information Click Display > General Settings and select a Resolution. Chapter 2 **Troubleshooting on monitor overscan / underscan problem 1. Install Intel Graphics Accelerator Driver from the motherboard support DVD. 2.
From the Windows® notification area, double-click the Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver icon and click Graphics Properties. 3. Or you can click Display > General Settings > Scaling > Customize Aspect Ratio. Click Apply. 4. Move the Horizontal Scaling and Vertical Scaling sliders and then click Apply. 2-44 Chapter 2: Hardware information Click Display > General Settings and select a Resolution. Chapter 2 **Troubleshooting on monitor overscan / underscan problem 1. Install Intel Graphics Accelerator Driver from the motherboard support DVD. 2.
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... Exit, then select Advanced Mode. Pop-up window Scroll bar Navigation keys Menu bar The menu bar on top of the Advanced Mode. 3.2.2 Advanced Mode The Advanced Mode provides advanced options for special functions For selecting the exit options and loading default settings Chapter 3 ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 3-3 Refer to configure the BIOS settings. The...
... Exit, then select Advanced Mode. Pop-up window Scroll bar Navigation keys Menu bar The menu bar on top of the Advanced Mode. 3.2.2 Advanced Mode The Advanced Mode provides advanced options for special functions For selecting the exit options and loading default settings Chapter 3 ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 3-3 Refer to configure the BIOS settings. The...
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... of a field, select it to the previous menu screen. To change the settings. To display the submenu, select the item and press . Pop-up window Select a menu item and press to display the other items (Ai Tweaker, Advanced, Monitor, Boot, Tool, and Exit) on the menu bar have their... respective menu items. Back button This button appears when entering a submenu. Press the Up/Down arrow keys or / keys to display a pop-up window with the configuration options for that menu. Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that item. Navigation keys...
... of a field, select it to the previous menu screen. To change the settings. To display the submenu, select the item and press . Pop-up window Select a menu item and press to display the other items (Ai Tweaker, Advanced, Monitor, Boot, Tool, and Exit) on the menu bar have their... respective menu items. Back button This button appears when entering a submenu. Press the Up/Down arrow keys or / keys to display a pop-up window with the configuration options for that menu. Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that item. Navigation keys...
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S.M.A.R.T. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Chapter 3 ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 3-19 Up to four SATA devices are supported under these operating systems. Serial-ATA Controller 1 [Enhanced] [Disabled] Disables the SATA function. [Enhanced] Set to [Enhanced] .../write of your hard disk errors occur, this feature allows the hard disk to support 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices. Set to [Enhanced] to [Compatible] when using Windows 98/NT/2000/MS-DOS. Set to support two SATA 6.0 Gb/s and two SATA 3.0 Gb/s devices. Serial-ATA Controller 0 [Enhanced] This item appear only when...
S.M.A.R.T. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Chapter 3 ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 3-19 Up to four SATA devices are supported under these operating systems. Serial-ATA Controller 1 [Enhanced] [Disabled] Disables the SATA function. [Enhanced] Set to [Enhanced] .../write of your hard disk errors occur, this feature allows the hard disk to support 2 SATA 3Gb/s devices. Set to [Enhanced] to [Compatible] when using Windows 98/NT/2000/MS-DOS. Set to support two SATA 6.0 Gb/s and two SATA 3.0 Gb/s devices. Serial-ATA Controller 0 [Enhanced] This item appear only when...
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Advanced Mode Exit Main Ai Tweaker Advanced > ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility > ASUS O.C. Profile > ASUS SPD Information Monitor Boot Tool Be used to update BIOS 3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility Allows you press , a confirmation message appears. Chapter 3 ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 3-29 Press when ASUS Logo appears. - Press after POST. Setup ...devices installed in the system. • To select the boot device during system startup, press when ASUS Logo appears. • To access Windows OS in the system. When you to configure options for entering the BIOS setup program. Use the ...
Advanced Mode Exit Main Ai Tweaker Advanced > ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility > ASUS O.C. Profile > ASUS SPD Information Monitor Boot Tool Be used to update BIOS 3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility Allows you press , a confirmation message appears. Chapter 3 ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 3-29 Press when ASUS Logo appears. - Press after POST. Setup ...devices installed in the system. • To select the boot device during system startup, press when ASUS Logo appears. • To access Windows OS in the system. When you to configure options for entering the BIOS setup program. Use the ...
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When you select this option or if you press , a confirmation window appears. Select Yes to enter the EZ Mode screen. ASUS EZ Mode This option allows you to save or discard your changes to exit the Setup program without saving your selections, choose ... option or if you to attempt to discard changes and exit�. Select Yes to ensure the values you press , a confirmation window appears. Exit Load Optimized Defaults Save Changes & Reset Discard Changes & Exit ASUS EZ Mode Launch EFI Shell from the Exit menu to load the default values. Chapter 3 ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 3-31
When you select this option or if you press , a confirmation window appears. Select Yes to enter the EZ Mode screen. ASUS EZ Mode This option allows you to save or discard your changes to exit the Setup program without saving your selections, choose ... option or if you to attempt to discard changes and exit�. Select Yes to ensure the values you press , a confirmation window appears. Exit Load Optimized Defaults Save Changes & Reset Discard Changes & Exit ASUS EZ Mode Launch EFI Shell from the Exit menu to load the default values. Chapter 3 ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 3-31
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... This utility is no problem using a USB flash drive. 3. Chapter 3 3-32 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Refer to restore the BIOS in Windows® environment. 2. Carefully follow the instructions of this motherboard. ASUS EZ Flash 2: Updates the BIOS using the current version of the original motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash disk in case...
... This utility is no problem using a USB flash drive. 3. Chapter 3 3-32 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Refer to restore the BIOS in Windows® environment. 2. Carefully follow the instructions of this motherboard. ASUS EZ Flash 2: Updates the BIOS using the current version of the original motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash disk in case...
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...; Refer to complete the update process. • The screenshots in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. From the ASUS Update screen, select Update BIOS from the Open window, click Open, and click Next. Click Yes if you want to change the boot logo or No...
...; Refer to complete the update process. • The screenshots in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. From the ASUS Update screen, select Update BIOS from the Open window, click Open, and click Next. Click Yes if you want to change the boot logo or No...
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... the contents of the support DVD to open the folder of your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 4-1 Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Use the setup procedures presented... Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ Vista / 6��4�-�b��it��V��is enabled in your computer. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Double-click the ASSETUP...
... the contents of the support DVD to open the folder of your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 4-1 Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Use the setup procedures presented... Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ Vista / 6��4�-�b��it��V��is enabled in your computer. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Double-click the ASSETUP...