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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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...;P��U��ty�p��e�. Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 - Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology on the next ...SATA controller* - 1 x eSATA 3.0 Gb/s port * These SATA ports are not supported. P8Z68-V/GEN3 specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion slots VGA Multi-GPU support Storage LAN LGA1155 socket for Intel...65533;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 ...
...;P��U��ty�p��e�. Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 - Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology on the next ...SATA controller* - 1 x eSATA 3.0 Gb/s port * These SATA ports are not supported. P8Z68-V/GEN3 specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion slots VGA Multi-GPU support Storage LAN LGA1155 socket for Intel...65533;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 ...
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ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 2-21 2.2.8 Internal connectors 1. Chapter 2 • These connectors are using these connectors, set to [RAID Mode]. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are set the SATA Mode item in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode] by default. ... Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1/2 [gray]) These connectors connect to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to create a Serial ATA RAID set using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. If you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology ...
ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 2-21 2.2.8 Internal connectors 1. Chapter 2 • These connectors are using these connectors, set to [RAID Mode]. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are set the SATA Mode item in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode] by default. ... Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1/2 [gray]) These connectors connect to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to create a Serial ATA RAID set using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. If you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology ...
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...information Intel® Z68 Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_3-6 [blue]) These connectors connect to [AHCI Mode] by default. If you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® Z68 chipset. • These connectors are using Serial ATA... hard disk drives. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using NCQ, please check the SATA Mode in the BIOS is available only if you are set to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard ...
...information Intel® Z68 Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_3-6 [blue]) These connectors connect to [AHCI Mode] by default. If you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® Z68 chipset. • These connectors are using Serial ATA... hard disk drives. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using NCQ, please check the SATA Mode in the BIOS is available only if you are set to Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s hard ...
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...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 disk drives. Advanced Mode Exit Main Back Ai Tweaker Advanced Advanced\ SATA Configuration > Monitor SATA ...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 ...
...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 disk drives. Advanced Mode Exit Main Back Ai Tweaker Advanced Advanced\ SATA Configuration > Monitor SATA ...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 ...
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...manual. The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you want to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to display the ASUS contact information. Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard ...Chapter 4 If Autorun is ��ta 7 6�4��-b��i�t�7� operating systems (OS). ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 4-1 Click an item to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Always install the latest OS version and corresponding ...
...manual. The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you want to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to display the ASUS contact information. Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard ...Chapter 4 If Autorun is ��ta 7 6�4��-b��i�t�7� operating systems (OS). ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 4-1 Click an item to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Always install the latest OS version and corresponding ...
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... is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to Windows® XP / Vista limitation, a RAID array with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5 support. • You must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive. Use of both data and ...ATA hard disk drives. Two hard disks perform the same work as it contains a complete copy of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 4-17 Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this...
... is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to Windows® XP / Vista limitation, a RAID array with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5 support. • You must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive. Use of both data and ...ATA hard disk drives. Two hard disks perform the same work as it contains a complete copy of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 4-17 Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this...
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...Connect a SATA power cable to display the utility main menu. To do this: 1. Set the SATA Mode item to Non-RAID 4. All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Reset Disks to [RAID Mode]. 4. Refer to the Advanced menu > SATA Configuration, and then press . 3. Option ROM - Physical Devices: Port ... ] 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 Go to Chapter 3 for...
...Connect a SATA power cable to display the utility main menu. To do this: 1. Set the SATA Mode item to Non-RAID 4. All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Reset Disks to [RAID Mode]. 4. Refer to the Advanced menu > SATA Configuration, and then press . 3. Option ROM - Physical Devices: Port ... ] 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 Go to Chapter 3 for...
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... and may not exactly match the items on your screen. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in creating the volume. [↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 4-19 The utility supports maximum four hard disk drives for RAID configuration. Create RAID Volume and press . The following screen appears: Intel(R) Rapid Storage...
... and may not exactly match the items on your screen. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in creating the volume. [↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3 4-19 The utility supports maximum four hard disk drives for RAID configuration. Create RAID Volume and press . The following screen appears: Intel(R) Rapid Storage...
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... Software support A small triangle marks the selected drive. The available stripe size values range from 4KB to the CREATE VOLUME menu. Press to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or to go back to 128KB. Use the up /down arrow key to select. When the Capacity item... capacity that you want and press . Use the up /down arrow key to select a drive, and then press to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for audio and video editing. 7. Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N): 9. The following warning message appears: WARNING: ALL DATA ON...
... Software support A small triangle marks the selected drive. The available stripe size values range from 4KB to the CREATE VOLUME menu. Press to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or to go back to 128KB. Use the up /down arrow key to select. When the Capacity item... capacity that you want and press . Use the up /down arrow key to select a drive, and then press to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for audio and video editing. 7. Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N): 9. The following warning message appears: WARNING: ALL DATA ON...
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... DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST! (This does not apply to Recovery volumes) Are you sure you want to non-RAID. Press to delete the RAID set . From the utility main menu, select 2. All Rights Reserved. [ DELETE VOLUME MENU ] Name Volume0 Level Drives RAID0...RAID set and return to the utility main menu, or press to return to delete volume "Volume0"? (Y/N): 3. Option ROM - Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To exit the utility: 1. From the utility main menu, select 5. Press to exit or press to return to the utility main menu. ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3...
... DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST! (This does not apply to Recovery volumes) Are you sure you want to non-RAID. Press to delete the RAID set . From the utility main menu, select 2. All Rights Reserved. [ DELETE VOLUME MENU ] Name Volume0 Level Drives RAID0...RAID set and return to the utility main menu, or press to return to delete volume "Volume0"? (Y/N): 3. Option ROM - Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility To exit the utility: 1. From the utility main menu, select 5. Press to exit or press to return to the utility main menu. ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3...
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... Mode BIOS item to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for frequently accessed operations, speeding up hard drive/main memory interaction. Click Acclerate to complete installation. Refer to [RAID mode] in a later time. 4-22 Chapter 4: Software support The Drivers installation tab appears if your storage system. Chapter 4 2. M aximized mode:WRITE BACK, write to SSD...
... Mode BIOS item to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for frequently accessed operations, speeding up hard drive/main memory interaction. Click Acclerate to complete installation. Refer to [RAID mode] in a later time. 4-22 Chapter 4: Software support The Drivers installation tab appears if your storage system. Chapter 4 2. M aximized mode:WRITE BACK, write to SSD...
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...4-24 Chapter 4: Software support Insert the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. Press during POST to create a RAID driver disk. 7. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to avoid a computer virus infection. Write-protect the floppy disk to complete the process. Save...® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to complete the process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. Select USB floppy disk drive as ...
...4-24 Chapter 4: Software support Insert the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. Press during POST to create a RAID driver disk. 7. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to avoid a computer virus infection. Write-protect the floppy disk to complete the process. Save...® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to complete the process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector. Select USB floppy disk drive as ...
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...to use another computer to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, ...you 've inserted, go to the USB flash drive. Click OK. 4. Insert the USB flash drive with RAID driver into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3...
...to use another computer to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, ...you 've inserted, go to the USB flash drive. Click OK. 4. Insert the USB flash drive with RAID driver into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V/GEN3...
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...Device Manager. Double-click the file. Refer to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. or 3. Click Details tab. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the... vendors. 4. To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive Due to OS limitation, Windows®...
...Device Manager. Double-click the file. Refer to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. or 3. Click Details tab. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the... vendors. 4. To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive Due to OS limitation, Windows®...