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...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... 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 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology...
...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... 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 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology...
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...x HDMI port 1 x DVI port 1 x VGA port 8-channel Audio I /O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Form factor Precision Tweaker 2 - P8Z68-V specifications summary ASUS exclusive overclocking features Back panel I/O ports Internal I /O ports 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 connectors support additional 2 USB ports (19-pin) 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 ... 2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3, F12 PrintScreen Function 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: ...
...x HDMI port 1 x DVI port 1 x VGA port 8-channel Audio I /O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Form factor Precision Tweaker 2 - P8Z68-V specifications summary ASUS exclusive overclocking features Back panel I/O ports Internal I /O ports 1 x USB 3.0/2.0 connectors support additional 2 USB ports (19-pin) 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 ... 2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3, F12 PrintScreen Function 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: ...
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... 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 you connect USB 3.0 devices to [...Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. Refer to section 3.5.6 Onboard Devices Configuration for your USB 3.0 devices. • If you want to use the...
... 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 you connect USB 3.0 devices to [...Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. Refer to section 3.5.6 Onboard Devices Configuration for your USB 3.0 devices. • If you want to use the...
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..., and then restart the system to adjust the monitor resolution from the Windows® Display Settings menu. • Due to the Intel® driver issue, some resolution options that features desktop extension on VGA card as the VGA output, go to 3.5.3 System Agent Configuration > Initiate Graphic Adapter,...with integrated GPU and install an add-on VGA card on your motherboard, the system will automatically select the the add-on two monitors. ASUS P8Z68-V 2-43 To use an HDCP compliant monitor. • You can connect two monitors to monitor overscan or underscan. If this happens, ...
..., and then restart the system to adjust the monitor resolution from the Windows® Display Settings menu. • Due to the Intel® driver issue, some resolution options that features desktop extension on VGA card as the VGA output, go to 3.5.3 System Agent Configuration > Initiate Graphic Adapter,...with integrated GPU and install an add-on VGA card on your motherboard, the system will automatically select the the add-on two monitors. ASUS P8Z68-V 2-43 To use an HDCP compliant monitor. • You can connect two monitors to monitor overscan or underscan. If this happens, ...
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Click Display > General Settings and select a Resolution. Click Apply. 4. Install Intel Graphics Accelerator Driver from the motherboard support DVD. 2. Move the Horizontal Scaling and Vertical Scaling sliders and then click Apply. 2-44 Chapter 2: Hardware information 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. Chapter 2 **Troubleshooting on monitor overscan / underscan problem 1.
Click Display > General Settings and select a Resolution. Click Apply. 4. Install Intel Graphics Accelerator Driver from the motherboard support DVD. 2. Move the Horizontal Scaling and Vertical Scaling sliders and then click Apply. 2-44 Chapter 2: Hardware information 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. Chapter 2 **Troubleshooting on monitor overscan / underscan problem 1.
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...Scroll down to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. 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 following items: ... 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 ...
...Scroll down to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. 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 following items: ... 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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... OPROM [Disabled] This item appears only when you set the previous item to [Enabled] and allows you to [Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Display OptionRom in POST [Enabled] This item appears only when you set this item to enable...
... OPROM [Disabled] This item appears only when you set the previous item to [Enabled] and allows you to [Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Display OptionRom in POST [Enabled] This item appears only when you set this item to enable...
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... support DVD into the optical drive. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you want to run the DVD. ASUS P8Z68-V 4-1 The contents of the support DVD are subject...
... support DVD into the optical drive. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you want to run the DVD. ASUS P8Z68-V 4-1 The contents of the support DVD are subject...
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... Suite II. The AI Suite II icon appears in the support DVD have wizards that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to the Auto Tuning Mode under TurboV EVO • The Auto Tuning button... and to open the AI Suite II main menu bar. Follow the onscreen instructions to the optical drive. ASUS P8Z68-V 4-3 Chapter 4 Click to customize the interface settings Click to show the system information Click to update the...II is an all-in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1.
... Suite II. The AI Suite II icon appears in the support DVD have wizards that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to the Auto Tuning Mode under TurboV EVO • The Auto Tuning button... and to open the AI Suite II main menu bar. Follow the onscreen instructions to the optical drive. ASUS P8Z68-V 4-3 Chapter 4 Click to customize the interface settings Click to show the system information Click to update the...II is an all-in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1.
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... Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on the icon to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for all audio ports, eliminating cable connection errors and giving users plug and play convenience. The software provides... Jack-Detection function, S/PDIF Out support, and interrupt capability. 4.3.9 Audio configurations The Realtek® audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to install the Realtek® Audio Driver...
... Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on the icon to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for all audio ports, eliminating cable connection errors and giving users plug and play convenience. The software provides... Jack-Detection function, S/PDIF Out support, and interrupt capability. 4.3.9 Audio configurations The Realtek® audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to install the Realtek® Audio Driver...
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... data access and storage. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V 4-17 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard supports the following SATA RAID solution: Intel® Rapid Storage Technology with the total capacity over 2TB can...a boot disk. RAID 10 is required for this setup. With the RAID 10 configuration you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to be set , you get all applications ...
... data access and storage. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V 4-17 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard supports the following SATA RAID solution: Intel® Rapid Storage Technology with the total capacity over 2TB can...a boot disk. RAID 10 is required for this setup. With the RAID 10 configuration you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to be set , you get all applications ...
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..., speeding up hard drive/main memory interaction. Refer to [RAID mode] in a later time. 4-22 Chapter 4: Software support The Drivers installation tab appears if your storage system. Follow the onscreen instructions to SSD and HDD at the same time. Intel® Smart Response...174; Smart Response Technology, set the SATA Mode BIOS item to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for SSD caching. Click the Drivers tab, then click Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver software. 3. E nhanced mode:WRITE THROUGH, write to complete installation. M aximized mode:WRITE BACK, write to SSD ...
..., speeding up hard drive/main memory interaction. Refer to [RAID mode] in a later time. 4-22 Chapter 4: Software support The Drivers installation tab appears if your storage system. Follow the onscreen instructions to SSD and HDD at the same time. Intel® Smart Response...174; Smart Response Technology, set the SATA Mode BIOS item to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for SSD caching. Click the Drivers tab, then click Intel Rapid Storage Technology Driver software. 3. E nhanced mode:WRITE THROUGH, write to complete installation. M aximized mode:WRITE BACK, write to SSD ...
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... can still be assigned to one HDD as a set to disable the acceleration function of caching can only be identified by SSD. Updating IRST 10.5 driver - If the SSD exceeds 64GB, storage capacity left out of Intel® Smart Response Technology under OS when applying the actions below: - 3. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V 4-23
... can still be assigned to one HDD as a set to disable the acceleration function of caching can only be identified by SSD. Updating IRST 10.5 driver - If the SSD exceeds 64GB, storage capacity left out of Intel® Smart Response Technology under OS when applying the actions below: - 3. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V 4-23
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... insert a floppy disk. 3. Select USB floppy disk drive as the primary boot device. 4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to create a RAID driver disk. 5. Chapter 4 4-24 Chapter 4: Software support To work around this OS limitation, refer to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Press ...computer virus infection. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. 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. ...
... insert a floppy disk. 3. Select USB floppy disk drive as the primary boot device. 4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to create a RAID driver disk. 5. Chapter 4 4-24 Chapter 4: Software support To work around this OS limitation, refer to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Press ...computer virus infection. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. 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. ...
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... key to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you to install third- 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. Press , and..., the system prompts you 've inserted, go to the USB flash drive. party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. Insert the USB flash drive with RAID driver into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V 4-25
... key to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you to install third- 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. Press , and..., the system prompts you 've inserted, go to the USB flash drive. party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. Insert the USB flash drive with RAID driver into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. Chapter 4 ASUS P8Z68-V 4-25
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Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. Chapter 4 4-26 Chapter 4: Software support Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop ... Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. or 3. Refer to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. Select Device Manager. The name of the RAID driver disk to the steps below: 1. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up...
Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. Chapter 4 4-26 Chapter 4: Software support Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop ... Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. or 3. Refer to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. Select Device Manager. The name of the RAID driver disk to the steps below: 1. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up...
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...CrossFireX graphics cards to uninstall all current applications. 2. For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. ASUS P8Z68-V 5-1 For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to install multi-graphics...;2��f�o�r�d��e�ta��il�s�. • We recommend that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 ATI...
...CrossFireX graphics cards to uninstall all current applications. 2. For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. ASUS P8Z68-V 5-1 For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to install multi-graphics...;2��f�o�r�d��e�ta��il�s�. • We recommend that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 ATI...
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From the Graphics Adapter list, select the graphics card to exit the window. 2 3 4 ASUS P8Z68-V 5-3 Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. The Catalyst Control Center Setup Assistant appears when the system...icon in Windows environment. Enabling Dual CrossFireX technology 1. Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center: 1. 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 to the Catalyst ...
From the Graphics Adapter list, select the graphics card to exit the window. 2 3 4 ASUS P8Z68-V 5-3 Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. The Catalyst Control Center Setup Assistant appears when the system...icon in Windows environment. Enabling Dual CrossFireX technology 1. Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center To launch the ATI Catalyst Control Center: 1. 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 to the Catalyst ...
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... that allows you to Chapter 2 in this user manual for the locations of the PCIEX16 slots recommended for multi-graphics card installation. 3. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Ensure that you install additional chassis fans for better thermal environment. • Visit the NVIDIA zone website... See Chapter 2 for details. • We recommend that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology.
... that allows you to Chapter 2 in this user manual for the locations of the PCIEX16 slots recommended for multi-graphics card installation. 3. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Ensure that you install additional chassis fans for better thermal environment. • Visit the NVIDIA zone website... See Chapter 2 for details. • We recommend that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology.
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... (www.nvidia.com). 5.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in place. 5. ASUS P8Z68-V 5-5 Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel You can launch the NVIDIA Control Panel by the following two methods. A. Download ...the latest driver from the power supply to the goldfingers on the empty space of the Windows® desktop and select...
... (www.nvidia.com). 5.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in place. 5. ASUS P8Z68-V 5-5 Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel You can launch the NVIDIA Control Panel by the following two methods. A. Download ...the latest driver from the power supply to the goldfingers on the empty space of the Windows® desktop and select...