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... Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Mode Exit Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Monitor Boot Tool Boot Configuration Fast Boot USB Support PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Support Network Stack Driver Support Next Boot after AC Power Loss DirectKey Enabled Partial In... Fast Boot [Enabled] [Enable] [Disable] 次の4 Fast Boot」を[Enabled USB Support...
... Megatrends, Inc. Advanced Mode Exit Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Monitor Boot Tool Boot Configuration Fast Boot USB Support PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Support Network Stack Driver Support Next Boot after AC Power Loss DirectKey Enabled Partial In... Fast Boot [Enabled] [Enable] [Disable] 次の4 Fast Boot」を[Enabled USB Support...
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...Boot POST時のPS/2 Auto PS/2 NVRAM Full initial] POST時PS/2 Disabled PS/2 PS/2 UEFI BIOS Utility Network Stack Driver Support [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] POST Next Boot after AC Power Loss [Normal Boot] [Normal Boot] [Fast Boot Fast Boot... [Go to BIOS...] [Go to BIOS Setup UEFI BIOS Utility [Disable] DirectKey DirectKey Full Screen Logo [Enabled] [Enabled] ASUS [Disabled] ASUS ASUS MyLogo Full Screen Logo」を [Enabled POST Delay Time [3 sec Full Screen Lgo」を [Enabled POST UEFI BIOS ...
...Boot POST時のPS/2 Auto PS/2 NVRAM Full initial] POST時PS/2 Disabled PS/2 PS/2 UEFI BIOS Utility Network Stack Driver Support [Disabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] POST Next Boot after AC Power Loss [Normal Boot] [Normal Boot] [Fast Boot Fast Boot... [Go to BIOS...] [Go to BIOS Setup UEFI BIOS Utility [Disable] DirectKey DirectKey Full Screen Logo [Enabled] [Enabled] ASUS [Disabled] ASUS ASUS MyLogo Full Screen Logo」を [Enabled POST Delay Time [3 sec Full Screen Lgo」を [Enabled POST UEFI BIOS ...
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... [UEFI and Legacy OpROM UEFI and Legacy OpROM] [Legacy OpROM only] [UEFI only] Boot from Network Devices [Legacy OpROM first Ignore Legacy OpROM first] [UEFI driver first] [Ignore] Boot from Storage Devices [Legacy OpROM first Ignore Both, Legacy OpROM first] [Both, UEFI first] [Legacy OpROM first] [UEFI...
... [UEFI and Legacy OpROM UEFI and Legacy OpROM] [Legacy OpROM only] [UEFI only] Boot from Network Devices [Legacy OpROM first Ignore Legacy OpROM first] [UEFI driver first] [Ignore] Boot from Storage Devices [Legacy OpROM first Ignore Both, Legacy OpROM first] [Both, UEFI first] [Legacy OpROM first] [UEFI...
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...12 4.3.7 Probe II 4-13 4.3.8 USB 3.0 Boost 4-14 4.3.9 USB BIOS Flashback 4-15 4.3.10 Remote GO 4-17 4.3.11 ASUS Update 4-28 4.3.12 MyLogo2 4-29 4.3.13 Audio configurations 4-31 4.4 RAID configurations 4-32 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-32 4.4.2 Installing...Before you begin 5-1 5.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards 5-2 5.1.4 Installing three CrossFireX™ graphics cards 5-3 5.1.5 Installing the device drivers 5-4 5.1.6 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology 5-4 5.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 5-6 5.2.1 Requirements 5-6 5.2.2 Installing two...
...12 4.3.7 Probe II 4-13 4.3.8 USB 3.0 Boost 4-14 4.3.9 USB BIOS Flashback 4-15 4.3.10 Remote GO 4-17 4.3.11 ASUS Update 4-28 4.3.12 MyLogo2 4-29 4.3.13 Audio configurations 4-31 4.4 RAID configurations 4-32 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-32 4.4.2 Installing...Before you begin 5-1 5.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards 5-2 5.1.4 Installing three CrossFireX™ graphics cards 5-3 5.1.5 Installing the device drivers 5-4 5.1.6 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology 5-4 5.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 5-6 5.2.1 Requirements 5-6 5.2.2 Installing two...
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... 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 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: 12 in . (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. P9X79 LE specifications summary Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors...
... 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 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: 12 in . (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. P9X79 LE specifications summary Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors...
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... only if you must load IRST Driver during OS Windows XP 64 bit installation for the system to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before OS installation. ASUS P9X79 LE 2-23 Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA... Configuration for OS installation. 64 bit: When [SATA Mode] is necessary to load IRST Driver from SCD to [AHCI Mode] by default. Please set to [IDE Mode] for...
... only if you must load IRST Driver during OS Windows XP 64 bit installation for the system to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before OS installation. ASUS P9X79 LE 2-23 Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA... Configuration for OS installation. 64 bit: When [SATA Mode] is necessary to load IRST Driver from SCD to [AHCI Mode] by default. Please set to [IDE Mode] for...
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...to use the hot-plug function of the external SATA ports, you connect USB 3.0 devices to [AHCI Mode] and install the ASMedia® SATA Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. Gray - 4-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In - Black - Chapter 2 • Use Clear RTC RAM ...operating system. • 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 have to set the ASMedia®...
...to use the hot-plug function of the external SATA ports, you connect USB 3.0 devices to [AHCI Mode] and install the ASMedia® SATA Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. Gray - 4-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In - Black - Chapter 2 • Use Clear RTC RAM ...operating system. • 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 have to set the ASMedia®...
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...] Allows you to enabled/disabled SATA Hot Plug Support. It's allow user to enabled/disabled the Serial-ATA Controller 1. 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 internally optimize the order of your hard...
...] Allows you to enabled/disabled SATA Hot Plug Support. It's allow user to enabled/disabled the Serial-ATA Controller 1. 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 internally optimize the order of your hard...
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... item appears only when you set the previous item to [Enabled] and allows you set this item to [AHCI Mode] and install the ASM1061 Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Asmedia USB 3.0 Controller [Enabled] This item allows user to enabled/disabled Asmedia USB...
... item appears only when you set the previous item to [Enabled] and allows you set this item to [AHCI Mode] and install the ASM1061 Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Asmedia USB 3.0 Controller [Enabled] This item allows user to enabled/disabled Asmedia USB...
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...comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to change at www.asus.com for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD into the optical drive. ASUS P9X79 LE 4-1 Refer to locate the file ASSETUP....EXE from the BIN folder. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Install the necessary drivers to display the ASUS contact information. The Utilities menu shows the applications ...
...comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to change at www.asus.com for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD into the optical drive. ASUS P9X79 LE 4-1 Refer to locate the file ASSETUP....EXE from the BIN folder. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Install the necessary drivers to display the ASUS contact information. The Utilities menu shows the applications ...
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...tab, then click AI Suite II. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration. The actual screenshots vary with models. • Refer to complete installation. 4.3 Software information Most...The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. The AI Suite II icon appears in this user manual are for more information. 4.3.1 AI Suite II AI Suite II is an all-in-one interface that will conveniently guide you enter the Windows® operating system (OS). ASUS P9X79 LE ...
...tab, then click AI Suite II. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration. The actual screenshots vary with models. • Refer to complete installation. 4.3 Software information Most...The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. The AI Suite II icon appears in this user manual are for more information. 4.3.1 AI Suite II AI Suite II is an all-in-one interface that will conveniently guide you enter the Windows® operating system (OS). ASUS P9X79 LE ...
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...Out support, and interrupt capability. ASUS P9X79 LE 4-31 Follow the installation wizard to deliver the ultimate audio experience on your computer. 4.3.13 Audio configurations The Realtek® audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came...the 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 Windows XP Configuration options Set default device buttons Connector settings Exit button Minimize button Control settings window Chapter ...
...Out support, and interrupt capability. ASUS P9X79 LE 4-31 Follow the installation wizard to deliver the ultimate audio experience on your computer. 4.3.13 Audio configurations The Realtek® audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came...the 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 Windows XP Configuration options Set default device buttons Connector settings Exit button Minimize button Control settings window Chapter ...
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...174; XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. • Due to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. The RAID 5 configuration is available only if you have to be set as a single drive but at a sustained data ...new identical hard disk drives is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. With the RAID 10 configuration you get all applications to the entire system. This RAID configuration provides ...
...174; XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. • Due to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. The RAID 5 configuration is available only if you have to be set as a single drive but at a sustained data ...new identical hard disk drives is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. With the RAID 10 configuration you get all applications to the entire system. This RAID configuration provides ...
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...the Make Disk menu appears, press to section 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive. 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Start Windows®. 2. Write-protect the floppy disk to complete the ...driver is required when installing a Windows® operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in Windows®: 1. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 4. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click Intel X79 RAID Driver Disk to Windows® XP limitation. Chapter 4 ASUS P9X79 LE...
...the Make Disk menu appears, press to section 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive. 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Start Windows®. 2. Write-protect the floppy disk to complete the ...driver is required when installing a Windows® operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in Windows®: 1. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 4. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click Intel X79 RAID Driver Disk to Windows® XP limitation. Chapter 4 ASUS P9X79 LE...
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...instructions to complete the installation. party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Chapter 4 4-38 Chapter 4: Software support When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Insert the USB flash drive with RAID driver into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3.... have 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. Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into ...
...instructions to complete the installation. party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Chapter 4 4-38 Chapter 4: Software support When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Insert the USB flash drive with RAID driver into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3.... have 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. Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into ...
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...another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Select Device Manager. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. Chapter 4 ASUS P9X79 LE 4-39 Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select...ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to select the program for opening the oem file. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from a floppy disk ...
...another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Select Device Manager. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. Chapter 4 ASUS P9X79 LE 4-39 Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select...ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to select the program for opening the oem file. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from a floppy disk ...
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... supports the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology that allows you should have to uninstall all current applications. 2. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that you install additional chassis fans for better thermal environment. •... go to your system. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. See Chapter 2 for details. • We recommend that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your system. ASUS P9X79 LE 5-1 For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. Select your computer...
... supports the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology that allows you should have to uninstall all current applications. 2. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that you install additional chassis fans for better thermal environment. •... go to your system. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. See Chapter 2 for details. • We recommend that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your system. ASUS P9X79 LE 5-1 For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. Select your computer...
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...5-4 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support Click Catalyst Control Center to install the device drivers. Launching the AMD Catalyst Control Center To launch the AMD Catalyst Control Center: 1. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 5.1.6 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX...8482; technology After installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology. Right-click on...
...5-4 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support Click Catalyst Control Center to install the device drivers. Launching the AMD Catalyst Control Center To launch the AMD Catalyst Control Center: 1. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 5.1.6 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX...8482; technology After installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology. Right-click on...
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Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website at www.nvidia.com. • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by ... list. 5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards The following pictures are properly seated on the slots. 5-6 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support If your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. Prepare two SLI-ready graphics cards. 2. Ensure that your motherboard has more than two PCIEX16 slots, refer to install multi...
Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website at www.nvidia.com. • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by ... list. 5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards The following pictures are properly seated on the slots. 5-6 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support If your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. Prepare two SLI-ready graphics cards. 2. Ensure that your motherboard has more than two PCIEX16 slots, refer to install multi...
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... the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology After installing your graphics card package to the documentation that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology. Right click on the empty space of the Windows® desktop and select ... Control Panel under the Windows® 7 operating system. Chapter 5 5.2.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to install the device drivers. Ensure that came with your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in step (A), select Screen Resolution. 5-8 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology...
... the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology After installing your graphics card package to the documentation that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology. Right click on the empty space of the Windows® desktop and select ... Control Panel under the Windows® 7 operating system. Chapter 5 5.2.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to install the device drivers. Ensure that came with your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in step (A), select Screen Resolution. 5-8 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology...