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... item in BIOS 4-28 4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility..... 4-29 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-33 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-33 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-33 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation 4-34 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4-35 Chapter 5: ATI® CrossFireX...
... item in BIOS 4-28 4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility..... 4-29 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-33 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-33 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-33 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation 4-34 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4-35 Chapter 5: ATI® CrossFireX...
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Contents 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-3 5.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 5-5 5.2.1 Requirements 5-5 5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 5-5 5.2.3 Installing the device drivers 5-6 5.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 5-6 viii
Contents 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-3 5.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 5-5 5.2.1 Requirements 5-5 5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 5-5 5.2.3 Installing the device drivers 5-6 5.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 5-6 viii
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Rampage III Black Edition specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors Software Form Factor 1 x USB 3.0 connector supports additional 2 USB 3.0 ��p�o�rt�s 2 x USB 2.0 connectors support additional 4 USB 2.0 ...) 1 x Go Button 1 x BIOS Switch button 1 x ROG light connector 1 x Audio front panel (AAFP) 1 x System panel connector Support DVD: - Drivers and Applications Kaspersky Anti-Virus ASUS TurboV EVO Utility ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite II Ai Charger Wi-Fi Agent extended ATX Form Factor, 12"x 10.6" (30.5cm x 26.9cm) *Specifications...
Rampage III Black Edition specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors Software Form Factor 1 x USB 3.0 connector supports additional 2 USB 3.0 ��p�o�rt�s 2 x USB 2.0 connectors support additional 4 USB 2.0 ...) 1 x Go Button 1 x BIOS Switch button 1 x ROG light connector 1 x Audio front panel (AAFP) 1 x System panel connector Support DVD: - Drivers and Applications Kaspersky Anti-Virus ASUS TurboV EVO Utility ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite II Ai Charger Wi-Fi Agent extended ATX Form Factor, 12"x 10.6" (30.5cm x 26.9cm) *Specifications...
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... physical injury and damage motherboard components. Replace the system cover. Turn on the next page for later use . Install the software drivers for information on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that you intend to the chassis with the slot and press firmly until the card is already...
... physical injury and damage motherboard components. Replace the system cover. Turn on the next page for later use . Install the software drivers for information on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that you intend to the chassis with the slot and press firmly until the card is already...
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... CSM initialization 7A - 7F Reserved for future AMI DXE codes 80 - 8F OEM DXE initialization codes 90 Boot Device Selection (BDS) phase is started 91 Driver connecting is started 92 PCI Bus initialization is started 93 PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization 94 PCI Bus Enumeration 95 PCI Bus Request Resources...
... CSM initialization 7A - 7F Reserved for future AMI DXE codes 80 - 8F OEM DXE initialization codes 90 Boot Device Selection (BDS) phase is started 91 Driver connecting is started 92 PCI Bus initialization is started 93 PCI Bus Hot Plug Controller Initialization 94 PCI Bus Enumeration 95 PCI Bus Request Resources...
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... 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 Headphone and Mic ASUS Rampage III Black Edition 2-57 Rear Speaker Out - 6-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic... Mbps connection GREEN 1 Gbps connection ACT/LINK SPEED LED LED LAN port **Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration Port Light Blue Lime Pink Orange Black Gray Headset 2-channel Line In Line Out Mic In - - - 4-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In -
... 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 Headphone and Mic ASUS Rampage III Black Edition 2-57 Rear Speaker Out - 6-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic... Mbps connection GREEN 1 Gbps connection ACT/LINK SPEED LED LED LAN port **Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration Port Light Blue Lime Pink Orange Black Gray Headset 2-channel Line In Line Out Mic In - - - 4-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In -
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WIN2000, WIN XP, Vista) is accessed through BIOS. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip. This will be ... set this menu allow you to configure the item. Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] 3-20 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup RAMPAGE III BLACK EDITION BIOS Setup Version 0224 Main Storage Configuration SATA Configuraton [Enhanced] Configure SATA as [IDE] Sets the configuration for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices. Select an item...
WIN2000, WIN XP, Vista) is accessed through BIOS. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip. This will be ... set this menu allow you to configure the item. Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] 3-20 Chapter 3: BIOS Setup RAMPAGE III BLACK EDITION BIOS Setup Version 0224 Main Storage Configuration SATA Configuraton [Enhanced] Configure SATA as [IDE] Sets the configuration for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices. Select an item...
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...] Disables GbE LAN Boot ROM. Onboard USB 3.0 Controller 2 [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the onboard USB 3.0 Controller 2. [Disabled] Disables the controller. 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 use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface).
...] Disables GbE LAN Boot ROM. Onboard USB 3.0 Controller 2 [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the onboard USB 3.0 Controller 2. [Disabled] Disables the controller. 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 use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface).
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Chapter summary 4 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.4 RAID configurations 4-28 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-34 ASUS Rampage III Black Edition
Chapter summary 4 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.4 RAID configurations 4-28 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-34 ASUS Rampage III Black Edition
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...support DVD that comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that the motherboard supports. Install the necessary drivers to install. Click an item to display the ASUS contact information. ASUS Rampage III Black Edition 4-1 Click the Contact tab to open the folder ... of supplementary user manuals. The Manual menu contains the list of the support DVD to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-...
...support DVD that comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that the motherboard supports. Install the necessary drivers to install. Click an item to display the ASUS contact information. ASUS Rampage III Black Edition 4-1 Click the Contact tab to open the folder ... of supplementary user manuals. The Manual menu contains the list of the support DVD to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-...
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...will conveniently guide you enter the Windows® operating system (OS). ASUS Rampage III Black Edition 4-3 Click the Utilities tab, then click AI Suite II. 3. View the online help or readme file that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to customize the settings of the applications in... the Windows® notification area. Installing AI Suite II To install AI Suite II on your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. The Drivers installation tab appears ...
...will conveniently guide you enter the Windows® operating system (OS). ASUS Rampage III Black Edition 4-3 Click the Utilities tab, then click AI Suite II. 3. View the online help or readme file that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to customize the settings of the applications in... the Windows® notification area. Installing AI Suite II To install AI Suite II on your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. The Drivers installation tab appears ...
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... Minimize device button button Exit button Device advanced settings Connector settings Control settings window Analog and digital connector status Information button ASUS Rampage III Black Edition 4-25 If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed, you will find the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on your ...Follow the installation wizard to display the Realtek HD Audio Manager. Double-click on the icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. Realtek HD Audio Manager A. Realtek HD Audio Manager for all audio...
... Minimize device button button Exit button Device advanced settings Connector settings Control settings window Analog and digital connector status Information button ASUS Rampage III Black Edition 4-25 If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed, you will find the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on your ...Follow the installation wizard to display the Realtek HD Audio Manager. Double-click on the icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. Realtek HD Audio Manager A. Realtek HD Audio Manager for all audio...
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Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for details. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to a second drive. RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical ...) having to the surviving drive as a boot disk. RAID 10 is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. ASUS Rampage III Black Edition 4-27 Use of two new identical hard disk drives is available only if you have to the entire system. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID...
Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for details. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to a second drive. RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical ...) having to the surviving drive as a boot disk. RAID 10 is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. ASUS Rampage III Black Edition 4-27 Use of two new identical hard disk drives is available only if you have to the entire system. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID...
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... drive, then press . 8. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 5. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. ASUS Rampage III Black Edition 4-33 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. Select USB floppy...
... drive, then press . 8. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 5. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. ASUS Rampage III Black Edition 4-33 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. Select USB floppy...
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... Vista or later OS: 1. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you 've inserted, go to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the USB floppy disk...Click the name of the device you to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Before loading the RAID driver from the support DVD to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the...
... Vista or later OS: 1. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you 've inserted, go to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the USB floppy disk...Click the name of the device you to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Before loading the RAID driver from the support DVD to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the...
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...disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. The name of the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID...the file. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from the pop-up window. ASUS Rampage III Black Edition 4-35 Select Device Manager. From the Universal Serial Bus ...
...disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. The name of the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID...the file. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from the pop-up window. ASUS Rampage III Black Edition 4-35 Select Device Manager. From the Universal Serial Bus ...
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... uninstall all current applications. 2. For Windows 7, go to Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program. 3. ROG Rampage III Black Edition 5-1 Download the latest driver from the AMD website at least the minimum power required by your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to your system.
... uninstall all current applications. 2. For Windows 7, go to Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program. 3. ROG Rampage III Black Edition 5-1 Download the latest driver from the AMD website at least the minimum power required by your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to your system.
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... package to the Catalyst Control Center Advanced View window. You can also right-click the ATI icon in Windows environment. ROG Rampage III Black Edition 5-3 Click Go to continue to install the device drivers. Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. Ensure that came with your graphics cards and...
... package to the Catalyst Control Center Advanced View window. You can also right-click the ATI icon in Windows environment. ROG Rampage III Black Edition 5-3 Click Go to continue to install the device drivers. Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. Ensure that came with your graphics cards and...
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...the slots. ROG Rampage III Black Edition 5-5 5.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA ...SLI technology. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Ensure that allows you install additional chassis fans for...
...the slots. ROG Rampage III Black Edition 5-5 5.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA ...SLI technology. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Ensure that allows you install additional chassis fans for...
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Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the documentation that came with your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in place. 5. Download the latest driver from the power supply to the two graphics cards separately. 6. 4. Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel You can launch the ...auxiliary power sources from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia. Align and firmly insert the SLI bridge connector to install the device drivers. The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears (See Step B5). 5-6 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support Ensure that your PCI Express graphics card...
Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the documentation that came with your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in place. 5. Download the latest driver from the power supply to the two graphics cards separately. 6. 4. Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel You can launch the ...auxiliary power sources from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia. Align and firmly insert the SLI bridge connector to install the device drivers. The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears (See Step B5). 5-6 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support Ensure that your PCI Express graphics card...