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... DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 ASUS PC Probe II 4-3 4.3.2 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-4 4.3.3 Audio configurations 4-5 4.4 RAID configurations 4-6 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-6 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-7 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-7 4.4.4 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility 4-7 4.4.5 Marvell RAID utility 4-11 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-15 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-15 4.5.2 Creating...
... DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 ASUS PC Probe II 4-3 4.3.2 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-4 4.3.3 Audio configurations 4-5 4.4 RAID configurations 4-6 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-6 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-7 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-7 4.4.4 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility 4-7 4.4.5 Marvell RAID utility 4-11 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-15 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-15 4.5.2 Creating...
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SABERTOOTH X58 specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory... Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology Intel® ICH10R Southbridge - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports (black) - Intel® Matrix Storage Technology supports SATA RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 Marvell® 88SE9128 PCIe SATA 6.0 Gb/s controller (DriveXpert Technology) - 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (gray) - Intel... to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. ** Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for Intel CPU support list Intel® X58 / ICH10R Up to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 2 x PCI ...
SABERTOOTH X58 specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory... Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology Intel® ICH10R Southbridge - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports (black) - Intel® Matrix Storage Technology supports SATA RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 Marvell® 88SE9128 PCIe SATA 6.0 Gb/s controller (DriveXpert Technology) - 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (gray) - Intel... to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. ** Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for Intel CPU support list Intel® X58 / ICH10R Up to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 2 x PCI ...
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... - Guardian Angel - MemOK! SABERTOOTH X58 specifications summary Audio Exclusive TUF features Other special features Back panel I /O - Power Design - 8-phase CPU Power - 2-phase Memory Power - 2-phase VTT_CPU Power - CeraM!X Heatsink Coating Technology - certified by military-standard) "Ultimate COOL!" Thermal Solutions - True USB 3.0 support True SATA 6.0 Gb/s RAID support ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Shield ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA...
... - Guardian Angel - MemOK! SABERTOOTH X58 specifications summary Audio Exclusive TUF features Other special features Back panel I /O - Power Design - 8-phase CPU Power - 2-phase Memory Power - 2-phase VTT_CPU Power - CeraM!X Heatsink Coating Technology - certified by military-standard) "Ultimate COOL!" Thermal Solutions - True USB 3.0 support True SATA 6.0 Gb/s RAID support ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Shield ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA...
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...Refer to page 2-25 for details. 2-Way SLI™ and Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ support! True Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s RAID support Supporting the next-generation Serial ATA (SATA) storage interface, this motherboard delivers up to 36 PCI Express 2.0 lanes providing better ... point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability. Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union's Restriction on the environment. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction SABERTOOTH X58 brings you 've never experienced before! The triple-channel DDR3 architecture...
...Refer to page 2-25 for details. 2-Way SLI™ and Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ support! True Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s RAID support Supporting the next-generation Serial ATA (SATA) storage interface, this motherboard delivers up to 36 PCI Express 2.0 lanes providing better ... point-to-point links, allowing increased bandwidth and stability. Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union's Restriction on the environment. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction SABERTOOTH X58 brings you 've never experienced before! The triple-channel DDR3 architecture...
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...Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives and optical disc drives. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 2-29 If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set the Configure SATA as in the BIOS to Standard IDE mode by default. See section ...3.4.2 Storage Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later...
...Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives and optical disc drives. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 2-29 If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set the Configure SATA as in the BIOS to Standard IDE mode by default. See section ...3.4.2 Storage Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later...
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...connectors are set the Marvell 9128 Controller item in the BIOS to create a RAID driver disk using the motherboard support DVD and load the driver during POST to enter the Marvell RAID utility to create or delete a RAID configuration. • If you want to install a Windows operating system to... a RAID configuration created using hot-plug and NCQ, set to IDE Mode by default. For ...
...connectors are set the Marvell 9128 Controller item in the BIOS to create a RAID driver disk using the motherboard support DVD and load the driver during POST to enter the Marvell RAID utility to create or delete a RAID configuration. • If you want to install a Windows operating system to... a RAID configuration created using hot-plug and NCQ, set to IDE Mode by default. For ...
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...The Storage Configuration menu allows you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). Main SABERTOOTH X58 BIOS Setup Storage Configuration SATA Configuration Configure SATA as [Enhanced] [IDE] Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] SATA Detect Time...Enhanced] Configure SATA as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] [Enabled] Enables device write protection. Set to [RAID] when you to create a RAID configuration from the following options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] Chapter 3 3-10 Chapter 3:...
...The Storage Configuration menu allows you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). Main SABERTOOTH X58 BIOS Setup Storage Configuration SATA Configuration Configure SATA as [Enhanced] [IDE] Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] SATA Detect Time...Enhanced] Configure SATA as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] [Enabled] Enables device write protection. Set to [RAID] when you to create a RAID configuration from the following options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30] [35] Chapter 3 3-10 Chapter 3:...
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...® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before installing the drivers for reference only. Click an icon to avail all motherboard features. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-1 Click each menu tab and select the items you can install to display DVD/ motherboard information Chapter 4 If Autorun is enabled in ...your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of the support DVD to change at ...
...® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before installing the drivers for reference only. Click an icon to avail all motherboard features. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-1 Click each menu tab and select the items you can install to display DVD/ motherboard information Chapter 4 If Autorun is enabled in ...your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of the support DVD to change at ...
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... single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that allows you to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 functions to be created by using only two identical hard disk drives. RAID 10 is required for this setup. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive... without parity (redundancy data) having to improve both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Use two new drives or use...
... single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that allows you to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 functions to be created by using only two identical hard disk drives. RAID 10 is required for this setup. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive... without parity (redundancy data) having to improve both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Use two new drives or use...
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... 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 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-7 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. During POST,... press + to the Main menu > Storage Configuration, and then press . 3. Delete RAID Volume 3. For optimal performance, install identical drives of SATA ...
... 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 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-7 Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. During POST,... press + to the Main menu > Storage Configuration, and then press . 3. Delete RAID Volume 3. For optimal performance, install identical drives of SATA ...
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...Create Volume [ HELP ] Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is selected, press the up/down arrow key to select a RAID level to use in creating the volume. [↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done Chapter 4 4-8 Chapter 4: Software support The navigation keys... 9LS0HJA4 9LS0F4HL 3LS0JYL8 9LS0BJ5H Size 149.0GB 149.0GB 149.0GB 149.0GB Status Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Select 2 to 6 disks to create, and then press . 4. When the RAID Level item is 16 characters or less. [↑↓]Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-...
...Create Volume [ HELP ] Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is selected, press the up/down arrow key to select a RAID level to use in creating the volume. [↑↓]-Prev/Next [SPACE]-SelectDisk [ENTER]-Done Chapter 4 4-8 Chapter 4: Software support The navigation keys... 9LS0HJA4 9LS0F4HL 3LS0JYL8 9LS0BJ5H Size 149.0GB 149.0GB 149.0GB 149.0GB Status Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Select 2 to 6 disks to create, and then press . 4. When the RAID Level item is 16 characters or less. [↑↓]Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-...
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...this volume? (Y/N): 9. Use the up /down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for audio and video editing. 7. Are you sure you want to select. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-9 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. The default ...
...this volume? (Y/N): 9. Use the up /down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for audio and video editing. 7. Are you sure you want to select. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-9 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. The default ...
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...appears: Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.0.0.1038 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. From the utility main menu, select 4. To delete a RAID set and return to the utility main menu, or press to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu. All Rights Reserved. [ DELETE VOLUME MENU ] Name ... Bootable Yes [ HELP ] Deleting a volume will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you want to delete, and then press . Delete RAID Volume and press . Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager To exit the utility: 1. Use the up/down arrow key to select the...
...appears: Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.0.0.1038 ICH10R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. From the utility main menu, select 4. To delete a RAID set and return to the utility main menu, or press to return to the DELETE VOLUME menu. All Rights Reserved. [ DELETE VOLUME MENU ] Name ... Bootable Yes [ HELP ] Deleting a volume will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you want to delete, and then press . Delete RAID Volume and press . Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager To exit the utility: 1. Use the up/down arrow key to select the...
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... Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Move the selection bar to be used in your motherboard user manual for the RAID array, press to be erased when creating or deleting a RAID array. Select Configuration Wizard and press . Configure->Select free disks HBA 0: Marvell 0 ├ Virtual Disks... of your hard disk drives before making any change to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 array using two SATA hard disk drives. An asterisk (*) appears in the RAID array. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-11 4.4.5 Marvell RAID utility The onboard Marvell 9128 SATA 6.0 Gb/s controller allows you have...
... Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Move the selection bar to be used in your motherboard user manual for the RAID array, press to be erased when creating or deleting a RAID array. Select Configuration Wizard and press . Configure->Select free disks HBA 0: Marvell 0 ├ Virtual Disks... of your hard disk drives before making any change to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 array using two SATA hard disk drives. An asterisk (*) appears in the RAID array. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-11 4.4.5 Marvell RAID utility The onboard Marvell 9128 SATA 6.0 Gb/s controller allows you have...
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... : 1G Quick Init : Yes VD Name : Default Disks ID : 0 B Next ▶ ▶ Help Virtual disk configurations. RAID Level: Select a RAID Level. Configuration options: [RAID 0] [RAID 1] Stripe Size: Specifies the size of the virtual disk. Configuration options: [32K] [64K] Gigabyte Rounding: In the event of ...Select F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return 4. The following warning message appears: Create Virtual Disk Do you want to configure further RAID settings. In general, a larger stripe size is better for applications with 1-10 letters (no special characters) for applications requiring...
... : 1G Quick Init : Yes VD Name : Default Disks ID : 0 B Next ▶ ▶ Help Virtual disk configurations. RAID Level: Select a RAID Level. Configuration options: [RAID 0] [RAID 1] Stripe Size: Specifies the size of the virtual disk. Configuration options: [32K] [64K] Gigabyte Rounding: In the event of ...Select F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return 4. The following warning message appears: Create Virtual Disk Do you want to configure further RAID settings. In general, a larger stripe size is better for applications with 1-10 letters (no special characters) for applications requiring...
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...0 ID ├ Virtual Disks Name │ └ VD 0: New_VD Status │ ├ PD 0: ST3160[8D1e2lAeSte]Stripte Size │ └ PD 8: ST3160812AS RAID Mode └ Free Physical Disks Size BGA Status Number of PDs Members : 0 : New_VD : Functional : 64K : RAID0 : 304128MB : N/A : 2 : 0 8 ...save the RAID setting and exit the Marvell RAID utility. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. ENTER: Operation F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return 6. Select Delete and press . ENTER: Operation F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-13 ...
...0 ID ├ Virtual Disks Name │ └ VD 0: New_VD Status │ ├ PD 0: ST3160[8D1e2lAeSte]Stripte Size │ └ PD 8: ST3160812AS RAID Mode └ Free Physical Disks Size BGA Status Number of PDs Members : 0 : New_VD : Functional : 64K : RAID0 : 304128MB : N/A : 2 : 0 8 ...save the RAID setting and exit the Marvell RAID utility. Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. ENTER: Operation F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return 6. Select Delete and press . ENTER: Operation F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-13 ...
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... MBR from this virtual disk ? Press . Chapter 4 4-14 Chapter 4: Software support The following warning message appears: Delete MBR Do you want to delete the selected RAID array. Yes No Press to delete this virtual disk ? The following warning message appears: Exit Do you want to delete the Master Boot Record (MBR...) from Marvell BIOS Setup? Yes No Press to exit from the selected RAID array. 3. The following warning message appears: Delete Virtual Disk Do you want to save the...
... MBR from this virtual disk ? Press . Chapter 4 4-14 Chapter 4: Software support The following warning message appears: Delete MBR Do you want to delete the selected RAID array. Yes No Press to delete this virtual disk ? The following warning message appears: Exit Do you want to delete the Master Boot Record (MBR...) from Marvell BIOS Setup? Yes No Press to exit from the selected RAID array. 3. The following warning message appears: Delete Virtual Disk Do you want to save the...
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... press or to complete the process. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to create a 32/64bit Intel ICH10R RAID driver disk. 7. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-15 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 ... USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. Go to the Make disk menu, and then click Intel ICH10R 32/64 bit RAID Driver Disk to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Select USB floppy disk drive as the primary boot device. 4. Set the optical drive ...
... press or to complete the process. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to create a 32/64bit Intel ICH10R RAID driver disk. 7. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-15 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 ... USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. Go to the Make disk menu, and then click Intel ICH10R 32/64 bit RAID Driver Disk to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Select USB floppy disk drive as the primary boot device. 4. Set the optical drive ...
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... of the device you to press the F6 key to the USB flash drive. party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. Press ,... and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive. 3. During the OS installation, the system prompts you ...
... of the device you to press the F6 key to the USB flash drive. party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. Press ,... and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive. 3. During the OS installation, the system prompts you ...
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... Manage from a floppy disk during the OS installation. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. Double-click the file. The name of the RAID driver disk to the steps below: 1. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-17 or 3. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then...
... Manage from a floppy disk during the OS installation. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. Double-click the file. The name of the RAID driver disk to the steps below: 1. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-17 or 3. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then...