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... support DVD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 5.2.4 Make Disk menu 5-5 5.2.5 Manual menu 5-6 5.2.6 Video menu 5-6 5.2.7 ASUS Contact information 5-7 5.2.8 Other information 5-7 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo3 5-9 5.3.2 AI NET 2 5-11 5.3.3 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility)... 5-12 5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 5-21 5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 5-27 5.3.6 ASUS EPU Utility-AI Gear 3 5-29 5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 5-31 5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan Plus 5-32 5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster...
... support DVD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 5.2.4 Make Disk menu 5-5 5.2.5 Manual menu 5-6 5.2.6 Video menu 5-6 5.2.7 ASUS Contact information 5-7 5.2.8 Other information 5-7 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo3 5-9 5.3.2 AI NET 2 5-11 5.3.3 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility)... 5-12 5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 5-21 5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 5-27 5.3.6 ASUS EPU Utility-AI Gear 3 5-29 5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 5-31 5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan Plus 5-32 5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster...
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Contents 6.2 Graphics card setup 6-2 6.2.1 Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards 6-2 6.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 6-5 6.2.3 Installing the device drivers 6-6 6.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology in Windows®..... 6-6 Appendix: CPU features A.1 Intel® EM64T A-1 A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST A-1 A.2.1 System requirements A-1 A.2.2 Using the EIST A-2 A.3 Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology A-3 Using the Hyper-Threading Technology A-3 A.4 Debug code table A-4 vii
Contents 6.2 Graphics card setup 6-2 6.2.1 Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards 6-2 6.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 6-5 6.2.3 Installing the device drivers 6-6 6.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology in Windows®..... 6-6 Appendix: CPU features A.1 Intel® EM64T A-1 A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST A-1 A.2.1 System requirements A-1 A.2.2 Using the EIST A-2 A.3 Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology A-3 Using the Hyper-Threading Technology A-3 A.4 Debug code table A-4 vii
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xiv Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Accessories Software Form Factor 2 x USB connectors support additional 4 USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector for... USB2.0 + IEEE 1394a module EL I/O shield Thermal sensor cables Cable ties User's manual The hottest DX10 game: Company of Heroes-Opposing Fronts Support DVD: Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Futuremark® 3DMark® 06 Advanced Edition Kaspersky® Anti-virus software ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5 cm x 24.5 cm) *...
xiv Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Accessories Software Form Factor 2 x USB connectors support additional 4 USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector for... USB2.0 + IEEE 1394a module EL I/O shield Thermal sensor cables Cable ties User's manual The hottest DX10 game: Company of Heroes-Opposing Fronts Support DVD: Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite Futuremark® 3DMark® 06 Advanced Edition Kaspersky® Anti-virus software ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5 cm x 24.5 cm) *...
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... settings for later use . Make sure to the card. See Chapter 4 for the expansion card. Install the software drivers for information on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with the slot and press firmly until the card is already installed in a ...power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that they support. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. Failure to use . 4. Turn on the slot. 5. ...
... settings for later use . Make sure to the card. See Chapter 4 for the expansion card. Install the software drivers for information on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with the slot and press firmly until the card is already installed in a ...power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that they support. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. Failure to use . 4. Turn on the slot. 5. ...
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...- - - - - - - shared - - - - USB 2.0 controller 1 - - - - - - - shared - - - - - - SATA controller 1 - - - - - - ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE 2-23 LAN (1116) - USB controller 1 - - - - - - shared - - - - - shared - - - - - shared - PCIe x16_2 shared - - - - - - - ... host controller 22 Microsoft UAA bus driver for High Definition audio 22 nForce Serial ATA controller 23 nForce Serial ATA controller 23 Standard OpenHCD USB host controller IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F...
...- - - - - - - shared - - - - USB 2.0 controller 1 - - - - - - - shared - - - - - - SATA controller 1 - - - - - - ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE 2-23 LAN (1116) - USB controller 1 - - - - - - shared - - - - - shared - - - - - shared - PCIe x16_2 shared - - - - - - - ... host controller 22 Microsoft UAA bus driver for High Definition audio 22 nForce Serial ATA controller 23 nForce Serial ATA controller 23 Standard OpenHCD USB host controller IRQ assignments for this motherboard A B C D E F...
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... ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. The Drivers menu appears. 2. This utility is available in the support DVD that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in DOS using the ASUS Update or Award BIOS Flash utilities. 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS ...Update is copied to your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE ...
... ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. The Drivers menu appears. 2. This utility is available in the support DVD that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in DOS using the ASUS Update or Award BIOS Flash utilities. 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS ...Update is copied to your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE ...
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Chapter summary 5 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support DVD information 5-1 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.4 RAID configurations 5-35 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-51 ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE
Chapter summary 5 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support DVD information 5-1 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.4 RAID configurations 5-35 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-51 ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE
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...and system stability. 5.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to the optical drive. Refer to install ...OS). ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE 5-1 The contents of the support DVD to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates. 5.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to run the DVD. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if...
...and system stability. 5.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to the optical drive. Refer to install ...OS). ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE 5-1 The contents of the support DVD to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) for updates. 5.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to run the DVD. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if...
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...™ chipset. JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver Installs JMicron® JMB363 controller driver. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. Nvidia Chipset Driver Program Installs the NVIDIA® chipset drivers for Drivers Launches the ASUS InstAll driver installation wizard. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 5-2 Chapter 5: Software support ASUS InstAll - Install the ASUS EPU Driver + AI Gear 3 Utility before installing...
...™ chipset. JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver Installs JMicron® JMB363 controller driver. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. Nvidia Chipset Driver Program Installs the NVIDIA® chipset drivers for Drivers Launches the ASUS InstAll driver installation wizard. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 5-2 Chapter 5: Software support ASUS InstAll - Install the ASUS EPU Driver + AI Gear 3 Utility before installing...
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... SE Installs the Ulead PhotoImpact 12 SE software. CyberLink PowerBackup Installs the CyberLink Powerbackup software. ASUS AI Suite Installs the ASUS AI Suite. WinDVD Copy5 Trial Installs the WinDVD Copy5 Trial version. View the online help ...for updates. Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c driver. This utility requires an Internet ...multimedia features of you computer so you to update the motherboard BIOS in your computer.
... SE Installs the Ulead PhotoImpact 12 SE software. CyberLink PowerBackup Installs the CyberLink Powerbackup software. ASUS AI Suite Installs the ASUS AI Suite. WinDVD Copy5 Trial Installs the WinDVD Copy5 Trial version. View the online help ...for updates. Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c driver. This utility requires an Internet ...multimedia features of you computer so you to update the motherboard BIOS in your computer.
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NVIDIA 32/64 bit XP/Vista SATA RAID Driver Allows you to create a JMicron® JMB363 32/64 bit SATA/RAID driver disk. ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE 5-5 JMicron JMB36X 32/64 bit SATA/RAID Driver Allows you to create the NVIDIA® nForce® 790i (Ultra) SLI™ or JMicron® JMB363 SATA RAID driver disk. 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create a NVIDIA® 32/64 bit XP/Vista™ SATA RAID driver disk.
NVIDIA 32/64 bit XP/Vista SATA RAID Driver Allows you to create a JMicron® JMB363 32/64 bit SATA/RAID driver disk. ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE 5-5 JMicron JMB36X 32/64 bit SATA/RAID Driver Allows you to create the NVIDIA® nForce® 790i (Ultra) SLI™ or JMicron® JMB363 SATA RAID driver disk. 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create a NVIDIA® 32/64 bit XP/Vista™ SATA RAID driver disk.
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...icon on your PC. You must use 4-channel, 6-channel or 8-channel speakers for this setup. Follow the installation wizard to install the ADI AD1988 Audio Driver from the support DVD that comes with AudioESP™ software to activate the SoundMAX® audio utility. 5.3.3 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition... Audio utility) The ADI AD1988 High Definition Audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability through the SoundMAX® audio utility with the motherboard package to deliver the ultimate audio experience on the taskbar. 5-12 Chapter 5: Software support
...icon on your PC. You must use 4-channel, 6-channel or 8-channel speakers for this setup. Follow the installation wizard to install the ADI AD1988 Audio Driver from the support DVD that comes with AudioESP™ software to activate the SoundMAX® audio utility. 5.3.3 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition... Audio utility) The ADI AD1988 High Definition Audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability through the SoundMAX® audio utility with the motherboard package to deliver the ultimate audio experience on the taskbar. 5-12 Chapter 5: Software support
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... and change the utility configuration. Place the support DVD to close the Preference panel ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE 5-21 To launch the PC Probe II from the Windows® desktop. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS PC Probe II. 3. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer, browse the contents of any problem with these...
... and change the utility configuration. Place the support DVD to close the Preference panel ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE 5-21 To launch the PC Probe II from the Windows® desktop. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS PC Probe II. 3. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer, browse the contents of any problem with these...
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5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows you to launch Q-Fan Plus 5-27 The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Press to restore to normal Press to launch AI Gear 3+ Press to launch AI Booster ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE Press to launch AI Nap Press to launch CPU Level Up ... icon to launch the utility, or click the Normal icon to restore the system to the optical drive. Install the ASUS EPU Driver + AI Gear 3 Utility before the ASUS AI Suite utility. To launch AI Suite from the Windows® desktop. Click this icon to complete installation. Follow ...
5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows you to launch Q-Fan Plus 5-27 The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Press to restore to normal Press to launch AI Gear 3+ Press to launch AI Booster ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE Press to launch AI Nap Press to launch CPU Level Up ... icon to launch the utility, or click the Normal icon to restore the system to the optical drive. Install the ASUS EPU Driver + AI Gear 3 Utility before the ASUS AI Suite utility. To launch AI Suite from the Windows® desktop. Click this icon to complete installation. Follow ...
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5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the NVIDIA® nForce® 790i (Ultra) SLI™ Southbridge RAID controller that allows you to configure IDE and Serial ATA hard disk ... 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other RAID performance benefits. This configuration stores the same data redundantly on the operating system. Refer to be of three identical hard disk drives for this setup. RAID 0+1 is best suited for details. ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE 5-35 This...
5.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the NVIDIA® nForce® 790i (Ultra) SLI™ Southbridge RAID controller that allows you to configure IDE and Serial ATA hard disk ... 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other RAID performance benefits. This configuration stores the same data redundantly on the operating system. Refer to be of three identical hard disk drives for this setup. RAID 0+1 is best suited for details. ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE 5-35 This...
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Two SATA HDDs, preferably with JMB363 driver Complete the following items: 1. A write-enabled floppy disk (Windows XP). A write-enabled floppy disk or a USB flash disk drive (Windows Vista) 3. Motherboard support DVD with the same model and ...driver disk for details. 5. 5.4.4 JMicron® RAID Configuration The JMicron® Serial ATA controller allows you create a RAID set: 1. Before creating a RAID set Prepare the following steps before creating RAID sets. Microsoft® Windows® OS installation disk (Windows XP/Windows Vista) 4. ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II...
Two SATA HDDs, preferably with JMB363 driver Complete the following items: 1. A write-enabled floppy disk (Windows XP). A write-enabled floppy disk or a USB flash disk drive (Windows Vista) 3. Motherboard support DVD with the same model and ...driver disk for details. 5. 5.4.4 JMicron® RAID Configuration The JMicron® Serial ATA controller allows you create a RAID set: 1. Before creating a RAID set Prepare the following steps before creating RAID sets. Microsoft® Windows® OS installation disk (Windows XP/Windows Vista) 4. ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II...
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...motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 5. Press then insert the floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is ��k�. 4. Press during POST to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver...complete the process. 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in Windows® XP: 1. Follow succeeding screen instructions to create a RAID driver disk. 8. ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE 5-51 Follow the succeeding screen instructions to ...
...motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 5. Press then insert the floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is ��k�. 4. Press during POST to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver...complete the process. 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in Windows® XP: 1. Follow succeeding screen instructions to create a RAID driver disk. 8. ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE 5-51 Follow the succeeding screen instructions to ...
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Insert the floppy disk/USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to chipset limitation, the Serial ATA ports supported by the NVIDIA chipset does not support Serial Optical Disk Drives (Serial ODD) under DOS. 5-52 Chapter 5: Software support To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista™: 1. Due to complete the installation.
Insert the floppy disk/USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive/USB port. 2. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to chipset limitation, the Serial ATA ports supported by the NVIDIA chipset does not support Serial Optical Disk Drives (Serial ODD) under DOS. 5-52 Chapter 5: Software support To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista™: 1. Due to complete the installation.
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...identical PCI Express™ x16 graphics cards. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Make sure that your system. Follow the installation procedures in this section. 6.1 Overview The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface)...http://www.nzone.com) for details. • The NVIDIA 3-way SLI technology is supported by your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. See page 2-38 for the latest certified graphics card and supported 3D application list. ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE 6-1
...identical PCI Express™ x16 graphics cards. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Make sure that your system. Follow the installation procedures in this section. 6.1 Overview The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface)...http://www.nzone.com) for details. • The NVIDIA 3-way SLI technology is supported by your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. See page 2-38 for the latest certified graphics card and supported 3D application list. ROG Striker II Extreme / Striker II NSE 6-1
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... (b) If you are using s 3-way SLI system, make sure to install the device drivers. • Make sure that came with your graphics card package to install the 3-way SLI driver under the Windows® Vista™ operating system. Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel You can...; technology in Windows® After installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA ® SLI™ technology. 6.2.3 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in NVIDIA® Control Panel under Windows...
... (b) If you are using s 3-way SLI system, make sure to install the device drivers. • Make sure that came with your graphics card package to install the 3-way SLI driver under the Windows® Vista™ operating system. Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel You can...; technology in Windows® After installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA ® SLI™ technology. 6.2.3 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in NVIDIA® Control Panel under Windows...