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Contents Chapter 5: Software support 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support DVD information 5-1 5.2.1 Running the 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 ASUS Contact information 5-6 5.2.7 Other information 5-7 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2 5-9 5.3.2 AI NET2 5-11 5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 5-12 5.3.4 ASUS AI Nap 5-18 5.3.5 Audio configurations 5-19 5.4 RAID configurations 5-23 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-23 5.4.2 5.4.3 5.4.4 Installing Serial...
Contents Chapter 5: Software support 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support DVD information 5-1 5.2.1 Running the 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 ASUS Contact information 5-6 5.2.7 Other information 5-7 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2 5-9 5.3.2 AI NET2 5-11 5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 5-12 5.3.4 ASUS AI Nap 5-18 5.3.5 Audio configurations 5-19 5.4 RAID configurations 5-23 5.4.1 RAID definitions 5-23 5.4.2 5.4.3 5.4.4 Installing Serial...
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xiii Z7S WS specifications summary Support DVD contents Manageability Other Features Form factor Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Utility ASUS AI Suite Anti-virus software Adobe Acrobat Reader ASUS Flash Utility under DOS WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, AI NET 2, Chassis Intrusion, BIOS flash utility under DOS ASUS AI Booster utility ASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) Multi-language BIOS CEB form factor: 12 in x 10.5 in (30.5 cm x 26.67 cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice.
xiii Z7S WS specifications summary Support DVD contents Manageability Other Features Form factor Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Utility ASUS AI Suite Anti-virus software Adobe Acrobat Reader ASUS Flash Utility under DOS WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, AI NET 2, Chassis Intrusion, BIOS flash utility under DOS ASUS AI Booster utility ASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) Multi-language BIOS CEB form factor: 12 in x 10.5 in (30.5 cm x 26.67 cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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...do so may need IRQ assignments. See Chapter 4 for the card. 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated 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 ...sub‑sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that you intend to the chassis with the screw you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that they support. When using...
...do so may need IRQ assignments. See Chapter 4 for the card. 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated 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 ...sub‑sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that you intend to the chassis with the screw you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that they support. When using...
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... Vista Home Premium Pass WinXP Pro. Pass Pass Chipset / Driver Version ATI Radeon 7000 V6.13.10.6153 ATI Radeon 9250 Z7S WS Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) PCI Express x16 graphics cards Type Model PCIEX16 ASUS EAX300SE-HM128 Rev: V1.00 (BIOS: V008.015.128.000) ASUS EAX550GE/256M (BIOS: V5B60.8.15.139. Pass WinXP...
... Vista Home Premium Pass WinXP Pro. Pass Pass Chipset / Driver Version ATI Radeon 7000 V6.13.10.6153 ATI Radeon 9250 Z7S WS Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) PCI Express x16 graphics cards Type Model PCIEX16 ASUS EAX300SE-HM128 Rev: V1.00 (BIOS: V008.015.128.000) ASUS EAX550GE/256M (BIOS: V5B60.8.15.139. Pass WinXP...
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...Driver Version WinXP Pro. Pass Vista Ultimate Pass Vista-64 Ultimate Pass WinXP Pro. Vista Ultimate Pass Pass ATI Radeon X1300RPO V 93.71 ATI Radeon X700PRO V8.401.0.0 Vista-64 Ultimate Pass nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT V7.15.11.6222 Vista Ultimate Pass nVIDIA Quadro FX1400 V7.15.11.6222 WinXP Pro. Z7S WS Motherboard... Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) PCI Express x16 graphics cards (continued) Type PCIEX16 Model ASUS EN8600GT/2DHT/256M/A (BIOS:V60.84.31.00) ASUS EN8600GT/silent/HTDP/256M/A (BIOS:V60.84.41.00.AS41) ASUS EN8600GT GENT2/256M (BIOS:...
...Driver Version WinXP Pro. Pass Vista Ultimate Pass Vista-64 Ultimate Pass WinXP Pro. Vista Ultimate Pass Pass ATI Radeon X1300RPO V 93.71 ATI Radeon X700PRO V8.401.0.0 Vista-64 Ultimate Pass nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT V7.15.11.6222 Vista Ultimate Pass nVIDIA Quadro FX1400 V7.15.11.6222 WinXP Pro. Z7S WS Motherboard... Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) PCI Express x16 graphics cards (continued) Type PCIEX16 Model ASUS EN8600GT/2DHT/256M/A (BIOS:V60.84.31.00) ASUS EN8600GT/silent/HTDP/256M/A (BIOS:V60.84.41.00.AS41) ASUS EN8600GT GENT2/256M (BIOS:...
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...signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. Make sure to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the bundled support DVD before connecting devices to [RAID]. If you intend to...you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard drives to the SATA1 connector. right angle side ASUS Z7S WS 2-33 Otherwise, the devices will not work. • When using these connectors. In ...Z7S WS SATA connectors SATA6 SATA5 • SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6) These connectors are set the Configure SATA as item in the motherboard...
...signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives. Make sure to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the bundled support DVD before connecting devices to [RAID]. If you intend to...you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard drives to the SATA1 connector. right angle side ASUS Z7S WS 2-33 Otherwise, the devices will not work. • When using these connectors. In ...Z7S WS SATA connectors SATA6 SATA5 • SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6) These connectors are set the Configure SATA as item in the motherboard...
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... update the motherboard BIOS in the future. The ASUS Update utility allows you to restore the BIOS in Windows® environment. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. ASUS Z7S WS 4-1 Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file ...Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk.) 4. This utility is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. Place the support DVD in Windows® environment.) 2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities. 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS...
... update the motherboard BIOS in the future. The ASUS Update utility allows you to restore the BIOS in Windows® environment. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. ASUS Z7S WS 4-1 Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file ...Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk.) 4. This utility is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. Place the support DVD in Windows® environment.) 2. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using the ASUS Update or AFUDOS utilities. 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS...
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...Intel® Matrix Storage Technology configuration from the sub-menu of devices connected to [AHCI]. 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.../IDE Configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to the system. Configuration options: [Auto] [Not Installed] ASUS Z7S WS 4-15 AHCI Port0 Device :Not Detected SATA Port0 [Auto] Select the type of IDE Configuration to set the SATA configuration. Configure...
...Intel® Matrix Storage Technology configuration from the sub-menu of devices connected to [AHCI]. 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.../IDE Configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to the system. Configuration options: [Auto] [Not Installed] ASUS Z7S WS 4-15 AHCI Port0 Device :Not Detected SATA Port0 [Auto] Select the type of IDE Configuration to set the SATA configuration. Configure...
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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 5-23 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-41 ASUS Z7S WS
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 5-23 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-41 ASUS Z7S WS
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...Vista/64-bit Vista operating systems (OS). Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for better compatibility 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 ...motherboard features. The contents of your OS documentation for detailed information. • Make sure that you install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before installing the drivers for updates. 5.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to run the DVD. ASUS Z7S WS ...
...Vista/64-bit Vista operating systems (OS). Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for better compatibility 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 ...motherboard features. The contents of your OS documentation for detailed information. • Make sure that you install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before installing the drivers for updates. 5.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to run the DVD. ASUS Z7S WS ...
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... driver. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 5-2 Chapter 5: Software support Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek® ALC 888S audio driver and application. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver Installs the JMicron® JMB36X Serial ATA RAID controller driver. ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Drivers...
... driver. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 5-2 Chapter 5: Software support Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek® ALC 888S audio driver and application. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver Installs the JMicron® JMB36X Serial ATA RAID controller driver. ASUS InstAll - Installation Wizard for Drivers...
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... CyberLink PowerBackup Installs CyberLink PowerBackup to back up and restore your computer from the ASUS website. Anti-Virus Utility The anti-virus application detects and protects your data easily. Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0 driver. DirectX® improves the multimedia features of the BIOS from viruses that allows you...
... CyberLink PowerBackup Installs CyberLink PowerBackup to back up and restore your computer from the ASUS website. Anti-Virus Utility The anti-virus application detects and protects your data easily. Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0 driver. DirectX® improves the multimedia features of the BIOS from viruses that allows you...
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ASUS Z7S WS 5-5 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create a JMicron® JMB36X SATA/RAID driver disk for a 32/64-bit system. JMicron JMB36X 32bit/64bit SATA/RAID Driver Allows you to create an Intel® ESB2 AHCI/RAID driver disk for a 32/64-bit system. Intel(R) ESB2 AHCI/RAID 32bit/64bit Driver Allows you to create Intel® ESB2 AHCI / RAID driver disk / JMicron® JMB36X SATA / RAID driver disk.
ASUS Z7S WS 5-5 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create a JMicron® JMB36X SATA/RAID driver disk for a 32/64-bit system. JMicron JMB36X 32bit/64bit SATA/RAID Driver Allows you to create an Intel® ESB2 AHCI/RAID driver disk for a 32/64-bit system. Intel(R) ESB2 AHCI/RAID 32bit/64bit Driver Allows you to create Intel® ESB2 AHCI / RAID driver disk / JMicron® JMB36X SATA / RAID driver disk.
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... installation. 2. Double-click the setup.exe file to locate the setup.exe file from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > PC Probe II > PC Probe II v1.xx.xx. Click this utility, you are assured that your system and change the utility configuration. ...DVD to start monitoring your computer, browse the contents of any problem with these components. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS PC Probe II. 3. 5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II is always at a healthy operating condition. Place the Support...
... installation. 2. Double-click the setup.exe file to locate the setup.exe file from the Windows® desktop, click Start > All Programs > ASUS > PC Probe II > PC Probe II v1.xx.xx. Click this utility, you are assured that your system and change the utility configuration. ...DVD to start monitoring your computer, browse the contents of any problem with these components. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS PC Probe II. 3. 5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II is always at a healthy operating condition. Place the Support...
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.... From the taskbar, double-click on the SoundEffect icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. Realtek HD Audio Manager Configuration options Control settings window Realtek HD Audio Manager Exit button... Minimize button Information button ASUS Z�7�S��W�S� 5-19 Follow the installation wizard to display...
.... From the taskbar, double-click on the SoundEffect icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. Realtek HD Audio Manager Configuration options Control settings window Realtek HD Audio Manager Exit button... Minimize button Information button ASUS Z�7�S��W�S� 5-19 Follow the installation wizard to display...
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Configuration options Click any of the tabs in this area to display information about the audio driver version, DirectX version, audio controller, audio codec, and language setting. From the Realtek HD Audio Manager, click the Sound Effect tab. 2. Information Click the information ...
Configuration options Click any of the tabs in this area to display information about the audio driver version, DirectX version, audio controller, audio codec, and language setting. From the Realtek HD Audio Manager, click the Sound Effect tab. 2. Information Click the information ...
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... To do this: 1. Go to display the configuration options. 4. See Chapter 4 for details on each drive. 5.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and Intel® Matrix Storage configurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through the BIOS Setup. 5-24 Chapter 5:... the selected hard disk drive. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. Connect a SATA power cable to section 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for a RAID configuration: 1. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Select the item Configure SATA as item options, then press . 5. ...
... To do this: 1. Go to display the configuration options. 4. See Chapter 4 for details on each drive. 5.4.3 Intel® RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and Intel® Matrix Storage configurations for Serial ATA hard disks drives through the BIOS Setup. 5-24 Chapter 5:... the selected hard disk drive. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. Connect a SATA power cable to section 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for a RAID configuration: 1. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Select the item Configure SATA as item options, then press . 5. ...
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...-enabled floppy disk or a USB flash disk drive (Windows Vista) 3. Motherboard support CD with the same model and capacity. 2. See section 4.4.4 Onboard Device Configuration for details. 5. Always install the JMB363 driver before you to set : 1. Front Panel Support Type Onboard 1394 Onboard ... RAID 1 and JBOD sets on your RAID configuration. 4. Before creating a RAID set Prepare the following steps before creating RAID sets. ASUS Z7S WS 5-33 5.4.4 JMicron® RAID Configuration The JMicron® Serial ATA controller allows you create a RAID set up your system. 2....
...-enabled floppy disk or a USB flash disk drive (Windows Vista) 3. Motherboard support CD with the same model and capacity. 2. See section 4.4.4 Onboard Device Configuration for details. 5. Always install the JMB363 driver before you to set : 1. Front Panel Support Type Onboard 1394 Onboard ... RAID 1 and JBOD sets on your RAID configuration. 4. Before creating a RAID set Prepare the following steps before creating RAID sets. ASUS Z7S WS 5-33 5.4.4 JMicron® RAID Configuration The JMicron® Serial ATA controller allows you create a RAID set up your system. 2....
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... Press any key when the system prompts "Press any key to complete the process. ASUS Z7S WS 5-41 For Windows® Vista operating system, use either a floppy disk or a USB device with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that... disk/USB device into the floppy drive then press . 9. Press during POST to create a RAID driver disk. 8. Start Windows®. 2. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 3. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 5. Go to the Make Disk menu, then select the RAID...
... Press any key when the system prompts "Press any key to complete the process. ASUS Z7S WS 5-41 For Windows® Vista operating system, use either a floppy disk or a USB device with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that... disk/USB device into the floppy drive then press . 9. Press during POST to create a RAID driver disk. 8. Start Windows®. 2. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 3. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 5. Go to the Make Disk menu, then select the RAID...
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... Windows® Vista: 1. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. 5-42 Chapter 5: Software support During the OS installation, select Intel ESB2E. 3. Insert ...
... Windows® Vista: 1. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. 5-42 Chapter 5: Software support During the OS installation, select Intel ESB2E. 3. Insert ...