Asus 990FXGEN3 Installing an operating system, Support DVD information, Running the support DVD

Chapter 4: Software support	4
Software support

4.1Installing an operating system

• This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ 7 / 64-bit 7 operating systems (OS).

•Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information.

•Ensure that you install the Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability.

4.2Support DVD information

The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for updates.

4.2.1Running the support DVD

Place the support DVD into the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer. Click each menu tab and select the items you want to install.

The Drivers menu shows the available	The Make Disk menu	The Manual menu contains
device drivers if the system detects	contains items to	the list of supplementary user
installed devices. Install the necessary	create the RAID/AHCI	manuals. Click an item to open
drivers to use the devices.	driver disk.	the folder of the user manual.

The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports.

Click an item to install

Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information.

Click an icon to display DVD/ motherboard information

If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click ASSETUP.EXE to run the DVD.

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