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

Manuals 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 MyLogo 3............................................................

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.................................................................

5-30

 

5.3.8

ASUS Q-Fan 2...............................................................

5-31

 

5.3.9

ASUS AI Booster...........................................................

5-32

5.4

RAID configurations...................................................................

5-33

 

5.4.1

RAID definitions.............................................................

5-33

 

5.4.2

Installing Serial ATA hard disks......................................

5-34

 

5.4.3

Intel® RAID configurations.............................................

5-34

5.5

Creating a RAID driver disk.......................................................

5-42

 

5.5.1

Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS....

5-42

 

5.5.2

Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows®............

5-42

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

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