5.4Windows® Vista feature

5.4.1ASAP (ASUS Accelerated Propeller)

This motherboard is equipped with the ASUS Accelerated Propeller (ASAP) feature. ASAP supports the Windows® ReadyBoost™ technology that improves system performance under Windows® Vista. Refer to page 1-6 for the OS that supports ASAP.

Before activating ASAP, install the ASAP utility from the bundled support CD.

To activate ASAP:

1.From the Windows® Vista desktop, click Start > Computer.

2.Right-click on the USB Removable Storage device (ASAP), and select Properties.

3.Click the ReadyBoost tab. A dialog box appears.

4.Check Use this device, and then move the slider to determine the amount of space researved for ReadyBoost™ cache.

5.Click OK to effect the settings.

• When you see the existing partition for ASAP, we advise you not to delete this partition that supports the ReadyBoost™ function. If you delete this partition by accident, you may recreate it by:

Clicking Start from the Windows® Vista desktop. Right-click on Computer and select Manage. Click Disk Management and right-click on the ASAP drive. Select Format > OK. OR

Going to Start > Control Panel > System and Maintenance > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management. Right-click on the ASAP drive, and select Format > OK.

•If you accidentally remove the ASAP device from Windows® Vista, you may re-activate it by rebooting your computer.

•If you want to reinstall an operating system, uninstall the ASAP utility first.

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