Contents

 

5.3.1

ASUS MyLogo2™...........................................................

5-9

 

5.3.2

Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology..........................................

5-11

 

5.3.3

AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility)...

5-13

 

5.3.4

ASUS PC Probe II.........................................................

5-22

 

5.3.5

ASUS AI Suite...............................................................

5-28

 

5.3.6

ASUS AI Gear 2.............................................................

5-30

 

5.3.7

ASUS AI Nap.................................................................

5-31

 

5.3.8

ASUS AI N.O.S..............................................................

5-32

 

5.3.9

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

5-33

 

5.3.10

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

5-34

 

5.3.11

AMD OverDrive (AOD) .................................................

5-35

5.4

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

5-36

 

5.4.1

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

5-36

 

5.4.2

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

5-37

 

5.4.3

AMD® RAID configurations............................................

5-37

 

5.4.4

Marvell® RAID configurations.........................................

5-43

5.5

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

5-49

 

5.5.1

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

5-49

 

5.5.2

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

5-49

Chapter 6:ATI® CrossFire™ technology support

 

6.1

Overview........................................................................................

6-1

 

6.1.1

Requirements..................................................................

6-1

 

6.1.2

Before you begin.............................................................

6-1

6.2

Installing CrossFire™ graphics cards........................................

6-2

6.3

Software information....................................................................

6-5

 

6.3.1

Installing the device drivers.............................................

6-5

 

6.3.2

Using the Catalyst™ Control Center...............................

6-7

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