Contents

 

5.3.4

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

5-18

 

5.3.5

ASUS EPU Utility -- AI Gear 3.......................................

5-20

 

5.3.6

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

5-21

 

5.3.7

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

5-22

 

5.3.8

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

5-23

 

5.3.9

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

5-24

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

5-44

 

5.5.1

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

5-44

 

5.5.2

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

5-44

Chapetr 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

Appendix:

CPU features

 

A.1

Intel® EM64T..................................................................................

A-1

 

Using the Intel® EM64T feature......................................................

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

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