Contents

 

4.3.8

ASUS EPU—6 Engine...................................................

4-24

 

4.3.9

ASUS AI Direct Link.......................................................

4-28

 

4.3.10

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

4-30

 

4.3.11

ASUS Drive Xpert..........................................................

4-39

 

4.3.12

ASUS Express Gate......................................................

4-50

4.4

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

4-60

 

4.4.1

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

4-60

 

4.4.2

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

4-61

 

4.4.3

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

4-61

4.5

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

4-69

 

4.5.1

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

4-69

 

4.5.2

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

4-69

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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