Contents

3.9.2

AI NET 2....................................................................................

3-34

3.9.3

ASUS EZ Flash 2.......................................................................

3-34

3.9.4

Express Gate ............................................................................

3-35

3.10 Exit menu...................................................................................................

3-36

Chapter 4:Software support

 

4.1

Installing an operating system..................................................................

4-1

4.2

Support DVD information...........................................................................

4-1

 

4.2.1

Running the support DVD............................................................

4-1

 

4.2.2

Obtaining the software manuals..................................................

4-2

4.3

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

4-3

 

4.3.1

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

4-3

 

4.3.2

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

4-4

 

4.3.3

ASUS Fan Xpert..........................................................................

4-5

 

4.3.4

ASUS EPU-6 Engine...................................................................

4-6

 

4.3.5

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

4-7

 

4.3.6

VIA® High Definition Audio utility..................................................

4-8

4.4

ASUS Unique Overclocking Utility—TurboV EVO...................................

4-9

 

4.4.1

Using ASUS TurboV....................................................................

4-9

 

4.4.2

Using ASUS TurboV Auto Tuning Mode....................................

4-10

 

4.4.3

Using ASUS Turbo Key..............................................................

4-11

4.5

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

4-12

 

4.5.1

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

4-12

 

4.5.2

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

4-13

 

4.5.3

Setting the RAID item in BIOS...................................................

4-13

 

4.5.4

Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility.....................

4-13

4.6

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

4-17

 

4.6.1

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

4-17

 

4.6.2

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

4-17

 

4.6.3

Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation.......

4-18

 

4.6.4

Using a USB floppy disk drive...................................................

4-18

Chapter 5:Multiple GPU technology support

 

5.1

ATI® CrossFireX™ technology...................................................................

5-1

 

5.1.1

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

5-1

 

5.1.2

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

5-1

 

5.1.3

Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards.................................

5-2

 

5.1.4

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

5-3

 

5.1.5

Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology................................

5-3

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