Contents

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

AI Suite II.........................................................................

4-3

 

4.3.2

EPU.................................................................................

4-4

 

4.3.3

FAN Xpert........................................................................

4-5

 

4.3.4

Probe II............................................................................

4-6

 

4.3.5

Sensor Recorder.............................................................

4-7

 

4.3.6

Ai Charger+.....................................................................

4-8

 

4.3.7

Audio configurations........................................................

4-9

4.4

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

4-11

 

4.4.1

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

4-11

 

4.4.2

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

4-12

 

4.4.3

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

4-12

 

4.4.4

Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility.....

4-12

4.5

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

4-16

 

4.5.1

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

4-16

 

4.5.2

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

4-16

 

4.5.3

Installing the RAID driver

4-17

 

 

during Windows® OS installation...................................

 

4.5.4

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 CrossFireX graphics cards...............................

5-2

 

5.1.4

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

5-3

 

5.1.5

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

5-3

5.2

NVIDIA® CUDA™ technology.......................................................

5-5

 

5.2.1

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

5-5

 

5.2.2

Installing CUDA-ready graphics cards.............................

5-5