Asus P8Z77 WS Chapter 5:, technology, AMD® CrossFireX™, Installing two CrossFireX™, Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™, Multiple GPU technology support

Contents

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	TurboV EVO................................................................................	4-4
	4.3.3	DIGI+ Power Control...................................................................	4-9
	4.3.4	EPU...........................................................................................	4-13
	4.3.5	Probe II......................................................................................	4-14
	4.3.6	FAN Xpert..................................................................................	4-15
	4.3.7	Sensor Recorder........................................................................	4-16
	4.3.8	USB BIOS Flashback Wizard....................................................	4-17
	4.3.9	USB 3.0 Boost...........................................................................	4-19
	4.3.10	ASUS Update............................................................................	4-20
	4.3.11	ASUS SSD Caching..................................................................	4-21
	4.3.12	Network iControl........................................................................	4-22
	4.3.13	USB Charger+...........................................................................	4-26
	4.3.14	MyLogo2....................................................................................	4-28
	4.3.15	Audio configurations..................................................................	4-30
4.4	RAID configurations.................................................................................		4-31
	4.4.1	RAID definitions.........................................................................	4-31
	4.4.2	Installing Serial ATA hard disks..................................................	4-32
	4.4.3	Setting the RAID item in BIOS...................................................	4-32
	4.4.4	Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility.................	4-32
	4.4.5	Marvell RAID utility....................................................................	4-36
4.5	Creating a RAID driver disk.....................................................................		4-42
	4.5.1	Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.................	4-42
	4.5.2	Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®..................................	4-42
	4.5.3	Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation.......	4-43
	4.5.4	Using a USB floppy disk drive...................................................	4-44

Chapter 5:		Multiple GPU technology support
5.1	AMD® 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 AMD® CrossFireX™		technology.......	5-3
5.2	NVIDIA® SLI™ technology..........................................................................				5-4

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