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Contents
3.10.1 ASUS Update utility ......................................................3-49
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility .................................................3-52
3.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ....................................3-53
3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater .....................................................3-54
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 TurboV EVO ....................................................................4-4
4.3.3 DIGI+ Power Control .......................................................4-8
4.3.4 EPU ...............................................................................4-10
4.3.5 FAN Xpert+ ....................................................................4-11
4.3.6 Probe II .........................................................................4-12
4.3.7 Sensor Recorder ...........................................................4-13
4.3.8 USB 3.0 Boost ..............................................................4-14
4.3.9 ASUS SSD Caching ......................................................4-15
4.3.10 ASUS Update ................................................................4-16
4.3.11 MyLogo2 .......................................................................4-17
4.3.12 Audio congurations .....................................................4-19
4.4 RAID congurations ..................................................................4-20
4.4.1 RAID denitions ............................................................4-20
4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks .....................................4-21
4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ......................................4-21
4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility ....4-21
4.4.5 Marvell RAID utility ........................................................4-25
4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk .......................................................4-29
4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS ....4-29
4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®......................4-29
4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation 4-30
4.5.4 Using a USB oppy disk drive .......................................4-31