Contents

3.8

Boot menu.................................................................................................

3-31

 

3.8.1

Boot Device Priority...................................................................

3-31

 

3.8.2

Boot Settings Configuration.......................................................

3-32

 

3.8.3

Security......................................................................................

3-33

3.9

Tools menu................................................................................................

3-35

 

3.9.1

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

3-35

 

3.9.2

ASUS O.C. Profile.....................................................................

3-35

 

3.9.3

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

3-37

 

3.9.4

Drive Xpert Configuration..........................................................

3-37

3.10

Exit menu...................................................................................................

3-39

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 Fan Xpert..........................................................................

4-4

 

4.3.3

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

4-5

4.4

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

4-6

 

4.4.1

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

4-6

 

4.4.2

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

4-7

 

4.4.3

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

4-7

 

4.4.4

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

4-7

 

4.4.5

Marvell RAID utility....................................................................

4-11

4.5

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

4-15

 

4.5.1

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

4-15

 

4.5.2

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

4-15

 

4.5.3

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

4-16

 

4.5.4

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

4-17

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 three CrossFireX™ graphics cards..............................

5-3

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