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Contents
3.8.4 Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS] ........................................ 3-31
3.8.5 Setup Mode [EZ Mode]............................................................... 3-31
3.8.6 Boot Option Priorities.................................................................. 3-31
3.8.7 Boot Override ............................................................................. 3-31
3.9 Tools menu ................................................................................................
3-32
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash Utility .................................................................3-32
3.9.2 ASUS O.C. Prole ...................................................................... 3-32
3.9.3 ASUS SPD Information .............................................................. 3-32
3.10 Exit menu ...................................................................................................
3-33
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 AI Suite II ..........................................................................4-3
4.3.2 DIGI+ VRM ................................................................................... 4-4
4.3.3 TurboV EVO .................................................................................4-7
4.3.4 EPU ............................................................................................ 4-11
4.3.5 FAN Xpert ...................................................................................4-12
4.3.6 Probe II ....................................................................................... 4-13
4.3.7 Ai Charger+ ................................................................................ 4-14
4.4 RAID congurations .................................................................................
4-15
4.4.1 RAID denitions .......................................................................... 4-15
4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks ................................................... 4-16
4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS.................................................... 4-16
4.4.4 AMD
®
Option ROM Utility ........................................................... 4-17
4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk .....................................................................
4-20
4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS ................. 4-20
4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows
®
................................... 4-20
4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows
®
OS installation ....... 4-21
4.5.4 Using a USB oppy disk drive .................................................... 4-22
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 AMD
®
Dual Graphics technology ............................................................... 5-4
5.2.1 System requirements ....................................................................5-4
5.2.2 Before you proceed ...................................................................... 5-4
5.2.3 Installing AMD Chipset Driver ....................................................... 5-4
5.2.4 Using the AMD
®
CATALYST
®
Control Center ............................... 5-5