Asus Maximus IV Extreme User Manual

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4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk
A oppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing a Windows
®
operating
system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set.
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to use a USB oppy disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk.
• Windows
®
XP may not recognize the USB oppy disk drive due to
Windows
®
XP limitation. To work around this OS limitation, refer to section
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4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS:
1. Boot your computer.
2. Press <Del> during POST to enter the BIOS setup utility.
3. Set the optical drive as the primary boot device.
4. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive.
5. Save changes and exit BIOS.
6. When the Make Disk menu appears, press <1> to create a RAID driver disk.
7. Insert a formatted oppy disk into the USB oppy disk drive, then press
<Enter>.
8. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.
4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows
®
To create a RAID driver disk in Windows
®
:
1. Start Windows
®
.
2. Plug the USB oppy disk drive and insert a oppy disk.
3. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive.
4. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click Intel AHCI/RAID Driver Disk to
create a RAID driver disk.
5. Select USB oppy disk drive as the destination disk.
6. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.
Write-protect the oppy disk to avoid a computer virus infection.

Asus Maximus IV Extreme Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Number of memory slots	4
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1333, 1600, 1866, 2133, 2600 MHz
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7
Number of SATA connectors	8
Number of SATA II connectors	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2
Audio chip	Realtek ALC889
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	Extended ATX
Compatible operating systems	Win
On-board graphics card	No
Parallel processing technology support	3-Way SLI
PCI Express slots version	2.0
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
BIOS type	EFI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit
Manageability features	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
Controller interface type	Marvell 9182 PCIe SATA6Gb/s
Controller 2nd interface type	JMicron 362
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	269 mm
Width	305 mm