Asus P8C WS User Manual

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Chapter 4: Software support
Chapter 4
4.6.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows
®
OS installation
To install the RAID driver in Windows
®
XP:
1. During the OS installation, the system prompts you to press the F6 key to install third-
party SCSI or RAID driver.
2. Press <F6>, and then insert the oppy disk with RAID driver into the USB oppy disk drive.
3. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to install, select the RAID driver for the
corresponding OS version.
4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.
To install the RAID driver for Windows
®
Vista or later OS:
1. During the OS installation, click
Load Driver to allow you to select the installation
media containing the RAID driver.
2. Insert the USB ash drive with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into
the optical drive, and then click Browse.
3. Click the name of the device you’ve inserted, go to
Drivers > RAID, and then select
the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Click OK.
4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.
Before loading the RAID driver from a USB ash drive, you have to use another computer
to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to the USB ash drive.

Asus P8C WS Specifications

General

ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds	1333, 1600 MHz
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
Number of SATA III connectors	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	-
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6
Audio chip	Realtek ALC892
Cooling type	Passive
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel® C216
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32/64-bit Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32/64-bit Windows 7 32/64-bit Windows XP 32/64-bit
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III
Parallel processing technology support	Quad-GPU CrossFireX
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express configurations	1x16, 2x4, 2x8
PCI Express slots quantity	5
LAN controller	Intel® 82574L
Networking features	2 x Gigabit LAN
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	245 mm
Width	305 mm