Asus P8C WS User Manual

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4.3.1 EPU ............................................................................................. 4-4
4.3.2 FAN Xpert
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4.3.3 Probe II
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4.3.4 Sensor Recorder .........................................................................
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4.3.5 ASUS Update .............................................................................. 4-8
4.3.6 MyLogo ....................................................................................... 4-9
4.4 Audio congurations ...............................................................................
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4.5 RAID congurations ................................................................................
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4.5.1 RAID denitions ........................................................................
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4.5.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks .................................................
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4.5.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ..................................................
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4.5.4 Intel
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Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility ................ 4-13
4.6 Creating a RAID driver disk
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4.6.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS ................
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4.6.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows
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4.6.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows
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OS installation ...... 4-28
4.6.4 Using a USB oppy disk drive ...................................................
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Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support
5.1 AMD
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CrossFireX™ technology .............................................................. 5-1
5.1.1 Requirements ..............................................................................
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5.1.2 Before you begin .........................................................................
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5.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards ...............................
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5.1.4 Installing the device drivers .........................................................
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5.1.5 Enabling the AMD
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CrossFireX™ technology ............................ 5-3
Contents

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