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3.9.3 AI NET 2 ....................................................................................3-37
3.9.4 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ......................................................................
3-37
3.10 Exit menu ..................................................................................................
3-38
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 VIA
®
High Denition Audio utility ................................................. 4-5
4.3.4 ASUS Drive Xpert .......................................................................
4-6
4.3.5 ASUS T.Probe .............................................................................
4-7
4.4 RAID congurations ..................................................................................
4-8
4.4.1 RAID denitions ..........................................................................
4-8
4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks ...................................................
4-9
4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ....................................................
4-9
4.4.4 Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility ....................... 4-9
4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk
..................................................................... 4-13
4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS ................
4-13
4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows
®
.................................. 4-13
4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows
®
OS installation ...... 4-14
4.5.4 Using a USB oppy disk drive ...................................................
4-14
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 the device drivers .........................................................
5-3
5.1.5 Enabling the ATI
®
CrossFireX™ technology ............................... 5-3
5.2 NVIDIA
®
SLI™ technology ......................................................................... 5-5
5.2.1 Requirements ..............................................................................
5-5
5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards ......................................
5-5
5.2.3 Installing the device drivers .........................................................
5-6
5.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA
®
SLI™ technology ..................................... 5-6
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