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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ........................................................................................55
3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 55
3-2 Application Software ...................................................................................... 56
3-3 Technical Manuals .......................................................................................... 56
3-4 Contact ........................................................................................................... 57
3-5 System ........................................................................................................... 57
3-6 Download Center ........................................................................................... 58
3-7 New Utilities ................................................................................................... 58
Chapter 4 Unique Features ...........................................................................................59
4-1 Xpress Recovery2 .......................................................................................... 59
4-2 BIOS Update Utilities ..................................................................................... 62
4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility .............................................................62
4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility .............................................................65
4-3 EasyTune 6 .................................................................................................... 66
4-4 Q-Share .......................................................................................................... 67
4-5 Smart 6
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4-6 Auto Green ..................................................................................................... 72
4-7 eXtreme Hard Drive (X.H.D) .......................................................................... 73
4-8 Cloud OC ....................................................................................................... 74
Chapter 5 Appendix ......................................................................................................75
5-1 ConguringSATAHardDrive(s) ..................................................................... 75
5-1-1 ConguringSATAControllers ................................................................................75
5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System ...............................83
5-2 ConguringAudioInputandOutput ............................................................... 87
5-2-1 Conguring2/4/5.1/7.1-ChannelAudio ...................................................................87
5-2-2 ConguringS/PDIFOut ..........................................................................................90
5-2-3 ConguringMicrophoneRecording ........................................................................91
5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder .....................................................................................93
5-3 Troubleshooting.............................................................................................. 94
5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions ..................................................................................94
5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure ....................................................................................95