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5
Chapter 5:
Software
support
This chapter describes the contents of
the support DVD that comes with the
motherboard package.
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Motherboard
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Third Edition V3
2
March 2008
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Contents
3
Safety information
9
About this guide
10
Typography
11
(continued on the next page)
12
Chapter 1: Product
15
1.1 Welcome!
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1.2 Package contents
17
1.3 Special features
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1.3.2 ROG unique features
19
AI Audio 2
21
ASUS EZ DIY
21
1.3.3 Product highlights
22
Hybrid SLI™
23
HDMI/DVI support
23
Chapter 2: Hardware
25
CPU_CRAZY
27
CPU_HIGH
27
CPU_NORMAL
27
CROSSHAIR II FORMULA
28
ASUS Crosshair II Formula 2-3
29
2.2.3 Motherboard layout
31
2.2.4 Audio card layout
31
2.2.5 Layout contents
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2.3.1 Installing the CPU
34
ASUS Crosshair II Formula 2-9
35
Retention module base
36
CPU heatsink
36
Retention bracket lock
36
Retention bracket
36
2.4 System memory
40
2.4.2 Memory congurations
41
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM
44
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM
44
2.5 Expansion slots
45
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments
46
2.5.4 PCI slots
47
2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slots
47
2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slots
47
Primary PCI Express x16 slots
48
2.6 Slide switch
49
installation
50
ASUS Crosshair II Formula
51
2.8 Connectors
52
NOTE:Orient the red markings
55
OPT_TEMP1
58
OPT_TEMP2
58
OPT_TEMP3
58
SPDIF_OUT
60
Power supply requirements
62
PLED SPEAKER
64
IDE_LED PWRSW RESET
64
2.8.3 Onboard switches
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Chapter 3: Powering up
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ASUS Crosshair II Formula 3-1
69
3.2 Turning off the computer
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Chapter 4: BIOS setup
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4.1.1 ASUS Update utility
73
4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup
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Quit all Windows
74
ASUS Crosshair II Formula 4-3
75
The ASUS Update utility is
75
4.1.3 Updating the BIOS
77
4.2 BIOS setup program
81
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen
82
4.2.2 Menu bar
82
4.2.4 Menu items
83
4.2.5 Sub-menu items
83
4.2.6 Conguration elds
83
4.2.3 Legend bar
83
4.2.7 Pop-up window
84
4.2.8 General help
84
4.3 Extreme Tweaker menu
85
K8<->NB HT Width [Auto]
87
PCIE Clock [100]
87
DRAM Conguration
87
AI Clock Skew �Auto]
88
Advance Memory Settings
88
DRAM Timing Control
89
SLI-Ready Memory [Disabled]
90
Vcore Voltage [Auto]
90
CPU Conguration
92
Spread Spectrum Control
93
4.4 Main menu
94
PIO Mode [Auto]
95
UDMA Mode [Auto]
95
4.4.6 SATA 1–4
97
4.4.9 Usable Memory [xxx MB]
98
4.4.10 System Information
98
4.5 Advanced menu
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4.5.2 PCIPnP
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4.5.4 USB Conguration
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4.5.5 IDE Function Setup
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4.5.6 MCP Storage Cong
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LCD Poster Off [Enabled]
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ROG Logo [Enabled]
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Voltiminder LED [ON]
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LCD Poster String
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4.6 Power menu
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4.6.3 APM Conguration
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4.6.4 Hardware Monitor
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Temperature Monitor
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Voltage Monitor
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Fan Speed Control
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Fan Speed Monitor
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4.7 Boot menu
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4.7.2 Removable Drives
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4.7.3 Hard Disk Drives
113
4.7.4 CDROM Drives
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4.7.6 Security
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Supervisor Password
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User Password
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Password Check
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4.8 Tools menu
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Save BIOS Prole
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4.8.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2
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4.9 Exit menu
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Chapter 5: Software
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Chapter summary
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5.2 Support DVD information
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5.2.2 Drivers menu
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5.2.3 Utilities menu
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5.2.4 Make Disk menu
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5.2.5 Manuals menu
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5.2.6 Video menu
128
5.2.8 Other information
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Filelist
130
Technical support form
130
Browse this DVD
130
5.3 Software information
131
5.3.2 AI NET 2
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5.3.3 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX
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Enabling AI Audio 2
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Playback Settings
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More Settings
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Recording Settings
137
B. SoundMAX
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Jack configuration
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Adjust speaker volume
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Adjust microphone volume
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Audio preferences
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General options
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Listening Environment options
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Microphone options
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5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II
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Preferences
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Hardware monitor panels
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WMI browser
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DMI browser
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PCI browser
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Conguring PC Probe II
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5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite
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Other feature buttons
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5.3.6 ASUS AI Gear 2
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5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap
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5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan Plus
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5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster 2
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5.3.10 CPU Level Up
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5.4 RAID congurations
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5.4.2 NVIDIA
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RAID congurations
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Entering the NVIDIA
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RAID utility
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Creating a RAID Volume
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Rebuilding a RAID array
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Deleting a RAID array
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Clearing a disk data
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Vista™:
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Chapter 6: NVIDIA
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6.1 NVIDIA
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SLI™ technology
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6.1.2 Graphics card setup
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ASUS Crosshair II Formula 6-3
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6-4 Chapter 6: NVIDIA
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SLI™ technology support
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ASUS Crosshair II Formula 6-5
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6.1.4 Enabling the NVIDIA
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SLI™ technology in Windows
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ASUS Crosshair II Formula 6-7
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Enabling SLI conguration
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Hybrid SLI
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Technology
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6.2 NVIDIA
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6.2.2 Enabling GeForce
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Boost and HybridPower™
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Device Manager
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6-12 Chapter 6: NVIDIA
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Appendix: Debug code
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A.1 Debug code table
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