Asus Crosshair II Formula User Manual download pdf (Page 172)

6-4 Chapter 6: NVIDIA

SLI™ technology support

4. Connect auxiliary power source from the power supply to the three graphics

cards separately.

5. Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the graphics card/s.

We recommend that you install an additional chassis fan for better thermal

environment.

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Motherboard 1
Third Edition V3 2
March 2008 2
Contents 3
Safety information 9
About this guide 10
Typography 11
(continued on the next page) 12
Chapter 1: Product 15
1.1 Welcome! 17
1.2 Package contents 17
1.3 Special features 18
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 32
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 congurations 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 66
Chapter 3: Powering up 67
ASUS Crosshair II Formula 3-1 69
3.2 Turning off the computer 70
Chapter 4: BIOS setup 71
4.1.1 ASUS Update utility 73
4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 74
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 Conguration 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 Conguration 87
AI Clock Skew �Auto] 88
Advance Memory Settings 88
DRAM Timing Control 89
SLI-Ready Memory [Disabled] 90
Vcore Voltage [Auto] 90
CPU Conguration 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 99
4.5.2 PCIPnP 100
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4.5.4 USB Conguration 102
4.5.5 IDE Function Setup 103
4.5.6 MCP Storage Cong 103
LCD Poster Off [Enabled] 104
ROG Logo [Enabled] 104
Voltiminder LED [ON] 104
LCD Poster String 105
4.6 Power menu 106
4.6.3 APM Conguration 107
4.6.4 Hardware Monitor 108
Temperature Monitor 109
Voltage Monitor 109
Fan Speed Control 110
Fan Speed Monitor 110
4.7 Boot menu 112
4.7.2 Removable Drives 113
4.7.3 Hard Disk Drives 113
4.7.4 CDROM Drives 113
4.7.6 Security 115
Supervisor Password 116
User Password 116
Password Check 116
4.8 Tools menu 117
Save BIOS Prole 118
4.8.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 119
4.9 Exit menu 120
Chapter 5: Software 121
Chapter summary 122
5.2 Support DVD information 123
5.2.2 Drivers menu 124
5.2.3 Utilities menu 125
5.2.4 Make Disk menu 127
5.2.5 Manuals menu 128
5.2.6 Video menu 128
5.2.8 Other information 129
Filelist 130
Technical support form 130
Browse this DVD 130
5.3 Software information 131
5.3.2 AI NET 2 133
5.3.3 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX 134
Enabling AI Audio 2 135
Playback Settings 136
More Settings 137
Recording Settings 137
B. SoundMAX 139
Jack configuration 140
Adjust speaker volume 140
Adjust microphone volume 140
Audio preferences 141
General options 141
Listening Environment options 141
Microphone options 142
5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 143
Preferences 144
Hardware monitor panels 145
WMI browser 146
DMI browser 146
PCI browser 147
Conguring PC Probe II 148
5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 149
Other feature buttons 150
5.3.6 ASUS AI Gear 2 151
5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 152
5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan Plus 153
5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster 2 154
5.3.10 CPU Level Up 155
5.4 RAID congurations 156
5.4.2 NVIDIA 157
RAID congurations 157
Entering the NVIDIA 158
RAID utility 158
Creating a RAID Volume 159
Rebuilding a RAID array 160
Deleting a RAID array 162
Clearing a disk data 163
Vista™: 165
Chapter 6: NVIDIA 167
6.1 NVIDIA 169
SLI™ technology 169
6.1.2 Graphics card setup 170
ASUS Crosshair II Formula 6-3 171
6-4 Chapter 6: NVIDIA 172
SLI™ technology support 172
ASUS Crosshair II Formula 6-5 173
6.1.4 Enabling the NVIDIA 174
SLI™ technology in Windows 174
ASUS Crosshair II Formula 6-7 175
Enabling SLI conguration 176
Hybrid SLI 177
Technology 177
6.2 NVIDIA 177
6.2.2 Enabling GeForce 178
Boost and HybridPower™ 178
Device Manager 179
6-12 Chapter 6: NVIDIA 180
Appendix: Debug code 181
A.1 Debug code table 183

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