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Crosshair Motherboard - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 2
the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 3
this guide viii Crosshair specifications summary x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 ASUS Unique features 1-5 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 4
3: Powering up 3.1 Starting up for the first time BIOS 4-1 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility 4-1 4.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4-4 4.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 4-5 4.1.4 Updating the BIOS 4-6 4.1.5 Saving the current BIOS file 4-8 4.1.6 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4-9 4.2 BIOS iv - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 5
HDD SMART Monitoring 4-18 4.3.8 Installed Memory 4-18 4.3.9 Usable Memory 4-18 4.4 Extreme Tweaker menu 4-19 4.4.1 LinkBoost 4-19 4.4.2 AI Tuning 4-19 4.4.3 DRAM Configuration 4-23 4.4.4 SLI-Ready Memory 4-28 4.4.5 SLI-Ready Memory CPUOC 4-28 4.4.6 AMD Live 4-28 4.4.7 AMD Cool 'n' Quiet - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 6
Quiet™ Technology 5-16 5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 5-18 5.4 RAID configurations 5-24 5.4.1 NVIDIA® MediaShield RAID configurations 5-25 5.4.2 Silicon Image RAID configurations 5-32 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-40 Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 6.2 Dual graphics - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 7
, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there technician for help. The use of shielded cables for connection of the monitor to the graphics card is required to assure compliance with FCC regulations. - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 8
supply is broken, do not try to fix it by yourself. Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all the manuals that came with the package. • Handle the product with caution. Some sharp edges - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 9
need when installing and configuring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. • Chapter 2: Hardware information This chapter lists - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 10
the following symbols used throughout this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 11
Crosshair specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) High Definition Audio Storage Support AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64/ Sempron AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit and 64- - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 12
Crosshair specifications summary Dual Gigabit LAN IEEE 1394 USB ASUS Exclusive Overclocking features ASUS Unique features Rear panel I/O Ports BIOS features xii Dual Gigabit LAN controllers support NVIDIA DualNet® technology NVIDIA nForce® 590 SLI™ MCP built-in dual Gigabit MAC with external - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 13
pin and 8-pin 12 V plugs) ATX 12 V 2.0 compliant Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Booster Futuremark ® 3DMark® 06 Advanced Edition NVIDIA MediaShield™ RAID Kaspersky® Anti-Virus 1 x SLI bridge 1 x ASUS Array Mic 1 x ASUS Optional Fan 1 x ASUS Q-Connector Kit (system panel; Retail version - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 14
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This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. 1Product introduction - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 16
Chapter summary 1 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-2 ASUS Crosshair - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 17
ATA power cables Thermal sensor cables I/O shield with EL ASUS SLI Bridge Optional fan for water-cooling/passive cooling only ASUS motherboard support DVD Intervideo® WinDVD Suite (OEM version) User guide If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. ASUS Crosshair 1- - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 18
features 1.3.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket that supports AMD Athlon™ 64 X2/Athlon™ 64/Athlon™ FX/Sempron™ processor. With an integrated lowlatency high-bandwidth memory controller and a highly scalable HyperTransport™ technology - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 19
details. Serial ATA I/II technology and SATA-On-The-Go The motherboard fully supports the Serial ATA II 3.0 Gb/s technology 3132 controller supports two additional external Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ports on the rear panel and allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5 through port . ASUS Crosshair 1- - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 20
your wired or wireless Internet, LAN, and file sharing requirements. See page 2-23 for details. AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology The motherboard supports the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology, which monitors system operation and automatically adjusts CPU voltage and frequency for a cool and quiet operating - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 21
. See page 4-24 for details. ASUS Two-slot thermal design The motherboard is designed with one PCI slot and ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System™ (NOS) is a technology that auto‑detects the CPU loading and dynamically overclocks the CPU speed only when needed. See page 4-20 for details. ASUS Crosshair - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 22
. Extreme Tweaker This feature allows you to fine tune the CPU/memory voltage and gradually increase the memory Front problem immediately. Onboard LEDs This motherboard features onboard LEDs located near connector labels, allowing you to connect cables and devices without a flashlight. With this ASUS - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 23
available options. The localized BIOS menus allow easier and faster configuration. See page 4-14 for details. ASUS MyLogo3 This new feature present in the motherboard allows you to personalize and add style to your system with customizable boot logos. See page 5-9 for details. ASUS Crosshair 1- - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 24
Parameter Recall) The C.P.R. feature of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re-setting to the BIOS default settings in case the system hangs centric applications like Skype, online game, video conference and recording. ASUS Array Mic The Bundled Superbeam Array Microphone receives only the sound - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 25
This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard. 2 Hardware information - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 26
Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-6 2.4 System memory 2-12 2.5 Expansion slots 2-20 2.6 Jumper 2-23 2.7 Audio Card and EL I/O Installation 2-24 2.8 Connectors 2-25 ASUS Crosshair - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 27
that came with the component. Onboard LED Blue lights strategically located beside key motherboard connectors allow you to install components conveniently, even without a flashlight. Before or severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, and/or components. On Board LED switch ASUS Crosshair 2- - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 28
the image below. 2.2.2 Screw holes Place nine (9) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis. Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis CROSSHAIR 2- Chapter 2: Hardware information - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 29
DIMM_A2 (64 bit, 240-pin module) 30.5cm (12.0in) 2.2.3 Motherboard layout 24.5cm (9.6in) WIFI_G_USB910 PS2/2KBMS T:Mouse B:Keyboard SPDIF_OUT ATX12V1 P_ELJ1 RST_SW C H A _ F R O N T _ _ F A N CHASSIS1 ADFP1 8Mb BIOS PANEL ASUS Crosshair SPDIF OUT LCD Poster 1 2 1394 eSATA LED SW 2- - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 30
2.2.5 Layout contents Slots 1. 2. 3. 4. DDR2 DIMM slots PCI slots PCI Express x 4 slot PCI Express x16 slots Jumper 1. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC) Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 mouse port (green) 2. Coaxial S/PDIF Out port 3. Onboard LED switch 4. IEEE 1394a port 5. External SATA - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 31
disk drive activity LED (Red 2-pin IDE_LED) • System warning speaker (Orange 4-pin SPEAKER) • ATX power button/soft-off button (Yellow 2-pin PWR) • Reset button (Blue 2-pin RESET) 10. 1. Clear CMOS switch 2. Power-on switch 3. Reset switch Page 2-33 2-33 2-34 ASUS Crosshair 2- - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 32
AM2 socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed for the AMD Opteron™ processor. Make sure you use a CPU is designed for the AM2 install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. CROSSHAIR CROSSHAIR CPU AM2 940 2. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 33
lever to secure the CPU. The lever clicks on the side tab to indicate that it is locked. 6. Install a CPU heatsink and fan following the instructions that came with the heatsink package. ASUS Crosshair 2- - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 34
and performance. Make sure that you use only AMD-certified heatsink and fan assembly. To install the module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components. • If you purchased a separate CPU instructions for the CPU, heatsink, and the retention mechanism. If the instructions - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 35
the retention bracket in place. 4. Push up the retention bracket lock on the retention mechanism to secure the heatsink and fan to the module base. ASUS Crosshair 2- - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 36
, connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN. CPU_FAN CPU_FAN GND +12V Rotation RPM adjustment CROSSHAIR CROSSHAIR CPU fan connector Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector. 2-10 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 37
the fan cables. 4. The above photo shows the fans installed on the motherboard. • Plug the optional fan cables to any of the OPT FAN1~5 connectors on the motherboard. • Make sure the optional fan is installed correctly to prevent damage to the fan and motherboard components. ASUS Crosshair 2-11 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 38
CROSSHAIR CROSSHAIR 240-pin DDR DIMM Sockets Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 2.4.2 Memory memory. For Windows® XP 64-bit version operating system, the maxium support is 8 GB of total memory. • For dual-channel configuration, the total size of memory - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 39
QVL) Standard table for user manual Size 512MB Vendor KINGSTON Chip No. Heat-Sink Package Chip SS/ CL Brand DS Part No. N/A N/A SS KHX6400D2/512 DIMM Support A* B* C* 512MB KINGSTON Package N/A N/A DS 78.91091.420 N/A N/A SS BL6464AA804.8FA (Continued on the next page) ASUS Crosshair 2-13 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 40
Qualified Vendors List (QVL) Standard table for user manual Size 1024MB 256MB 512MB 512MB 512MB 512MB 1024MB of Dual-channel memory configuration. C - Supports four modules inserted into the yellow and black slots as two pairs of Dual‑channel memory configuration. Visit the ASUS website for the - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 41
Qualified Vendors List (QVL) Standard table for user manual Size 512MB 1024MB 512MB 256MB 256MB 512MB 256MB 512MB DIMM support A* B* C* VVV V VVV VVV VVV VVV VV VV VV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VV VV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV V V VVV VVV VVV VVV VVV V VVV V VVV ASUS Crosshair (Continued - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 42
Qualified Vendors List (QVL) Standard table for user manual Size 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB 1024MB of Dual-channel memory configuration. C - Supports four modules inserted into the yellow and black slots as two pairs of Dual‑channel memory configuration. Visit the ASUS website for the - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 43
) Standard table for user manual Size 256MB 512MB 1024MB 512MB N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A SS/ DS Part No. DIMM Support A* B* C* SS KVR533D2N4/256 V VV SS KVR533D2N4/512 V VV DS KVR533D2N4/1G V VV KLBB68F-36EP4 V V ASUS Crosshair (Continued on the next page) 2-17 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 44
QVL) Standard table for user manual Size Vendor Chip No. Chip SS/ CL Brand DS Part No. DIMM Support A* B* C* 512MB KINGMAX memory configuration. C - Supports two pairs of modules inserted into the yellow and black slots as two pairs of Dual-channel memory configuration. Visit the ASUS - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 45
cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. To install a Support the DIMM lightly with your fingers when pressing the retaining clips. The DIMM might get damaged when it flips out 1 with extra force. 2. Remove the DIMM from the socket. 2 1 DDR2 DIMM notch ASUS Crosshair - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 46
Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in a chassis). 3. BIOS setup. 2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page. 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card. When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 47
IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices. IRQ assignments for this motherboard PCI Slot 1 PCI Slot 2 PCI Slot 3 Onboard 1394 PCIE x - shared - - - - - - - - - - - E F G H - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - shared - - - - shared - ASUS Crosshair 2-21 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 48
that comply with the PCI Express specifications. Refer to the figure below for the location of the slot. 2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slots This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphics cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. Refer to the figure below for the location of the slots. PCI - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 49
clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The BIOS can automatically reset parameter settings to default values. • To prevent accidental pressing of the Clear CMOS switch, the CLRTC jumper default setting disables the switch. ASUS Crosshair - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 50
2.7 Audio Card and EL I/O Installation 2.7.1 Audio Card Installation 1. Take out the Audio card from the package. 2. Locate the slot on the motherboard. 3. Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card sits on the slot completely. 2.7.2 EL I/O Installation 4. The above - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 51
via an optical S/PDIF cable. 3. LCD Poster. This poster displays actual boot error messages. 4. LAN 1 (RJ-45) port. Supported by NV Gigabit LAN controller, this port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Mode During Power ON/OFF 100 Mbps connection 1 Gbps connection ASUS Crosshair 2-25 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 52
. These ports connect to an external SATA box or a Serial ATA port multiplier. These ports support a Serial ATA hard disk drives that you can combine with an external Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s device to configure a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1 (10), RAID 5, or JBOD set through the onboard Silicon Image® SATA - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 53
cannot enter the Silicon Image RAID utility and SATA BIOS setup during POST. • The external SATA ports support external Serial ATA 1.5 and 3 Gb/s devices. Longer cables support higher power requirements to deliver . PS/2 keyboard port (purple). This port is for a PS/2 keyboard. ASUS Crosshair 2-27 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 54
PIN1 CROSSHAIR Floppy disk drive connector 2. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) The onboard IDE connector is for the Ultra DMA (133/)100/66 signal cable. There are three connectors on each Ultra DMA 133/100/66 signal cable: blue, black, and gray. Connect the blue connector to the motherboard's IDE - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 55
GND CROSSHAIR SATA1 GND RSATA_TX_1_DP RSATA_TX_1_DN GND RSATA_RX_1_DN RSATA_RX_1_DP GND CROSSHAIR SATA connectors GND RSATA_TX_2_DP RSATA_TX_2_DN GND RSATA_RX_2_DN RSATA_RX_2_DP GND GND RSATA_TX_4_DP RSATA_TX_4_DN GND RSATA_RX_4_DN RSATA_RX_4_DP GND SATA4 SATA2 ASUS Crosshair 2-29 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 56
specification that supports up motherboard! 5. IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1 pin IE1394_2) This connector is for a IEEE 1394a port. Connect the IEEE 1394a module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. +12V TPB2-+ GND TPA2-+ CROSSHAIR - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 57
support cooling fans of 350 mA ~ 1000 mA (24 W max.) or a total of 1 A ~ 3.48 A (41.76 W max.) at +12V. Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, feature. +5VSB_MB Chassis Signal GND CROSSHAIR CHASSIS (Default) CROSSHAIR Chassis intrusion connector ASUS Crosshair 2-31 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 58
CROSSHAIR ATX power connectors • For a fully configured system, we recommend that you use a power supply unit (PSU) that complies with ATX 12 • Do not forget to connect the 8-pin ATX +12 V power plug; otherwise, the system will not boot. • To support an AMD® Dual-Core CPU,make sure that the PSU - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 59
depending on the BIOS settings. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF. • Reset button (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power. ASUS Crosshair 2-33 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 60
allows you to easily to connect the chassis front panel cables to the motherboard. Perform these steps to install ASUS Q-Connector. Step1. Connect the front panel cables to their respective connectors on the ASUS QConnector. Refer to the labels on the Q-Connector for proper connection and pin - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 61
switch Press the clear CMOS switch to clear setup information when the system hangs due to overclocking. CROSSHAIR CROSSHAIR CMOS switch To prevent accidental pressing of the Clear CMOS switch, the CLRTC jumper default setting disables the switch. See page 2-23 for details. ASUS Crosshair 2-35 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 62
2. Power-on switch Press the clear power-on switch to wake/power up the system. CROSSHAIR CROSSHAIR Power on switch 3. Reset switch Press the reset switch to reboot the system. CROSSHAIR CROSSHAIR Reset switch 2-36 Chapter 2: Hardware information - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 63
This chapter describes the power up Powerin3g up sequence and ways of shutting down the system. - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 64
Chapter summary 3 3.1 Starting up for the first time 3-1 3.2 Powering off the computer 3-2 ASUS Crosshair - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 65
-on test. Check the jumper settings and connections or call your retailer for assistance. 7. At power on, hold down the key to enter the BIOS Setup. Follow the instructions in Chapter 4. ASUS Crosshair 3- - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 66
turn off after Windows® shuts down. If you are using Windows® XP: 1. Click the Start button then select Turn Off Computer. 2. Click the Turn Off button to shut down the mode or to soft-off mode, depending on the BIOS setting. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds lets the system - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 67
This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. 4 BIOS setup - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 68
Chapter summary 4 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4-1 4.2 BIOS setup program 4-10 4.3 Main menu 4-14 4.4 Extreme Tweaker menu 4-19 4.5 Advanced menu 4-28 4.6 Power menu 4-34 4.7 Boot menu 4-40 4.8 Tools menu 4-45 4.9 Exit menu 4-49 ASUS Crosshair - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 69
DVD that comes with the motherboard package. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. Place the support DVD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 70
the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update main window appears. 2. Select Update BIOS from the 3. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest Internet option - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 71
> ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update main window appears. 2. Select Update BIOS from a file option from the drop‑down menu, then click Next. 3. Locate the BIOS file from the Open window, then click Open. 4. Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process. ASUS Crosshair - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 72
CD to the optical drive. c. Click Start, then select Run. d. From the Open field, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that D: is your optical drive. e. Press , then follow screen instructions to continue. 2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 73
by pressing + during the Power-On Self Tests (POST). To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. 2. Save the BIOS file to a floppy disk, then restart the system. 3. Press + during POST to - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 74
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) can be updated using the AwardBIOS Flash Utility. Follow these instructions to update the BIOS using this utility. 1. Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS web site. Unzip the file and save it to a floppy disk. Save only the updated BIOS file in the floppy disk - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 75
AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.14 file in the floppy disk and (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved starts flashing the BIOS file. For C51MCP55-CROSSHAIR-00 DATE:04/10/2006 Flash Type - Unknown Flash File Name to Program: 0113.bin Programming Flash Memory - OFE00 OK Write OK - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 76
as: DATE:04/10/2006 Message: 3. Type a filename for the current BIOS file in the AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1.14 (C) Phoenix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved Save current BIOS as field, For C51MCP55-CROSSHAIR-00 then press . Flash Type - Unknown Flash File Name to Program - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 77
, Inc. BIOS ROM checksum error Detecting IDE ATAPI device... Found CDROM, try to Boot from it... Pass DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Doing so can cause system boot failure! 4. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. ASUS Crosshair 4- - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 78
. This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the LPC chip. The LPC chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the computer, the system provides you with the - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 79
key on the keyboard until the desired item is highlighted. • The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS information. ASUS Crosshair 4-11 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 80
Up or + (plus) Function Displays the General Help screen Loads setup default values Exits the BIOS setup or returns to the main menu from a sub‑menu Selects the menu item to the left or right to display a list of options. Refer to "4.2.7 Pop-up window." 4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 81
Usable Memory 512MB F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Item →←: Select Menu -/+: Change Value Enter: Select SubMenu F5: Setup Defaults F10: Save and Exit Pop-up menu 4.2.8 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item. ASUS Crosshair 4-13 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 82
[ASUS CDS520/A] S� ATA� 1 N� o� ne] S� ATA� 2 N� o� ne] S� ATA� 3 N� o� ne] S� ATA� 4 N� o� ne] S� ATA� 5 N� o� ne] S� ATA� � 6 N� o� ne] HDD SMART Monitoring [Disabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Change the day, month, year and century. Installed Memory Usable Memory - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 83
sub-menu. If the hard disk was already formatted on a previous system, the setup BIOS may detect incorrect parameters. Select [Manual] to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters. If no drive is installed select [None]. Configuration options: [None] [Auto] [Manual] ASUS Crosshair 4-15 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 84
] for this item if you set the IDE Primary Master/Slave to [Manual]. Configuration options: [CHS] [LBA] [Large] [Auto] Before attempting to This item is not configurable. After entering the IDE hard disk drive information into BIOS, use a disk utility, such as FDISK, to partition and format new IDE - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 85
the SATA device information. Main Extended IDE Drive Access Mode Capacity Cylinder Head Landing Zone Sector Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility SATA1 [Auto] [Auto] 0 MB 0 0 0 0 Select Menu Item Specific Help of the hard disk cylinders. This item is not configurable. ASUS Crosshair 4-17 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 86
to enable or disable the HDD Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART) feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.3.8 Installed Memory [xxx MB] Shows the size of installed memory. 4.3.9 Usable Memory [XXX MB] Shows the size of usable memory. 4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 87
BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit LinkBoost AI Tuning x Overclock Options x N.O.S Mode x N.O.S Sensitivity x N.O.S Overclock x Overclocking x Over Voltage DRAM Configuration SLI-Ready Memory x SLI-Ready Memory CPUOC AMD Live! AMD Manual ASUS Crosshair 4-19 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 88
] [Manual] The following items become user-configurable when you set N.O.S. Mode to [Manual]. BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Extreme Tweaker CPU Type Overclocking AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+ Select Menu Item Specific Help CPU Speed 2000 MHz Cache RAM 512K CPU Frequency Au� to] Memory - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 89
of CPU installed. Configuration options:[Auto] [5x] [6x]~[25x] Memory Clock Frequency [Auto] Sets the memory clock frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [DDR2 400] [DDR2 533 you to set the Northbridge to Southbridge HT width. Configuration options: [↓4 ↑4] [↓8 ↑8] [↓16 ↑16] ASUS Crosshair 4-21 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 90
Voltage This sub-menu allows you to adjust the voltage-related items. Select an item, then press to edit. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Extreme Tweaker Advanced Voltage Control CPU Voltage Range x CPU Voltage DDR2 Voltage Control HT Link Voltage NB Core Voltage SB Core Voltage SB - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 91
BIOS. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Extreme Tweaker DRAM Configuration Tcl Trcd Trp Tras Width of DRAM Interface 1T/2T Memory Timing AI Clock Skew x Channel A Clock Skew X Channel B Clock Skew Advanced Memory Settings DRAM Timing Control Output Driver : Save and Exit ASUS Crosshair 4-23 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 92
[Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [64-bit] 1T/2T Memory Timing [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1T] [2T] that support ECC function. AI Clock Skew [Auto] Below items become user-configurable when you set the AI Clock Skew to [Manual]. Channel 750ps] [Delay 900ps] 4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 93
Settings Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Extreme Tweaker Advanced Memory Settings CPU On-die Termination [Auto] Trc [Auto] Twr [Auto] Trrd [Auto] Trwt [ [150 ohms] [50 ohms] Max Async Latency [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [0 ns] [1 ns] [2 ns] ~ [15 ns] ASUS Crosshair 4-25 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 94
] Configuration options: [Auto] [64-byte] [32-byte] DRAM Bank Interleaving [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] DRAM Timing Control Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Extreme Tweaker DRAM Timing Control CHA CKE Fine Delay CHB CKE Fine Delay CHA CKE Setup Time CHB CKE Setup Time - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 95
[150 ps] ~ [8700 ps] Output Driver Control Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Extreme Tweaker Output Driver Control CHA CKE Drive Strength [Auto] CHB CKE : [Auto] [0.75x] [1.00x] [1.25x] [1.50x] DRAM Drivers Weak Mode [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Normal] [Weak] ASUS Crosshair 4-27 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 96
AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Function [Disabled] Enables or disables the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet technology. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] 4.4.8 NVIDIA GPU Ex [Disabled] Enables or disables with the optimized NVIDIA Ex graphics driver. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] 4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 97
items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit AI NET2 PEG Link Mode PCIPnP Onboard during the Power-On Self‑Test (POST). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS Crosshair 4-29 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 98
required for boot. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] Resources Controlled By [Auto] When set to [Auto], the BIOS automatically configures all the boot and Plug and Play compatible devices. Set to [Manual] if you want to assign the IRQ DMA and memory base address fields. Configuration options: [Auto - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 99
you set Resources Controlled By to [Manual]. IRQ Resources Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced IRQ Resources IRQ Primary Display Adapter [PCIEX16_1] HD Audio [Auto] Front Panel Support Type A� C9� 7] Silicon SATAII Controller [SATA Mode] : Save and Exit ASUS Crosshair 4-31 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 100
press to edit. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced Serial-ATA Configuration Select Menu Serial-ATA Controller RAID Enabled x SATA1 RAID x SATA2 RAID x SATA3 RAID x SATA4 RAID x SATA5 RAID x SATA6 RAID [Enabled] [Disabled] Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 101
to display the configuration options. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced USB Configuration USB Controller USB2.0 Controller USB Legacy support [Enabled] [Enabled] [Enabled] Select primary boot device. Configuration options: [PCI Slot] [PCIEX16_2] [PCIEX16_1] ASUS Crosshair 4-33 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 102
depending on the audio standard that the front panel audio module supports. Configuration options: [AC97] [HD Audio] Silicon SATAII Controller set the function of the extended SATA II controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [SATA Mode] [RAID Mode] Internal Connector LED [by Switch] BIOS setup - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 103
an item then press to display the configuration options. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit ACPI Suspend Type ACPI APIC support APM Configuration Hardware Monitor [S1&S3] [Enabled] Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 104
4.6.3 APM Configuration Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power APM Configuration Select Menu : [Disabled] [Enabled] USB Resume from S5 [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the support of USB keyboard or mouse resumption from S5. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Power On By - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 105
ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Space Bar] [Ctrl-ESC] [Power Key] 4.6.4 Hardware Monitor The items in this sub-menu displays the hardware monitor values automatically detected by the BIOS F10: Save and Exit ASUS Crosshair 4-37 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 106
voltage regulators. Temperature Monitor Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Temperature Monitor CPU Temperature M/B Temperature CPU, M/B, OPT1/2/3 Temperature The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard, CPU, and OPT1/2/3 temperatures. These items - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 107
fans is not connected to the motherboard, the field shows 0. These items are not user‑configurable. Fan Speed Control Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Power Voltage Monitor CPU Fan Control CPU Fan Duty configurable. Configuration options: [60%] [70%] [80%] [90%] [100%] ASUS Crosshair 4-39 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 108
even if no fan is installed or if the fan is not functioning properly. Configuration options: [Disabled] [800 RPM] [1200 RPM] [1600 RPM] 4-40 Chapter 4: BIOS setup - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 109
an item then press to display the sub-menu. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Boot Device Priority Removable Drives Hard Disk Drives the system. Configuration options: [Removable] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] [Disabled] ASUS Crosshair 4-41 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 110
Select Menu Item Specific Help 1. Floppy Disks Allows you to assign a removable drive attached to the system. 4.7.3 Hard Disk Drives Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot Hard Disk Drives 1. SATA 1: XXXXXXXXX Select Menu Item Specific Help 1. SATA 1: XXXXXXXXX Allows you to assign hard - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 111
Settings Configuration Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [On] [Disabled] 6 250 [Non-OS2] [Enabled] [All Errors] Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to enable or disable. F1:Help ESC: Exit ↑↓ : Select Typematic Rate Setting is enabled. ASUS Crosshair 4-43 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 112
only when you are running on an OS/2 operating system with an installed RAM of greater than 64 MB. Configuration options: [Non-OS2] [OS2] Full want to use the ASUS MyLogo3™ feature. Halt On [All Errors] Allows you to set the error report type. Configuration options: [All Errors] [No Errors] [All, But - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 113
Check This field requires you to enter the password before entering the BIOS setup or the system. Select [Setup] to require the password before entering the BIOS Setup. Select [System] to require the password before entering the system. Configuration options: [Setup] [System] ASUS Crosshair 4-45 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 114
menu. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit ASUS Music Alarm ASUS O.C. Profile ASUS EZ Flash 2 0 x Audio CD Drive Primary IDE Master x Detect CD Enter x Starting Track N/A x Repeat Track Disabled x Length 10 Mins x Volume 16 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 115
Save BIOS Profile Select Menu Item Specific Help Press [Enter] to select. Load BIOS Profile Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Tools Load BIOS Profile Select Menu Load from Profile 1 Load from Profile 2 Load from File Item Specific Help Load BIOS Profile from Profile 1. ASUS Crosshair - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 116
the BIOS file coming from the same memory/CPU configuration and BIOS version. • Only the "xxx.CMO" file can be loaded. Save BIOS Profile . Follow the instructions below to save the BIOS file. 1. Insert the storage devices with enough space. 2. Turn on the system. 3. Enter the BIOS setup program. - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 117
Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility B311 FLASH TYPE: Winbond W39V080A 8Mb LPC Current ROM BOARD: CROSSHAIR VER: 0115 DATE: 05/04/2006 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown PATH: A:\ A: Note [Enter] Select [Tab] Switch [S] Save [ESC] Exit [Up/Down/Home/End] Move ASUS Crosshair 4-49 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 118
values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Phoenix-Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power ensure the values you selected are saved to the CMOS RAM. An onboard backup battery sustains the CMOS RAM so it stays on even when the PC is turned - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 119
This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package. 5 Software support - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 120
Chapter summary 5 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support DVD information 5-1 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.4 RAID configurations 5-24 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-40 ASUS Crosshair - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 121
computer. Click an icon to display support DVD/ motherboard information Click an item to install If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to run the DVD. ASUS Crosshair 5- - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 122
drivers for the NVIDIA® nForce™ 590 SLI chipset. SoundMAX ADI1988 Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX® ADI1988 audio driver and application. Silicon Image SATA Driver Installs the Silicon Image® Serial ATA RAID driver. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. 5- Chapter 5: Software support - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 123
. ASUS Cool 'n' Quiet Utility Installs the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ software. ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). ASUS Crosshair - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 124
Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Installs the Microsoft® DirectX 9.0c driver. The Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c is a multimedia technology detailed information. ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you of any detected problems. This utility - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 125
Silicon Image 32bit SATA Driver Allows you to create a Silicon Image® Serial ATA/RAID driver disk for a 32-bit system. Make Silicon Image 64bit RAID Driver Make Silicon Image 64bit SATA Driver Allows you to create a Silicon Image® Serial ATA/RAID driver disk for a 64-bit system. ASUS Crosshair 5- - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 126
are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file. 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 127
additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support DVD. Click an icon to display the specified information. Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the motherboard. Browse this DVD Displays the support DVD contents in graphical format. ASUS Crosshair 5- - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 128
Technical support Form Displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill out when requesting technical support. Filelist Displays the contents of the support DVD and a brief description of each in text format. 5- Chapter 5: Software support - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 129
. 4. Select Update BIOS from a file from the drop down menu, then click Next. 5. When prompted, locate the new BIOS file, then click Next. The ASUS MyLogo window appears. 6. From the left window pane, select the folder that contains the image you intend to use as your boot logo. ASUS Crosshair 5- - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 130
the boot image to your desired size by selecting a value on the Ratio box. 9. When the screen returns to the ASUS Update utility, flash the original BIOS to load the new boot logo. 10. After flashing the BIOS, restart the computer to display the new boot logo during POST. 5-10 Chapter 5: Software - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 131
-input technologies. Follow the installation wizard to install the ADI AD1988B Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package to activate the SoundMAX® audio utility. • You must use correctly installed, you will find the SoundMAX® icon on the taskbar. ASUS Crosshair 5-11 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 132
® Control Panel. Audio Setup Wizard By clicking the icon from the SoundMAX® control panel, you can easily configure your audio settings. Simply follow succeeding screen instructions and begin enjoying High Definition Audio. 5-12 Chapter 5: Software - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 133
screen helps you adjust microphone volume. You will be asked to read prewritten text to allow the AudioWizard to adjust the volume as you speak. ASUS Crosshair 5-13 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 134
DTS NEO:PC turns your stereo audio such as MP3, WMA, CD, and other sound format into a convincing multi-channel audio experience. 5-14 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 135
it when you have conference call to reduce echoes in the other side. The directional Array and Speaker Phone function only when working with the ASUS Array Mic. ASUS Crosshair 5-15 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 136
The motherboard supports the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology that dynamically and automatically change the CPU speed, voltage, and amount of power depending on the task the CPU performs. Enabling Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology To enable Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology: 1. Turn on the system and enter BIOS - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 137
the AMD heatsink and fan assembly with monitor chip • If you purchased a separate heatsink and fan package, use the ASUS Q-Fan technology feature to automatically adjust the CPU fan speed according to your system loading. Launching the Cool 'n' Quiet!™ software The motherboard support DVD includes - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 138
contents of the support DVD to locate the setup.exe file from the ASUS PC Probe II folder. Double-click the setup.exe file to start installation. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS PC Probe II. 3. Follow the screen instructions to complete installation. Launching PC Probe II You can launch - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 139
. When displayed, the monitor panel for that sensor also turns red. Refer to the Monitor panels section for details. Preferences You can customize the application using the Preference section in the main window. Click the box before each preference to activate or deactivate. ASUS Crosshair 5-19 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 140
display Changing the monitor panels position To change the position of the monitor panels in monitor panels All monitor panels move together using a magnetic effect. If you want to detach a monitor panel can adjust the sensor threshold value in the monitor panel by clicking the or buttons - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 141
sensor alert The monitor panel turns red when a component value exceeds or is lower than the threshold value. Refer to the browser displays various desktop and system information. Click the plus sign (+) before DMI Information to display the available information. ASUS Crosshair 5-21 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 142
information. Usage The Usage browser displays real-time information on the CPU, hard disk drive space, and memory usage. Click to display the Usage browser. CPU usage The CPU tab displays realtime CPU usage in the used (blue) and the available HDD space. 5-22 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 143
tab shows both used and available physical memory. The pie chart at the bottom of the window represents the used (blue) and the available Configuring PC Probe II Click to view and adjust the sensor ignores your changes Loads your saved configuration Saves your configuration ASUS Crosshair 5-23 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 144
with the Silicon Image Sil3132 and the NVIDIA® nForce™ 590- SLI Southbridge RAID controllers that allow you to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID sets. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations. RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 145
your RAID setup. • For detailed descriptions on the NVIDIA® RAID configuration, refer to the "NVIDIA® RAID User's Manual" found in your motherboard support DVD. • When using Windows 2000 operating system, make sure to install the Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or later versions. ASUS Crosshair 5-25 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 146
to display the main menu of the utility. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only, and may not exactly match the items on your screen. NVIDIA RAID Utility Oct 5 2004 - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: Striping Striping Block: Optimal Free Disks Loc Disk Model - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 147
create RAID set. The following message box appears. Clear disk data? [Y] YES [N] NO 5. Press to clear the selected disks or to proceed without clearing the disks. The following screen appears. Take caution in using this option. All data on the RAID drives will be lost! ASUS Crosshair - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 148
Detail - RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Width: 1 Striping Block: 64K Adapt Channel M/S 2 1 1 0 Master Master Index Disk Model Name 0 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Capacity XXX.XXGB XXX.XXGB 5-28 [R] Rebuild [D] Delete [C] Clear Disk [ENTER] Return Chapter 5: Software support - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 149
down arrow keys to select a RAID array to rebuild, then press . The following confirmation message appears. Rebuild array? [ENTER] OK [ESC] Cancel 4. Press to start rebuilding array or press to cancel. 5. After the rebuild process, the Array list menu appears. ASUS Crosshair 5-29 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 150
RAID array then press . The RAID Array details appear. Array 1 : NVIDIA MIRROR XXX.XXG - Array Detail - RAID of the screen. 2. Press to delete a RAID array. The following confirmation message appears. Delete this option. All data on the RAID drives will be lost! 4. If you selected Yes - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 151
appears. Clear disk data? [Y] YES [N] 5. Press to clear the disk data or press to cancel. Take caution in using this option. All data on the RAID drives will be lost! ASUS Crosshair 5-31 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 152
Image Array Management software from Windows® XP by clicking the Start button and selecting All Programs > Silicon Image > Sam For details on the Silicon Image SATARaid™ RAID configuration, refer to the "Sil3132 SATA RAID User's Manual" in your motherboard support DVD. 5-32 Chapter 5: Software - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 153
press or . The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only, and may not exactly match the items on your screen. RAID Configuration Utility - Silicon Image Inc. Ctrl-E : Select/Move to the next item : Previous Menu : Select : Exit ASUS Crosshair 5-33 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 154
64K and sets the logical drives based on the physical drives installed. Manual configuration a. Select Manual configuration and press . The following pop‑up menu appears. MAIN MENU Auto configuration Manual configuration chunk size 4K 8K 16K 32K 64K 128K 5-34 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 155
Rebuild Raid1 set The following sub-menu Resolve Conflicts Low Level Format appears. Logical Drive Info RAID0 RAID1 SPARRAEIDD1R0IVE COSNPCAARTEENDARTIIVOEN 2. Select RAID 1 then press to display the following. MAIN MENU Auto configuration Manual configuration ASUS Crosshair 5-35 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 156
input the RAID size, use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then RAID 1 set, use of the Manual configuration is recommended. Manual configuration a. Select Manual d. After selecting the Manual configuration source and target copy, the RAID 1 set must be repartitioned and reformatted - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 157
, then press . g. The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size, use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press . h. Press to confirm or to return to the Main Menu. A copy progress appears if you previously selected offline copy. ASUS Crosshair 5-37 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 158
main Create RAID set menu, select Create RAID Delete RAID set set RAID set. 0 XXXXXXXXXXX 1 XXXXXXXXXXX 2 XXXXXXXXXXX 3 XXXXXXXXXXX 4. The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size, use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID also create a RAID set using the SATARAID5 GUI utility under - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 159
floppy disk with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. Due to chipset limitation, the Serial ATA ports supported by the NVIDIA chipset doesn't support Serial Optical Disk Drives (Serial ODD) under DOS. ASUS Crosshair 5-39 - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 160
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This chapter tells how to install SLI‑ready 6 PCI Express graphics cards. NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 162
Chapter summary 6.1 Overview 6-1 6.2 Dual graphics cards setup 6-2 ASUS Crosshair - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 163
system. See "8. ATX power connectors" on page 2-32 for details. • The NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows® XP™ 32-bit/64bit operating system only. • Visit the NVIDIA zone website (http://www.nzone.com) for the latest certified graphics card and supported 3D application list. ASUS Crosshair 6- - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 164
card should have goldfingers for the SLI connector. Goldfingers 2. Remove the metal bracket covers opposite the two PCI Express x16 slots. 6- Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 165
slot. Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot. If required, connect an auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards. ASUS Crosshair 6- - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 166
connector is firmly in place. SLI connector 6. When installing two VGA cards using a 20-pin ATX PSU with sufficient+12v capability, we recommend that you connect the auxillary power source from the power chassis fan for better thermal environment. 6- Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 167
graphics card package to install the device drivers. Make sure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia. tab. 4. Click Properties to display the Display Properties dialog box. ASUS Crosshair 6- - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 168
screen, then select the SLI multi‑GPU item. Slider 8. Click the Enable SLI multi-GPU check box. 9. Click OK when done. 6- Chapter 6: NVIDIA® SLI™ technology support - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 169
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Chapter summary A A.1 Debug Code A-1 ASUS Crosshair - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 171
4. Onboard clock generator initialization. Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI & DIMM slots. 5. Early PCI initialization: -Enumerate PCI bus number -Assign memory & I/O resource -Search for a valid VGA device & VGA BIOS, and put it nto C000:0. Initialize INT 09 buffer ASUS Crosshair A- - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 172
: onboard IDE controller. 4. Measure CPU speed. 5. Invoke video BIOS. 1. Initialize multi-language 2. Put information on screen display, including EISA slot 1. Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K page. 2. Program write allocation for AMD K5 CPU. 1. Program MTRR - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 173
error Fan error UCODE error Floppy error Keyboard error HDD error CMOS error Mouse error 80 port error Boot device change HDD smart function error Hard monitor error AI NET error to text mode 4. Set up ACPI table at top of memory. 5. Invoke ISA adapter ROMs 6. Assign IRQs to PCI ASUS Crosshair A- - Asus CROSSHAIR | Crosshair English Edition User's Manual - Page 174
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