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5.4 Windows Vista feature 5.4.1 ASAP (ASUS Accelerated Propeller) This motherboard is equipped with the ASUS Accelerated Propeller (ASAP) feature. ASAP supports the Windows® Vista ReadyBoost™ function that improves system performance under Windows® Vista. Refer to page 1-9 for the OS that supports this feature. Before activating ASAP, install the ASAP utility from the bundled support CD. To activate ASAP: 1. From the Windows® Vista desktop, click Start > Computer. 2. Right-click on the USB Removable Storage device (ASAP), and select Properties. 3. Click the ReadyBoost tab. The following dialog box appears. 4. Check Use this device, and then move the slider to determine the amount of space researved for ReadyBoost™ cache. 5. Click OK to effect the settings. • When you see the existing partition for ASAP, we advise you not to delete this partition that supports the ReadyBoost™ function. If you delete this partition by accident, you may recreate it by: Clicking Start from the Windows® Vista desktop. Right-click on Computer and select Manage. Click Disk Management and right-click on the ASAP drive. Select Format > OK. OR Going to Start > Control Panel > System and Maintenance > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management. Right-click on the ASAP drive, and select Format > OK. • If you accidentally remove the ASAP device from Windows® Vista, you may re-activate it by rebooting your computer. • If you want to reinstall an operating system, uninstall the ASAP utility first. 5-38 Chapter 5: Software support

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Chapter 5: Software support
5.4
Windows Vista feature
5.4.1
ASAP
(ASUS Accelerated Propeller)
This motherboard is equipped with the ASUS Accelerated Propeller (ASAP)
feature. ASAP supports the Windows
®
Vista ReadyBoost
™
function that improves
system performance under Windows
®
Vista. Refer to page 1-9 for the OS that
supports this feature.
Before activating ASAP, install the ASAP utility from the bundled support CD.
To activate ASAP:
1.
From the Windows
®
Vista desktop,
click
Start > Computer
.
2.
Right-click on the USB Removable
Storage device (ASAP), and select
Properties
.
3.
Click the
ReadyBoost
tab. The
following dialog box appears.
4.
Check
Use this device
, and then
move the slider to determine the
amount of space researved for
ReadyBoost
™
cache.
5.
Click
OK
to effect the settings.
•
When you see the existing partition for ASAP, we advise you not to delete this
partition that supports the ReadyBoost
™
function. If you delete this partition
by accident, you may recreate it by:
Clicking
Start
from the Windows
®
Vista desktop. Right-click on
Computer
and
select
Manage
. Click
Disk Management
and right-click on the ASAP drive.
Select
Format > OK
. OR
Going to
Start > Control Panel > System and Maintenance > Administrative
Tools > Computer Management > Disk Managemen
t. Right-click on the
ASAP drive, and select
Format > OK
.
•
If you accidentally remove the ASAP device from Windows
®
Vista, you may
re-activate it by rebooting your computer.
•
If you want to reinstall an operating system, uninstall the ASAP utility first.