Asus M4A88TD-V EVO User Manual - Page 6

Software support, CrossFireX™ technology support - evo

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Contents Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 ASUS PC Probe II 4-3 4.3.2 ASUS AI Suite 4-4 4.3.3 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-5 4.3.4 ASUS EPU 4-6 4.3.5 ASUS Express Gate 4-7 4.3.6 Audio configurations 4-8 4.3.7 ASUS GPU Boost 4-9 4.4 ASUS Unique Overclocking Utility-TurboV EVO 4-10 4.4.1 Using ASUS TurboV 4-10 4.4.2 Using ASUS TurboV Auto Tuning Mode 4-11 4.4.3 Using CPU Level UP 4-12 4.4.4 Using ASUS Turbo Key 4-12 4.5 RAID configurations 4-13 4.5.1 RAID definitions 4-13 4.5.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-14 4.5.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-14 4.5.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-15 4.6 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-18 4.6.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-18 4.6.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-18 4.6.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation....... 4-18 4.6.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4-19 Chapter 5: ATI® CrossFireX™ technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-1 5.1.1 Requirements 5-1 5.1.2 Before you begin 5-1 5.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards 5-2 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers 5-3 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-3 5.2 ATI® Hybrid CrossFireX™ technology 5-4 5.2.1 System requirements 5-4 5.2.2 Before you proceed 5-4 5.2.3 Installing AMD Chipset Driver 5-4 5.2.4 Using the ATI® CATALYST® Control Center 5-5 vi E5889_M4A88TD-V EVO_Contents V2.6 6 5/26/10 4:03:17 PM

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Chapter 4:
Software support
4.1
Installing an operating system
.................................................................
4-1
4.2
Support DVD information
..........................................................................
4-1
4.2.1
Running the support DVD
...........................................................
4-1
4.2.2
Obtaining the software manuals
..................................................
4-2
4.3
Software information
.................................................................................
4-3
4.3.1
ASUS PC Probe II
.......................................................................
4-3
4.3.2
ASUS AI Suite
.............................................................................
4-4
4.3.3
ASUS Fan Xpert
..........................................................................
4-5
4.3.4
ASUS EPU
..................................................................................
4-6
4.3.5
ASUS Express Gate
....................................................................
4-7
4.3.6
Audio configurations
....................................................................
4-8
4.3.7
ASUS GPU Boost
.......................................................................
4-9
4.4
ASUS Unique Overclocking Utility—TurboV EVO
.................................
4-10
4.4.1
Using ASUS TurboV
..................................................................
4-10
4.4.2
Using ASUS TurboV Auto Tuning Mode
....................................
4-11
4.4.3
Using CPU Level UP
.................................................................
4-12
4.4.4
Using ASUS Turbo Key
.............................................................
4-12
4.5
RAID configurations
................................................................................
4-13
4.5.1
RAID definitions
........................................................................
4-13
4.5.2
Installing Serial ATA hard disks
.................................................
4-14
4.5.3
Setting the RAID item in BIOS
..................................................
4-14
4.5.4
AMD
®
Option ROM Utility
..........................................................
4-15
4.6
Creating a RAID driver disk
.....................................................................
4-18
4.6.1
Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
................
4-18
4.6.2
Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows
®
...............................................................
4-18
4.6.3
Installing the RAID driver during Windows
®
OS installation
......
4-18
4.6.4
Using a USB floppy disk drive
...................................................
4-19
Chapter 5:
ATI
®
CrossFireX™ technology support
5.1
ATI
®
CrossFireX™ technology
..................................................................
5-1
5.1.1
Requirements
..............................................................................
5-1
5.1.2
Before you begin
.........................................................................
5-1
5.1.3
Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards
................................
5-2
5.1.4
Installing the device drivers
.........................................................
5-3
5.1.5
Enabling the ATI
®
CrossFireX™ technology
...............................
5-3
5.2
ATI
®
Hybrid CrossFireX™ technology
......................................................
5-4
5.2.1
System requirements
..................................................................
5-4
5.2.2
Before you proceed
.....................................................................
5-4
5.2.3
Installing AMD Chipset Driver
.....................................................
5-4
5.2.4
Using the ATI
®
CATALYST
®
Control Center
................................
5-5
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