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Contents
3.9
Exit menu
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3-41
3.10
Updating BIOS
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3-42
3.10.1
ASUS Update utility
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3-43
3.10.2
ASUS EZ Flash Utility
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3-46
3.10.3
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
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3-47
3.10.4
ASUS BIOS Updater
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3-48
Chapter 4:
Software support
4.1
Installing an operating system
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4-1
4.2
Support DVD information
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4-1
4.2.1
Running the support DVD
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4-1
4.2.2
Obtaining the software manuals
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4-2
4.3
Software information
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4-3
4.3.1
AI Suite II
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4-3
4.3.2
DIGI+ VRM
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4-4
4.3.3
TurboV EVO
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4-6
4.3.4
EPU
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4-11
4.3.5
FAN Xpert
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4-12
4.3.6
Probe II
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4-13
4.3.7
ROG CPU-Z
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4-14
4.3.8
MemTweakIt
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4-15
4.3.9
ROG Connect
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4-16
4.3.10
Audio configurations
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4-19
4.4
RAID configurations
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4-21
4.4.1
RAID definitions
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4-21
4.4.2
Installing Serial ATA hard disks
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4-22
4.4.3
Setting the RAID item in BIOS
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4-22
4.4.4
Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility
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4-22
4.4.5
Marvell RAID utility
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4-28
4.5
Creating a RAID driver disk
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4-32
4.5.1
Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
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4-32
4.5.2
Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows
®
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4-32
4.5.3
Installing the RAID driver during Windows
®
OS
installation
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4-33
4.5.4
Using a USB floppy disk drive
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4-34