Home » Asus Manuals » Motherboards » Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO » Manual Viewer

Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO MAXIMUS VI HERO User's Manual - Page 169

Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation

View all Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO manuals

Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 169 highlights

5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver for Windows® 7 or later OS: 1. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Insert the USB flash drive with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. Click the name of the device you've inserted, go to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Click OK. 4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you have to use another computer to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to the USB flash drive. Chapter 5 ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO 5-9

Section	Page
Safety information	6
About this guide	7
MAXIMUS VI HERO specifications summary	9
Package contents	13
Installation tools and components	14
Chapter 1: Product Introduction	15
1.1 Special features	15
1.1.1 Product highlights	15
1.1.2 ROG Gaming Features	16
1.1.3 ROG Exclusive Features	17
1.1.4 ASUS Special Features	17
1.1.5 ROG rich bundled software	18
1.2 Motherboard overview	19
1.2.1 Before you proceed	19
1.2.2 Motherboard layout	20
1.2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	22
1.2.4 System memory	23
1.2.5 Expansion slots	37
1.2.6 Onboard buttons and switches	39
1.2.7 Jumper	42
1.2.8 Onboard LEDs	43
1.2.9 Internal connectors	52
Chapter 2: Basic Installation	61
2.1 Building your PC system	61
2.1.1 Motherboard installation	61
2.1.2 CPU installation	63
2.1.3 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation	64
2.1.4 DIMM installation	66
2.1.5 ATX Power connection	67
2.1.6 SATA device connection	68
2.1.7 Front I/O Connector	69
2.1.8 Expansion Card installation	70
2.2 BIOS update utility	71
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections	72
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection	72
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections	73
2.4 Starting up for the first time	77
2.5 Turning off the computer	77
Chapter 3: BIOS setup	79
3.1 Knowing BIOS	79
3.2 BIOS setup program	80
3.2.1 EZ Mode	81
3.2.2 Advanced Mode	82
3.3 My Favorites	84
3.4 Extreme Tweaker menu	85
3.5 Main menu	101
3.6 Advanced menu	103
3.6.1 CPU Configuration	104
3.6.2 PCH Configuration	106
3.6.3 SATA Configuration	108
3.6.4 System Agent Configuration	109
3.6.5 USB Configuration	111
3.6.6 Platform Misc Configuration	112
3.6.7 Onboard Devices Configuration	113
3.6.8 APM	115
3.6.9 Network Stack	116
3.6.10 ROG Effects	116
3.7 Monitor menu	117
3.8 Boot menu	120
3.9 Tools menu	125
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility	125
3.9.2 ROG Secure Erase	125
3.9.3 ASUS O.C. Profile	127
3.9.4 ASUS SPD Information	128
3.9.5 ROG OC Panel H-Key Configure	128
3.10 Exit menu	130
3.11 Updating BIOS	131
3.11.1 EZ Update	131
3.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2	132
3.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3	133
3.11.4 ASUS BIOS Updater	134
Chapter 4: Software support	137
4.1 Installing an operating system	137
4.2 Support DVD information	137
4.2.1 Running the support DVD	137
4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals	138
4.3 Software information	139
4.4 AI Suite 3	139
4.4.1 Dual Intelligent Processors 4	142
4.4.2 EZ Update	149
4.4.3 USB 3.0 Boost	150
4.4.4 System Information	151
4.4.5 USB BIOS Flashback	153
4.4.7 USB Charger+	155
4.4.8 Audio configurations	156
4.5 MemTweakIt	157
4.6 RAMDisk	159
Chapter 5: RAID support	161
5.1 RAID configurations	161
5.1.1 RAID definitions	161
5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks	162
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	162
5.1.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility	163
5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk	168
5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS	168
5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®	168
5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation	169
Appendices	171
Notices	171