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Intel® Smart Response Technology Intel® Smart Response Technology boosts overall system performance. It uses an installed fast SSD (min 18.6GB available) as a cache for frequently accessed operations, speeding up hard drive/ main memory interaction. Key benefits are expedited hard drive speeds, reduced load and wait times, and maximized storage utilization. Power consumption also goes down by reducing unnecessary hard drive spin. • Intel® Smart Response Technology supports Windows® 7/ Vista operating systems. • Intel® Smart Response Technology is supported by 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor family. • Operating systems must be installed on the HDD to launch Intel® Smart Response Technology. The capacity of the SSD is reserved for caching function. • Before applying Intel® Smart Response Technology, set the SATA Mode BIOS item to [RAID mode] in BIOS setup. Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. To install Intel® Smart Response Technology: 1. Place the support DVD to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. Click the Drivers tab, then click Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver software. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete installation. To use Intel® Smart Response Technology: 1. Click Accelerate to launch Smart Response Technology settings. Chapter 4 2. a. Select the SSD you want to use to accelerate your storage system. b. Select the size allocated for SSD caching. c. Select which HDD for caching. d. E nhanced mode:WRITE THROUGH, write to SSD and HDD at the same time. M aximized mode:WRITE BACK, write to SSD and write back to HDD in a later time. ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3 4-23

Section	Page
P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3 specifications summary	10
Chapter 1: Product introduction	13
1.1 Welcome!	13
1.2 Package contents	13
1.3 Special features	14
1.3.1 Product highlights	14
1.3.2 Dual Intelligent Processors 2 with DIGI+ VRM	15
1.3.3 ASUS Exclusive Features	16
1.3.4 ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution	17
1.3.5 ASUS EZ DIY	17
1.3.6 Other special features	18
Chapter 2: Hardware information	19
2.1 Before you proceed	19
2.2 Motherboard overview	20
2.2.1 Motherboard layout	20
2.2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	22
2.2.3 System memory	23
2.2.4 Expansion slots	31
2.2.5 Onboard switches	33
2.2.6 Onboard LEDs	37
2.2.7 Internal connectors	43
2.3 Building your computer system	52
2.3.1 Additional tools and components to build a PC system	52
2.3.2 CPU installation	53
2.3.3 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation	55
2.3.4 DIMM installation	57
2.3.5 Motherboard installation	58
2.3.6 ATX Power connection	60
2.3.7 SATA device connection	61
2.3.8 Front I/O Connector	62
2.3.9 Expension Card installation	63
2.3.10 Rear panel connection	64
2.3.11 Audio I/O connections	66
2.4 Starting up for the first time	68
2.5 Turning off the computer	68
Chapter 3: BIOS setup	69
3.1 Knowing BIOS	69
3.2 BIOS setup program	69
3.2.1 EZ Mode	70
3.2.2 Advanced Mode	71
3.3 Main menu	73
3.4 Ai Tweaker menu	75
3.5 Advanced menu	82
3.5.1 CPU Configuration	83
3.5.2 System Agent Configuration	85
3.5.3 PCH Configuration	85
3.5.4 SATA Configuration	86
3.5.5 USB Configuration	88
3.5.6 Onboard Devices Configuration	89
3.5.7 APM	92
3.6 Monitor menu	93
3.7 Boot menu	96
3.8 Tools menu	97
3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility	97
3.8.2. ASUS O.C. Profile	98
3.9 Exit menu	99
3.10 Updating BIOS	100
3.10.1 ASUS Update utility	100
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility	103
3.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	104
3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater	105
Chapter 4: Software support	109
4.1 Installing an operating system	109
4.2 Support DVD information	109
4.2.1 Running the support DVD	109
4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals	110
4.3 Software information	111
4.3.1 AI Suite II	111
4.3.2 DIGI+ VRM	112
4.3.3 BT GO!	113
4.3.4 TurboV EVO	114
4.3.5 EPU	118
4.3.6 FAN Xpert	119
4.3.7 Probe II	120
4.3.8 Audio configurations	121
4.4 RAID configurations	122
4.4.1 RAID definitions	122
4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks	123
4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	123
4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility	123
4.4.5 Marvell RAID utility	127
4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk	133
4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS	133
4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®	133
4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation	134
4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive	135
Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support	137
5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology	137
5.1.1 Requirements	137
5.1.2 Before you begin	137
5.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards	138
5.1.4 Installing the device drivers	139
5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology	139
5.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology	140
5.2.1 Requirements	140
5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards	140
5.2.3 Installing the device drivers	141
5.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology	141
5.3 LucidLogix® Virtu™ solution	144
5.3.1 Hardware installation	144