v
4.3.5
EPU
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4-12
4.3.6
ASUS FAN Xpert
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4-13
4.3.7
ASUS Probe II
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4-14
4.3.8
Ai Charger+
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4-15
4.3.9
Audio configurations
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4-16
4.4
RAID configurations
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4-17
4.4.1
RAID definitions
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4-17
4.4.2
Installing Serial ATA hard disks
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4-18
4.4.3
Setting the RAID item in BIOS
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4-18
4.4.4
Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility
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4-18
4.5
Creating a RAID driver disk
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4-24
4.5.1
Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
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4-24
4.5.2
Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows
®
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4-24
4.5.3
Installing the RAID driver during Windows
®
OS installation
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4-25
4.5.4
Using a USB floppy disk drive
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4-26
Chapter 5:
Multiple GPU technology support
5.1
ATI
®
CrossFireX™ technology
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5-1
5.1.1
Requirements
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5-1
5.1.2
Before you begin
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5-1
5.1.3
Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards
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5-2
5.1.4
Installing the device drivers
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5-3
5.1.5
Enabling the ATI
®
CrossFireX™ technology
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5-3
5.2
NVIDIA
®
SLI™ technology
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5-4
5.2.1
Requirements
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5-4
5.2.2
Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards
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5-4
5.2.3
Installing the device drivers
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5-5
5.2.4
Enabling the NVIDIA
®
SLI™ technology
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5-5
5.3
LucidLogix
®
Virtu™ solution
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5-8
5.3.1
Hardware installation
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5-8
5.3.2
Software configuration
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5-9
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