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3.9.3
AI NET 2
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3-37
3.9.4
ASUS EZ Flash 2
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3-37
3.10
Exit menu
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3-38
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
ASUS PC Probe II
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4-3
4.3.2
ASUS Fan Xpert
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4-4
4.3.3
VIA
®
High Definition Audio utility
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4-5
4.3.4
ASUS Drive Xpert
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4-6
4.3.5
ASUS T.Probe
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4-7
4.4
RAID configurations
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4-8
4.4.1
RAID definitions
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4-8
4.4.2
Installing Serial ATA hard disks
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4-9
4.4.3
Setting the RAID item in BIOS
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4-9
4.4.4
Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility
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4-9
4.5
Creating a RAID driver disk
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4-13
4.5.1
Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
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4-13
4.5.2
Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows
®
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4-13
4.5.3
Installing the RAID driver during Windows
®
OS installation
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4-14
4.5.4
Using a USB floppy disk drive
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4-14
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
...............................
5-3
5.2
NVIDIA
®
SLI™ technology
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5-5
5.2.1
Requirements
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5-5
5.2.2
Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards
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5-5
5.2.3
Installing the device drivers
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5-6
5.2.4
Enabling the NVIDIA
®
SLI™ technology
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5-6
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