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6.1 RAID driver installation A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set. For Windows® Vista operating system, use either a floppy disk or a USB device with the RAID driver. The system does not include a floppy drive. You have to use a USB floppy drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. 6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 1. Place the motherboard support DVD in the optical drive. 2. Restart the computer, and then enter BIOS Setup. 3. Select the optical drive as the first boot priority to boot from the support DVD. Save your changes, and then exit BIOS Setup. 4. Restart the computer. The Make Disk menu appears. + Welcome to ASUS Motherboard Make Disk for DOS Menu + + Rev.1.0 + a) NVIDIA Windows XP RAID/AHCI Driver Disk b) NVIDIA Windows Vista RAID/AHCI Driver Disk c) FreeDOS command prompt Please choose a ~ c: _ 5. Place a blank, high-density floppy disk to the floppy disk drive, and then select the type of RAID driver disk you want to create by typing the letter before the option. 6. ��F�o��ll�o�w��s�c�r�e�e��n��in�s�t�r�u�c�t�io��n�s��to��c�r�e�a�t�e��t�h�e��d�r�iv�e��r �d�i�s�k�. 6.1.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in Windows® environment 1. Start Windows®. 2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 3. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click NVIDIA 32/64bit XP/Vista SATA RAID Driver to create a NVIDIA® 32/64 bit XP/Vista SATA RAID driver disk. 4. Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive. 5. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. Write-protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection. 6-2 Chapter 6: Driver installation

Section	Page
Contents	3
Notices	7
Safety information	8
About this guide	9
Chapter 1: Product introduction	11
1.1 System package contents	12
1.2 Serial number label	12
1.3 System specifications	13
1.4 Front panel features	15
1.5 Rear panel features	16
1.6 Internal features	17
1.7 LED information	18
1.7.1 Front panel LED	18
1.7.2 LAN (RJ-45) LEDs	18
Chapter 2: Hardware setup	19
2.1 Chassis covers	20
2.1.1 Removing the left side cover	20
2.1.2 Removing the right side cover	21
2.2 Motherboard overview	22
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	23
2.3.1 Installing the CPU	23
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink	26
2.4 System memory	28
2.4.1 Overview	28
2.4.2 Memory configurations	29
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM	30
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM	30
2.5 Installing hard disk drives	31
2.6 Installing 5.25-inch drives	33
2.6.1 Removing the front panel cover	33
2.6.2 Installing an additional 5.25-inch drive	34
2.7 Expansion cards	36
2.7.1 Installing expansion cards	36
2.7.2 Configuring an expansion card	37
2.7.3 Interrupt assignments	38
2.8 Removing the system fan	39
2.9 Connecting cables	40
Chapter 3: Motherboard info	41
3.1 Motherboard layouts	42
3.2 Jumper	45
3.3 Connectors	46
3.3.1 Rear panel connectors	46
3.3.2 Internal connectors	48
Chapter 4: BIOS infomation	55
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	56
4.1.1 ASUS Update utility	56
4.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility	59
4.1.3 Creating a bootable floppy disk	60
4.1.4 AFUDOS utility	61
4.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	63
4.2 BIOS setup program	64
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen	65
4.2.2 Menu bar	65
4.2.3 Navigation keys	65
4.2.4 Menu items	66
4.2.5 Sub-menu items	66
4.2.6 Configuration fields	66
4.2.7 Pop-up window	66
4.2.8 Scroll bar	66
4.2.9 General help	66
4.3 Main menu	67
4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	67
4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	67
4.3.3 Language [English]	67
4.3.4 SATA 1–4	68
4.3.5 IDE Configuration	69
4.3.6 System Information	71
4.4 Advanced menu	72
4.4.1 CPU Configuration	72
4.4.2 Chipset	74
4.4.3 OnBoard Devices Configuration	76
4.4.4 USB Configuration	77
4.5 Power menu	78
4.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]	78
4.5.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]	78
4.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled]	78
4.5.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]	78
4.5.5 APM Configuration	79
4.5.6 Hardware Monitor	80
4.6 Boot menu	81
4.6.1 Boot Device Priority	81
4.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration	82
4.6.3 Security	83
4.7 Tools menu	85
4.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2	85
4.7.2 Ai Net 2	86
4.7.3 Express Gate [Enabled]	86
4.8 Exit menu	87
Chapter 5: RAID configuration	89
5.1 RAID configurations	90
5.2 NVIDIA® RAID configurations	91
Chapter 6: Driver installation	99
6.1 RAID driver installation	100
6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS	100
6.1.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®	100
6.1.3 Installing the RAID controller driver	101
6.1.4 Installing an operating system	102
6.2 Support DVD information	103
6.2.1 Running the support DVD	103
6.2.2 Drivers menu	104
6.2.3 Utilities menu	105
6.2.4 Make Disk menu	106
6.2.5 Manual menu	107
6.2.6 ASUS Contact information	107
6.2.7 Other information	108
6.3 Software information	110
6.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2™	110
6.3.2 SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility	112
6.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II	119
6.3.4 ASUS Express Gate	125
Appendix: Reference information	135