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User Manual - Page 5
...4-13 4.3.7 ROG CPU-Z 4-14 4.3.8 Audio configurations 4-15 4.4 RAID configurations 4-17 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-17 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-18 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-18 4.4.4 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility..... 4-18 4.4.5 Marvell RAID utility 4-22 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-26 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering...
User Manual - Page 6
Contents
4.5.3 4.5.4
Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation4-27 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4-28
Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-1
5.1.1 Requirements 5-1 5.1.2 Before you begin 5-1 5.1.3 Installing CrossFireX graphics cards 5-2 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers 5-3 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX...
User Manual - Page 13
... the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. • Chapter 4: Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package and the software. • Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support This chapter describes how to install and configure multiple ATI® CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA® SLI...
User Manual - Page 28
... this tool and update BIOS from a USB flash disk before entering the OS. You can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without preparing an additional floppy diskette or using an OSbased flash utility.
SATA on the Go The motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for...
User Manual - Page 38
... is recommended to protect the CPU.
• Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor.
• Due to the memory address limitation on 32-bit Windows OS, when you install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard, the actual usable memory for the OS can be...
User Manual - Page 57
... vector call
E4 - E7
Reserved for future AMI progress codes
E8
S3 Resume Failed
E9
S3 Resume PPI not Found
EA
S3 Resume Boot Script Error
EB
S3 OS Wake Error
EC - EF
Reserved for future AMI error codes
F0
Recovery condition triggered by firmware (Auto recovery)
F1
Recovery condition triggered by user (Forced recovery)
ASUS Maximus IV Extreme
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User Manual - Page 58
...
F3
Recovery firmware image is found
F4
Recovery firmware image is loaded
F5-F7
Reserved for future AMI progress codes
F8
Recovery PPI is not available
F9
Recovery capsule is not found
FA
Invalid recovery capsule
FB-FF
Reserved for future AMI error codes
60
DXE Core is started
61
NVRAM initialization
62
Installation of the PCH Runtime Services
63 - 67
CPU...
User Manual - Page 64
... Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables.
• The SATA6G_E1/E2 (gray) connectors are for data drives only.
• You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives.
• When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the Marvell Controller item in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. Refer to section 3.5.6 Onboard Devices...
User Manual - Page 85
• Due to USB 3.0 controller limitation, USB 3.0 devices can only be used under Windows® OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation.
• USB 3.0 devices can only be used as data storage only.
• We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.0 devices to USB 3.0 ports for faster and better performance for your USB 3.0 devices.
* LAN port LED indications
Activity ...
User Manual - Page 134
... a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Launching ASUS Update After installing AI Suite II from the motherboard support DVD, launch ASUS Update by clicking Update > ASUS Update on the AI Suite II main menu bar.
Quit all Windows® applications before you update the BIOS using this utility.
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
To update the BIOS through the Internet:
1. From the ASUS...
User Manual - Page 145
...drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features.
The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for updates.
4.2.1 Running the support DVD
Place the support DVD into the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer...
User Manual - Page 147
... TurboV EVO function.
• The applications in the Tool menu vary with models.
• The screeshots of AI Suite II in this user manual are for reference only. The actual screenshots vary with models.
• Refer to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration.
ASUS Maximus IV Extreme
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User Manual - Page 159
.... Double-click on the icon to display the Realtek HD Audio Manager.
Realtek HD Audio Manager
A.
Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows® Vista™
Configuration option tabs
Set default Minimize device button button
Exit button
Device advanced settings Connector settings
Control settings window
Analog and digital connector status
Information button
ASUS Maximus IV Extreme
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User Manual - Page 161
... configurations
The motherboard supports the following SATA RAID solutions:
• Intel® Rapid Storage Technology with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5 support.
• Mavell® RAID utility with RAID 0 and RAID 1 support.
• You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only...
User Manual - Page 170
...your computer. 2. Press during POST to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Set the optical drive as the primary boot device. 4. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 5. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. When the Make Disk menu appears, press to create a RAID driver disk. 7. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the USB floppy disk drive, then press
. 8. Follow the succeeding screen instructions...
User Manual - Page 171
...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.
ASUS Maximus IV Extreme
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User Manual - Page 172
... floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Refer to the steps below:
1. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver.
2. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from the pop-up window.
or
3. Select Device Manager. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy...
User Manual - Page 177
... cards to your system.
To uninstall existing graphics card drivers
1. Close all current applications. 2. For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.
For Windows Vista, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features. 3. Select your current graphics card driver/s. 4. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove.
For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. Turn off your computer.
ROG Maximus IV Extreme...
User Manual - Page 179
... on the Windows® desktop and
select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. You can also right-click the ATI icon in the Windows notification area and select Cayalist Control Center.
2. The Catalyst Control Center Setup Assistant appears when the system detects the existance of multigraphics cards. Click Go to continue to the Catalyst Control Center Advanced View window.
ROG Maximus IV Extreme
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User Manual - Page 182
... the power supply to the two graphics cards separately.
6. Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the graphics card.
SLI bridge
Goldfingers
5.2.3 Installing the device drivers
Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers.
Ensure that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology. Download the latest driver from...