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...5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2 5-26 5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster 5-27 5.4 RAID configurations 5-28 5.4.1 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-29 5.4.2 Intel® RAID configurations 5-29 5.4.3 JMicron® RAID Configuration 5-37 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-45 5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 5-45 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows 5-45 Appendix: CPU features...
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... the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system. • Chapter 4: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. • Chapter 5: Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package. • Appendix: CPU features...
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... USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 5 x Serial ATA connectors 1 x CPU / 2 x Chassis / 1 x Power fan connectors 1 x IEEE1394a connector 1 x COM connector 1 x S/PDIF Out header Chassis intrusion connector Front panel audio connector CD audio in connector 24-pin ATX power connector 4-pin ATX 12 V power connector System panel connector
8 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, SM BIOS...
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... BIOS easily without preparing a bootable diskette or using an OS-based flash utility. See pages 4-5 and 4-33 for details.
ASUS AI Slot Detector
When PCIE/PCI devices are installed, you can find out if they are installed successfully via ASUS's innovatively designed on-board LEDs when the power is on. This is an efficient way to identify the correct way to set...
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... card
After installing the expansion card, configure it by adjusting the software settings.
1. Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup.
2. Assign an IRQ to the card. Refer to the tables on the next page. 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card.
When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support...
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... CD that comes with the motherboard package.
ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update:
1. Place the support CD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update. 3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system.
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...the ASUS Update utility from the Windows® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update main window appears.
2. Select Update BIOS from a file option from the drop‑down menu, then click Next.
3. Locate the BIOS file from the Open window, then click Open.
4. Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process.
P5KR.rom
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...The utility copies the current BIOS file to the floppy disk.
A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. All rights reserved.
Reading flash ..... done Write to file...... ok A:\>
The utility returns to the DOS prompt after copying the current BIOS file.
Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using...
Motherboard Installation Guide - Page 79
... example, you can enable the security password feature or change the power management settings. This requires you to reconfigure your system using the BIOS Setup program so that the computer can recognize these changes and record them in the CMOS RAM of the SPI chip.
The SPI chip on the motherboard stores the Setup utility. When you start up the...
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Chapter summary
5
5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support CD information 5-1 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.4 RAID configurations 5-28 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-37
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... time without notice. Visit the ASUS website(www.asus.com) for updates.
5.2.1 Running the support CD
Place the support CD to the optical drive. The CD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
Click an icon to display support CD/motherboard information
Click an item to install
If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the...
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... Inf update program.
Realtek Audio Driver Installs the Realtek® ALC883 audio driver and application.
Attansic L1 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Attansic L1 Gigabit Ethernet LAN driver.
JMicron JMB36X RAID Controller Driver Installs the JMicron® JMB363 Serial ATA RAID controller driver.
USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver.
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Chapter 5: Software...
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...the applications and other software that the motherboard supports.
ASUS InstAll-Installation Wizard for Utilities Installs all of the utilities through the Installation Wizard.
ASUS Update Allows you to download the latest version of the BIOS from the ASUS website.
Before using the ASUS Update, make sure that you have an Internet connection so you can connect to the ASUS website.
ASUS PC Probe II...
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... videos, or playing games in your computer. Visit the Microsoft website (www.microsoft.com) for updates.
Symantec Norton Internet Security The anti-virus application detects and protects your computer from viruses that destroys data.
WinDVD Copy5 Trial Installs the WinDVD Copy5 Trial version.
Corel Snapfire Plus SE Installs the Corel Snapfire Plus SE software.
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Chapter 5: Software support
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... installed when you install the ASUS Update utility from the Support CD. See section "5.2.3 Utilities menu" for details.
• Before using the ASUS MyLogo3™, use the AFUDOS utility to make a copy of your original BIOS file, or obtain the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website. See section 4.1.4 AFUDOS utility.
• Make sure that the BIOS item Full Screen Logo is set...
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... by clicking on it.
8. Adjust the boot image to your desired size by selecting a value on the Ratio box.
9. When the screen returns to the ASUS Update utility, flash the original BIOS to load the new boot logo.
10. After flashing the BIOS, restart the computer to display the new boot logo during POST.
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Chapter 5: Software support
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... the motherboard package.
If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed, you will find the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on the taskbar.
From the taskbar, double-click on the SoundEffect icon to display the Realtek HD Audio Manager.
Realtek HD Audio Manager
Configuration options
Control settings window
Realtek HD Audio Manager
Exit button
Minimize button
Information button
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... a healthy operating condition.
Installing PC Probe II To install PC Probe II on your computer:
1. Place the Support CD to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has an enabled Autorun feature.
If Autorun is not enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the Support CD to locate the setup.exe file from the ASUS PC Probe II...
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To install the RAID driver in Windows® Vista:
1. Insert the floppy disk/USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive/USB port.
2. During the OS installation, select Intel(R) SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH9R) and JMicron JMB363.
3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation..
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Chapter 5: Software support
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... the Intel® EM64T feature:
1. Install an Intel® CPU that supports the Intel® EM64T. 2. Install a 64-bit operating system (Windows® Vista 64-bit Edition, Windows® XP
Professional x64 Edition. 3. Install the 64-bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices from
the support CD. 4. Install the 64-bit drivers for expansion cards or add-on devices, if any.
Refer to the...