Specifications

4.3.5 EPU ........................................................................................... 4-10

4.3.6 FAN Xpert.................................................................................. 4-11

4.3.7 Probe II......................................................................................4-12

4.3.8 Audio congurations..................................................................4-13

4.4 RAID congurations ................................................................................ 4-14

4.4.1 RAID denitions ........................................................................ 4-14

4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks ................................................. 4-15

4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS .................................................. 4-15

4.4.4 Intel

Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility ................ 4-15

4.4.5 Marvell RAID utility .................................................................... 4-19

4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk.....................................................................4-23

4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS ................ 4-23

4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows

.................................. 4-23

4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows

OS installation ...... 4-24

4.5.4 Using a USB oppy disk drive ................................................... 4-25

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 two CrossFireX™ graphics cards ................................ 5-2

5.1.4 Installing the device drivers ......................................................... 5-3

5.1.5 Enabling the ATI

CrossFireX™ technology ............................... 5-3

5.2 NVIDIA

SLI™ technology ......................................................................... 5-4

5.2.1 Requirements .............................................................................. 5-4

5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards ...................................... 5-4

5.2.3 Installing the device drivers ......................................................... 5-5

5.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA

SLI™ technology ..................................... 5-5

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