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Chapter 4: Software support

4.1 Installing an operating system ................................................................. 4-1

4.2 Support DVD information .......................................................................... 4-1

4.2.1 Running the support DVD ........................................................... 4-1

4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals.................................................. 4-2

4.3 Software information ................................................................................. 4-3

4.3.1 ASUS PC Probe II ....................................................................... 4-3

4.3.2 ASUS AI Suite ............................................................................. 4-4

4.3.3 ASUS Fan Xpert..........................................................................4-5

4.3.4 ASUS EPU .................................................................................. 4-6

4.3.5 ASUS Express Gate....................................................................4-7

4.3.6 Audio congurations....................................................................4-8

4.3.7 ASUS GPU Boost ....................................................................... 4-9

4.4 ASUS Unique Overclocking Utility—TurboV EVO ................................. 4-10

4.4.1 Using ASUS TurboV .................................................................. 4-10

4.4.2 Using ASUS TurboV Auto Tuning Mode .................................... 4-11

4.4.3 Using CPU Level UP ................................................................. 4-12

4.4.4 Using ASUS Turbo Key ............................................................. 4-12

4.5 RAID congurations ................................................................................ 4-13

4.5.1 RAID denitions ........................................................................ 4-13

4.5.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks ................................................. 4-14

4.5.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS .................................................. 4-14

4.5.4 AMD

Option ROM Utility .......................................................... 4-15

4.6 Creating a RAID driver disk.....................................................................4-18

4.6.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS ................ 4-18

4.6.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows

® ............................................................... 4-18

4.6.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows

OS installation ...... 4-18

4.6.4 Using a USB oppy disk drive ................................................... 4-19

Chapter 5: ATI

CrossFireX™ 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 ATI

Hybrid CrossFireX™ technology ......................................................5-4

5.2.1 System requirements .................................................................. 5-4

5.2.2 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 5-4

5.2.3 Installing AMD Chipset Driver ..................................................... 5-4

5.2.4 Using the ATI

CATALYST

Control Center ................................5-5

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