Computer Hardware User Manual

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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 AI Suite 3
..................................................................................... 4-3
4.3.2 Dual Intelligent Processors 4 ......................................................
4-5
4.3.3 EPU .............................................................................................
4-8
4.3.4 DIGI+ Power Control .................................................................
4-10
4.3.5 Fan Xpert 2 ...............................................................................
4-12
4.3.6 USB 3.0 Boost
........................................................................... 4-15
4.3.7 Network iControl
........................................................................ 4-16
4.3.8 USB BIOS Flashback ................................................................
4-18
4.3.9 Ai Charger+ ...............................................................................
4-19
4.3.10 EZ Update .................................................................................
4-20
4.3.11 USB Charger+ ...........................................................................
4-21
4.3.12 System Information ...................................................................
4-22
4.3.13 ASUS SSD Caching II ...............................................................
4-24
4.3.14 Audio congurations
.................................................................. 4-26
4.3.15 ASUS Dr. Power Utility ..............................................................
4-27
Chapter 5: RAID support
5.1 RAID congurations .................................................................................. 5-1
5.1.1 RAID denitions ..........................................................................
5-1
5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks ...................................................
5-2
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ....................................................
5-2
5.1.4 Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility .................. 5-3
5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk
....................................................................... 5-7
5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS ..................
5-7
5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows
®
.................................... 5-8
5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows
®
OS installation ........ 5-8