User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Product introduction
- Chapter 2: Hardware information
- Chapter 3: Powering up
- Chapter 4: BIOS setup
- 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
- 4.2 BIOS setup program
- 4.3 Main menu
- 4.4 Ai Tweaker menu
- 4.4.1 Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto]
- 4.4.2 CPU Ratio Setting [Auto]
- 4.4.3 FSB Strap to North Bridge [Auto]
- 4.4.4 DRAM Frequency [Auto]
- 4.4.5 DRAM Command Rate [Auto]
- 4.4.6 DRAM CMD Skew on Channel A/B [Auto]
- 4.4.7 DRAM CLK Skew on Channel A/B [Auto]
- 4.4.8 DRAM Timing Control [Auto]
- 4.4.9 DRAM Static Read Control [Auto]
- 4.4.10 DRAM Dynamic Write Control [Auto]
- 4.4.11 Ai Clock Twister [Auto]
- 4.4.12 Ai Transaction Booster [Auto]
- 4.4.13 CPU Voltage [Auto]
- 4.4.14 CPU PLL Voltage [Auto]
- 4.4.15 FSB Termination Voltage [Auto]
- 4.4.16 DRAM Voltage [Auto]
- 4.4.17 NB Voltage [Auto]
- 4.4.18 SB Voltage [Auto]
- 4.4.19 Clock Over-Charging Voltage [Auto]
- 4.4.20 Load-Line Calibration [Auto]
- 4.4.21 CPU GTL Voltage Reference [Auto]
- 4.4.22 NB GTL Voltage Reference [Auto]
- 4.4.23 CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto]
- 4.4.24 PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto]
- 4.5 Advanced menu
- 4.6 Power menu
- 4.7 Boot menu
- 4.8 Tools menu
- 4.9 Exit menu
- Chapter 5: Software support
- Chapetr 6: ATI® CrossFire™ technology support
- Appendix: CPU features

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5.3.4 ASUS AI Suite ............................................................... 5-18
5.3.5 ASUS EPU Utility -- AI Gear 3 ...................................... 5-20
5.3.6 ASUS AI Nap ................................................................ 5-21
5.3.7 ASUS Q-Fan 2 .............................................................. 5-22
5.3.8 ASUS AI Booster ........................................................... 5-23
5.3.9 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX
®
High Denition Audio utility) ... 5-24
5.4 RAID congurations .................................................................. 5-33
5.4.1 RAID denitions ............................................................ 5-33
5.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks ..................................... 5-34
5.4.3 Intel
®
RAID congurations ............................................. 5-34
5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk ....................................................... 5-44
5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS .... 5-44
5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows
®
............ 5-44
Chapetr 6: ATI
®
CrossFire™ technology support
6.1 Overview ....................................................................................... 6-1
6.1.1 Requirements .................................................................. 6-1
6.1.2 Before you begin ............................................................. 6-1
6.2 Installing CrossFire™ graphics cards ....................................... 6-2
6.3 Software information ................................................................... 6-5
6.3.1 Installing the device drivers ............................................. 6-5
6.3.2 Using the Catalyst™ Control Center ............................... 6-7
Appendix: CPU features
A.1 Intel
®
EM64T ..................................................................................A-1
Using the Intel
®
EM64T feature ......................................................A-1
A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
®
Technology (EIST) ........................A-1
A.2.1 System requirements ......................................................A-1
A.2.2 Using the EIST ................................................................A-2
A.3 Intel
®
Hyper-Threading Technology ...........................................A-3
Using the Hyper-Threading Technology ........................................A-3