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4.3 Software information .................................................................................4-4
4.4 ASUS Utilities .............................................................................................4-4
4.4.1 Ai Charger+ ................................................................................. 4-6
4.4.2 USB Charger+ ............................................................................. 4-7
4.4.3 ASUS Dr. Power Utility................................................................ 4-8
4.5 Audio configurations ............................................................................... 4-10
Chapter 5: RAID support
5.1 RAID configurations ..................................................................................5-1
5.1.1 RAID denitions .......................................................................... 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
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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
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5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows
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OS installation ........ 5-8
Chapter 6: Multi GPU support
6.1 AMD
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CrossFireX™ technology ...............................................................6-1
6.1.1 Requirements .............................................................................. 6-1
6.1.2 Before you begin ......................................................................... 6-1
6.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards ................................ 6-2
6.1.4 Installing three CrossFireX™ graphics cards .............................. 6-3
6.1.5 Installing the device drivers ......................................................... 6-4
6.1.6 Enabling the AMD
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CrossFireX™ technology ............................. 6-4
6.2 NVIDIA
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SLI™ technology .........................................................................6-6
6.2.1 Requirements .............................................................................. 6-6
6.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards ...................................... 6-6
6.2.3 Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards .................................... 6-7
6.2.4 Installing the device drivers ......................................................... 6-8
6.2.5 Enabling the NVIDIA
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SLI™ technology ..................................... 6-8
Appendices
Notices .................................................................................................................... A-1
ASUS contact information ...................................................................................... A-5