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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 DIGI+ VRM ..................................................................................
4-4
4.3.3 EPU .............................................................................................
4-6
4.3.4 TurboV EVO ................................................................................
4-7
4.3.5 Fan Xpert 2 .................................................................................
4-9
4.3.6 USB 3.0 Boost
...........................................................................4-11
4.3.7 Network iControl
........................................................................4-12
4.3.8 USB BIOS Flashback ................................................................
4-13
4.3.9 EZ Update .................................................................................
4-14
4.3.10 USB Charger+ ...........................................................................
4-15
4.3.11 System Information ...................................................................
4-16
4.3.12 Audio congurations
..................................................................4-17
4.3.13 Intel
®
SBA support .....................................................................4-19
RAID support
5.1 RAID congurations ..................................................................................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
®
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
Appendices
Notices .................................................................................................................... A-1
ASUS contact information ...................................................................................... A-4
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