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3.8 Boot menu ................................................................................................3-31
3.8.1 Boot Device Priority
...................................................................3-31
3.8.2 Boot Settings Conguration ......................................................
3-32
3.8.3 Security .....................................................................................
3-33
3.9 Tools menu ...............................................................................................
3-35
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ......................................................................
3-35
3.9.2 ASUS O.C. Prole .....................................................................
3-35
3.9.3 AI NET 2 ....................................................................................
3-37
3.9.4 Drive Xpert Conguration ..........................................................
3-37
3.10 Exit menu ..................................................................................................
3-39
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 Fan Xpert
..........................................................................4-4
4.3.3 Audio congurations
....................................................................4-5
4.4 RAID congurations ..................................................................................
4-6
4.4.1 RAID denitions ..........................................................................
4-6
4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks ...................................................
4-7
4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ....................................................
4-7
4.4.4 Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility .......................4-7
4.4.5 Marvell RAID utility ....................................................................
4-11
4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk
.....................................................................4-15
4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS ................
4-15
4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows
®
..................................4-15
4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows
®
OS installation ......4-16
4.5.4 Using a USB oppy disk drive ...................................................
4-17
Chapter 5: Multiple GPU 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 three CrossFireX™ graphics cards ..............................
5-3
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