Asus Z97-WS Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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4.4.2 USB 3.0 Boost.............................................................................4-8
4.4.3 EZ Update ................................................................................... 4-9
4.4.4 USB BIOS Flashback ................................................................ 4-11
4.4.5 USB Charger+ ...........................................................................4-13
4.4.6 Push Notice ............................................................................... 4-14
4.4.7 System Information ...................................................................4-17
4.5 Audio configurations ............................................................................... 4-18
4.6 ASUS Dr. Power Utility ............................................................................4-20
Chapter 5: RAID support
5.1 RAID configurations ..................................................................................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
Chapter 6: Multi GPU support
6.1 AMD
®
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 four CrossFireX™ graphics cards ................................6-4
6.1.6 Installing the device drivers .........................................................6-5
6.1.7 Enabling the AMD
®
CrossFireX™ technology .............................6-5
6.2 NVIDIA
®
SLI™ technology .........................................................................6-7
6.2.1 Requirements ..............................................................................6-7
6.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards ......................................6-7
6.2.3 Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards ....................................6-8
6.2.4 Installing four SLI-ready graphics cards ......................................6-9
6.2.5 Installing the device drivers .......................................................6-10
6.2.6 Enabling the NVIDIA
®
SLI™ technology ...................................6-10
Appendices
Notices .................................................................................................................... A-1
ASUS contact information ...................................................................................... A-5