Asus Maximus II Formula - Manual (Page 6)

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Contents
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 Drivers menu ................................................................... 4-2
4.2.3 Utilities menu .................................................................. 4-3
4.2.4 Make disk menu .............................................................. 4-5
4.2.5 Manual menu .................................................................. 4-6
4.2.6 Video menu ..................................................................... 4-6
4.2.7 ASUS Contact information .............................................. 4-7
4.2.8 Other information ............................................................ 4-7
4.3 Software information ................................................................... 4-9
4.3.1
ASUS MyLogo3™ ........................................................... 4-9
4.3.2 AI NET 2.........................................................................4-11
4.3.3 Sound Blaster X-Fi audio utility ..................................... 4-12
4.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II ......................................................... 4-16
4.3.5 ASUS EPU-Six Engine ................................................. 4-22
4.3.6 ASUS AI Suite ............................................................... 4-26
4.3.7
ASUS AI Nap ................................................................ 4-28
4.3.8 ASUS Fan Xpert ........................................................... 4-29
4.3.9 ASUS AI Booster ........................................................... 4-31
4.3.10 CPU Level Up ............................................................... 4-32
4.3.11 ROG Speeding HDD ..................................................... 4-33
4.4 RAID configurations .................................................................. 4-40
4.4.1
RAID definitions ............................................................ 4-40
4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks ..................................... 4-41
4.4.3 Intel ® RAID configurations ............................................. 4-41
4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk ....................................................... 4-49
4.5.1
Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS .... 4-49
4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows ® ...................... 4-49
Appendix: CPU features
A.1 Intel ® EM64T ..................................................................................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