Asus M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 - Manual (Page 6)

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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 AI Suite .............................................................................4-4
4.3.3 ASUS Fan Xpert..........................................................................4-5
4.3.4 ASUS EPU ..................................................................................4-6
4.3.5 ASUS Express Gate....................................................................4-7
4.3.6 Audio configurations....................................................................4-8
4.3.7 ASUS GPU Boost .......................................................................4-9
4.4 ASUS Unique Overclocking Utility—TurboV EVO .................................4-10
4.4.1
Using ASUS TurboV ..................................................................4-10
4.4.2 Using ASUS TurboV Auto Tuning Mode .................................... 4-11
4.4.3 Using CPU Level UP .................................................................4-12
4.4.4 Using ASUS Turbo Key .............................................................4-12
4.5 RAID configurations ................................................................................4-13
4.5.1
RAID definitions ........................................................................4-13
4.5.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks .................................................4-14
4.5.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ..................................................4-14
4.5.4 AMD ® Option ROM Utility ..........................................................4-15
4.6 Creating a RAID driver disk.....................................................................4-18
4.6.1
Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS ................4-18
4.6.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows ® ............................................................... 4-18
4.6.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows ® OS installation ......4-18
4.6.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive ...................................................4-19
Chapter 5: ATI ® CrossFireX™ 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 the device drivers .........................................................5-3
5.1.5 Enabling the ATI ® CrossFireX™ technology ...............................5-3
5.2 ATI ® Hybrid CrossFireX™ technology ......................................................5-4
5.2.1 System requirements ..................................................................5-4
5.2.2 Before you proceed .....................................................................5-4
5.2.3 Installing AMD Chipset Driver .....................................................5-4
5.2.4 Using the ATI ® CATALYST ® Control Center ................................5-5
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