Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z - Manual (Page 5)

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Contents
3.9 Exit menu .................................................................................... 3-41
3.10 Updating BIOS ............................................................................ 3-42
3.10.1 ASUS Update utility ...................................................... 3-43
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash Utility ................................................... 3-46
3.10.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility .................................... 3-47
3.10.4 ASUS BIOS Updater ..................................................... 3-48
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
AI Suite II ........................................................................ 4-3
4.3.2 DIGI+ VRM ...................................................................... 4-4
4.3.3 TurboV EVO .................................................................... 4-6
4.3.4 EPU ................................................................................4-11
4.3.5 FAN Xpert ..................................................................... 4-12
4.3.6 Probe II ......................................................................... 4-13
4.3.7 ROG CPU-Z .................................................................. 4-14
4.3.8 MemTweakIt .................................................................. 4-15
4.3.9 ROG Connect ............................................................... 4-16
4.3.10 Audio configurations ..................................................... 4-19
4.4 RAID configurations .................................................................. 4-21
4.4.1
RAID definitions ............................................................ 4-21
4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks ..................................... 4-22
4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ...................................... 4-22
4.4.4 Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility .... 4-22
4.4.5 Marvell RAID utility ........................................................ 4-28
4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk ....................................................... 4-32
4.5.1
Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS .... 4-32
4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows ® ...................... 4-32
4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows ® OS
installation ..................................................................... 4-33
4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive ....................................... 4-34