Asus VISTA EDITION M2N-PLUS SLI - Manual (Page 136)

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5.4 Windows ® Vista feature
5.4.1 ASAP (ASUS Accelerated Propeller)
This motherboard is equipped with the ASUS Accelerated Propeller (ASAP)
feature. ASAP supports the Windows ® ReadyBoost ™ technology that improves
system performance under Windows ® Vista. Refer to page 1-6 for the OS that
supports ASAP.
Before activating ASAP, install the ASAP utility from the bundled support CD.
• When you see the existing partition for ASAP, we advise you not to delete
this partition that supports the ReadyBoost ™ function. If you delete this
partition by accident, you may recreate it by:
Clicking Start from the Windows ® Vista desktop. Right-click on Computer
and select Manage. Click Disk Management and right-click on the ASAP
drive. Select Format > OK. OR
Going to Start > Control Panel > System and Maintenance >
Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management.
Right-click on the ASAP drive, and select Format > OK.
• If you accidentally remove the ASAP device from Windows ® Vista, you may
re-activate it by rebooting your computer.
• If you want to reinstall an operating system, uninstall the ASAP utility first.
To activate ASAP:
1. From the Windows
® Vista desktop,
click Start > Computer.
2. Right-click on the USB Removable
Storage device (ASAP), and select
Properties.
3. Click the ReadyBoost tab. A dialog
box appears.
4. Check Use this device, and then
move the slider to determine the
amount of space researved for
ReadyBoost ™ cache.
5. Click OK to effect the settings.