Installing an operating system

This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ Vista/ 64-bit Vista/ 7/ 64-bit 7 operating system (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of your hardware.

 

· Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for detailed information.

 

· Ensure that you install the Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before installing the drivers for the better compatibility and system stability.

Software information

Most of the applications in the support DVD have wizards that will conveniently guide you through the installation. View the online help or readme file that came with the software application for more information.

 

 

Al Suit II

 

AI Suit II is an all-in-one interface that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to launch and operate these utilities simultaneously.

 

To install AI Suit II on your computer

1. Place the support DVD to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has enabled the Autorun feature.

2. Click the Utilities tab, then click AI Suit II.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete installation.

 

 

AI Suit II automatically starts when you enter the Windows® operating system (OS). The AI Suit II icon appears in the Windows® notification area. Click the icon to open the AI Suit II main menu bar.

 

Click each button to select and launch a utility, to monitor the system, to update the motherboard BIOS, to display the system information, and to customize the settings of AI Suit II.

 

Turbo V EVO

 

ASUS Turbo V EVO introduces TurboV that allows you to manually adjust the CPU frequency and related voltages as well as Auto Tuning function that offers automatic and easy overclocking and system level up. After installing AI Suit II from the motherboard support DVD, launch TurboV EVO by clicking Tool > TurboV EVO on the AI Suit II main menu bar.

 

TurboV allows you to overclock the BCLK frequency, CPU voltage, IMC voltage, and DRAM Bus voltage in Windows® environment and takes effect in real-time without exiting and rebooting the OS.

 

! Refer to the CPU documentation before adjusting CPU voltage settings.

Setting a high voltage may damage the CPU permanently, and    

setting a low voltage may make the system unstable.

 

 

For system stability, all changes made in TurboV will not be saved to

BIOS setting and will not be kept on the next system boot. Use the Save

Profile function to save your customized overclocking settings and  

manually load the profile after Windows starts.

 

E P U

 

EPU is an energy-efficient tool that satisfies different computing needs. This utility provides several modes that you can select to save system power. Selecting Auto mode will have the system shift modes automatically according to current system status. You can also customize each mode by configuring settings like CPU frequency, GPU frequency, vCore Voltage, and Fan Control.

 

Probe II

 

Probe II is a utility that monitors the computer’s vital components, and detects and alerts you of any problem with these components. Probe II senses fan rotations, CPU temperature, and system voltages, among others. With this utility, you are assured that your computer is always at a healthy operation condition.

 

RAID configurations

 

The motherboard supports the following SATA RAID solutions:

 

1. Intel® Rapid Storage Technology with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5 support.

2. Mavell® RAID utility with RAID 0 and RAID 1 support.

 

· You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using Windows® XP SP2 or later versions.

· Due to Windows® XP / Vista limitation, a RAID array with the total capacity over 2TB cannot be set as a boot disk. A RAID array over 2TB can only be set as a data disk only.

· If you want to install a Windows® operating system to a hard disk drive included in a RAID set, you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation.

 

 

RAID definitions

RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double that of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. Use of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup.

 

RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data from one drive to a second drive. If one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all applications to the surviving drive as it contains a complete copy of the data in the other drive. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to the entire system. Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The new drive must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive.

 

RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. Among the advantages of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. The RAID 5 configuration is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other business systems. Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drivers for this setup.

 

RAID 10 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity (redundancy data) having to be calculated and written. With the RAID 10 configuration you get all the benefits of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup.

 

СПИСОК ЛИТЕРАТУРЫ

 

 

⇐ Предыдущая45678910111213

Поделиться: