user manual

Contents

Chapter 5: Software support

5.1 Installing an operating system ................................................... 5-1

5.2 Support DVD information ............................................................ 5-1

5.2.1 Running the support DVD ............................................... 5-1

5.2.2 Drivers menu ................................................................... 5-2

5.2.3 Utilities menu .................................................................. 5-3

5.2.4 Make Disk menu ............................................................. 5-5

5.2.5 Manual menu .................................................................. 5-6

5.2.6 ASUS Contact information .............................................. 5-6

5.2.7 Other information ............................................................ 5-7

5.3 Software information ................................................................... 5-9

5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2™ ........................................................... 5-9

5.3.2 AI NET2 .........................................................................5-11

5.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II ......................................................... 5-12

5.3.4 ASUS AI Nap ................................................................ 5-18

5.3.5 Audio congurations ..................................................... 5-19

5.4 RAID congurations .................................................................. 5-23

5.4.1 RAID denitions ............................................................ 5-23

5.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks ..................................... 5-24

5.4.3 Intel

RAID congurations ............................................. 5-24

5.4.4 JMicron

RAID Conguration ........................................ 5-33

5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk ....................................................... 5-41

5.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS .... 5-41

5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows

............ 5-41

Appendix: CPU features

A.1 Intel

EM64T ..................................................................................A-1

Using the Intel

EM64T feature ......................................................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