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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ........................................................................................55
3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 55
3-2 Application Software ...................................................................................... 56
3-3 Technical Manuals .......................................................................................... 56
3-4 Contact ........................................................................................................... 57
3-5 System ........................................................................................................... 57
3-6 Download Center ........................................................................................... 58
3-7 New Utilities ................................................................................................... 58
Chapter 4 Unique Features ...........................................................................................59
4-1 Xpress Recovery2 .......................................................................................... 59
4-2 BIOS Update Utilities ..................................................................................... 62
4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility .............................................................62
4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility .............................................................65
4-3 EasyTune 6 .................................................................................................... 66
4-4 Easy Energy Saver ........................................................................................ 67
4-5 Q-Share .......................................................................................................... 69
4-6 SMART Recovery........................................................................................... 70
4-7 Auto Green ..................................................................................................... 71
4-8 Cloud OC ....................................................................................................... 72
Chapter 5 Appendix ......................................................................................................73
5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s)
..................................................................... 73
5-1-1 Configuring SATA Controllers
................................................................................73
5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System ...............................79
5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output
............................................................... 83
5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio
...................................................................83
5-2-2 Configuring S/PDIF In/Out
......................................................................................85
5-2-3 Configuring Microphone Recording
........................................................................87
5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder .....................................................................................89
5-3 Troubleshooting.............................................................................................. 90
5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions ..................................................................................90
5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure ....................................................................................91
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