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4. Insert the second graphics card into the other slot (PCIEX16_3). Make sure

that the card is properly seated on the slot.

If required, connect an auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics

cards.

3. Insert one graphics card into one of the blue slots (PCIEX16_1). Make sure

that the card is properly seated on the slot.

Содержание Striker Extreme

Страница 1: ...Motherboard Striker Extreme ...

Страница 2: ...RCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN...

Страница 3: ... Screw holes 2 2 2 2 3 ASUS Stack Cool 2 2 3 2 2 4 Motherboard layout 2 4 2 2 5 Layout contents 2 5 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 7 2 3 1 Installing the CPU 2 8 2 3 2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2 10 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 2 12 2 3 4 Installing the optional fan 2 14 2 4 System memory 2 15 2 4 1 Overview 2 15 2 4 2 Memory configurations 2 16 2 4 3 Installing a DIMM ...

Страница 4: ...puter 3 2 3 2 1 Using the OS shut down function 3 2 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch 3 2 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 1 1 ASUS Update utility 4 1 4 1 2 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4 4 4 1 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 4 5 4 1 4 Updating the BIOS 4 6 4 1 5 Saving the current BIOS file 4 8 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 9 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen 4 10 4 2 2 Menu b...

Страница 5: ... 4 4 NVIDIA GPU Ex 4 24 4 4 5 SLI Ready Memory 4 24 4 4 6 SLI Ready Memory CPUOC 4 24 4 5 Advanced menu 4 25 4 5 1 AI NET2 4 25 4 5 2 PCIPnP 4 26 4 5 3 Onboard Device Configuration 4 27 4 6 Power menu 4 30 4 6 1 ACPI Suspend Type S1 S3 4 30 4 6 2 ACPI APIC Support Enabled 4 30 4 6 3 APM Configuration 4 31 4 6 4 Hardware Monitor 4 33 4 7 Boot menu 4 37 4 7 1 Boot Device Priority 4 37 4 7 2 Removabl...

Страница 6: ...Other information 5 7 5 3 Software information 5 9 5 3 1 ASUS MyLogo3 5 9 5 3 2 SoundMAX High Definition Audio utility 5 11 5 3 3 ASUS PC Probe II 5 16 5 3 4 ASUS Music Alarm 5 22 5 3 5 ASUS Ai Booster 5 25 5 4 RAID configurations 5 26 5 4 1 RAID definitions 5 26 5 4 2 NVIDIA RAID configurations 5 27 5 4 3 Silicon Image RAID configurations 5 34 5 5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5 41 Chapter 6 NVIDIA...

Страница 7: ...ause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the...

Страница 8: ...cal power company If the power supply is broken do not try to fix it by yourself Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer Operation safety Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it carefully read all the manuals that came with the package Before using the product make sure all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged If you detect any dama...

Страница 9: ... BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Descriptions of the BIOS items are also provided Chapter 5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package Chapter 6 NVIDIA SLI technology support This chapter tells how to install SLI ready PCI Express graphics cards Where to find more informati...

Страница 10: ...key Key1 Key2 Key3 If you must press two or more keys simultaneously the key names are linked with a plus sign Example Ctrl Alt D Command Means that you must type the command exactly as shown then supply the required item or value enclosed in brackets Example At the DOS prompt type the command line format A S DANGER WARNING Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task C...

Страница 11: ...emory 1200 MHz Expansion slots 2 x PCI Express x16 slots support NVIDIA SLI technology at full x16 x16 speed blue 1 x PCI Express 16 at x 8 speed middle 1 x PCI Express x1 2 x PCI 2 2 Scalable Link Interface SLI Supports two identical NVIDIA SLI Ready graphics cards both at x16 mode Note The blue PCI Express x 16 slots support NVIDIA SLI technology at full x16 x16 speed The middle slot is for an a...

Страница 12: ...e Overclocking features Extreme Tweaker Intelligent overclocking tools AI NOS Non delay Overclocking System AI Overclocking intelligent CPU frequency tuner AI Booster Overclocking protection ASUS C P R CPU Parameter Recall ASUS Unique features LCD Poster EL I O Onboard LED Onboard Switches Power Reset Clr CMOS Q Connector Q Fan Plus ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS Music Alarm ASUS MyLogo 3 Rear panel 1 x LCD...

Страница 13: ...RD BIOS PnP DMI2 0 WfM2 0 SM BIOS 2 3 Multi Language BIOS Manageability WOL by PME WOR by PME Chasis Intrusion PXE Accessories SLI bridge ASUS Array Mic ASUS optional fan ASUS Q connector Kit UltraDMA 133 100 66 cable Floppy disk drive cable SATA cables SATA power cables Thermal sensor cables Cable ties 2 port USB2 0 module IEEE1394a module EL I O Shield ROG key ring User s manual Support DVD cont...

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Страница 15: ...1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports ...

Страница 16: ...ASUS Striker Extreme Chapter summary 1 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 ...

Страница 17: ...iler 1 2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items Motherboard ASUS Striker Extreme I O modules 1 x 1 port IEEE 1394a module 1 x 2 port USB 2 0 module Cables Serial ATA power and signal cables for 6 devices 1 x Ultra DMA 133 100 66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable 3 x Thermal sensor cables Cable ties Accessories I O shield with EL 1 x ROG key ring ASUS Array Mic 1 x ...

Страница 18: ...Intel Core microarchitecture technology and 1066 800 MHz FSB the Intel Core 2 is one of the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world This motherboard also supports the latest Intel Quad core processor which is excellent for multi tasking multi media and enthusiastic gamers with 1066 800 MHz FSB See page 2 7 for details NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI chipset The NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI chipset s...

Страница 19: ...red See page 2 31 for details Leveraging these Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s features is the SATA On The Go Supported by the Silicon Image 3132 Serial ATA controller are two external Serial ATA 3 0 Gb s ports on the rear panel that provide smart setup and hot plug function See page 2 28 for details Dual RAID solution Onboard RAID controllers provide the motherboard with dual RAID functionality that allows y...

Страница 20: ...digital audio without converting to analog format and keeps the best signal quality See pages 2 27 2 29 and 2 38 for details Dual Gigabit LAN solution The motherboard comes with dual Gigabit LAN controllers to provide the total solution for your networking needs These network controllers use the PCI Express segment to provide faster data bandwidth for your wired or wireless Internet LAN and file s...

Страница 21: ... notably in the following areas CPU power VGA Northbridge and Southbridge The heat pipe heatsink and strategic board layout were tailor made to dissipate heat in the most efficient manner AI NOS Non Delay Overclocking System ASUS Non delay Overclocking System NOS is a technology that auto detects the CPU loading and dynamically overclocks the CPU speed only when needed See page 4 18 for details Ex...

Страница 22: ...CMOS button are onboard to provide overclockers and gamers the convenience of fine tuning performance when working on a bare open case system Press the power on button to wake up the system the reset button to reboot and the clear CMOS button to clear setup information when the system hangs due to overclocking See page 2 41 for details ASUS Q Fan plus technology The ASUS Q Fan plus technology smar...

Страница 23: ...s only the sound coming from the reception cone and ignores the sounds coming from other directions This mechanism eliminates a large number of interferences including neighboring speakers and reverberations It also uses advanced de reverberation techniques to reduce echo and minimize its effect on the speech engine This feature can enchance speech centric applications like Skype online game video...

Страница 24: ...1 Chapter 1 Product Introduction ...

Страница 25: ... Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard ...

Страница 26: ... summary 2 2 1 Before you proceed 2 1 2 2 Motherboard overview 2 2 2 3 Central Processing Unit CPU 2 7 2 4 System memory 2 15 2 5 Expansion slots 2 22 2 6 Jumper 2 25 2 7 Audio Card and EL I O Installation 2 26 2 8 Connectors 2 27 ...

Страница 27: ...nded object or to a metal object such as the power supply case before handling components to avoid damaging them due to static electricity Hold components by the edges to avoid touching the ICs on them Whenever you uninstall any component place it on a grounded antistatic pad or in the bag that came with the component Before you install or remove any component make sure to press the onboard LED sw...

Страница 28: ...physical injury and damage motherboard components Do not overtighten the screws Doing so can damage the motherboard 2 2 1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard make sure that you place it into the chassis in the correct orientation The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image below 2 2 2 Screw holes Place nine 9 screws into the holes ind...

Страница 29: ... motherboard comes with the ASUS Stack Cool 2 cooling solution that lowers the temperature of critical heat generating components The motherboard uses a special design on the printed circuit board PCB to dissipate heat that critical components generate ...

Страница 30: ...per I O 8Mb BIOS PS 2KBMS T Mouse B Keyboard LAN1_USB12 Audio slot PCIEX16_1 PCI1 CLRTC USB78 USB56 SB_PWR EATXPWR CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power CHA_FAN1 IE1394_2 ATX12V LGA775 SATA12 30 5cm 12 0in PCIEX1 PCIEX16_2 PCIEX16_3 PCI2 SATA34 SATA56 OPT_FAN4 SPDIF_O1 NVIDIA NFORCE 680i SLI NVIDIA NFORCE 680i SLI Silicon Image 3132 ADH VIA VT6308P Marvell 88E1116 Marvell 88E1116 SPDIF_O2 ESATA12 1394...

Страница 31: ...7 2 Coaxial S PDIF Out port 2 27 3 LCD Poster 2 27 4 IEEE 1394a port 2 29 5 External SATA ports 2 28 6 LAN 2 RJ 45 port 2 27 7 LAN 1 RJ 45 port 2 27 8 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 3 and 4 2 28 9 Optical S PDIF Out port 2 29 10 PS 2 keyboard port purple 2 27 Supreme FX Page 1 Line In port light blue 2 28 2 Line Out port lime 2 28 3 Microphone port pink 2 28 4 Center Subwoofer port orange 2 28 5 Side Speak...

Страница 32: ...HA_FAN1 3 pin OPT FAN 1 5 3 pin PWR_FAN 2 34 7 Chassis intrusion connector 4 1 pin CHASSIS 2 35 8 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 1 x 8 pin ATX12V 2 35 9 S PDIF output connector 4 1 pin SPDIF_02 2 38 10 System panel connector 20 8 pin PANEL System power LED 2 pin PLED Hard disk drive activity LED 2 pin IDE_LED System warning speaker 4 pin SPEAKER ATX power button soft off button 2 pin PWR Rese...

Страница 33: ... the PnP cap socket contacts motherboard components ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment transit related Keep the cap after installing the motherboard ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization RMA requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA775 socket The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket contacts resulting from incorrec...

Страница 34: ...ention tab Load lever This side of the socket box should face you PnP cap A B To prevent damage to the socket pins do not remove the PnP cap unless you are installing a CPU 2 3 1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU 1 Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard Before installing the CPU make sure that the socket box is facing towards you and the load lever is on your left STRIKER EXTREME STRIKER EXTRE...

Страница 35: ...ver B until it snaps into the retention tab 7 If installing a dual core CPU connect the chassis fan cable to the CHA_FAN1 connector to ensure system stability A B The CPU fits in only one correct orientation DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and damaging the CPU 4 Lift the load plate with your thumb and forefinger to a 100º angle A then push the P...

Страница 36: ...e only Intel certified multi directional heatsink and fan Your Intel LGA775 heatsink and fan assembly comes in a push pin design and requires no tool to install If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly make sure that you have properly applied Thermal Interface Material to the CPU heatsink or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly Make sure that you have installed the...

Страница 37: ...fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place B A A A B B Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug this connector A B STRIKER EXTREME STRIKER EXTREME CPU fan connector GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM CPU_FAN ...

Страница 38: ...nnector on the motherboard 2 Rotate each fastener counterclockwise 3 Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard B B A A A A B B 4 Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard 2 3 3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ...

Страница 39: ...ntation when reinstalling Narrow end of the groove Refer to the documentation in the boxed or stand alone CPU fan package for detailed information on CPU fan installation The narrow end of the groove should point outward after resetting The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis ...

Страница 40: ...cables 4 The above photo shows the fan installed on the motherboard Plug the optional fan cables to any of the OPT FAN1 5 connectors on the motherboard Make sure the optional fan is installed correctly to prevent damage to the fan and motherboard components Install the optional fan only if you are using a passive cooler or a water cooler Installing the optional fan with an active CPU cooler will i...

Страница 41: ...dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240 pin footprint compared to the 184 pin DDR DIMM DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket The figure illustrates the location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets Channel Sockets Channel A DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 Channel B DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 STRIKER EXTREME STRIKER EXTREME 240 pin DDR2 DIMM sockets DIMM_A2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_B1 ...

Страница 42: ...ule s installed per channel must be the same DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency For optimum compatibility we recommend that you obtain memory modules from the same vendor Visit the ASUS website at www asus com for the latest DDR2 Qualified Vendors List Due to chipset resource allocation the system may detect less than 8 GB system memory when you installe...

Страница 43: ...ZCE6K4T51083QC DS M378T2953CZ3 CE6 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y5 SS HYMP564U64AP8 Y5 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y5 DS HYMP512U64AP8 Y5 512MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y4 SS HYMP564U64AP8 Y4 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821AFP Y4 DS HYMP512U64AP8 Y4 512MB CORSAIR 64M8CFEG SS VS512MB667D2 1024MB CORSAIR 64M8CFEG DS VS1GB667D2 256MB ELPIDA E2508AB 6E E SS EBE25UC8ABFA 6E E 512MB ELPIDA E5108AE 6E E SS EBE51UD8AEFA 6...

Страница 44: ...BJ 3C DS NT2GT64U8HB0JY 3C 512MB NANYA NT5TU64M8BE 3C SS NT512T64U88B0BY 3C 1024MB Aeneon AET93F30DA DS AET760UD00 30DA98Z 512MB Aeneon AET93R300B SS AET660UD00 30DB97X 1024MB Aeneon AET93R30DB DS AET760UD00 30B97X 512MB Kingbox EPD264082200 4KI0629 SS N A 1024MB Kingbox EPD264082200 4KI0629 DS N A 512MB UMAX U2S12D30TP 6E SS 53014053 7100B 1024MB UMAX U2S12D30TP 6E DS 53016035 7100B Side s SS Sin...

Страница 45: ... 1024MB MICRON 5JAIIZ9DQQ DS MT16HTF12864AY 80EA3 512MB MICRON 5ZD22D9GKX SS MT8HTF6464AY 80ED4 1024MB MICRON 5ZD22D9GKX DS MT16HTF12864AY 80ED4 512MB MICRON 6CD22D9GKX SS MT8HTF6464AY 80ED4 1024MB MICRON 6CD22D9GKX DS MT16HTF12864AY 80ED4 1024MB CORSAIR Heat Sink Package DS CM2X1024 6400C4 512MB A DATA N A SS M2OAD6G3H3160J1E52 1024MB A DATA AD29608A8A 25EG DS M20AD6G3I4170G1E53 512MB Crucial Hea...

Страница 46: ... NT1GT64U8HB0BY 25C 512MB UMAX U2S12D30TP 8E SS 53014066 7100B 1024MB UMAX U2S12D30TP 8E DS 53016042 7100B 1024MB CORSAIR Heat Sink Package DS CM2X1024 6400C3 1024MB Mushkin Heat Sink Package SS XP2 6400 Side s SS Single sided DS Double sided DIMM support A Supports one module inserted in any slot as Single channel memory configuration B Supports one pair of modules inserted into eithor the blue s...

Страница 47: ...taining clips snap back in place and the DIMM is properly seated 2 4 4 Removing a DIMM To remove a DIMM 1 Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM 2 Remove the DIMM from the socket A DDR2 DIMM is keyed with a notch so that it fits in only one direction Do not force a DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs Do not insta...

Страница 48: ...Secure the card to the chassis with the screw you removed earlier 6 Replace the system cover 2 5 2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card configure it by adjusting the software settings 1 Turn on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings if any See Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup 2 Assign an IRQ to the card Refer to the tables on the next page 3 Install t...

Страница 49: ...loppy disk controller 8 System CMOS real time clock 9 Microsoft ACPI compliant system 9 NVIDIA nForce networking controller 3 9 NVIDIA nForce networking controller 4 10 NVIDIA nForce PCI system management 11 Mass storage controller 12 PS 2 compatible mouse port 13 Numeric data processor 14 Primary IDE channel 16 NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT 19 VIA OHCI compliant IEEE 1394 host controller 20 NVIDIA nForc...

Страница 50: ...ess x1 network cards SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications Refer to the figure below for the location of the slot 2 5 6 PCI Express x16 slots This motherboard has three PCI Express x16 slots that support PCI Express x16 graphic cards complying with the PCI Express specifications Refer to the figure below for the location of the slots PCI Express x 16 slot blue ...

Страница 51: ...tion 3 Press down the clr CMOS button and again to release it 4 Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer 5 Hold down the Del key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to re enter data The clr CMOS button will not function until the jumper cap on CLRTC is moved to the ENABLE position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure Make sure to re enter your previous BIOS settings after y...

Страница 52: ...n the motherboard 3 Align the card connector with the slot and press firmly until the card sits on the slot completely 4 The above photo shows the audio card installed on the motherboard 1 Take out the EL I O from the package 2 Locate the connector on the motherboard 3 Connector the cable to the connector in a correct orientation 4 The above photo shows the EL I O installed on the motherboard ...

Страница 53: ...N controller this port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table on the next page for the LAN port LED indications 5 LAN 2 RJ 45 port Supported by the NV Gigabit LAN controller this port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications SPEED LED ACTIVITY LINK LE...

Страница 54: ... 4 6 or 8 channel configuration Port Headset 2 channel 4 channel 6 channel 8 channel Light Blue Line In Line In Line In Line In Lime Line Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Pink Mic In Mic In Mic In Mic In Orange Center Subwoofer Center Subwoofer Black Rear Speaker Out Rear Speaker Ou Rear Speaker Out Gray Side Speaker Out 12 USB 2 0 ports 1 and 2 3 and 4 These 4 pin Univers...

Страница 55: ...connector set the Silicon SATAII Controller item in the BIOS to RAID Mode See section 4 5 3 Onboard Device Configuration for details Use these ports and an external Serial ATA box connected to the external SATA port if you want to configure a RAID 0 or RAID 1 set The Serial ATA port multiplier and external Serial ATA box are purchased separately 14 IEEE 1394a port This 6 pin IEEE 1394a port provid...

Страница 56: ... blue black and gray Connect the blue connector to the motherboard s IDE connector then select one of the following modes to configure your device Pin 20 on the IDE connector is removed to match the covered hole on the Ultra DMA cable connector This prevents incorrect insertion when you connect the IDE cable Use the 80 conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA 133 100 66 IDE devices If any device jumper i...

Страница 57: ...nu in the BIOS See section 4 5 3 Onboard Device Configuration for details These connectors support Native Command Queuing NCQ Power Management PM Implementation Algorithm Hot Swap and smart setup STRIKER EXTREME STRIKER EXTREME IDE connector NOTE Orient the red markings usually zigzag on the IDE ribbon cable to PIN 1 PRI_IDE PIN 1 STRIKER EXTREME STRIKER EXTREME SATA connectors SATA1 GND RSATA_TXP...

Страница 58: ...odule to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis These USB connectors comply with USB 2 0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors Doing so will damage the motherboard You can connect the USB cable to ASUS Q Connector USB blue first and then install the Q Connector USB to the USB connector onboard STRIKER EXTREME STRIKER ...

Страница 59: ...dule to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis Never connect a USB cable to the IEEE 1394a connector Doing so will damage the motherboard You can connect the 1394 cable to ASUS Q Connector 1394 red first and then install the Q Connector 1394 to the 1394 connector onboard STRIKER EXTREME STRIKER EXTREME IEEE 1394 connector IE1394_2 PIN1 GND 12V TPB2 GND TPA2 12V TPB2 GND TPA2 ...

Страница 60: ... may damage the motherboard components These are not jumpers Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors Only the CHA_FAN1 and OPT_FAN 1 3 connectors support the ASUS Q FAN 2 feature If you install two VGA cards we recommend that you plug the rear chassis fan cable to the motherboard connector labeled OPT_FAN1 or OPT_FAN2 for better themal environment STRIKER EXTREME STRIKER EXTREME Fan connect...

Страница 61: ...eplaced The signal is then generated as a chassis intrusion event By default the pin labeled Chassis Signal and Ground are shorted with a jumper cap Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature Make sure to remove the cap on the ATX12V connector before connecting an 8 pin EPS 12V power plug Use only either a 4 pin ATX12V or an 8 pin EPS 12V power plug ...

Страница 62: ...ble or may not boot up if the power is inadequate If you want to use two high end PCI Express x16 cards use a PSU with 500 W to 600 W power or above to ensure the system stability Power supply requirements Heavy Loading CPU SMF 3 2XE DDR533 256MB 4 PCI E VGA Nvidia 7950GTX 2 SATA HD 6 ESATA HD 2 IDE HD 1 CD ROM 1 USB 2 PCI E 1X 0 PCI 0 12V V2 4 PIN 12V V1 24PIN 5V 3 3V VGA 12V HDD 12V HDD 5V 5VSB ...

Страница 63: ... 11 9 5 026 3 32 11 57 11 99 5 04 5 05 Po_max W 151 88 136 14 34 58 28 95 102 74 48 44 20 87 2 97 526 56 Light Loading CPU PSC 3 8G EM64T DDR667 512MB 2 VGA Nvidia 7800GTX 1 SATA HD SATA 2 IDE HD 1 CD ROM 1 USB 1 PCI 1 12V V2 4 PIN 12V V1 24PIN 5V 3 3V VGA 12V HDD 12V HDD 5V 5VSB Total PSU Po_max W Io_max A 12 36 7 6 8 44 3 24 4 28 4 34 3 58 0 556 Io_rms A 8 98 4 8 6 76 3 01 2 84 23 4 2 48 0 396 V...

Страница 64: ... additional Sony Philips Digital Interface S PDIF port s Connect the S PDIF Out module cable to this connector then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis The S PDIF module is purchased separately STRIKER EXTREME STRIKER EXTREME SPDIF OUT connector 5V SPDIFOUT GND SPDIF_O2 ...

Страница 65: ...he speaker allows you to hear system beeps and warnings ATX power button soft off button 2 pin PWR This connector is for the system power button Pressing the power button turns the system on or puts the system in sleep or soft off mode depending on the BIOS settings Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF Reset button 2 pin RESET This 2 pin ...

Страница 66: ...Connect the front panel cables to the ASUS Q Connector Refer to the labels on the Q Connector to know the detailed pin definitions then match them to the respective front panel cable labels 2 Install the ASUS Q Connector to the system panel connector making sure the orientation matches the labels on the motherboard 3 The front panel functions are now enabled The figure shows the Q Connector proper...

Страница 67: ... CMOS switch the CLRTC jumper default setting disables the switch See page 2 25 for details 11 Thermal sensor cable connectors 2 pin OPT_TEMP1 2 3 These connectors are for temperature monitoring Connect the thermal sensor cables to these connectors and place the other ends to the devices which you want to monitor temperature The optional fan1 3 can work with the temperature sensors for a better co...

Страница 68: ...ion 2 Power on switch Press the clear power on switch to wake power up the system 3 Reset switch Press the reset switch to reboot the system STRIKER EXTREME STRIKER EXTREME Power on switch STRIKER EXTREME STRIKER EXTREME Reset switch ...

Страница 69: ...3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence the vocal POST messages and ways of shutting down the system ...

Страница 70: ...ASUS Striker Extreme Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Turning off the computer 3 2 ...

Страница 71: ...case lights up For systems withATX power supplies the system LED lights up when you press the ATX power button If your monitor complies with green standards or if it has a power standby feature the monitor LED may light up or switch between orange and green after the system LED turns on The system then runs the power on self tests or POST While the tests are running the BIOS beeps or additional me...

Страница 72: ...or later version 1 Click the Start button then select Turn Off Computer 2 Click the Turn Off button to shut down the computer 3 The power supply should turn off after Windows shuts down 3 2 2 Using the dual function power switch While the system is ON pressing the power switch for less than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to soft off mode depending on the BIOS setting Pressing the po...

Страница 73: ...4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided ...

Страница 74: ...ker Extreme 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 1 4 2 BIOS setup program 4 9 4 3 Main menu 4 15 4 4 Extreme Tweaker menu 4 18 4 5 Advanced menu 4 25 4 6 Power menu 4 30 4 7 Boot menu 4 37 4 8 Tools menu 4 42 4 9 Exit menu 4 46 ...

Страница 75: ...ash utilities Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update 1 Place the support DVD in the optical drive The Drivers menu appears 2 Click the Utilities tab then click Install ASUS Update VX XX XX See page 5 3 for the Utilities screen menu 3 The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system 4 1 1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage save and update the motherboa...

Страница 76: ...k traffic or click Auto Select Click Next Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet 1 Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows desktop by clicking Start Programs ASUS ASUSUpdate ASUSUpdate The ASUS Update main window appears 2 Select Update BIOS from the Internet option from the drop down menu then click Next ...

Страница 77: ...te BIOS from a file option from the drop down menu then click Next 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download Click Next 5 Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet Always update the utility to avail all its features 3 Locate the BIOS file from the Open window then click Open 4...

Страница 78: ... Click File from the menu then select Format A Format 3 1 2 Floppy Disk window appears e Select Create an MS DOS startup disk from the format options field then click Start Windows 2000 environment To create a set of boot disks for Windows 2000 a Insert a formatted high density 1 44 MB floppy disk into the drive b Insert the Windows 2000 CD to the optical drive c Click Start then select Run d From...

Страница 79: ... as USB flash disk hard disk or floppy disk with FAT32 16 12 format only Do not shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility B312 Current ROM Update ROM BOARD StrikerExtreme VER 0116 DATE 10 30 2006 BOARD Unknown VER Unknown DATE Unknown PATH C Enter Select S Save ESC Exit Tab Switch Up Down Home End Move WIN98E DIR NETTER...

Страница 80: ...floppy disk you created earlier 4 When the A appears replace the bootable floppy disk with the floppy disk containing the new BIOS file and the Award BIOS Flash Utility 5 At the prompt type awdflash then press Enter The Award BIOS Flash Utility screen appears AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 18 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Message Please input File Name For C55XEMCP55PXE Strik...

Страница 81: ...tem 9 The utility displays a Flashing Complete message indicating that you have successfully flashed the BIOS file Remove the floppy disk then press F1 to restart the system AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 18 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved F1 Reset For C55XEMCP55PXE StrikerE 00 DATE 10 30 2006 Flash Type Unknown Flash File Name to Program 0116 bin Flashing Complete Press F1 to ...

Страница 82: ... during the flashing process AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 18 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Message For C55XEMCP55PXE StrikerE 00 DATE 10 30 2006 Flash Type Unknown Flash File Name to Program 0116 bin Save current BIOS as AwardBIOS Flash Utility for ASUS V1 18 C Phoenix Technologies Ltd All Rights Reserved Message Please Wait For C55XEMCP55PXE StrikerE 00 DATE 10 30 2006 Fla...

Страница 83: ...m Press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the Setup utility otherwise POST continues with its test routines If you wish to enter Setup after POST restart the system by pressing Ctrl Alt Delete or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis You can also restart by turning the system off and then back on Do this last option only if the first two failed The Setup program is desig...

Страница 84: ...Disabled Installed Memory 512MB Usable Memory 511MB 4 2 2 Menu bar The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items Main For changing the basic system configuration Extreme Tweaker For changing the overclocking settings Advanced For changing the advanced system settings Power For changing the advanced power management APM configuration Boot For changing the system boot configuration ...

Страница 85: ...hlighted when selected To change the value of a field select it then press Enter to display a list of options Refer to 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 2 3 Legend bar At the bottom of the Setup screen is a legend bar The keys in the legend bar allow you to navigate through the various setup menus The following table lists the keys found in the legend bar with their corresponding functions Navigation Key Func...

Страница 86: ...em Specific Help Specifies the capacity and physical size of diskette drive A System Time 15 30 36 System Date Thu Apr 6 2006 Language English Legacy Diskette A 1 44M 3 5 in Primary IDE Master ST321122A Primary IDE Slave ASUS CDS520 A SATA1 None SATA2 None SATA3 None SATA4 None SATA5 None SATA6 None HDD SMART Monitoring Disabled Installed Memory 512MB Usable Memory 512MB 4 2 8 General help At the ...

Страница 87: ...toring Disabled Installed Memory 512MB Usable Memory 511MB 4 3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program the Main menu screen appears giving you an overview of the basic system information Refer to section 4 2 1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them 4 3 1 System Time xx xx xx Allows you to set the system time 4 3 2 System Date Day xx xx xx...

Страница 88: ...E Master Slave Auto Select Auto to automatically detect an IDE hard disk drive If automatic detection is successful the BIOS automatically fills in the correct values for the remaining fields on this sub menu If the hard disk was already formatted on a previous system the setup BIOS may detect incorrect parameters Select Manual to manually enter the IDE hard disk drive parameters If no drive is in...

Страница 89: ...ic detection of an IDE hard disk drive Select CHS for this item if you set the IDE Primary Master Slave to Manual Configuration options CHS LBA Large Auto Before attempting to configure a hard disk drive make sure you have the correct configuration information supplied by the drive manufacturer Incorrect settings may cause the system to fail to recognize the installed hard disk After entering the ...

Страница 90: ...uto Sets the sector addressing mode Configuration options Large Auto F1 Help Select Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Select Menu Item Specific Help Selects the type of fixed disk connected to the system SATA1 Extended IDE Drive Auto Access Mode Auto Capacity 0 MB Cylinder 0 Head 0 Landing Zone...

Страница 91: ... use a disk utility such as FDISK to partition and format new IDE hard disk drives This is necessary so that you can write or read data from the hard disk Make sure to set the partition of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to active 4 3 7 HDD SMART Monitoring Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the HDD Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology SMART feature Configuration options Disabl...

Страница 92: ...of the preset overclocking configuration options Manual Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters Auto Loads the optimal settings for the system Standard Loads the standard settings for the system AI Overclock Loads overclocking profiles with optimal parameters for stability when overclocking AI N O S The ASUS Non delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system l...

Страница 93: ...requency MHz 100 SPP MCP Ref Clock MHz Auto Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Extreme Tweaker PCIEX16_1 Frequency MHz 100 Allows you to set the PCIEX16_1 overclocking frequency Configuration options 100 MHz 200 MHz PCIEX16_2 Frequency MHz 100 Allows you to set the PCIEX16_2 overclocking frequency Configuration options 100 MHz 200 MHz PCIEX16_3 Frequency MHz 100 Allows you to set the PCIEX16_3 ...

Страница 94: ...t Select Menu Enter Select SubMenu F10 Save and Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help System clock mode Optimal Set FSB and memory speed automatically Linked Enter FSB Speed manually Memory Speed changes proportionally FSB Memory Clock Mode Linked FSB Memory Ratio Auto FSB QDR MHz 800 Actual FSB QDR MHz 800 0 x MEM DDR MHz Linked Actual MEM DDR MHz 667 ECC Control Disabled ECC Uncorrectable Disabled...

Страница 95: ...al Disabled EnhancedC1 C1E Disabled Execute Disable Bit Enabled Enhanced Intel SpeedStep tm Tech Disabled Hyper Threading Technology Enabled LDT Frequency 5x Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Extreme Tweaker Memory Timing Setting Select Menu Item Specific Help Memory Timing Setting tCL CAS Latency Auto tRCD Auto tRAS Auto Command Per Clock CMD Auto Advanced Memory Settings tRRD Auto tRC Auto t...

Страница 96: ...uto 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 tWTR Auto Configuration options Auto 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 15 tREF Auto Configuration options Auto 1 2 Async Latency Auto Configuration options Auto 1 00nS 1 25nS 1 50nS 1 75nS 2 00nS 2 25nS 2 50nS Spread Spectrum Control Select Menu Item Specific Help Spread Spectrum Control CPU Spread Spectrum Disabled PCIE Spread Spectrum Down Spread MCP PCIE Spread Spectrum Down Spread SATA Spread Sp...

Страница 97: ...ut it will cause other CPU power management feature such as C1E EIST and TM2 fail to control CPU VID Select Auto to let CPU VID keep original value Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Extreme Tweaker Over Voltage VCore Voltage Auto Memory Voltage Auto 1 2V HT Voltage Auto NB Core Voltage Auto SB Core Voltage Auto CPU VTT Voltage Auto DDR2 Controller Ref Voltage Auto DDR2 Channel A Ref Voltage Au...

Страница 98: ... 2 75V SB Core Voltage Auto Configuration options Auto 1 50V 1 55V 1 60V 1 65V 1 70V 1 75V 1 80V 1 85V CPU VTT Voltage Auto Configuration options Auto 1 20V 1 25V 1 30V 1 35V 1 50V 1 55V DDRII Controller Ref Voltage Auto Configuration options Auto DDR2_Vol 2 DDR2_Vol 2 30mv DDR2_ Vol 2 20mv DDR2_Vol 2 10mv DDR2_Vol 2 10mv DDR2_Vol 2 20mv DDR2_Vol 2 30mv 4 4 5 SLI Ready Memory Disabled Allows you t...

Страница 99: ...Open N A LAN1 3 6 Open N A LAN1 4 5 Open N A LAN1 7 8 Open N A LAN2 1 2 Open N A LAN2 3 6 Open N A LAN2 4 5 Open N A LAN2 7 8 Open N A Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced 4 5 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for system devices Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Select Menu Item Specific Help Pre...

Страница 100: ...Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced 4 5 2 PCIPnP Plug Play O S No When set to No the BIOS configures all the devices in the system When set to Yes and if you install a Plug and Play operating system the operating system configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot Configuration options No Yes Primary Display Adapter PCI Allows you to select the graphics controller to use as the pr...

Страница 101: ...ard BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced 4 5 3 Onboard Device Configuration IDE Function Setup This sub menu contains IDE function related items Select an item then press Enter to edit Select Menu Item Specific Help Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced IDE Function Setup OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled IDE DMA transfer access Enabled IDE Prefetch Mode Enabled OnChip IDE Channel0 Enabled Allows y...

Страница 102: ...bled Enabled SATA1 2 3 4 5 6 Disabled Enables or disables the RAID function of the first to sixth SATA master drive Configuration options Disabled Enabled HD Audio Auto Allows you to disable or set the High Definition audio function Configuration options Auto Disabled Front Panel Support Type HD Audio Allows you to set the front panel audio connector AAFP mode to legacy AC 97 or high definition au...

Страница 103: ... you to change the USB related features Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options Select Menu Item Specific Help Enable or disable the USB 1 1 and 2 0 Controller Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Advanced USB Configuration USB Controller Enabled USB2 0 Controller Enabled USB Legacy support Enabled USB Controller Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the onchip USB ...

Страница 104: ...PI APIC Support Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface ACPI support in the Application Specific Integrated Circuit ASIC When set to Enabled the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list Configuration options Disabled Enabled Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Main Extreme Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Select Menu Item S...

Страница 105: ...until the computer and applications are fully running Thus connection cannot be made on the first try Turning an external modem off and then back on while the computer is off causes an initialization string that turns the system power on USB Resume from S5 Disabled Allows you to enable or disable the support of USB keyboard or mouse resumption from S5 Configuration options Disabled Enabled Select ...

Страница 106: ...ptions Disabled Enabled Power Up By PS 2 Keyboard Disabled Allows you to disable the Power On by PS 2 keyboard function or set specific keys on the PS 2 keyboard to turn on the system This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the 5VSB lead Configuration options Disabled Space Bar Ctrl ESC Power Key Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Allows you to enable or disable the ...

Страница 107: ... NB Voltage 1 20V SB Voltage 1 50V CPU VTT Voltage 1 34V DDR2 Termination Voltage 0 92V 3 3V Voltage 2 94V 5V Voltage 4 81V 12V Voltage 11 07V 4 6 4 Hardware Monitor The items in this sub menu displays the hardware monitor values automatically detected by the BIOS It also allows you to change CPU Q Fan feature related parameters Select an item then press Enter to display the configuration options ...

Страница 108: ...cally detects and displays the CPU Chassis and OPT1 2 3 4 5 fan speed in rotations per minute RPM If any of the fans is not connected to the motherboard the field shows 0 These items are not user configurable Select Menu Item Specific Help Temperature Monitor CPU Temperature 57ºC M B Temperature 37ºC OPT1 Temperature 0ºC OPT2 Temperature 0ºC OPT3 Temperature 0ºC Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utili...

Страница 109: ...n Speed Control CPU Fan Control Duty Cycle Mode CPU Fan Duty Cycle 100 CHA Fan Control Duty Cycle Mode CHA Fan Duty Cycle 100 x CHA Fan Q Fan Sense CPU Temperature OPT Fan1 Control Duty Cycle Mode OPT Fan1 Duty Cycle 100 x OPT Fan1 Target Temperature 40ºC 104ºF OPT Fan2 Control Duty Cycle Mode OPT Fan2 Duty Cycle 100 x OPT Fan2 Target Temperature 40ºC 104ºF OPT Fan3 Control Duty Cycle Mode OPT Fan...

Страница 110: ...CPU fan warning speed function which gives off a warning when the CPU fan speed is too low If you set this item to Disabled the system will not warn you even if no fan is installed or if the fan is not functioning properly Configuration options Disabled 600 RPM 1200 RPM 1600 RPM ...

Страница 111: ... Item Change Value F5 Setup Defaults ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub menu F10 Save and Exit 4 7 1 Boot Device Priority Select Menu Item Specific Help Select Your Boot Device Priority Boot Device Priority 1st Boot Device Removable 2nd Boot Device Hard Disk 3rd Boot Device CDROM 4th Boot Device Disabled Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot 1st 4th Boot Device Removable These items specif...

Страница 112: ...4 7 3 Hard Disk Drives 1 1st Master XXXXXXXXX Allows you to assign hard disk drives attached to the system Select Menu Item Specific Help Hard Disk Drives 1 1st Master XXXXXXXXX Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Boot 4 7 4 CDROM Drives 1 1st Slave XXXXXXXXX Allows you to assign optical drives attached to the system Select Menu Item Specific Help Hard Disk Drives 1 1st Slave XXXXXXXXX Phoenix A...

Страница 113: ...us Refer to section 2 8 2 Internal connectors for setting details Configuration options Disabled Enabled Quick Boot Enabled Allows you to enable or disable the system quick boot feature When Enabled the system skips certain tests while booting Configuration options Disabled Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled Enables or disables the chassis open status feature Setting to Enabled clears the chassi...

Страница 114: ...le or disable the full screen logo display feature Configuration options Disabled Enabled Make sure that the above item is set to Enabled if you want to use the ASUS MyLogo3 feature Halt On All Errors Allows you to set the error report type Configuration options All Errors No Errors All But Keyboard All But Diskette All But Disk Key 4 7 6 Security Select Menu Item Specific Help Security Supervisor...

Страница 115: ...gram preventing unauthorized access The User password is required to boot the system preventing unauthorized use Forgot your password If you forget your password you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock RTC RAM The RAM data containing the password information is powered by the onboard button cell battery If you need to erase the CMOS RAM refer to section 2 6 Jumper for instructions Pas...

Страница 116: ...r to select ASUS Music Alarm ASUS Music Alarm Disabled x Alarm Date Sunday Enabled x Monday Enabled x Tuesday Enabled x Wednesday Enabled x Thursday Enabled x Friday Enabled x Saturday Enabled x Alarm Time hh mm 0 0 x Audio CD Drive Primary IDE Master x Detect CD Enter x Starting Track N A x Repeat Track Disabled x Length 10 Mins x Volume 16 Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Tools F1 Help Sele...

Страница 117: ...the value Configuration options Disabled Enabled Audio CD Drive Primary IDE Master Allows you to select the connection configuration of the optical storage device from which the alarm music will play from Configuration options Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave Detect CD Enter Press Enter to search the CD track number Starting Track Allows you to choose the starting track from the CD from which ...

Страница 118: ...g process finishes Suggest only to update the BIOS file coming from the same memory CPU configuration and BIOS version Only the xxx CMO file can be loaded Select Menu Item Specific Help Save current BIOS Profile to Profile 1 Save BIOS Profile Save to Profile 1 Save to Profile 2 Save to File Phoenix Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility Tools Save BIOS Profile Save to Profle 1 2 Allows you to save the curr...

Страница 119: ...VER Unknown DATE Unknown PATH A A Note Enter Select S Save ESC Exit Tab Switch Up Down Home End Move CMOS backup is done Press any key to Exit The BIOS file will be saved as xxx CMO 5 Key in the file name Then press Enter 6 A pop up message will inform you when the saving process finishes ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility B318 FLASH TYPE Winbond W39V080A 8Mb LPC BOARD StrikerExtreme VER 0116 DAT...

Страница 120: ...Default This option allows you to load the default values for each of the parameters on the Setup menus When you select this option or if you press F5 a confirmation window appears Select YES to load default values Select Exit Save Changes or make other changes before saving the values to the non volatile RAM Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the...

Страница 121: ...5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package ...

Страница 122: ...SUS Striker Extreme Chapter summary 5 5 1 Installing an operating system 5 1 5 2 Support DVD information 5 1 5 3 Software information 5 9 5 4 RAID configurations 5 26 5 5 Creating a RAID driver disk 5 41 ...

Страница 123: ... can install to avail all motherboard features 5 2 1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD to the optical drive The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer 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 Make sure that you i...

Страница 124: ...rs to activate the devices ASUS InstAll Installation Wizard for Drivers Launches the ASUS InstAll driver installation wizard Nvidia Chipset Driver Program Installs the NVIDIA Chipset drivers for the NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI chipset Silicon Image SATA Driver Installs the Silicon Image Serial ATA driver USB 2 0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2 0 USB 2 0 driver ...

Страница 125: ...ms This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows environment This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider ISP ASUS AI Booster The ASUS AI Booster application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in Windows environment 3DMark06...

Страница 126: ...icrosoft DirectX 9 0c is a multimedia technology that enhances computer graphics and sound DirectX improves the multimedia features of you computer so you can enjoy watching TV and movies capturing videos or playing games in your computer Visit the Microsoft website www microsoft com for updates Anti Virus Utility The anti virus application scans identifies and removes computer viruses View the on...

Страница 127: ...bit SATA RAID Driver Allows you to create an NVIDIA Serial ATA RAID driver disk for a 32 bit 64 bit system Silicon Image 32bit RAID Driver Silicon Image 32bit SATA Driver Allows you to create a Silicon Image RAID Serial ATA driver disk for a 32 bit system Silicon Image 64bit RAID Driver Silicon Image 64bit SATA Driver Allows you to create a Silicon Image RAID Serial ATA driver disk for a 64 bit sy...

Страница 128: ...is information on the inside front cover of this user guide 5 2 5 Manuals menu The Manuals menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals Click an item to open the folder of the user manual Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format PDF Install the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file ...

Страница 129: ...the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support DVD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the motherboard Browse this DVD Displays the support DVD contents in graphical format ...

Страница 130: ... Filelist Displays the contents of the support DVD and a brief description of each in text format Technical support form Displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill out when requesting technical support ...

Страница 131: ... details 2 Select Options from the drop down menu then click Next 3 Check the option Launch MyLogo to replace system boot logo before flashing BIOS then click Next 4 Select Update BIOS from a file from the drop down menu then click Next 5 When prompted locate the new BIOS file then click Next The ASUS MyLogo window appears 6 From the left window pane select the folder that contains the image you i...

Страница 132: ...l BIOS to load the new boot logo 10 After flashing the BIOS restart the computer to display the new boot logo during POST 8 Adjust the boot image to your desired size by selecting a value on the Ratio box 7 When the logo images appear on the right window pane select an image to enlarge by clicking on it ...

Страница 133: ...chnologies Follow the installation wizard to install the ADI AD1988B Audio Driver from the support CD that came with the motherboard package to activate the SoundMAX audio utility If the SoundMAX audio utility is correctly installed you will find the SoundMAX icon on the taskbar You must use 4 channel 6 channel or 8 channel speakers for this setup SoundMAX requires Microsoft Windows 2000 XP or lat...

Страница 134: ... on the SoundMAX icon to display the SoundMAX Control Panel Audio Setup Wizard By clicking the icon from the SoundMAX control panel you can easily configure your audio settings Simply follow succeeding screen instructions and begin enjoying High Definition Audio ...

Страница 135: ...dio devices you have installed Adjust speaker volume This screen helps you adjust speaker volume Click the Test button to hear the changes you have made Adjust microphone volume This screen helps you adjust microphone volume You will be asked to read pre written text to allow the AudioWizard to adjust the volume as you speak ...

Страница 136: ...devices enable disable the AudioESP feature and enable disable digital output DTS This feature is consists of two elements DTS interactive and DTS NEO PC DTS interactive re encodes your stereo or multi channel sound into a DTS audio signal and send it out from your PC to any DTS enabled system While DTS NEO PC turns your stereo audio such as MP3 WMA CD and other sound format into a convincing mult...

Страница 137: ...ing You can enable it for a better recording quality Voice Recording Receives only the sound coming from the reception cone and eliminates interferences including neighboring speakers and reverberations You can enable it to transit clearer sound during on line games MSN or Skype Directional Array Advanced de reverberation techniques can help to reduce echo and minimize its effect on the speech eng...

Страница 138: ...tup exe file from the ASUS PC Probe II folder Double click the setup exe file to start installation 2 Click the Utilities tab then click ASUS PC Probe II 3 Follow the screen instructions to complete installation Launching PC Probe II You can launch the PC Probe II right after installation or anytime from the Windows desktop To launch the PC Probe II from the Windows desktop click Start All Program...

Страница 139: ...age window Shows Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Sensor alert When a system sensor detects a problem the main window right handle turns red as the illustrations below show When displayed the monitor panel for that sensor also turns red Refer to the Monitor panels section for details Preferences You can customize the application using the Preference sec...

Страница 140: ...nels The hardware monitor panels display the current value of a system sensor such as fan rotation CPU temperature and voltages The hardware monitor panels come in two display modes hexagonal large and rectangular small When you check the Enable Monitoring Panel option from the Preference section the monitor panels appear on your computer s desktop Large display Small display Click to increase val...

Страница 141: ... displays various Windows management information Click an item from the left panel to display on the right panel Click the plus sign before WMI Information to display the available information You can enlarge or reduce the browser size by dragging the bottom right corner of the browser DMI browser Click to display the DMI Desktop Management Interface browser This browser displays various desktop a...

Страница 142: ...nd memory usage Click to display the Usage browser CPU usage The CPU tab displays real time CPU usage in line graph representation If the CPU has an enabled Hyper Threading two separate line graphs display the operation of the two logical processors Hard disk drive space usage The Hard Disk tab displays the used and available hard disk drive space The left panel of the tab lists all logical drives...

Страница 143: ...just the sensor threshold values The Config window has two tabs Sensor Threshold and Preference The Sensor Threshold tab enables you to activate the sensors or to adjust the sensor threshold values The Preference tab allows you to customize sensor alerts or change the temperature scale Loads the default threshold values for each sensor Applies your changes Cancels or ignores your changes Loads you...

Страница 144: ...card Only IDE ATAPI devices from the Southbridge support this feature Hardware setup To set up the hardware 1 Connect the analog audio cable from the optical drive to the 4 pin CD In connector on the audio module 2 Connect speakers or a headphone to the Line Out lime colored port on the front or rear panel for audio output You may also connect speakers or a headphone to the output jack on the opti...

Страница 145: ... section shows the drive letter of the chosen optical drive and the starting track number to use as music alarm Minimize button Exit button Options section shows playing options 5 Click the arrow next to Time for Next Alarm in the Alarm information section The Alarm Time Setting panel appears Set the days and time of the alarm or enable disable the Music Alarm feature When done click OK 6 Click th...

Страница 146: ...Use the Up or Down arrow key to increase or decrease the volume Turning off the music alarm To turn off the music alarm Press any key to stop playing the CD and turn off the system While the music alarm is playing the system wake up features LAN keyboard mouse PCI PCIE device modem are deactivated If the system loses connection or if it does not detect any optical drive or audio CD the ASUS Music ...

Страница 147: ...the hassle of booting the BIOS After installing the program from the bundled support CD you can launch the utility by double clicking the Ai Booster icon on the Windows OS taskbar The options on the task bar allow you to use the default settings adjust CPU Memory PCI E frequency manually or create and apply your personal overclocking configurations ...

Страница 148: ...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 0 1 is data striping and data mirroring combined without parity redundancy data having to be calculated and written With the RAID 0 1 configuration you get all the benefit...

Страница 149: ...to configure as RAID See section 4 5 3 Onboard Device Configuration Serial ATA Configuration for details 4 Save your changes and Exit Setup 5 4 2 NVIDIA RAID configurations The motherboard includes a high performance SATA RAID controller integrated in the NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI southbridge chipset It supports RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 1 RAID 5 and JBOD for six independent Serial ATA channels Installing...

Страница 150: ...A RAID utility 1 Boot up your computer 2 During POST press F10 to display the main menu of the utility The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference only and may not exactly match the items on your screen F6 Back F7 Finish TAB Navigate Select ENTER Popup At the bottom of the screen are the navigation keys These keys allow you to move through and select menu options NVIDIA RAI...

Страница 151: ...lost 2 Press TAB select the Striping Block then press Enter The following submenu appears If you selected Striping or Stripe Mirroring use the up or down arrow keys to select the stripe size for your RAID 0 array then press Enter The available values range from 8 KB to 128 KB The default selection is 128 KB The strip value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage 8 16 KB low disk usage 64...

Страница 152: ...y Oct 5 2004 Array List Boot Id Status Vendor Array Model Name No 4 Healthy NVIDIA MIRROR XXX XXG A new set of navigation keys is displayed on the bottom of the screen 6 Press Ctrl X to save settings and exit R Rebuild D Delete C Clear Disk ENTER Return Array 1 NVIDIA MIRROR XXX XXG Array Detail RAID Mode Mirroring Striping Width 1 Striping Block 64K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Name Capacit...

Страница 153: ... Finish Array 1 NVIDIA MIRROR XXX XXG Select Disk Inside Array RAID Mode Mirroring Striping Width 1 Striping Block 64K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Name Capacity 2 1 Master 0 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXGB 1 0 Master 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXGB Rebuild array ENTER OK ESC Cancel 4 Press Enter to start rebuilding array or press Esc to cancel 5 After the rebuild process the Array list menu appears...

Страница 154: ...iping Width 1 Striping Block 64K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Name Capacity 2 1 Master 0 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXGB 1 0 Master 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXGB A new set of navigation keys is displayed on the bottom of the screen 2 Press D to delete a RAID array The following confirmation message appears Delete this array Y YES N No 4 If you selected Yes the Define a New Array menu appears Take ...

Страница 155: ...ail RAID Mode Mirroring Striping Width 1 Striping Block 64K Adapt Channel M S Index Disk Model Name Capacity 2 1 Master 0 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXGB 1 0 Master 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXGB A new set of navigation keys is displayed on the bottom of the screen 2 Press C to clear disk The following confirmation message appears Take caution in using this option All data on the RAID drives will be lost...

Страница 156: ...for detailed installation instructions Setting the BIOS RAID items After installing the hard disk drives make sure to set the necessary RAID items in the BIOS before setting your RAID configuration To set the BIOS RAID items 1 Boot the system and press Del during the Power On Self Test POST to enter the BIOS Setup Utility 2 From the Advanced Onboard Device Configuration menu item in the BIOS set t...

Страница 157: ...g the disks erases all data previously stored in the drive Logical Drive Info shows the current configuration of each RAID set On the upper right corner of the screen is the Help message box The message describes the function of each menu item At the bottom of the screen is the legend box The keys on the legend box allow you to navigate through the setup menu options The following lists the keys f...

Страница 158: ...n option menu 2 Select RAID 0 then press Enter to display the following 3 Select your desired method of configuration Auto configuration a Select Auto Configuration the press Enter b The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press Enter c Press Y to confirm or N to return to the Main Menu MAIN MENU Auto configuration Manual configu...

Страница 159: ...d mainly for audio and video editing we recommend a higher array block size for optimum performance PHYSICAL DRIVE 0 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB 1 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB 2 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB 3 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB Creating a RAID 1 set Mirrored To create a RAID 1 set 1 From the Silicon Image configuration utility main menu select Create RAID set then press Enter The following sub menu appears MAIN MENU C...

Страница 160: ... the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press Enter c Press Y to confirm or N to return to the Main Menu Auto configuration creates a RAID 1 set without a backup copy of the current source disk data When migrating a single hard disk drive to a RAID 1 set use of the Manual configuration is recommended MAIN MENU Auto configuration Manual configuration Create with data copy Create withou...

Страница 161: ...ground while writing to the source drives The offline copy option allows you to copy the contents of the source drive to the target drives now f Use the up or down arrow keys to select desired copy method then press Enter g The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press Enter h Press Y to confirm or N to return to the Main Menu A ...

Страница 162: ...ION then press Enter MAIN MENU Create RAID set Delete RAID set Rebuild Raid1 set Resolve Conflicts Low Level Format Logical Drive Info RAID0 RAID1 RAID10 SPARE DRIVE RAID0 RAID1 SPARE DRIVE CONCATENATION PHYSICAL DRIVE 0 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB 1 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB 2 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB 3 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB 3 The selection bar moves to the Physical Drive menu Using the up or down arrow keys sele...

Страница 163: ...lity Refer to section 5 2 4 Make Disk menu for details 4 Insert floppy disk to floppy disk drive 5 Follow succeeding screen information to complete process 6 Write protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection To install the RAID driver 1 During the OS installation the system prompts you to press the F6 key to install third party SCSI or RAID driver 2 Press F6 then insert the floppy di...

Страница 164: ...5 42 Chapter 5 Software support ...

Страница 165: ...6 This chapter tells how to install SLI ready PCI Express graphics cards NVIDIA SLI technology support ...

Страница 166: ...ASUS Striker Extreme Chapter summary 6 1 Overview 6 1 6 2 Dual graphics cards setup 6 2 ...

Страница 167: ...DIA certified Make sure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website www nvidia com Make sure that your power supply unit PSU can provide at least the minimum power required by your system See 8 ATX power connectors on page 2 35 for details The NVIDIA SLI technology supports Windows XP 32 bit 64bit operating system only Visit ...

Страница 168: ...tical SLI ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA certified Different types of graphics cards will not work together properly To install the graphics cards 1 Prepare two graphics cards Each graphics card should have goldfingers for the SLI connector 2 Remove the metal bracket covers opposite the two PCI Express x16 slots Goldfingers ...

Страница 169: ...er slot PCIEX16_3 Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot If required connect an auxiliary power source to the PCI Express graphics cards 3 Insert one graphics card into one of the blue slots PCIEX16_1 Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot ...

Страница 170: ... Align and insert the SLI connector to the goldfingers on each graphics card Make sure that the connector is firmly in place 6 When installing two VGA cards using a 20 pin ATX PSU with sufficient 12v capability we recommend that you connect the auxillary power source from the power supply to the graphics card Refer to the PSU documentation for dual VGA power requirements SLI connector ...

Страница 171: ...atest driver from the NVIDIA website www nvidia com 6 2 2 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers 6 2 3 Enabling the multi GPU feature in Windows After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers enable the Multi Graphics Processing Unit GPU feature in the NVIDIA nView properties 3 From the nView Des...

Страница 172: ...lay Properties dialog box select the Settings tab then click Advanced 6 Select the NVIDIA GeForce tab 7 Click the slider to display the following screen then select the SLI multi GPU item 8 Click the Enable SLI multi GPU check box 9 Click OK when done Slider ...

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