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User manual ASUS CROSSHAIR V2
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Manual abstract: user guide ASUS CROSSHAIR V2
Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide. Motherboard
Crosshair
E2711 Second Edition V2 July 2006
Copyright © 2006 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY 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 THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe.
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Contents
Notices ......................................................................................................... vi Safety information ..................................................................................... vii About this guide ....................................................................................... viii Crosshair specifications summary ............................................................ x
Chapter 1:
1.1 1.2 1.3
Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1 Package contents......................................................................... 1-1 Special features............................................................................ 1-2 1.3.1 1.3.2 Product highlights ........................................................... 1-2 ASUS Unique features .................................................. 1-5
Product introduction
Chapter 2:
2.1 2.2
Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-2 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.2.4 2.2.5 Placement direction ........................................................ 2-2 Screw holes .................................................................... 2-2 Motherboard layout ......................................................... 2-3 Audio card layout ............................................................ 2-3 Layout contents............................................................... 2-4 Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-6 Installing the heatsink and fan ........................................ 2-8 Installing the optional fan ...............................................2-11 Overview ....................................................................... 2-12 Memory configurations.................................................. 2-12 Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-19 Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-19 Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-20 Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-20 Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-21 PCI slots........................................................................ 2-22 PCI Express x4 slot....................................................... 2-22 PCI Express x16 slots ................................................... 2-22
Hardware information
2.3
Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-6 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.3
2.4
System memory ......................................................................... 2-12 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.4.3 2.4.4
2.5
Expansion slots.......................................................................... 2-20 2.5.1 2.5.2 2.5.3 2.5.4 2.5.5 2.5.6
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2.6 2.7 Jumper ........................................................................................ 2-23 Audio Card and EL I/O Installation ........................................... 2-24 2.7.1 2.7.2 2.8 2.8.1 2.8.2 2.8.3 Audio Card Installation .................................................. 2-24 EL I/O Installation .......................................................... 2-24 Rear panel connectors .................................................. 2-25 Internal connectors ....................................................... 2-28 Onboard switches ......................................................... 2-35
Connectors ................................................................................. 2-25
Chapter 3:
3.1 3.2
Starting up for the first time ........................................................ 3-1 Powering off the computer.......................................................... 3-2 3.2.1 3.2.2 Using the OS shut down function.................................... 3-2 Using the dual function power switch.............................. 3-2
Powering up
Chapter 4:
4.1
Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-1 ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 4-1 Creating a bootable floppy disk....................................... 4-4 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility................................................... 4-5 Updating the BIOS .......................................................... 4-6 Saving the current BIOS file............................................ 4-8 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 4-9 BIOS menu screen.........................................................4-11 Menu bar ........................................................................4-11 Legend bar .................................................................... 4-12 Menu items ................................................................... 4-12 Sub-menu items ............................................................ 4-12 Configuration fields ....................................................... 4-12 Pop-up window ............................................................. 4-13 General help ................................................................. 4-13 System Time ................................................................ 4-14 System Date ................................................................ 4-14 Language ..................................................................... 4-14 Legacy Diskette A ........................................................ 4-14 Primary IDE Master/Slave............................................. 4-15
BIOS setup
4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3 4.1.4 4.1.5 4.1.6 4.2 4.2.1 4.2.2 4.2.3 4.2.4 4.2.5 4.2.6 4.2.7 4.2.8 4.3 4.3.1 4.3.2 4.3.3 4.3.4 4.3.5
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BIOS setup program .................................................................. 4-10
Main menu .................................................................................. 4-14
Contents
4.3.6 4.3.7 4.3.8 4.3.9 4.4 4.4.1 4.4.2 4.4.3 4.4.4 4.4.5 4.4.6 4.4.7 4.4.8 4.5 4.5.1 4.5.2 4.5.3 4.5.4 4.6 4.6.1 4.6.2 4.6.3 4.6.4 4.7 4.7.1 4.7.2 4.7.3 4.7.4 4.7.5 4.8 4.8.1 4.8.2 4.8.3 4.9 SATA 1/2/3/4/5/6 .......................................................... 4-17 HDD SMART Monitoring .............................................. 4-18 Installed Memory........................................................... 4-18 Usable Memory ............................................................. 4-18 LinkBoost ...................................................................... 4-19 AI Tuning ....................................................................... 4-19 DRAM Configuration ..................................................... 4-23 SLI-Ready Memory ....................................................... 4-28 SLI-Ready Memory CPUOC. ........................................ 4-28 AMD Live! ..................................................................... 4-28 AMD Cool `n' Quiet Function ......................................... 4-28 NVIDIA GPU Ex ............................................................ 4-28 AI NET2 ........................................................................ 4-29 PEG Link Mode ............................................................. 4-30 PCIPnP ......................................................................... 4-30 Onboard Device Configuration...................................... 4-31 ACPI Suspend Type ..................................................... 4-35 ACPI APIC Support ....................................................... 4-35 APM Configuration ........................................................ 4-36 Hardware Monitor ......................................................... 4-37 Boot Device Priority ...................................................... 4-41 Removable Drives......................................................... 4-42 Hard Disk Drives ........................................................... 4-42 Boot Settings Configuration ......................................... 4-43 Security ......................................................................... 4-44 ASUS Music Alarm........................................................ 4-46 ASUS O.C. Profile......................................................... 4-47 ASUS EZ Flash 2 .......................................................... 4-49
Extreme Tweaker menu ............................................................. 4-19
Advanced menu ......................................................................... 4-29
Power menu ................................................................................ 4-35
Boot menu .................................................................................. 4-41
Tools menu ................................................................................. 4-46
Exit menu .................................................................................... 4-50
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Chapter 5:
5.1 5.2 Installing an operating system ................................................... 5-1 Support DVD information ............................................................ 5-1 5.2.1 5.2.2 5.2.3 5.2.4 5.2.5 5.2.6 5.2.7 5.3 5.3.1 5.3.2 5.3.3 5.3.4 5.4 5.4.1 5.4.2 5.5 6.1 6.2 Running the support DVD ............................................... 5-1 Drivers menu................................................................... 5-2 Utilities menu .................................................................. 5-3 Make Disk menu ............................................................. 5-5 Manuals menu ................................................................ 5-6 ASUS Contact information .............................................. 5-6 Other information ............................................................ 5-7 ASUS MyLogo3 .............................................................. 5-9 SoundMAX ADI1988 ......................................................5-11 Cool `n' QuietTM Technology .......................................... 5-16 ASUS PC Probe II......................................................... 5-18 NVIDIA® MediaShield RAID configurations.................. 5-25 Silicon Image RAID configurations ............................... 5-32
Software support
Software information ................................................................... 5-9
RAID configurations .................................................................. 5-24
Creating a RAID driver disk....................................................... 5-40 Overview ....................................................................................... 6-1 Dual graphics card setup ............................................................ 6-2 6.2.1 6.2.2 6.2.3 Installing SLI-ready graphics cards ................................. 6-2 Installing the device drivers..................... ...
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