Asus P8Z77-V LE PLUS User Manual

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Chapter 4: Software support
Chapter 4
4.6 Creating a RAID driver disk
A oppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing a Windows
®
operating system
on a hard disk drive that is included in a RAID set.
• The motherboard does not provide a oppy drive connector. You have to use a
USB oppy disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk.
• Windows
®
XP may not recognize the USB oppy disk drive due to Windows
®
XP
limitation. To work around this OS limitation, refer to section 4.5.4 Using a USB
oppy disk drive.
4.6.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS:
1. Boot your computer.
2. Press <Del> during POST to enter the BIOS setup utility.
3. Set the optical drive as the primary boot device.
4. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive.
5. Save changes and exit BIOS.
6. When the Make Disk menu appears, press <1> to create a RAID driver disk.
7. Insert a formatted oppy disk into the USB oppy disk drive, then press <Enter>.
8. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.
4.6.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows
®
To create a RAID driver disk in Windows
®
:
1. Start Windows
®
.
2. Plug the USB oppy disk drive and insert a oppy disk.
3. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive.
4. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click Intel AHCI/RAID Driver Disk to create a
RAID driver disk.
5. Select USB oppy disk drive as the destination disk.
6. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.
Write-protect the oppy disk to avoid a computer virus infection.

Asus P8Z77-V LE PLUS Specifications

General

ECC	No
Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1333, 1600, 1800, 1866, 2000, 2133, 2200, 2400 MHz
Supported memory module capacities	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
System bus rate	5 GT/s
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
Headphone outputs	6
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2
Audio chip	Realtek ALC889
Cooling type	Passive
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z77
PC health monitoring	CPU, FAN, Temperature
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III
Graphics card	HD Graphics
OpenGL version	3.2
DirectX version	11
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels
Maximum graphics card memory	1696 MB
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
PCI Express slots version	3.0
PCI Express configurations	1x4, 1x16, 2x8
Controller 2nd interface type	Marvell PCIe SATA 6Gb/s, ASMedia USB 3.0
Cables included	SATA
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111F
Networking features	Gigabit LAN
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	EFI AMI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	244 mm
Width	305 mm