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ECS Elitegroup Z87H3-A3X [85/96] Z87h3 a3x user manual

Z87H3-A3X USER MANUAL

Chapter 6

Enabling NVIDIA

SLI

1. Click on the SLI capable system message to open the following window.

Description:

All NVIDIA

GPUs work together with SLI technology to increase the

rendering performance of your 3D applications.

Typical usage scenarios:

•Playing 3D games

•Using any application that renders hardware-accelerated Direct 3D or

OpenGL content.

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Copyright 1
Disclaimer 1
Federal communications commission fcc 1
Preface 1
Trademark recognition 1
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Canadian department of communications 2
Ce marking 2
Declaration of conformity 2
En 55022 2
En 55024 2
En 60950 2
En 61000 3 2 2
En 61000 3 3 2
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About the manual 3
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Chapter 1 1 5
Chapter 2 7 5
Chapter 3 29 5
Connecting case components 4 5
Installing the motherboard 7 safety precautions installing the motherboard in a chassis checking jumper settings installing hardware 5
Introducing the motherboard 1 introduction pakage contents specifications motherboard components i o ports 5
Preface i 5
Table of contents 5
Using bios 0 5
Using bios 29 about the setup utility 9 5
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Chapter 4 69 6
Chapter 5 75 6
Chapter 6 77 6
Chapter 7 81 6
Chapter 8 87 6
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Chapter 1 7
Chapter 1 introducing the motherboard 7
Introduction 7
Package contents 7
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Chapter 1 8
Specifications 8
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Chapter 1 9
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Chapter 1 11
Table of motherboard components 11
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Chapter 1 12
I o ports 12
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1 safety precautions 13
2 installing the motherboard in a chassis 13
Chapter 2 13
Chapter 2 installing the motherboard 13
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3 checking jumper settings 14
Chapter 2 14
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4 1 installing the processor 15
4 installing hardware 15
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4 2 installing the cpu cooler 17
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4 3 installing memory modules 18
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Due to intel cpu spec definition please follow the table above for recommended memory configuration 19
For best performance and compatibility we recommend that users give priority to the dimms ddr3_2 ddr3_4 when installing dimms 2 we suggest users not to mix memory type it is recommended to use the same brand and type memory on this motherboard 19
Recommend memory configuration 19
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4 4 installing add on cards 20
Chapter 2 20
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4 5 connecting optional devices 22
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Sata3_1 sata3_6 serial ata connectors 23
Usb3f front panel usb 3 header 23
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F_usb1 2 front panel usb 2 headers 24
Tpm trusted platform module header 24
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Case chassis intrusion detect header 25
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Com onboard serial port header 25
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F_audio front panel audio header 26
Lpt onboard parallel port header 26
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Ac 97 audio configuration to enable the front panel audio connector to support ac97 audio mode 27
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Spdifo spdif out header 28
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4 6 installing a sata hard drive 29
About sata connectors 29
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Installing serial ata hard drives 29
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4 7 connecting case components 30
After you have installed the motherboard into a case you can begin connecting the motherboard components refer to the following 30
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2 cpu_fan1 2 cpu cooling fan power connectors 9 pwr_fan power cooling fan power connector 4 5 8 sys_fan1 3 system cooling fan power connectors 31
Atx_power atx 24 pin power connector 10 atx12v 8 pin atx 12v power connector 31
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Connecting 24 pin power cable 32
Connecting 4 pin power cable 32
Connecting 8 pin power cable 32
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F_panel front panel header 33
Hard drive activity led 33
Power sleep message waiting led 33
Power switch 33
Reset switch 33
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Spk speaker header 34
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About the setup utility 35
Chapter 3 35
Chapter 3 using bios 35
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Chapter 3 36
Resetting the default cmos values 36
Using bios 36
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Advanced 37
Bios navigation keys 37
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Default 37
Language 37
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Main menu 38
System date time the date and time items show the current date and time on the computer if you are running a windows os these items are automatically updated whenever you make changes to the windows date and time properties utility 38
System language english this item is used to set system language 38
This menu shows the information of bios and enables you to set the system language date and time 38
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Advanced menu 39
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The advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the cpu and other system 39
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Lan configuration 40
Onboard lan controller enabled use this item to enable or disable onboard lan controller 40
The item in the menu shows the lan related information that the bios automatically detects 40
To return to the advanced menu page 40
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On motherboards support hardware monitoring this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages temperatures and fan speeds 41
Pc health status 41
To view the following screen smart fan function 41
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An input signal on the serial ring indicator ri line in other words an incoming call on the modem awakens the system from a soft off state 43
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Power management setup 43
Resume by pme disabled the system can be turned off with a software command if you enable this item the system can automatically resume if there is an incoming call on the pci pci e modem or pci pci e lan card you must use an atx power supply in order to use this feature use this item to do wake up action if inserting the pci pci e card 43
Resume by ps2 kb disabled this item enables or disables you to allow keyboard activity to awaken the system from power saving mode 43
Resume by ps2 ms disabled this item enables or disables you to allow mouse activity to awaken the system from power saving mode 43
Resume by ring disabled 43
Resume by rtc alarm disabled the system can be turned off with a software command if you enable this item the system can automatically resume at a fixed time based on the system s rtc realtimeclock use the items below this one to set the date and time of the wake up alarm you must use an atx power supply in order to use this feature 43
Resume by usb disabled this item allows you to enable or disable the usb device wakeup function from s3 mode 43
This page sets up some parameters for system power management operation 43
Wake on lan disabled use this item to enable or disable integrated lan to wake the system the wake on lan cannot be disabled if me is on at sx state if disabled resume by usb s3 will not be available 43
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Acpi settings 44
Acpi sleep state s3 suspend to ram this item allows user to enter the acpi s3 suspend to ram sleep state default 44
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Eup function enabled this item allows user to enable or disable eup support 44
Power led type dual color led this item shows the type of the power led 44
The item in the menu shows the highest acpi sleep state when the system enters suspend 44
To return to the advanced menu page 44
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Active processor cores all use this item to control the number of active processor cores 45
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Cpu configuration 45
Intel r core tm i5 4570s cpu 2 0ghz this is display only field and displays the information of the cpu installed in your computer em64t supported this item shows the computer supports em64t processor speed 2900mhz this item shows the current processor speed processor stepping 306c3 this item shows the processor stepping version microcode revision 9 this item shows the microcode version processor cores 4 this item shows the core number of the processor intel ht technology not supported this item shows the computer not supports intel ht technology 45
Intel vt x technology supported this item shows the computer supports intel vt x technology 45
Limit cpuid maximum disabled use this item to enable or disable the maximum cpuid value limit you can enables this item to prevent the system from rebooting when trying to install windows nt 4 45
The item in the menu shows the cpu 45
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External sata disabled use this item to enable or disable the external sata 47
Sata configuration 47
Sata mode ahci mode use this item to select sata mode 47
Sata port 1 6 not present this motherboard supports six sata channels and each channel allows one sata device to be installed use these items to configure each device on the sata channel 47
Spin up device disabled use this item to enable or disable the spin up device 47
To return to the advanced menu page 47
Use this item to show the mode of serial sata configuration options 47
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To return to the advanced menu page 48
Tpm support enabled use this item to enable or disable the tpm support o s will not show tpm reset of platform is required 48
Trusted computing 48
Use this item to show the information of trusted computing configuration 48
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All usb devices enabled use this item to enable or disable all usb devices 49
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Legacy usb support enabled use this item to enable or disable support for legacy usb devices 49
To return to the advanced menu page 49
Usb configuration 49
Use this item to show the information of usb configuration 49
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Change settings auto 50
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Serial port enabled 50
Super io chip it8728 this item shows the information of the super io chip 50
Super io configuration 50
This item allows you to enable or disable serial port device settings io 3f8h irq 4 50
This item shows the information of the device settings 50
To return to the super io configuration page 50
To view the following screen 50
Use this item to change device settings 50
Use this item to show the information of super io configuration 50
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Device settings io 378h irq 5 dma 3 51
Parallel port enabled 51
This item allows you to enable or disable parallel port 51
This item shows the information of the device mode 51
This item shows the information of the device settings change settings auto 51
To return to the super io configuration page 51
To view the following screen 51
Use this item to change device settings device mode ecp mode 51
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Intel r rapid start technology 52
Intel r rapid start technology disabled use this item to enable or disable the intel r rapid start technology 52
Intel r smart connect technology 52
Isct support disabled use this item to enable or disable isct support 52
To return to the advanced menu page 52
Use this item to show the information of intel r rapid start technology 52
Use this item to show the information of intel r smart connect technology 52
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Chipset menu 53
Dvmt memory 256m 53
Igd memory 64m 53
Igd multi monitor disabled 53
System agent configuration 53
The chipset menu items allow you to change the settings for the north bridge chipset south bridge chipset and other system 53
This item allows you to enable or disable the igd multi monitor 53
This item shows the information of the igd internal graphics device memory 53
To view the following screen 53
When set to fixed mode the graphics driver will reserve a fixed position of the system memory as graphics memory according to system and graphics requirements 53
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Multi monitor technology 54
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Step 2 install all the drivers of pci express graphic cards click the browse cd item then appears the following screen select the driver you want to install e g nvidia geforce 8400 gs microsoft corporation wddm v1 and double click it 55
Step 3 enable igd multi monitor from bios in the following bios screen please set igd multi monitor to enabled 55
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Display devices 56
Enter the control panel menu select the display in the all control panel items and click the screen resolution then appears the following screen 56
Select display devices set the multiple displays option and to extend destop for display multi monitor technology 56
Set the multiple displays 56
Show the path of the setting location 56
Step 4 change the appearance of your displays under windows 7 8 56
The type of the display 56
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Chassis opened no 58
Pch configuration 58
Restore ac power loss power off 58
This item enables or disables azalia hd audio case open warning disabled 58
This item enables or disables the warning if the case is opened up and the item below indicates the current status of the case 58
This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its operating status azalia hd audio enabled 58
This item indicates whether the case has been opened 58
To return to the chipset menu page 58
To view the following screen 58
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Me configuration 59
Me control enabled use this item to enable or disable the me firmware 59
Me fw version 9 0 372 this item shows the me fw version 59
To return to the chipset menu page 59
To view the following screen 59
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Cpu overclocking configuration 60
Cpu ratio 29 60
M i b x mb intelligent bios x menu 60
Package current lock disabled 60
Scroll to this item to view the following screen 60
This item allows you to control non turbo cpu ratio 60
This item allows you to enable or disable the package current lock 60
This page enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for your system the clock speed and system bus are determined by the kind of processor you have installed in your system 60
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Graphics core ratio limit 16 this item allows you to control the internal gfx core ratio 62
North bridge configuration 62
Scroll to this item to view the following screen 62
To return to the m i b x menu page 62
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Memory configuration 63
Scroll to this item to view the following screen 63
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Dll weak lock support enabled this item allows you to enable or disable the dll weak lock support 64
Enh interleave support enabled this item allows you to enable or disable the enh interleave support 64
Memory frequency 1067 mhz this item shows the information of the memory frequency 64
Memory frequency 1067 this item shows the memory frequency 64
Memory profiles automatic this item enables you to set the memory profiles the selection of memory profiles impacts memory sizing behavior 64
Memory rc version 1 this item shows the information of the memory rc version 64
Ri support enabled this item allows you to enable or disable the rank interleave support note ri and hori can not be enabled at the same time 64
Total memory 1024 mb ddr3 this item shows the information of the total memory 64
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Ch0writevref 0 80 v auto this item allows you to adjust the ch0writevref from 0 to 108 and the default is 54 1 step is 4mv 66
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Dimm voltage 1 12 v auto this item allows you to adjust the dimm voltage 66
Over voltage configuration 66
Pch core voltage 1 44 v auto this item allows you to adjust the pch voltage 66
Processor input voltage auto this item allows you to adjust the processor input voltage 66
Scroll to this item to view the following screen 66
Vdroop enabled use this item to enable or disable the vdroop 66
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Boot configuration this item shows the information of the boot configuration operation system select windows 7 or other os this item is used to select the operation system launch pxe oprom disabled the item enables or disables launch pxe option rom launch storage oprom enabled use this item to enable or disable the storage oprom fast boot disabled this item enables or disables boot with initialization of a minimal set of device re quired to launch active boot option has no effect for bbs boot options bootup numlock state on this item enables you to select numlock state quiet boot enabled this item enables or disables quiet boot boot mode select legacy use this item to select boot mode set boot priority this item enables you to set boot priority for all boot devices boot option 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 these items show the boot priorities 69
Boot menu 69
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This page enables you to set the keyboard numlock state 69
To see the submenu 69
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Boot option 1 silicon power pmap this item shows the boot priorities 70
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Hard disk drive bbs priorities 70
Scroll to this item to view the following screen 70
To return to the m i b x menu page 70
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Administrator password status not install this item shows administrator password installed or not 71
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Platform mode setup this item allows you to set the platform mode 71
Secure boot disabled this item is used to control the secure boot flow it is possible only if system runs in user mode 71
Security check setup this item is used to enable or disable the security check 71
Security menu 71
This page enables you to set setup administrator password and user password 71
User password status not install this item shows user password installed or not 71
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Back to ez mode this item enables you to back to ez mode save changes and exit this item enables you to exi 72
Boot override use this item to select the boot device 72
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Discard changes and exit this item enables you to exit system setup without saving any changes 72
Discard changes and reset this item enables you to reset system setup without saving any changes 72
Exit menu 72
Save as user defaults this item enables you to save the changes that you have made as user defaults restore user defaults this item enables you to restore the user defaults 72
Save changes and reset this item enables you to reset system setup after saving the changes 72
Save options this item enables you to save the options that you have made save changes this item enables you to save the changes that you have made discard changes this item enables you to discard any changes that you have made restore defaults this item enables you to restore defaults to all the setup options 72
The system setup after saving the changes 72
This page enables you to exit system setup after saving or without saving the changes 72
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Updating the bios 73
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Auto installing under windows 7 8 75
Chapter 4 75
Chapter 4 using the motherboard software 75
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Chapter 4 76
Drivers and software are automatically installed in sequence follow the onscreen instructions confirm commands and allow the computer to restart a few times to complete the installation 76
Windows 8 will show the following screen after system restart you must select desktop in the bottom left to install the next driver 76
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Ecs utility software intelligent ez utility 77
Manual installation 77
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Chapter 4 78
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Chapter 4 79
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Chapter 4 80
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Chapter 5 81
Chapter 5 amd crossfire 81
Graphics cards 81
Installing crossfire 81
Requirements 81
Technology support 81
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Chapter 5 82
Control center dialog box 82
The catalys 82
To enable crossfire 82
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Chapter 6 83
Chapter 6 nvidi 83
Hybrid sl 83
Installing your nvidi 83
Requirements 83
Sli ready components 83
Technology support 83
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Enabling nvidi 85
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Control panel setting of 2 way sli 86
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Before creating a raid set 87
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Matrix storage manager raid configuration 87
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Create an inte 88
Enter the inte 88
Entering inte 88
Install the inte 88
Matrix storage manager driver after the window 88
Matrix storage manager driver disk for window 88
Matrix storage manager option to set up your raid configuration 88
Matrix storage manager raid bios menu 88
Matrix storage manager raid bios menu appears 88
Matrix storage manager raid bios utility 88
Os had been installed 88
Os in stallation see section creating a raid driver disk for details 88
The main inte 88
To enter the inte 88
Use the arrow keys to move the color bar and navigate through the items 88
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Creating a raid set 89
In the main inte 89
Key in the raid volume capacity use the up down arrow to choose the capacity the default value indicates the maximum capacity using the selected disks entering a lower capacity allows you to create a second volume on these disks 89
When more than two hdds are installed in your computer the disks item will be selectable then users can select the hdd that you want to belong to the raid set please be noticed that selecting a wrong disk will result in losing the original data of the hdd 89
When the raid level item is highlighted use the up down arrow key to select the raid set that you want to create 89
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Deletes all the data in the hdds 90
The following screen appears displaying the relevant information about the raid set you created 90
Users please be noted that raid 0 stripe is set to accelerate the data access and raid 1 mirror is set to provide the data backup if you want to set raid 0 you need to set the 2nd boot device item in the bios to intel volume0 see section advanced setup for details 90
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Deletes all the data in the hdds 91
Deleting a raid set 91
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Deletes all the data in the hdds 92
Exiting setup 92
Resetting disks to non raid 92
To reset disks to non raid 92
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Chapter 8 93
Chapter 8 trouble shooting 93
Start up problems during assembly 93
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Chapter 8 94
Maintenance and care tips 94
Start up problems after prolong use 94
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Basic troubleshooting flowchart 95
S e y s e y 95

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