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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ........................................................................................53
3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 53
3-2 Application Software ...................................................................................... 54
3-3 Technical Manuals .......................................................................................... 54
3-4 Contact ........................................................................................................... 55
3-5 System ........................................................................................................... 55
3-6 Download Center ........................................................................................... 56
3-7 New Utilities ................................................................................................... 56
Chapter 4 Unique Features ...........................................................................................57
4-1 Xpress Recovery2 .......................................................................................... 57
4-2 BIOS Update Utilities ..................................................................................... 60
4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility .............................................................60
4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility .............................................................63
4-3 EasyTune 6 .................................................................................................... 64
4-4 Easy Energy Saver ........................................................................................ 65
4-5 Q-Share .......................................................................................................... 67
4-6 SMART Recovery........................................................................................... 68
4-7 Auto Green ..................................................................................................... 69
4-8 Cloud OC ....................................................................................................... 70
Chapter 5 Appendix ......................................................................................................71
5-1 Conguring SATA Hard Drive(s) ..................................................................... 71
5-1-1 Conguring the Onboard SATA Controller ............................................................71
5-1-2 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System ...............................77
5-2 Conguring Audio Input and Output ............................................................... 81
5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio ...................................................................81
5-2-2 Conguring S/PDIF Out ..........................................................................................83
5-2-3 Conguring Microphone Recording ........................................................................84
5-2-4 Using the Sound Recorder .....................................................................................86
5-3 Troubleshooting.............................................................................................. 87
5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions ..................................................................................87
5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure ....................................................................................88