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Chapter 3 Drivers Installation ........................................................................................61
3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers ............................................................................... 61
3-2 Application Software ...................................................................................... 62
3-3 Technical Manuals .......................................................................................... 62
3-4 Contact ........................................................................................................... 63
3-5 System ........................................................................................................... 63
3-6 Download Center ........................................................................................... 64
3-7 New Utilities ................................................................................................... 64
Chapter 4 Unique Features ...........................................................................................65
4-1 Xpress Recovery2 .......................................................................................... 65
4-2 BIOS Update Utilities ..................................................................................... 68
4-2-1 Updating the BIOS with the Q-Flash Utility .............................................................68
4-2-2 Updating the BIOS with the @BIOS Utility .............................................................71
4-3 EasyTune 6 .................................................................................................... 72
4-4 Easy Energy Saver ........................................................................................ 73
4-5 Q-Share .......................................................................................................... 75
4-6 SMART Recovery........................................................................................... 76
4-7 Auto Green ..................................................................................................... 77
4-8 Cloud OC ....................................................................................................... 78
Chapter 5 Appendix ......................................................................................................79
5-1 Conguring SATA Hard Drive(s) .................................................................... 79
5-1-1 Conguring AMD SB950 SATA Controllers ............................................................79
5-1-2 Conguring Marvell 88SE9172 SATA Controllers ...................................................85
5-1-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System ...............................91
5-2 Conguring Audio Input and Output ............................................................... 99
5-2-1 Conguring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio ...................................................................99
5-2-2 Conguring S/PDIF Out ........................................................................................101
5-2-3 Enabling the Dolby Home Theater Function .........................................................102
5-2-4 Conguring Microphone Recording ......................................................................103
5-2-5 Using the Sound Recorder ...................................................................................105
5-3 Troubleshooting............................................................................................ 106
5-3-1 Frequently Asked Questions ................................................................................106
5-3-2 Troubleshooting Procedure ..................................................................................107
5-4 POST Error Code ......................................................................................... 109