ASUS Z87-A User Manual

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1.10 
Software support
1.10.1  Installing an operating system
• 
This motherboard supports Windows
®
 8 32/64-bit and Windows
®
 7 32/64-bit operating 
systems (OS).
• 
Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Use the setup procedures presented 
in this chapter for reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for detailed 
information.
1.10.2  Support DVD information
The support DVD that comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software 
applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features.
Running Support DVD
Place the support DVD into the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if 
Autorun is enabled in your computer. Click each menu tab and select the items you want to install.
The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the 
ASUS website at www.asus.com for updates.
The Drivers menu shows the available 
device drivers if the system detects 
installed devices. Install the necessary 
drivers to use the devices.
The Utilities 
menu shows the 
applications and 
other software that 
the motherboard 
supports. 
The AHCI/RAID driver 
contains the RAID/
AHCI driver disk.
The Manual menu contains 
the list of supplementary user 
manuals. Click an item to open 
the folder of the user manual.
Click the Contact 
tab to display the 
ASUS contact 
information.
Click an icon 
to display DVD/
motherboard 
information
Click an item 
to install
If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to 
locate the file ASS�TUP.�X� from the BIN folder. Double�click the ASSETUP.EXE to run 
the DVD.