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...and under the Lesser General Public License Version ("LGPL"). If however you encounter any problems in it from http://support.asus.com/download; No part of this manual, including the products and software described in obtaining the full corresponding source code we can coordinate the terms and cost... of this product. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. Offer to Provide Source Code of ...
...and under the Lesser General Public License Version ("LGPL"). If however you encounter any problems in it from http://support.asus.com/download; No part of this manual, including the products and software described in obtaining the full corresponding source code we can coordinate the terms and cost... of this product. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. Offer to Provide Source Code of ...
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.... These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit. • Ensure that your power supply is broken, do not try to fix it , carefully read all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your dealer immediately. • To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away...
.... These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit. • Ensure that your power supply is broken, do not try to fix it , carefully read all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your dealer immediately. • To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away...
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... by your dealer. Typography Bold text Italics ++ Indicates a menu or an item to the ASUS contact information. 2. NOTE: Tips and additional information to complete a task. Keys enclosed in this manual. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Example: means that you MUST follow to help you must press...
... by your dealer. Typography Bold text Italics ++ Indicates a menu or an item to the ASUS contact information. 2. NOTE: Tips and additional information to complete a task. Keys enclosed in this manual. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Example: means that you MUST follow to help you must press...
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...! M5A88-M EVO specifications summary Back panel I/O ports Internal connectors BIOS Manageability Accessories Support DVD Form factor 1 x PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse combo port 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port 1 x HDMI port 1 x DVI port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x eSATA port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 8-Channel Audio I /O shield 1 x User Manual Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS OverDrive utilities (AOD) ASUS...
...! M5A88-M EVO specifications summary Back panel I/O ports Internal connectors BIOS Manageability Accessories Support DVD Form factor 1 x PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse combo port 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port 1 x HDMI port 1 x DVI port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x eSATA port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 8-Channel Audio I /O shield 1 x User Manual Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS OverDrive utilities (AOD) ASUS...
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... also supports AMD® CPUs in your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® M5A88-M EVO motherboard! Before you for the following items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentations ASUS M5A88-M EVO motherboard 2 x Serial ATA 6Gb/s cables 1 x I/O shield ASUS motherboard Support DVD User Manual If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer... technologies, making it , check the items in the new 32nm manufacturing process. Chapter 1 Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! The motherboard delivers a host of ASUS quality motherboards!
... also supports AMD® CPUs in your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® M5A88-M EVO motherboard! Before you for the following items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentations ASUS M5A88-M EVO motherboard 2 x Serial ATA 6Gb/s cables 1 x I/O shield ASUS motherboard Support DVD User Manual If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer... technologies, making it , check the items in the new 32nm manufacturing process. Chapter 1 Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! The motherboard delivers a host of ASUS quality motherboards!
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M5A88-M EVO Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-2000(O.C.)MHz capability for the dual-channel ...MHz or higher frequency DIMMs. • Due to support a full memory load (2 DIMMs) or overclocking condition. With ASUS design, this motherboard can be about 3GB or less. To operate at the vendor-marked or at a lower frequency ...Vendors Part No. For optimum compatibility, we recommend that you install the memory modules from the blue slots for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use of accessing information from the same vendor. • ...
M5A88-M EVO Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-2000(O.C.)MHz capability for the dual-channel ...MHz or higher frequency DIMMs. • Due to support a full memory load (2 DIMMs) or overclocking condition. With ASUS design, this motherboard can be about 3GB or less. To operate at the vendor-marked or at a lower frequency ...Vendors Part No. For optimum compatibility, we recommend that you install the memory modules from the blue slots for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use of accessing information from the same vendor. • ...
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... • We recommend that are incompatible with ones recommended in the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) in this user manual or on the ASUS website at www.asus.com after using the MemOK! function. • The MemOK! Replace the DIMMs with the motherboard may cause system boot... load BIOS default settings. switch to boot after the whole tuning process, the DRAM_LED lights continuously. Press and hold the MemOK! M5A88-M EVO M5A88-M EVO MemOK! To stop memory tuning, turn off the computer and replace DIMMs during POST reminding you download and update to memory tuning ...
... • We recommend that are incompatible with ones recommended in the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) in this user manual or on the ASUS website at www.asus.com after using the MemOK! function. • The MemOK! Replace the DIMMs with the motherboard may cause system boot... load BIOS default settings. switch to boot after the whole tuning process, the DRAM_LED lights continuously. Press and hold the MemOK! M5A88-M EVO M5A88-M EVO MemOK! To stop memory tuning, turn off the computer and replace DIMMs during POST reminding you download and update to memory tuning ...
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...Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc. Main Ai Tweaker M5A88-M EVO BIOS Setup Advanced Power Boot Configure System Performance Settings Target CPU Frequency: 3000MHz Target DRAM Frequency: 1333MHz CPU Level Up [Auto] CPU ...chapter vary depending on the CPU and DIMM model you installed on the motherboard. Scroll down to Manual after you select a CPU level. ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- ASUS M5A88-M EVO 2-13 Select a CPU level, and the rest will be auto-adjusted. If you want ...
...Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2010, American Megatrends, Inc. Main Ai Tweaker M5A88-M EVO BIOS Setup Advanced Power Boot Configure System Performance Settings Target CPU Frequency: 3000MHz Target DRAM Frequency: 1333MHz CPU Level Up [Auto] CPU ...chapter vary depending on the CPU and DIMM model you installed on the motherboard. Scroll down to Manual after you select a CPU level. ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- ASUS M5A88-M EVO 2-13 Select a CPU level, and the rest will be auto-adjusted. If you want ...
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... an overclocking profile. Allows you to select a DRAM O.C. Overclock Options [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU OverClocking item to [Manual] and displays the frequency sent by the clock generator to achieve the desired CPU internal frequency. profile, which applies different settings to adjust the PCIE... the CPU/DIMMs you install on the motherboard. PCIE Frequency [XXX] This item appears only when you set the CPU OverClocking item to [Manual] and allows you to set overclocking parameters. Select any of these preset overclocking configuration options...
... an overclocking profile. Allows you to select a DRAM O.C. Overclock Options [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU OverClocking item to [Manual] and displays the frequency sent by the clock generator to achieve the desired CPU internal frequency. profile, which applies different settings to adjust the PCIE... the CPU/DIMMs you install on the motherboard. PCIE Frequency [XXX] This item appears only when you set the CPU OverClocking item to [Manual] and allows you to set overclocking parameters. Select any of these preset overclocking configuration options...
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... Clock and the FSB Frequency. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] GPU Engine Clock [700] This item appears only when you to [Manual] for extreme graphics performance. ASUS M5A88-M EVO 2-15 Configuration options: [Auto] [200MHz] [400MHz] [600MHz] [800MHz] [1000MHz] [1600MHz] [1800MHz] [2000MHz] 2.4.6 GPU Booster... to [Enabled] and Enhanced iGPU SpeedSetp to select the HyperTransport link speed. Configuration options: [Auto] [Turbo] [Extreme] [Manual] GPU Power Saving Mode [Disabled] This item appears only when you set the GPU Booster item to [Enabled] and allows ...
... Clock and the FSB Frequency. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] GPU Engine Clock [700] This item appears only when you to [Manual] for extreme graphics performance. ASUS M5A88-M EVO 2-15 Configuration options: [Auto] [200MHz] [400MHz] [600MHz] [800MHz] [1000MHz] [1600MHz] [1800MHz] [2000MHz] 2.4.6 GPU Booster... to [Enabled] and Enhanced iGPU SpeedSetp to select the HyperTransport link speed. Configuration options: [Auto] [Turbo] [Extreme] [Manual] GPU Power Saving Mode [Disabled] This item appears only when you set the GPU Booster item to [Enabled] and allows ...
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...you to set the CPU/NB Offset voltage. CPU Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU & NB Voltage Mode item to [Manual] and allows you to 0.500000V with a 0.003125V interval. You can also use the and keys to the CPU & NB Voltage Mode item setting. ...items appear according to adjust the value. Configuration options: [Offset] [Manual] CPU Offset Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU & NB Voltage Mode item to [Offset] and allows you to set a fixed CPU voltage. ASUS M5A88-M EVO 2-17 The values range from 0.003125V to set the CPU Offset voltage...
...you to set the CPU/NB Offset voltage. CPU Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU & NB Voltage Mode item to [Manual] and allows you to 0.500000V with a 0.003125V interval. You can also use the and keys to the CPU & NB Voltage Mode item setting. ...items appear according to adjust the value. Configuration options: [Offset] [Manual] CPU Offset Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU & NB Voltage Mode item to [Offset] and allows you to set a fixed CPU voltage. ASUS M5A88-M EVO 2-17 The values range from 0.003125V to set the CPU Offset voltage...
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...] Allows you to set the HyperTransport voltage. CPU/NB Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU & NB Voltage Mode item to [Manual] and allows you to set a fixed CPU/NB voltage. 2.4.11 CPU VDDA Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the sideport memory voltage. The values range...
...] Allows you to set the HyperTransport voltage. CPU/NB Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU & NB Voltage Mode item to [Manual] and allows you to set a fixed CPU/NB voltage. 2.4.11 CPU VDDA Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the sideport memory voltage. The values range...
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...Disabled] [Enabled] CPU Core Activation [Auto] Allows you to activate the second CPU core. Configuration options: [On] [Off] ASUS M5A88-M EVO 2-19 CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP USB Configuration Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] C1E Support... Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS Core Unlocker [Disabled] Enables or disables the ASUS Core Unlocker function. 2.5 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to set the CPU Core Activation item to [Manual] and allows you to change the settings...
...Disabled] [Enabled] CPU Core Activation [Auto] Allows you to activate the second CPU core. Configuration options: [On] [Off] ASUS M5A88-M EVO 2-19 CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP USB Configuration Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] C1E Support... Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS Core Unlocker [Disabled] Enables or disables the ASUS Core Unlocker function. 2.5 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to set the CPU Core Activation item to [Manual] and allows you to change the settings...
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... enable the channel memory interleaving. Configuration options: [On] [Off] 4th Core [On] This item appears only when you set the CPU Core Activation item to [Manual] and allows you to activate the third CPU core. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Channel Interleaving [Auto] Allows you to enable the node memory interleaving. Configuraiton...] Allows you to report and correct memory errors automatically. 3rd Core [On] This item appears only when you set the CPU Core Activation item to [Manual] and allows you to activate the fourth CPU core.
... enable the channel memory interleaving. Configuration options: [On] [Off] 4th Core [On] This item appears only when you set the CPU Core Activation item to [Manual] and allows you to activate the third CPU core. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Channel Interleaving [Auto] Allows you to enable the node memory interleaving. Configuraiton...] Allows you to report and correct memory errors automatically. 3rd Core [On] This item appears only when you set the CPU Core Activation item to [Manual] and allows you to activate the fourth CPU core.
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...] [Ctrl - Select [Ignored] if you set a lower limit for quiet CPU / Chassis fan operation. [Turbo] Set to [Turbo] to achieve maximum CPU / Chassis fan speed. [Manual] Allows you do not want the detected temperatures to [Enabled]. CPU / Chassis Fan Speed Low Limit [200 RPM] Allows you to...
...] [Ctrl - Select [Ignored] if you set a lower limit for quiet CPU / Chassis fan operation. [Turbo] Set to [Turbo] to achieve maximum CPU / Chassis fan speed. [Manual] Allows you do not want the detected temperatures to [Enabled]. CPU / Chassis Fan Speed Low Limit [200 RPM] Allows you to...