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... a RAID driver disk in Windows 5-6 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation......... 5-7 5.2.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive 5-8 Chapter 6: Multiple GPU support 6-1 6.1 AMD® CrossFireX™ technology 6-1 6.1.1 Requirements 6-1 6.1.2 Before you begin 6-1 6.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards 6-2 6.1.4 Installing the device drivers 6-3 6.1.5 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology 6-3 Appendices A-1 Notices ...A-1 ASUS contact information...
... a RAID driver disk in Windows 5-6 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation......... 5-7 5.2.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive 5-8 Chapter 6: Multiple GPU support 6-1 6.1 AMD® CrossFireX™ technology 6-1 6.1.1 Requirements 6-1 6.1.2 Before you begin 6-1 6.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards 6-2 6.1.4 Installing the device drivers 6-3 6.1.5 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology 6-3 Appendices A-1 Notices ...A-1 ASUS contact information...
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M5A97 EVO R2.0 specifications summary BIOS features Manageability Accessories Support DVD contents Form factor 64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut Function and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect...) memory information WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE 3 x Serial ATA 6Gb/s cables 2 in 1 Q-connector I/O Shield User's manual Drivers ASUS Utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus...
M5A97 EVO R2.0 specifications summary BIOS features Manageability Accessories Support DVD contents Form factor 64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut Function and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect...) memory information WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE 3 x Serial ATA 6Gb/s cables 2 in 1 Q-connector I/O Shield User's manual Drivers ASUS Utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus...
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... you install the optical drive to the SATA connector 5/6 and set to install the AHCI driver, so that increases storage performance on PORT6 [Disabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Chapter 3 ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 3-21 The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you have to [AHCI], the information of commands...
... you install the optical drive to the SATA connector 5/6 and set to install the AHCI driver, so that increases storage performance on PORT6 [Disabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Chapter 3 ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 3-21 The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you have to [AHCI], the information of commands...
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... the optical drive. Click the Contact tab to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Use the setup procedures presented in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. The Make Disk menu contains items to display the ASUS contact information. ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 4-1 Click an icon to display DVD/ motherboard information Click an item...
... the optical drive. Click the Contact tab to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Use the setup procedures presented in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. The Make Disk menu contains items to display the ASUS contact information. ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 4-1 Click an icon to display DVD/ motherboard information Click an item...
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...65533;�ll�e�d�. View the online help or readme file that came with the software application for detailed software configuration. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Click Utilities tab > AI Suite II. 3. Using AI Suite II AI Suite II automatically ...the Windows® notification area. The AI Suite II icon appears in the support DVD have wizards that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to the optical drive. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 4-3 Installing AI Suite II To install AI Suite II on models with models.
...65533;�ll�e�d�. View the online help or readme file that came with the software application for detailed software configuration. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Click Utilities tab > AI Suite II. 3. Using AI Suite II AI Suite II automatically ...the Windows® notification area. The AI Suite II icon appears in the support DVD have wizards that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to the optical drive. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 4-3 Installing AI Suite II To install AI Suite II on models with models.
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...use as the highest priority Click to select a profile ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 Click to set the top network program as the highest... EZ Start EZ Start allows you to automatically connect to a PPPoE for your desktop's taskbar. 3. 4.3.7 Network iControl ASUS Network iControl is set to ON. • When switched off, the Quick Connection, EZ Profile, and Info are disabled...may monitor the bandwidth priority from AI Suite II main menu bar. • Ensure to install the LAN drivers before using this function. • Network iControl is only supported under Windows® 7 and can only support...
...use as the highest priority Click to select a profile ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 Click to set the top network program as the highest... EZ Start EZ Start allows you to automatically connect to a PPPoE for your desktop's taskbar. 3. 4.3.7 Network iControl ASUS Network iControl is set to ON. • When switched off, the Quick Connection, EZ Profile, and Info are disabled...may monitor the bandwidth priority from AI Suite II main menu bar. • Ensure to install the LAN drivers before using this function. • Network iControl is only supported under Windows® 7 and can only support...
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... the icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the audio devices connected) Device advanced settings Information button Exit button Minimize button Control settings Analog and digital connector status Set default device buttons Connector settings Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 4-39 Realtek HD Audio Manager with DTS UltraPC...
... the icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the audio devices connected) Device advanced settings Information button Exit button Minimize button Control settings Analog and digital connector status Set default device buttons Connector settings Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 4-39 Realtek HD Audio Manager with DTS UltraPC...
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...allows you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. With the RAID 10 configuration you are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. Chapter 5 ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 5-1 Use two new drives or ... is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Refer to section 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. RAID support 5.1 RAID configurations 5 The motherboard comes with the total capacity over 2TB can only be set ...
...allows you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. With the RAID 10 configuration you are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. Chapter 5 ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 5-1 Use two new drives or ... is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Refer to section 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. RAID support 5.1 RAID configurations 5 The motherboard comes with the total capacity over 2TB can only be set ...
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...destination disk. 6. Press during POST to section 5.2.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive. 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS: 1. T��h�e��m�o��th�e��rb...65533;t�o�u��s�e�a��U��S�B� floppy disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. • ��W�i�nd�o�w�s® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk...
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... the installation. Insert the USB flash drive with RAID driver into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Chapter 5 ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 5-7 Click the name of the device you've ...inserted, go to complete the installation. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you have to use a SATA ...
... the installation. Insert the USB flash drive with RAID driver into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Chapter 5 ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 5-7 Click the name of the device you've ...inserted, go to complete the installation. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you have to use a SATA ...
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... for opening the oem file. 5-8 Chapter 5: RAID support Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up window. Chapter 5 5. or 3. The.... A window appears, allowing you to OS limitation, Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive when you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. Double-click the file. Select Device Manager. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID...
... for opening the oem file. 5-8 Chapter 5: RAID support Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up window. Chapter 5 5. or 3. The.... A window appears, allowing you to OS limitation, Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive when you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. Double-click the file. Select Device Manager. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID...
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...Select your computer. Chapter 6 ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 6-1 Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers: 1. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. See Chapter 1 for better thermal environment. Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing AMD CrossFireX graphics ... power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your graphics card driver supports the AMD CrossFireX technology. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that your system. For Windows 7/...
...Select your computer. Chapter 6 ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 6-1 Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers: 1. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. See Chapter 1 for better thermal environment. Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing AMD CrossFireX graphics ... power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your graphics card driver supports the AMD CrossFireX technology. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that your system. For Windows 7/...
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... to the two graphics cards separately. 6. Download the latest driver from the power supply to install the device drivers. Chapter 6 ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 6-3 Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the graphics card. 6.1.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the AMD VISION...
... to the two graphics cards separately. 6. Download the latest driver from the power supply to install the device drivers. Chapter 6 ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 6-3 Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the graphics card. 6.1.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the AMD VISION...