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... 5-6 5.2.2 Creating 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 Multiple GPU support 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 Notices ...A-1 ASUS contact information A-4
... 5-6 5.2.2 Creating 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 Multiple GPU support 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 Notices ...A-1 ASUS contact information A-4
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xi M5A97 LE R2.0 specifications summary Back Panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors / buttons / switches BIOS Manageability Accessories Support DVD Form factor 1 x PS/2 Keyboard (Purple) 1 x PS/2 Mouse (Green) 1 x LAN (RJ-45... 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 2.0a Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut Function and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serieal Presence Detect) memory information WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables 1 x I/O Shield 1 x User Manual Drivers ASUS utilities ASUS Update Anti-Virus software (OEM version) ATX form factor...
xi M5A97 LE R2.0 specifications summary Back Panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors / buttons / switches BIOS Manageability Accessories Support DVD Form factor 1 x PS/2 Keyboard (Purple) 1 x PS/2 Mouse (Green) 1 x LAN (RJ-45... 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 2.0a Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut Function and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serieal Presence Detect) memory information WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables 1 x I/O Shield 1 x User Manual Drivers ASUS utilities ASUS Update Anti-Virus software (OEM version) ATX form factor...
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..., and audio port definitions. • Due to USB 3.0 controller limitation, USB 3.0 devices can only be used under Windows® OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation. • USB 3.0 devices can only be used as data storage only. • We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.0 devices to USB 3.0 ports for...
..., and audio port definitions. • Due to USB 3.0 controller limitation, USB 3.0 devices can only be used under Windows® OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation. • USB 3.0 devices can only be used as data storage only. • We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.0 devices to USB 3.0 ports for...
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... [Disabled] The following items appear only when the above item is set SATA options. SATA Port1 - The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands. [... disk, we strongly recommend that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to disable or enable the HPET timer. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 3-17 The SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is set to [IDE]. • When the SATA Port1-Port ...
... [Disabled] The following items appear only when the above item is set SATA options. SATA Port1 - The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands. [... disk, we strongly recommend that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to disable or enable the HPET timer. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 3-17 The SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is set to [IDE]. • When the SATA Port1-Port ...
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...] Enables the support for operating systems without an EHCI hand‑off 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc core manually. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Legacy ROM] [UEFI DRIVER] S.M.A.R.T. Legacy USB3.0 Support [Enabled] This item appears only when you set SATA Port1 - USB PORT 1 ~ 6 & 9-14 [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 3.5.6 CPU Core On/Off...
...] Enables the support for operating systems without an EHCI hand‑off 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc core manually. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Legacy ROM] [UEFI DRIVER] S.M.A.R.T. Legacy USB3.0 Support [Enabled] This item appears only when you set SATA Port1 - USB PORT 1 ~ 6 & 9-14 [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 3.5.6 CPU Core On/Off...
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...contents of the user manual. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Click an item to ...Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Click each menu tab and select the items you install the Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before installing the drivers for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD into the optical drive. ASUS M5A97 LE R2...
...contents of the user manual. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Click an item to ...Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Click each menu tab and select the items you install the Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before installing the drivers for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD into the optical drive. ASUS M5A97 LE R2...
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...Click to update the motherboard BIOS • The Auto Tuning button appears only on your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 4-3 Installing AI Suite II To install AI Suite II on models with the TurboV EVO function. • The applications in the Tool ... models and CPUs installed. • The screeshots of AI Suite II in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Click each button to select and launch a utility, to monitor the...
...Click to update the motherboard BIOS • The Auto Tuning button appears only on your computer has enabled the Autorun feature. 2. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 4-3 Installing AI Suite II To install AI Suite II on models with the TurboV EVO function. • The applications in the Tool ... models and CPUs installed. • The screeshots of AI Suite II in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Click each button to select and launch a utility, to monitor the...
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... running program. Select a profile and click Apply. To use as the highest priority. Click the EZ Start tab. 2. 4.3.5 Network iControl ASUS Network iControl is an intuitive one-stop network control center that makes it easier for you to manage your network bandwidth and allows you to...online experience. To launch Network iControl, click Tool > Network iControl from AI Suite II main menu bar. • Ensure to install the LAN drivers before using this function. • Network iControl is set the top network program as the highest priority Click to select a profile 4-10 Click...
... running program. Select a profile and click Apply. To use as the highest priority. Click the EZ Start tab. 2. 4.3.5 Network iControl ASUS Network iControl is an intuitive one-stop network control center that makes it easier for you to manage your network bandwidth and allows you to...online experience. To launch Network iControl, click Tool > Network iControl from AI Suite II main menu bar. • Ensure to install the LAN drivers before using this function. • Network iControl is set the top network program as the highest priority Click to select a profile 4-10 Click...
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... button Minimize button Control settings window Chapter 4 Information button Refer to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus. The CODEC also includes the Realtek® proprietary UAJ® (Universal Audio Jack) technology for detailed software configuration. 4-22...cable connection errors and giving users plug and play convenience. Double-click on 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 ...
... button Minimize button Control settings window Chapter 4 Information button Refer to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus. The CODEC also includes the Realtek® proprietary UAJ® (Universal Audio Jack) technology for detailed software configuration. 4-22...cable connection errors and giving users plug and play convenience. Double-click on 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 ...
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...5 and RAID 10. • You must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive. Refer to section 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for details. 5.1.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in a RAID set,... later versions. • Due to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. RAID 10 is available only if you get all applications to a hard disk drive included in parallel, interleaved stacks. Chapter 5 ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 5-1 Use of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD ...
...5 and RAID 10. • You must be of the same size or larger than the existing drive. Refer to section 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for details. 5.1.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in a RAID set,... later versions. • Due to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. RAID 10 is available only if you get all applications to a hard disk drive included in parallel, interleaved stacks. Chapter 5 ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 5-1 Use of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD ...
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...refer to complete the process. Follow the succeeding screen instructions 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. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then... . 8. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. You have to use a USB floppy disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. • Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to avoid a computer virus infection.
...refer to complete the process. Follow the succeeding screen instructions 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. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then... . 8. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. You have to use a USB floppy disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. • Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to avoid a computer virus infection.
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.... Click the name of the device you have to use another computer to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Chapter 5 ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 5-7 During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you to press the key to the USB flash drive. Follow the succeeding screen...
.... Click the name of the device you have to use another computer to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Chapter 5 ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 5-7 During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you to press the key to the USB flash drive. Follow the succeeding screen...
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...the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from the pop-up window. The name of the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID... with different vendors. 4. Refer to select the program for opening the oem file. 5-8 Chapter 5: RAID configurations A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5.2.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive Due...
...the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from the pop-up window. The name of the RAID driver disk to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID... with different vendors. 4. Refer to select the program for opening the oem file. 5-8 Chapter 5: RAID configurations A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5.2.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive Due...
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...GPU graphics card that are AMD® certified. • Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the AMD CrossFireX technology. Turn off your system. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that your power supply unit...XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows 7/Vista, go to your current graphics card driver/s. 4. For Windows 7/Vista, select Uninstall. 5. Select your system. Chapter 6 ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 6-1 Multiple GPU support 6 6.1 AMD® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the AMD® ...
...GPU graphics card that are AMD® certified. • Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the AMD CrossFireX technology. Turn off your system. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that your power supply unit...XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows 7/Vista, go to your current graphics card driver/s. 4. For Windows 7/Vista, select Uninstall. 5. Select your system. Chapter 6 ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 6-1 Multiple GPU support 6 6.1 AMD® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the AMD® ...
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Chapter 6 ASUS M5A97 LE 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 Engine Control Center in Windows environment. Ensure that came with your graphics card package to... power sources from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 6.1.5 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology. Download the latest...
Chapter 6 ASUS M5A97 LE 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 Engine Control Center in Windows environment. Ensure that came with your graphics card package to... power sources from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 6.1.5 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology. Download the latest...