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... Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentation ASUS M5A97 PLUS motherboard 2 x Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s cables 1 x I/O Shield Support DVD User Guide If any of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. M5A97 PLUS specifications summary APU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio USB AMD® AM3+ socket...
... Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentation ASUS M5A97 PLUS motherboard 2 x Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s cables 1 x I/O Shield Support DVD User Guide If any of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. M5A97 PLUS specifications summary APU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio USB AMD® AM3+ socket...
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...ASUS EPU - ASUS Fanless Design: Stylish Heat-sink Solution - ASUS ESD - 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - EPU ASUS Exclusive Features - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface - vii ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - M5A97 PLUS specifications summary ASUS unique features Rear panel I /O ports 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors support additional 6 USB...DMI v2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS V2.7, ACPI V4.0a Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX form factor: ...
...ASUS EPU - ASUS Fanless Design: Stylish Heat-sink Solution - ASUS ESD - 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - EPU ASUS Exclusive Features - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface - vii ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - M5A97 PLUS specifications summary ASUS unique features Rear panel I /O ports 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors support additional 6 USB...DMI v2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS V2.7, ACPI V4.0a Drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX form factor: ...
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DDR3 DIMM slots 5. M5A97 PLUS M5A97 PLUS CPU socket AM3+ 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) 3. Clear RTC RAM (2-pin CLRTC) 8. The AM3+ socket has a different pinout ... usd a CPU designed for AMD® FX™ Series/Phenom™ II/ Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors. SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1~6) 6. USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB910, USB1112, USB1314) 9. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) Page 1-15 1-16 1-4 1-8 1-17 1-18 1-12 1-19 1-17 1-19 1.3 Central Processing ...
DDR3 DIMM slots 5. M5A97 PLUS M5A97 PLUS CPU socket AM3+ 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) 3. Clear RTC RAM (2-pin CLRTC) 8. The AM3+ socket has a different pinout ... usd a CPU designed for AMD® FX™ Series/Phenom™ II/ Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors. SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1~6) 6. USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB910, USB1112, USB1314) 9. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) Page 1-15 1-16 1-4 1-8 1-17 1-18 1-12 1-19 1-17 1-19 1.3 Central Processing ...
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...supports cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications.... - - - shared - - - - - - - - - - shared - - - - - - - - - - shared - - - - - - - - shared - - shared - - - - - - shared - - - shared - - - - - shared - - - - - - shared - - - - - - - - shared - - - - - - - - - ASUS M5A97 PLUS 1-11 shared - - - - - - - - shared - - - - - - shared - - - - - - - - shared - - - - - shared - - - - - - shared - - - - - - - -
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.... 6. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB 2.0/1.1 devices. 8. This port is for USB 2.0/1.1 devices. 10. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB 2.0/1.1 devices. 7. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB 2.0/1.1 devices. 9. Serial port (COM). PS/2 keyboard port. USB 2.0 ports 7 and 8. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal...
.... 6. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB 2.0/1.1 devices. 8. This port is for USB 2.0/1.1 devices. 10. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB 2.0/1.1 devices. 7. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB 2.0/1.1 devices. 9. Serial port (COM). PS/2 keyboard port. USB 2.0 ports 7 and 8. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. These two 4-pin Universal...
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... is purchased separately. AGND NC SENSE1_RETUR SENSE2_RETUR AGND NC NC NC M5A97 PLUS AAFP PIN 1 PIN 1 MIC2 MICPWR Line out_R NC Line out_L PORT1 L PORT1 R PORT2 R SENSE_SEND PORT2 L HD-audio-compliant Legacy AC'97 pin definition compliant definition M5A97 PLUS Front panel audio connector • We recommend that supports up to the USB connectors. ASUS M5A97 PLUS 1-19
... is purchased separately. AGND NC SENSE1_RETUR SENSE2_RETUR AGND NC NC NC M5A97 PLUS AAFP PIN 1 PIN 1 MIC2 MICPWR Line out_R NC Line out_L PORT1 L PORT1 R PORT2 R SENSE_SEND PORT2 L HD-audio-compliant Legacy AC'97 pin definition compliant definition M5A97 PLUS Front panel audio connector • We recommend that supports up to the USB connectors. ASUS M5A97 PLUS 1-19
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... to a USB flash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. 2.1.1 EZ Update EZ Update is a utility that allows you can also manually update the saved BIOS and select a boot logo when the system goes into POST. ASUS M5A97 PLUS 2-1 BIOS...
... to a USB flash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. 2.1.1 EZ Update EZ Update is a utility that allows you can also manually update the saved BIOS and select a boot logo when the system goes into POST. ASUS M5A97 PLUS 2-1 BIOS...
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... disk that contains the latest BIOS, and then press . 5. Go to the Tool menu to select ASUS EZ Flash Utility and press to the USB port. 2. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the BIOS file, and then press to perform the BIOS update process. Reboot the system when ...the update process is done. • This function supports USB flash disks formatted using this utility, download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website at www.asus.com. Press to switch to the Drive field. 4. Before you to update the BIOS without using EZ...
... disk that contains the latest BIOS, and then press . 5. Go to the Tool menu to select ASUS EZ Flash Utility and press to the USB port. 2. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the BIOS file, and then press to perform the BIOS update process. Reboot the system when ...the update process is done. • This function supports USB flash disks formatted using this utility, download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website at www.asus.com. Press to switch to the Drive field. 4. Before you to update the BIOS without using EZ...
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... for reference only. The system requires you to recover BIOS settings. Doing so can use as shown. ASUS M5A97 PLUS 2-3 Recovering the BIOS To recover the BIOS: 1. Prepare the motherboard support DVD and a USB flash drive formatted using this utility, rename the BIOS file in the removable device into M5A97P.CAP. ... may not be the latest version. Download the latest BIOS file and BIOS Updater from the ASUS website at http:// support.asus.com and save the BIOS file and BIOS Updater to the USB port. 3. NTFS is an auto recovery tool that allows you to enter BIOS Setup to ...
... for reference only. The system requires you to recover BIOS settings. Doing so can use as shown. ASUS M5A97 PLUS 2-3 Recovering the BIOS To recover the BIOS: 1. Prepare the motherboard support DVD and a USB flash drive formatted using this utility, rename the BIOS file in the removable device into M5A97P.CAP. ... may not be the latest version. Download the latest BIOS file and BIOS Updater from the ASUS website at http:// support.asus.com and save the BIOS file and BIOS Updater to the USB port. 3. NTFS is an auto recovery tool that allows you to enter BIOS Setup to ...
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When the ASUS Logo appears, press to a DOS environment 1. Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using BIOS Updater: 1. ASUSTek BIOS Updater for DOS V1.30 M5A97 PLUS 0302 02/21/2014 M5A97P.CAP 8194 2014-02-21 15:25:48 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS information The BIOS Updater screen appears as the... boot device. Insert the DOS-bootable USB flash drive with the latest BIOS file and BIOS Updater to...
When the ASUS Logo appears, press to a DOS environment 1. Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using BIOS Updater: 1. ASUSTek BIOS Updater for DOS V1.30 M5A97 PLUS 0302 02/21/2014 M5A97P.CAP 8194 2014-02-21 15:25:48 2-4 Chapter 2: BIOS information The BIOS Updater screen appears as the... boot device. Insert the DOS-bootable USB flash drive with the latest BIOS file and BIOS Updater to...
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... setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. • Ensure that a USB mouse is connected to your data or system. See section 2.9 Exit Menu. • If the system fails to boot after changing any BIOS settings, load...
... setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. • Ensure that a USB mouse is connected to your data or system. See section 2.9 Exit Menu. • If the system fails to boot after changing any BIOS settings, load...
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... sign (>) before each item on the menu bar have their respective menu items. Back button This button appears when entering a submenu. Press or use the USB mouse to click this button to return to the previous menu screen.
... sign (>) before each item on the menu bar have their respective menu items. Back button This button appears when entering a submenu. Press or use the USB mouse to click this button to return to the previous menu screen.
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...be seen only under the OS environment. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 2.5.5 USB Configuration The USB Configuration menu allows you install the optical drive to select Board SATA RAID ROM. ASUS M5A97 PLUS 2-21 SATA Port5 - If you use the SATA connectors 1-6 in AHCI mode... the SATA port 5~6 mode. Status Check [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the S.M.A.R.T feature. [Disabled] Disables the S.M.A.R.T feature. If no USB device is disabled. [Enabled] Enables the support for operating systems without an EHCI hand‑off feature. [Disabled] Disables the function. ...
...be seen only under the OS environment. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 2.5.5 USB Configuration The USB Configuration menu allows you install the optical drive to select Board SATA RAID ROM. ASUS M5A97 PLUS 2-21 SATA Port5 - If you use the SATA connectors 1-6 in AHCI mode... the SATA port 5~6 mode. Status Check [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the S.M.A.R.T feature. [Disabled] Disables the S.M.A.R.T feature. If no USB device is disabled. [Enabled] Enables the support for operating systems without an EHCI hand‑off feature. [Disabled] Disables the function. ...
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...Enables the High Definition Audio Azalia device. [Disabled] Disables the device. Serial Port [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the individual USB port. USB PORT 1~6 [Enabled] Allow you to enable or disable the serial port (COM). Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 2.5.6 Onboard Devices ...AAFP) mode to legacy AC'97 2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS information Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Change Settings [IO=3F8h; USB Single Port Control Allows you to enable or disable the Realtek PXE OptionROM of the Realtek LAN controller. Realtek PXE OPROM [Disabled]...
...Enables the High Definition Audio Azalia device. [Disabled] Disables the device. Serial Port [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the individual USB port. USB PORT 1~6 [Enabled] Allow you to enable or disable the serial port (COM). Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 2.5.6 Onboard Devices ...AAFP) mode to legacy AC'97 2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS information Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Change Settings [IO=3F8h; USB Single Port Control Allows you to enable or disable the Realtek PXE OptionROM of the Realtek LAN controller. Realtek PXE OPROM [Disabled]...
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ASUS M5A97 PLUS 2-27 2.7 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you set Fast Boot to [Enabled]. USB Support [Partial Initialization] [Disabled] All USB devices will not be available until OS boot up for a fastest POST time. [Full Initialization] All USB devices will be available during POST. Scroll down to display the following four items ... 2.7.1 [Enabled] [Disabled] Fast Boot [Enabled] Select to normal boot. This process will extend the POST time. [Partial Initialization] For a faster POST time, only the USB ports with keyboard and mouse connections will be detected.
ASUS M5A97 PLUS 2-27 2.7 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you set Fast Boot to [Enabled]. USB Support [Partial Initialization] [Disabled] All USB devices will not be available until OS boot up for a fastest POST time. [Full Initialization] All USB devices will be available during POST. Scroll down to display the following four items ... 2.7.1 [Enabled] [Disabled] Fast Boot [Enabled] Select to normal boot. This process will extend the POST time. [Partial Initialization] For a faster POST time, only the USB ports with keyboard and mouse connections will be detected.
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... PK is set Secure Boot Mode to select the type of PCIe/PCI expansion devices that Microsoft® Secure Boot can function properly. Boot from a USB storage device. Clear Secure Boot keys This item appears only when you load the default Secure Boot keys. Configuration options: [Yes] [No] Load PK from...
... PK is set Secure Boot Mode to select the type of PCIe/PCI expansion devices that Microsoft® Secure Boot can function properly. Boot from a USB storage device. Clear Secure Boot keys This item appears only when you load the default Secure Boot keys. Configuration options: [Yes] [No] Load PK from...
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... [Yes] [No] Load DBX from File Allows you can be loaded. Append DBX from file Allows you to delete the DBX file from a USB storage device. The DBX file must be formatted as a UEFI variable structure with time-based authenticated variable. Configuration options: [Yes] [No] Load db...from a storage device for an additional db and dbx loaded management. Append KEK from file Allows you to delete the KEK from your system. ASUS M5A97 PLUS 2-31 KEK Management The KEK (Key-exchange Key or Key Enrollment Key) manages the Signature database (db) and Revoked Signature database (dbx). ...
... [Yes] [No] Load DBX from File Allows you can be loaded. Append DBX from file Allows you to delete the DBX file from a USB storage device. The DBX file must be formatted as a UEFI variable structure with time-based authenticated variable. Configuration options: [Yes] [No] Load db...from a storage device for an additional db and dbx loaded management. Append KEK from file Allows you to delete the KEK from your system. ASUS M5A97 PLUS 2-31 KEK Management The KEK (Key-exchange Key or Key Enrollment Key) manages the Signature database (db) and Revoked Signature database (dbx). ...