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...to the BIOS Setup program with the press of the chipset and power phase area through high efficient heat-exchange. Chapter 1 M5A97 R2.0 1-3 The built-in different geographic regions and your ultimate convenience. It also allows you an extremely silent and cooling experience...environment. 1.1.4 ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution Fanless Design: heatsink solution The heatsink features a 0-dB thermal solution that goes beyond the traditional keyboard-only BIOS controls, providing you to turn on and turn off your system and conveniently enter the BIOS during POST. ASUS DirectKey This ...
...to the BIOS Setup program with the press of the chipset and power phase area through high efficient heat-exchange. Chapter 1 M5A97 R2.0 1-3 The built-in different geographic regions and your ultimate convenience. It also allows you an extremely silent and cooling experience...environment. 1.1.4 ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution Fanless Design: heatsink solution The heatsink features a 0-dB thermal solution that goes beyond the traditional keyboard-only BIOS controls, providing you to turn on and turn off your system and conveniently enter the BIOS during POST. ASUS DirectKey This ...
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... the BIOS during POST. Press the DirectKey button again or the Power-on a bare or open-case system. This is on button to allow you to reboot and enter the BIOS directly. • Turn of a button. With DirectKey, you press the DirectKey button, your system will shut down. M5A97 R2.0 DirectKey M5A97 R2.0 DirectKey switch...
... the BIOS during POST. Press the DirectKey button again or the Power-on a bare or open-case system. This is on button to allow you to reboot and enter the BIOS directly. • Turn of a button. With DirectKey, you press the DirectKey button, your system will shut down. M5A97 R2.0 DirectKey M5A97 R2.0 DirectKey switch...
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... replace DIMMs during POST reminding you that the BIOS has been restored to its default settings. • We recommend that are incompatible with ones recommended in the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) in this user manual or on the computer. Chapter 1 M5A97 R2.0 1-17 switch ...default settings. function. A message will appear during the tuning process, the system continues memory tuning after turning on the ASUS website at www.asus.com after the whole tuning process, the DRAM_LED lights continuously. switch Installing DIMMs that you download and update to boot ...
... replace DIMMs during POST reminding you that the BIOS has been restored to its default settings. • We recommend that are incompatible with ones recommended in the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) in this user manual or on the computer. Chapter 1 M5A97 R2.0 1-17 switch ...default settings. function. A message will appear during the tuning process, the system continues memory tuning after turning on the ASUS website at www.asus.com after the whole tuning process, the DRAM_LED lights continuously. switch Installing DIMMs that you download and update to boot ...
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... connector at the back of the BIOS setting. Connect the power cord to the BIOS beep codes table) or additional messages appear on self tests (POST). Connect the power cord to enter the BIOS Setup. Check the jumper settings and connections or call your monitor complies with a surge protector. 5. 2.4 Starting up... beeps One continuous beep followed by four short beeps Description VGA detected Quick boot set to green after the system LED turns on test. Chapter 2 ASUS M5A97 R2.0 2-17
... connector at the back of the BIOS setting. Connect the power cord to the BIOS beep codes table) or additional messages appear on self tests (POST). Connect the power cord to enter the BIOS Setup. Check the jumper settings and connections or call your monitor complies with a surge protector. 5. 2.4 Starting up... beeps One continuous beep followed by four short beeps Description VGA detected Quick boot set to green after the system LED turns on test. Chapter 2 ASUS M5A97 R2.0 2-17
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... used under the Exit menu or press hotkey . The BIOS screen include navigation keys and brief onscreen help to guide you do not press , POST continues with its parameters. If you in this option only if you failed to enter BIOS Setup using the first two options. • The... Exit menu or from the Exit/Advanced Mode screen. See section 1.2.6 Onboard switches and buttons for details. • If the system fails to boot after POST: • Press ++ simultaneously. • Press the reset button on the system chassis. • Press the power button to turn the system off then ...
... used under the Exit menu or press hotkey . The BIOS screen include navigation keys and brief onscreen help to guide you do not press , POST continues with its parameters. If you in this option only if you failed to enter BIOS Setup using the first two options. • The... Exit menu or from the Exit/Advanced Mode screen. See section 1.2.6 Onboard switches and buttons for details. • If the system fails to boot after POST: • Press ++ simultaneously. • Press the reset button on the system chassis. • Press the power button to turn the system off then ...
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... OS environment. Port4 [AHCI] [IDE] S et to [IDE] when you want to use the SATA connectors 1-6 in AHCI mode under the OS environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS, you have to install the AHCI driver, so that you install the optical drive to the SATA connectors 5/6 and...
... OS environment. Port4 [AHCI] [IDE] S et to [IDE] when you want to use the SATA connectors 1-6 in AHCI mode under the OS environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS, you have to install the AHCI driver, so that you install the optical drive to the SATA connectors 5/6 and...
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... sec] [Until Press ESC] 3.7.3 Wait for 'F1' If Error [Enabled] When this item to [Enabled] to use the ASUS MyLogo 2™ feature. Sets the power-on state of the NumLock to [Off]. Post Report [5 sec] This item appears only when the Full Screen Logo item is set to [Enabled], the system waits... for the system to display the post report. 3.7 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to set the waiting time for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs. Disables ...
... sec] [Until Press ESC] 3.7.3 Wait for 'F1' If Error [Enabled] When this item to [Enabled] to use the ASUS MyLogo 2™ feature. Sets the power-on state of the NumLock to [Off]. Post Report [5 sec] This item appears only when the Full Screen Logo item is set to [Enabled], the system waits... for the system to display the post report. 3.7 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to set the waiting time for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs. Disables ...
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The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in Safe Mode, press after POST. 3.7.9 Boot Override These items displays the available devices. Click an item to start booting from the available devices. 3.7.4 DirectKey Enabled [Go ...of devices installed in the system. • To select the boot device during system startup, press when ASUS Logo appears. • To access Windows OS in the system. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A97 R2.0 3-25 Allows Option ROMs to trap interrupt 19 during the boot sequence. The third-party ROM messages will...
The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in Safe Mode, press after POST. 3.7.9 Boot Override These items displays the available devices. Click an item to start booting from the available devices. 3.7.4 DirectKey Enabled [Go ...of devices installed in the system. • To select the boot device during system startup, press when ASUS Logo appears. • To access Windows OS in the system. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A97 R2.0 3-25 Allows Option ROMs to trap interrupt 19 during the boot sequence. The third-party ROM messages will...
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... II main menu bar. From the Picture File field, click Browse the image for your boot logo, click Next and follow the instructions below. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 R2.0 4-33 Change the boot logo of a downloaded BIOS file and update (or do not update) this BIOS to update your boot logo, then click Next... allows you want to use to the motherboard 1. Launching MyLogo2 To launch MyLogo2, click Update > MyLogo on the screen during the Power On Self Tests (POST).
... II main menu bar. From the Picture File field, click Browse the image for your boot logo, click Next and follow the instructions below. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 R2.0 4-33 Change the boot logo of a downloaded BIOS file and update (or do not update) this BIOS to update your boot logo, then click Next... allows you want to use to the motherboard 1. Launching MyLogo2 To launch MyLogo2, click Update > MyLogo on the screen during the Power On Self Tests (POST).
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... power cable to the Advanced menu > SATA Configuration, and then press . 3. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Chapter 5 5-2 Chapter 5: RAID configurations 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. To do this: 1. Go to the power connector...
... power cable to the Advanced menu > SATA Configuration, and then press . 3. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Chapter 5 5-2 Chapter 5: RAID configurations 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. To do this: 1. Go to the power connector...
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... 10 configuration. • Delete LD Menu: deletes a selected RAID set and partition. • Controller Configuration: shows the system resources configuration. ASUS M5A97 R2.0 5-3 Chapter 5 Press , , , or to display the utility main menu. During POST, press + to enter the option you to select an operation to exit the utility. press to perform. The RAID BIOS...
... 10 configuration. • Delete LD Menu: deletes a selected RAID set and partition. • Controller Configuration: shows the system resources configuration. ASUS M5A97 R2.0 5-3 Chapter 5 Press , , , or to display the utility main menu. During POST, press + to enter the option you to select an operation to exit the utility. press to perform. The RAID BIOS...
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... a SATA RAID driver disk. • Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Press during POST to Windows® XP limitation. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert...
... a SATA RAID driver disk. • Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Press during POST to Windows® XP limitation. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert...