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... 4-30 4.3.12 ASUS Update 4-32 4.3.13 MyLogo2 4-33 4.3.14 Audio configurations 4-35 RAID support 5.1 RAID configurations 5-1 5.1.1 RAID definitions 5-1 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-2 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5-2 5.1.4 AMD® Option ROM utility 5-3 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-6 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 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...
... 4-30 4.3.12 ASUS Update 4-32 4.3.13 MyLogo2 4-33 4.3.14 Audio configurations 4-35 RAID support 5.1 RAID configurations 5-1 5.1.1 RAID definitions 5-1 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-2 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5-2 5.1.4 AMD® Option ROM utility 5-3 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-6 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 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...
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...to 8-core, compatible with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 Realtek® 8111F Gigabit LAN controller Realtek 887 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - With ASUS design, this motherboard can be supported with 8GB or above DIMMs. ASUS will update the memory QVL once the DIMMs are using a Windows® 32-bit operating ...support Support AM3+ 32nm CPU • Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD® CPU support list AMD® 970 / SB950 Up to 4800MT/s; Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, Front Panel Jack-Retasking - M5A97 R2.0 specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion slots Multi...
...to 8-core, compatible with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 Realtek® 8111F Gigabit LAN controller Realtek 887 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - With ASUS design, this motherboard can be supported with 8GB or above DIMMs. ASUS will update the memory QVL once the DIMMs are using a Windows® 32-bit operating ...support Support AM3+ 32nm CPU • Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD® CPU support list AMD® 970 / SB950 Up to 4800MT/s; Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, Front Panel Jack-Retasking - M5A97 R2.0 specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion slots Multi...
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...connectors to [IDE Mode] to [RAID Mode]. If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, or JBOD configuration through the onboard controller. Refer to [AHCI Mode] by default. Chapter 1 M5A97 R2.0 1-23 SATA6G_6 GND RSATA_TXP6 RSATA_TXN6 ...M5A97 R2.0 SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors • These connectors are for the Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives and optical disc drives. Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using NCQ, set , refer to section 5.1 RAID...
...connectors to [IDE Mode] to [RAID Mode]. If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, or JBOD configuration through the onboard controller. Refer to [AHCI Mode] by default. Chapter 1 M5A97 R2.0 1-23 SATA6G_6 GND RSATA_TXP6 RSATA_TXN6 ...M5A97 R2.0 SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors • These connectors are for the Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives and optical disc drives. Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using NCQ, set , refer to section 5.1 RAID...
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... to select Board SATA RAID ROM. SATA Port5 - Port4 is set SATA Port1 - SATA Port1 - The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you could use the SATA connectors 1-6 in AHCI mode under the OS environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS,... you have to [IDE] mode. Board SATA RAID ROM [Legacy ROM] This item appears only when you set to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. SB SATA...
... to select Board SATA RAID ROM. SATA Port5 - Port4 is set SATA Port1 - SATA Port1 - The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you could use the SATA connectors 1-6 in AHCI mode under the OS environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS,... you have to [IDE] mode. Board SATA RAID ROM [Legacy ROM] This item appears only when you set to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. SB SATA...
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...if the system detects installed devices. Click the Contact tab to open the folder of the support DVD to run the DVD. ASUS M5A97 R2.0 4-1 The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your OS documentation for better compatibility and system stability... subject to your computer, browse the contents of the user manual. Install the necessary drivers to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system 4 This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ Vista / 64-bit Vista / 7 / 64-bit 7 operating systems...
...if the system detects installed devices. Click the Contact tab to open the folder of the support DVD to run the DVD. ASUS M5A97 R2.0 4-1 The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your OS documentation for better compatibility and system stability... subject to your computer, browse the contents of the user manual. Install the necessary drivers to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system 4 This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ Vista / 64-bit Vista / 7 / 64-bit 7 operating systems...
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...• Due to Windows® XP limitation, a RAID array with the AMD® SB950 chipset that of two new identical hard disk drives is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Chapter 5 ASUS M5A97 R2.0 5-1 If one drive... to the entire system. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for details. 5.1.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk ...
...• Due to Windows® XP limitation, a RAID array with the AMD® SB950 chipset that of two new identical hard disk drives is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Chapter 5 ASUS M5A97 R2.0 5-1 If one drive... to the entire system. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for details. 5.1.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk ...
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... succeeding screen instructions to avoid a computer virus infection. 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing a Windows® operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in Windows®: 1. You have to use a USB floppy disk drive when ... insert a floppy disk. 3. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit xxxx Driver to complete the process. 5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector.
... succeeding screen instructions to avoid a computer virus infection. 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing a Windows® operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in Windows®: 1. You have to use a USB floppy disk drive when ... insert a floppy disk. 3. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit xxxx Driver to complete the process. 5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector.
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... install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Click OK. 4. Chapter 5 ASUS M5A97 R2.0 5-7 When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to complete 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 install, select the RAID driver for Windows® 7 or later OS...
... install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. Click OK. 4. Chapter 5 ASUS M5A97 R2.0 5-7 When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to complete 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 install, select the RAID driver for Windows® 7 or later OS...
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...Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up window. Click Details tab. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. Chapter 5 5. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. or 3. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6..... Double-click the file. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. 5.2.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive Due to OS limitation...
...Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up window. Click Details tab. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. Chapter 5 5. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. or 3. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6..... Double-click the file. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. 5.2.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive Due to OS limitation...