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User Manual - Page 2
... Rights Reserved. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. If however you encounter any problems in the GPL) for the GPL Software, and/or the complete corresponding source code of this product. No part of this manual may or...
User Manual - Page 4
...10 Updating BIOS 3-28
3.10.1 ASUS Update utility 3-28
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 3-31
3.10.3 ASUS BIOS Updater 3-32
Chapter 4:
Software support
4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1
4.2 Support DVD information 4-1
4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1
4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2
4.3 Software information 4-3
4.3.1 AI Suite II 4-3
4.3.2 TurboV EVO 4-4
4.3.3 EPU...
User Manual - Page 5
... Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-14 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-15
4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-18 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-18 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-18 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation....... 4-18 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4-19
Chapter 5:
Multiple GPU technology support...
User Manual - Page 10
... S/PDIF Out port at back panel (blue)
(continued on the next page)
M5A97 specifications summary
CPU
Chipset System bus Memory
Multi-GPU Support Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio
USB
AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX™ series processors up to DDR3
1066MHz. ASUS Noise Filter
AMD® SB950 Chipset: - 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at midboard, 6 ports at the...
User Manual - Page 20
2.2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with an AM3+/AM3 socket designed for AMD® FX™ Series / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 Series Processors. M5A97
M5A97 CPU socket AM3+
Chapter 2
2-4
Chapter 2: Hardware information
User Manual - Page 22
... state, some AMD CPU models may not support DDR3 1600 MHz or higher frequency DIMMs.
• Due to the memory address limitation on 32-bit Windows OS, when you obtain memory modules from the same vendor.
• AMD® FX™ Series CPU on its standard memory frequency.
• Due to CPU spec., AMD® 100 series CPUs support up to...
User Manual - Page 69
...]
Allows the system to change the USB settings. Legacy USB3.0 Support [Enabled]
[Enabled]
Enables the support for EFI applications.
ASUS M5A97
3-17 If you use a SATA optical drive to run the Windows XP OS installation disk, we strongly recommend that you install the optical drive to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set to [AHCI], the information of the SATA...
User Manual - Page 70
... might become unstable due to set SB USB options. ASUS Core Unlocker [Disabled]
[Enabled]
Enables the ASUS Core Unlocker to get FULL computing power of the processor.
[Disabled]
Disables this function. EHCI Hand-off [Disabled]
[Enabled]
Enables the support for operating systems without an EHCI hand‑off 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc core manually.
SB USB Configuration Allows you...
User Manual - Page 80
...Suite II main menu bar. ASUS EZ Flash 2: Updates the BIOS using the
motherboard support DVD and a USB flash drive. Save a copy of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS.
The ASUS Update utility allows you need to manage and update the motherboard BIOS setup program.
1. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). If there is...
User Manual - Page 84
... and press to switch the disk from the ASUS website at http://
support.asus.com and save the BIOS file and BIOS Updater to Drive D (USB flash drive). C:\>d: D:\>
Chapter 3
3-32
Chapter 3: BIOS setup
3.10.3 ASUS BIOS Updater
The ASUS BIOS Updater allows you can use as a backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Insert the USB flash drive with the...
User Manual - Page 87
... you want to avail all motherboard features. ASUS M5A97
4-1 Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of the support DVD are subject to display DVD/ motherboard information
Chapter 4
If Autorun is enabled in your hardware.
• Motherboard settings and hardware options vary.
Use the setup procedures presented in your OS...
User Manual - Page 100
... a SATA power cable to [RAID]. 4. Save your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup.
Chapter 4
4-14
Chapter 4: Software support 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks
The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Set the type of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. To do this:
1. Go...
User Manual - Page 104
... screen instructions to create a RAID driver disk. 7. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to
create a RAID driver disk. 5.
To install the RAID driver for Windows® XP
1. During the OS installation, the system prompts you install the optical dirve to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set . Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive. 4. Place the motherboard support DVD...
User Manual - Page 105
... driver.
2.
Chapter 4
ASUS M5A97
4-19 Using another computer to Drivers > RAID, and then select
the RAID driver for Windows® Vista or later OS 1.
The name of the device you've inserted, go to copy the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you install the RAID driver from the support...
User Manual - Page 109
... select Cayalist Control Center.
2. Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. In the Catalyst Control Center window, click Graphics Settings > CrossFireX > Configure.
2. Chapter 5
5.1.4 Installing the device drivers
Refer to the documentation that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology.
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