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... 4.4.3 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...
... 4.4.3 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...
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... SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2 WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Drivers ASUS utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) 2 x Serial ...ATA 6.0 Gb/s cables 1 x I /O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Accessories Form factor 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors support additional 6 USB ports 1 x COM connector 6 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan connector (4-pin) 2 x Chassis fan connectors (2 x 4-pin) 1 x S/PDIF Out header 1 x MemOK! xii M5A97...
... SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2 WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Drivers ASUS utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) 2 x Serial ...ATA 6.0 Gb/s cables 1 x I /O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Accessories Form factor 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors support additional 6 USB ports 1 x COM connector 6 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan connector (4-pin) 2 x Chassis fan connectors (2 x 4-pin) 1 x S/PDIF Out header 1 x MemOK! xii M5A97...
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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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... Monitor Not Present Not Present Not Present Not Present Not Present Not Present Boot Tool Options for SATA Configuration. 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 SATA devices...
... Monitor Not Present Not Present Not Present Not Present Not Present Not Present Boot Tool Options for SATA Configuration. 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 SATA devices...
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... mode under the OS environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS, you have to install the AHCI driver, so that you to [AHCI], the information of USB devices at startup. If detected, the USB controller legacy mode is detected...legacy operating systems (OS). [Disabled] Disables the function. UEFI BIOS Utility - DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications. ASUS M5A97 3-17 Status Check [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the S.M.A.R.T feature. [Disabled] Disables the S.M.A.R.T feature. Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Auto] Allows...
... mode under the OS environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS, you have to install the AHCI driver, so that you to [AHCI], the information of USB devices at startup. If detected, the USB controller legacy mode is detected...legacy operating systems (OS). [Disabled] Disables the function. UEFI BIOS Utility - DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only for EFI applications. ASUS M5A97 3-17 Status Check [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the S.M.A.R.T feature. [Disabled] Disables the S.M.A.R.T feature. Legacy USB Support [Enabled] [Auto] Allows...
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...the software information Click the Contact tab to install. Click an item to install Click an icon to avail all motherboard features. ASUS M5A97 4-1 Click each menu tab and select the items you can install to display DVD/ motherboard information Chapter 4 If Autorun is ...system stability. 4.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you want to display the ASUS contact information. The Make Disk menu contains items to use the devices. Refer to maximize the ...
...the software information Click the Contact tab to install. Click an item to install Click an icon to avail all motherboard features. ASUS M5A97 4-1 Click each menu tab and select the items you can install to display DVD/ motherboard information Chapter 4 If Autorun is ...system stability. 4.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you want to display the ASUS contact information. The Make Disk menu contains items to use the devices. Refer to maximize the ...
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...feature. 2. The AI Suite II icon appears in the Tool menu vary with models. • The screenshots of AI Suite II. ASUS M5A97 4-3 Using AI Suite II AI Suite II automatically starts when you through the installation. Place the support DVD to open the AI ...installation. 4.3 Software information Most of the applications in the support DVD have wizards that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to launch and operate these utilities simultaneously. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. Follow the onscreen instructions to customize the settings of AI...
...feature. 2. The AI Suite II icon appears in the Tool menu vary with models. • The screenshots of AI Suite II. ASUS M5A97 4-3 Using AI Suite II AI Suite II automatically starts when you through the installation. Place the support DVD to open the AI ...installation. 4.3 Software information Most of the applications in the support DVD have wizards that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to launch and operate these utilities simultaneously. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. Follow the onscreen instructions to customize the settings of AI...
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... Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on the icon to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for Windows XP Configuration options Control settings window Information button Exit button Minimize button Chapter 4 Information button Refer...and interrupt capability. Double- 4.3.7 Audio configurations The Realtek® audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. The CODEC also includes the Realtek® proprietary UAJ® (Universal Audio ...
... Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on the icon to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for Windows XP Configuration options Control settings window Information button Exit button Minimize button Chapter 4 Information button Refer...and interrupt capability. Double- 4.3.7 Audio configurations The Realtek® audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. The CODEC also includes the Realtek® proprietary UAJ® (Universal Audio ...
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... drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The RAID 5 configuration is required for this setup. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 4-13 RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. RAID 10 is available only if you to the surviving drive as RAID ...: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. • You must be calculated and written. Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Use of both data and parity information across three or more...
... drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. The RAID 5 configuration is required for this setup. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 4-13 RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. RAID 10 is available only if you to the surviving drive as RAID ...: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. • You must be calculated and written. Refer to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Use of both data and parity information across three or more...
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... the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 5. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. To install the RAID driver for Windows® XP 1. Start Windows®. 2. Press during Windows® OS installation If you use a SATA optical drive to run the...; Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is included in Windows®: 1. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the USB floppy disk drive. Go to the...
... the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 5. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. To install the RAID driver for Windows® XP 1. Start Windows®. 2. Press during Windows® OS installation If you use a SATA optical drive to run the...; Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. 2. 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is included in Windows®: 1. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the USB floppy disk drive. Go to the...
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...Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. The name of the device you to use another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 4-19 To install the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. 4. Using... another computer to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to the USB flash drive. 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy...
...Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. The name of the device you to use another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 4-19 To install the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. 4. Using... another computer to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to the USB flash drive. 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy...
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A window appears, allowing you to open the file. 8. Type the following line to the bottom of the RAID driver disk to both sections. Browse the contents of the two sections: id = "USB\VID_xxxx&PID_xxxx", "usbstor" [HardwareIds.SCSI.Napa_i386_ahci8086] id= "PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4392&CC_0104","ahcix86" ...
A window appears, allowing you to open the file. 8. Type the following line to the bottom of the RAID driver disk to both sections. Browse the contents of the two sections: id = "USB\VID_xxxx&PID_xxxx", "usbstor" [HardwareIds.SCSI.Napa_i386_ahci8086] id= "PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4392&CC_0104","ahcix86" ...
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To uninstall existing graphics card drivers: 1. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. ASUS M5A97 5-1 Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to your system. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. For Windows Vista, select ...units (GPU) CrossFireX cards. 5.1.1 Requirements • In Dual CrossFireX mode, you should have to uninstall all current applications. 2. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that your system. See Chapter 2 for details. • We recommend that you ...
To uninstall existing graphics card drivers: 1. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. ASUS M5A97 5-1 Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to your system. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. For Windows Vista, select ...units (GPU) CrossFireX cards. 5.1.1 Requirements • In Dual CrossFireX mode, you should have to uninstall all current applications. 2. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that your system. See Chapter 2 for details. • We recommend that you ...
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... Adapter list, select the graphics card to exit the window. 2 3 4 ASUS M5A97 5-3 Select Enable CrossFireX. 4. Click Apply, and then click OK to act as the display GPU. 1 3. Chapter 5 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the ATI Catalyst™...
... Adapter list, select the graphics card to exit the window. 2 3 4 ASUS M5A97 5-3 Select Enable CrossFireX. 4. Click Apply, and then click OK to act as the display GPU. 1 3. Chapter 5 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the ATI Catalyst™...