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...EVO 4-5 4.3.4 EPU 4-9 4.3.5 FAN Xpert 4-10 4.3.6 Probe II 4-11 4.3.7 Sensor Recorder 4-12 4.3.8 Ai Charger 4-13 4.3.9 Monitor 4-14 4.3.10 System Information 4-15 4.3.11 Audio configurations 4-16 4.4 RAID configurations 4-17 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-17 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-18 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-18 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-19 4.5 Creating a RAID driver... two CrossFireX™ graphics cards 5-2 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers 5-3 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-3 5.2 NVIDIA® ...
...EVO 4-5 4.3.4 EPU 4-9 4.3.5 FAN Xpert 4-10 4.3.6 Probe II 4-11 4.3.7 Sensor Recorder 4-12 4.3.8 Ai Charger 4-13 4.3.9 Monitor 4-14 4.3.10 System Information 4-15 4.3.11 Audio configurations 4-16 4.4 RAID configurations 4-17 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-17 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-18 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-18 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-19 4.5 Creating a RAID driver... two CrossFireX™ graphics cards 5-2 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers 5-3 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-3 5.2 NVIDIA® ...
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xii M5A99X EVO specifications summary Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Form factor 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port 1 x Optical S/PDIF Out port 1 x LAN (... switch 1 x TPU switch 32 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, 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) ATX form factor: 12 in . (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) *Specifications are subject to...
xii M5A99X EVO specifications summary Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Form factor 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port 1 x Optical S/PDIF Out port 1 x LAN (... switch 1 x TPU switch 32 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, 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) ATX form factor: 12 in . (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) *Specifications are subject to...
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... Side Speaker Out ASUS M5A99X EVO 2-43 Refer to section 3.5.6 Onboard Devices Configuration for your USB 3.0 devices. • If you want to use the hot-plug function of the external SATA ports, you connect USB 3.0 devices to [Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from the motherboard support.... • 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 have to set the JMB...
... Side Speaker Out ASUS M5A99X EVO 2-43 Refer to section 3.5.6 Onboard Devices Configuration for your USB 3.0 devices. • If you want to use the hot-plug function of the external SATA ports, you connect USB 3.0 devices to [Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from the motherboard support.... • 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 have to set the JMB...
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... 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 you set to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. SATA Port1-Port4 [AHCI] Allows you...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 increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to [AHCI], the information of the SATA connectors 1-6 can be seen only...
... 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 you set to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. SATA Port1-Port4 [AHCI] Allows you...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 increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to [AHCI], the information of the SATA connectors 1-6 can be seen only...
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... JMB storage controller. Serial Port [Enabled] Allows you set this function. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] If you to [Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. IRQ=4] [IO=2E8h;
... JMB storage controller. Serial Port [Enabled] Allows you set this function. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] If you to [Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. IRQ=4] [IO=2E8h;
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... tab to run the DVD. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to display the ASUS contact information. ASUS M5A99X EVO 4-1 Click each menu tab and select the items you install the Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 4.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that...
... tab to run the DVD. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to display the ASUS contact information. ASUS M5A99X EVO 4-1 Click each menu tab and select the items you install the Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 4.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that...
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...Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. Using AI Suite II AI Suite II automatically starts when you through the installation. Click each button to select and launch a utility, to monitor the system, to update the motherboard BIOS, to display the system information, and to complete installation. ASUS M5A99X EVO... 4-3 Installing AI Suite II To install AI Suite II on models with the TurboV EVO function. • The applications in the Tool menu vary with models. •...
...Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. Using AI Suite II AI Suite II automatically starts when you through the installation. Click each button to select and launch a utility, to monitor the system, to update the motherboard BIOS, to display the system information, and to complete installation. ASUS M5A99X EVO... 4-3 Installing AI Suite II To install AI Suite II on models with the TurboV EVO function. • The applications in the Tool menu vary with models. •...
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... installed, you will find the 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® Vista™ Set default device button Minimize button Configuration option tabs Exit button Device advanced settings Connector settings Control... and giving users plug and play convenience. 4.3.11 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.
... installed, you will find the 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® Vista™ Set default device button Minimize button Configuration option tabs Exit button Device advanced settings Connector settings Control... and giving users plug and play convenience. 4.3.11 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.
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...10 configuration you to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as it contains a complete copy of the data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A99X EVO 4-17 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the total capacity over 2TB can only be set as a single drive but at a sustained... hard disk drives for details. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. Refer to read...
...10 configuration you to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as it contains a complete copy of the data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A99X EVO 4-17 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the total capacity over 2TB can only be set as a single drive but at a sustained... hard disk drives for details. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. Refer to read...
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Place the motherboard support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. 4.5 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. To work ...floppy disk into the optical drive. 4. Write-protect the floppy disk to section 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive. 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit xxxx...
Place the motherboard support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. 4.5 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. To work ...floppy disk into the optical drive. 4. Write-protect the floppy disk to section 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive. 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit xxxx...
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...Click OK. 4. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you 've inserted, go to complete the installation. Insert the USB flash drive with RAID driver into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A99X EVO 4-23 Press , and then insert the floppy disk ...with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the USB floppy disk ...
...Click OK. 4. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you 've inserted, go to complete the installation. Insert the USB flash drive with RAID driver into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A99X EVO 4-23 Press , and then insert the floppy disk ...with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the USB floppy disk ...
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...disk during the OS installation. Double-click the file. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Select Device Manager. Click Details tab. Chapter 4 4-24 Chapter 4: Software support To solve this issue...PID) are displayed. 5. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive Due to OS limitation, Windows® ...
...disk during the OS installation. Double-click the file. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Select Device Manager. Click Details tab. Chapter 4 4-24 Chapter 4: Software support To solve this issue...PID) are displayed. 5. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive Due to OS limitation, Windows® ...
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... 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. See Chapter 2 for better thermal environment V�i�s�it��th�e...to work properly, you to Control Panel > Programs and Features. 3. Select your computer. ASUS M5A99X EVO 5-1 Turn off your current graphics card drivers. 4. Close all existing graphics card drivers: 1. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. Follow the installation procedures in this section. ...
... 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. See Chapter 2 for better thermal environment V�i�s�it��th�e...to work properly, you to Control Panel > Programs and Features. 3. Select your computer. ASUS M5A99X EVO 5-1 Turn off your current graphics card drivers. 4. Close all existing graphics card drivers: 1. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. Follow the installation procedures in this section. ...
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...® CrossFireX™ technology. Enabling CrossFireX settings 1. Ensure that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers. Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. Select Enable CrossFireX. 4. Click Apply,... your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center in the Windows notification area and select Cayalist Control Center. 2. Click Go to continue to exit the window. 2 3 4 ASUS M5A99X EVO 5-3 From the Graphics Adapter list,...
...® CrossFireX™ technology. Enabling CrossFireX settings 1. Ensure that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers. Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. Select Enable CrossFireX. 4. Click Apply,... your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center in the Windows notification area and select Cayalist Control Center. 2. Click Go to continue to exit the window. 2 3 4 ASUS M5A99X EVO 5-3 From the Graphics Adapter list,...
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...SLI-ready graphics cards that are for multi-graphics card installation. 3. Insert the two graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Ensure that the cards are properly seated on the slots. 5-4 Chapter 5: Multiple ...® SLI™ technology The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. The graphics cards and the motherboard layout may vary with models, but the installation steps remain the same. 1.
...SLI-ready graphics cards that are for multi-graphics card installation. 3. Insert the two graphics card into the PCIEX16 slots. Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). • Ensure that the cards are properly seated on the slots. 5-4 Chapter 5: Multiple ...® SLI™ technology The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. The graphics cards and the motherboard layout may vary with models, but the installation steps remain the same. 1.
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... (www.nvidia.com). 5.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology After installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology. ASUS M5A99X EVO 5-5 Align and firmly insert the SLI bridge connector to install the device drivers. Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the two graphics cards separately. 6. Download the latest...
... (www.nvidia.com). 5.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology After installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology. ASUS M5A99X EVO 5-5 Align and firmly insert the SLI bridge connector to install the device drivers. Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to the two graphics cards separately. 6. Download the latest...