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...25 4.3.7 Ai Charger 4-27 4.3.8 USB 3.0 Boost 4-28 4.3.9 USB BIOS Flashback Wizard 4-29 4.3.10 Network iControl 4-31 4.3.11 ASUS Update 4-36 4.3.12 MyLogo2 4-37 4.3.13 Audio configurations 4-38 Chapter 5: RAID support 5-1 5.1 RAID configurations 5-1 5.1.1 RAID definitions ...5-2 5.1.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 5-3 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-7 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 5-7 5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 5-7 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation......... 5-8 5.2.4 Using a USB floppy disk...
...25 4.3.7 Ai Charger 4-27 4.3.8 USB 3.0 Boost 4-28 4.3.9 USB BIOS Flashback Wizard 4-29 4.3.10 Network iControl 4-31 4.3.11 ASUS Update 4-36 4.3.12 MyLogo2 4-37 4.3.13 Audio configurations 4-38 Chapter 5: RAID support 5-1 5.1 RAID configurations 5-1 5.1.1 RAID definitions ...5-2 5.1.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 5-3 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-7 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 5-7 5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 5-7 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation......... 5-8 5.2.4 Using a USB floppy disk...
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6.2.1 6.2.2 6.2.3 6.2.4 Requirements 6-6 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 6-6 Installing the device drivers 6-7 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 6-8 Appendices A-1 Notices ...A-1 ASUS contact information A-4 vi
6.2.1 6.2.2 6.2.3 6.2.4 Requirements 6-6 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 6-6 Installing the device drivers 6-7 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 6-8 Appendices A-1 Notices ...A-1 ASUS contact information A-4 vi
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... Presence Detect) memory information 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 change without notice. SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 specifications summary Back Panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Form...
... Presence Detect) memory information 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 change without notice. SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 specifications summary Back Panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Form...
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Refer to [Enabled] and install the ASM1061 Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. • DO NOT insert a different connector to the external SATA port. • DO NOT connect a keyboard/mouse to any USB 3.0 ... Windows® operating system. • 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...
Refer to [Enabled] and install the ASM1061 Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. • DO NOT insert a different connector to the external SATA port. • DO NOT connect a keyboard/mouse to any USB 3.0 ... Windows® operating system. • 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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... [IDE] if Port1-Port4 is a monitor system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 3-21 Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] The following items appear only when you to enable or disable the Serial ATA channel. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random...
... [IDE] if Port1-Port4 is a monitor system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 3-21 Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] The following items appear only when you to enable or disable the Serial ATA channel. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random...
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... be detected. Advanced Mode Exit Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Monitor Boot Tool Boot Configuration Fast Boot USB Support PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Support Network Stack Driver Support Next Boot after AC Power Loss DirectKey Enabled Partial In... Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Chapter 3 3-30 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Disabled Disabled Normal Boot...
... be detected. Advanced Mode Exit Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Monitor Boot Tool Boot Configuration Fast Boot USB Support PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Support Network Stack Driver Support Next Boot after AC Power Loss DirectKey Enabled Partial In... Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. Chapter 3 3-30 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Disabled Disabled Normal Boot...
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...only when you set Full Screen Logo to BIOS Setup directly when you to select the desired additional POST waiting time to use ASUS MyLogo 2™ feature. The system will only work under normal boot. Full Screen Logo [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the full... not been reconnected or changed. Configuration options: [1] - [10] [Until Press ESC] Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 3-31 Network Stack Driver Support [Disabled] [Disabled] Select to skip the network stack driver from 1 to normal boot on the next boot after AC power loss. Next Boot after AC Power...
...only when you set Full Screen Logo to BIOS Setup directly when you to select the desired additional POST waiting time to use ASUS MyLogo 2™ feature. The system will only work under normal boot. Full Screen Logo [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the full... not been reconnected or changed. Configuration options: [1] - [10] [Until Press ESC] Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 3-31 Network Stack Driver Support [Disabled] [Disabled] Select to skip the network stack driver from 1 to normal boot on the next boot after AC power loss. Next Boot after AC Power...
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...to launch. Disable the CSM to [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Both, Legacy OpROM first] [Both, UEFI first] [Legacy OpROM first] [UEFI driver first] [Ignore] Boot from Network Devices [Legacy OpROM first] Allows you to select the type of devices that you want to launch. Configuration options...launch. CSM (Compatibility Support Module) Allows you to configure the CSM (Compatibility Support Module) items to fully support the non-UEFI driver add-on devices for better compatibility. For better compatibility, enable the CSM to fully support the various VGA, bootable devices and ...
...to launch. Disable the CSM to [Enabled]. Configuration options: [Both, Legacy OpROM first] [Both, UEFI first] [Legacy OpROM first] [UEFI driver first] [Ignore] Boot from Network Devices [Legacy OpROM first] Allows you to select the type of devices that you want to launch. Configuration options...launch. CSM (Compatibility Support Module) Allows you to configure the CSM (Compatibility Support Module) items to fully support the non-UEFI driver add-on devices for better compatibility. For better compatibility, enable the CSM to fully support the various VGA, bootable devices and ...
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Secure Boot Mode [Standard] Allows you to select how the Secure Boot prevents unauthorized firmware, operating systems, or UEFI drivers from the BIOS database. [Custom] Allows you to immediately load the default Security Boot keys, Platform key (PK), Key-exchange Key (KEK), ...] Allows the system to automatically load the Secure Boot keys from running during POST. Key-exchange Key (KEK) refers to Loaded mode. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 3-33 This item only appears when you set Secure Boot Mode to [Custom]. This item allows you set OS Type item to [Windows UEFI ...
Secure Boot Mode [Standard] Allows you to select how the Secure Boot prevents unauthorized firmware, operating systems, or UEFI drivers from the BIOS database. [Custom] Allows you to immediately load the default Security Boot keys, Platform key (PK), Key-exchange Key (KEK), ...] Allows the system to automatically load the Secure Boot keys from running during POST. Key-exchange Key (KEK) refers to Loaded mode. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 3-33 This item only appears when you set Secure Boot Mode to [Custom]. This item allows you set OS Type item to [Windows UEFI ...
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... KEK from a USB storage device. db Management The db (Authorized Signature database) lists the signers or images of UEFI applications, operating system loaders, and UEFI drivers that you to store the PK to load the downloaded db from any permissible changes. Copy PK to Microsoft® Secure Boot Key-Enrollment Key...
... KEK from a USB storage device. db Management The db (Authorized Signature database) lists the signers or images of UEFI applications, operating system loaders, and UEFI drivers that you to store the PK to load the downloaded db from any permissible changes. Copy PK to Microsoft® Secure Boot Key-Enrollment Key...
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... the optical drive. Click an item to use the devices. Double-click ASSETUP.EXE to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. The Make Disk menu contains items to run the DVD. Use the setup ... shows the applications and other software that you want to your computer, browse the contents of supplementary user manuals. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 4-1 The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your OS documentation for reference only. Chapter 4: Software support Software support 4.1...
... the optical drive. Click an item to use the devices. Double-click ASSETUP.EXE to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. The Make Disk menu contains items to run the DVD. Use the setup ... shows the applications and other software that you want to your computer, browse the contents of supplementary user manuals. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 4-1 The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your OS documentation for reference only. Chapter 4: Software support Software support 4.1...
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The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Click each button to select and launch a...Thermal Radar Click to monitor sensors or CPU frequency Shortcut to customize the settings of AI Suite II. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 4-3 Place the support DVD to open the AI Suite II main menu bar. Using AI Suite II AI ... the optical drive. Follow the onscreen instructions to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. The actual screenshots vary with models. • Refer to complete the installation. ...
The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. Click each button to select and launch a...Thermal Radar Click to monitor sensors or CPU frequency Shortcut to customize the settings of AI Suite II. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 4-3 Place the support DVD to open the AI Suite II main menu bar. Using AI Suite II AI ... the optical drive. Follow the onscreen instructions to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. The actual screenshots vary with models. • Refer to complete the installation. ...
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... > Network iControl from AI Suite II main menu bar. • Ensure to install the LAN drivers before using this function. • Network iControl is set the highest bandwidth priority for your top currently running program. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 4-31 To use EZ Start: 1. Tick Set current network program as the highest priority to...
... > Network iControl from AI Suite II main menu bar. • Ensure to install the LAN drivers before using this function. • Network iControl is set the highest bandwidth priority for your top currently running program. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 4-31 To use EZ Start: 1. Tick Set current network program as the highest priority to...
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... the following: • Click Auto Tune to adjust the image size or the image resolution. • Click Booting Preview to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. Ensure to enable the Full Screen Logo in BIOS to use this feature. 4.3.13 Audio...
... the following: • Click Auto Tune to adjust the image size or the image resolution. • Click Booting Preview to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. Ensure to enable the Full Screen Logo in BIOS to use this feature. 4.3.13 Audio...
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...or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 5-1 The Serial ATA RAID feature is required for this setup. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to read and...RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to the entire system. If one drive to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double...
...or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup. RAID 5 stripes both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 5-1 The Serial ATA RAID feature is required for this setup. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to read and...RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to the entire system. If one drive to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate, double...
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... disk. 6. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. 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. Press during POST to avoid a computer virus infection. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 5-7 Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive. 4. Place...
... disk. 6. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. 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. Press during POST to avoid a computer virus infection. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 5-7 Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive. 4. Place...
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... corresponding OS version. Before loading the RAID driver from the support DVD to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. 4. 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. To install the RAID driver for Windows® 7 or later OS: 1. Chapter...
... corresponding OS version. Before loading the RAID driver from the support DVD to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. 4. 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. To install the RAID driver for Windows® 7 or later OS: 1. Chapter...
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..., right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up window. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID...Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from a floppy disk during the OS installation. Chapter 5 5. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 5-9 Select Device Manager. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. Click Details tab. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID)...
..., right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up window. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID...Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from a floppy disk during the OS installation. Chapter 5 5. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 5-9 Select Device Manager. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. Click Details tab. The Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID)...
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.... 6.1.2 Before you begin For AMD CrossFireX to work properly, you to your system. Select your computer. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. Chapter 6 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 6-1 To uninstall existing graphics card drivers: 1. For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows 7, go to uninstall all current applications. 2. For Windows XP, select...
.... 6.1.2 Before you begin For AMD CrossFireX to work properly, you to your system. Select your computer. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. Chapter 6 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 6-1 To uninstall existing graphics card drivers: 1. For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows 7, go to uninstall all current applications. 2. For Windows XP, select...
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...Center. 2. Chapter 6 6-4 Chapter 6: Multiple GPU support 6.1.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 6.1.5 Enabling the AMD® ...graphic cards. Click Catalyst Control Center to install the device drivers. Ensure that came with your graphics card package to configure the displays and settings of your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the AMD Catalyst...
...Center. 2. Chapter 6 6-4 Chapter 6: Multiple GPU support 6.1.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 6.1.5 Enabling the AMD® ...graphic cards. Click Catalyst Control Center to install the device drivers. Ensure that came with your graphics card package to configure the displays and settings of your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the AMD Catalyst...