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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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6.2.3 6.2.4 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
6.2.3 6.2.4 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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SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 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 Output port 2 x eSATA ... BIOS, PnP, SLP2.1, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, F12 PrintScreen function, F3 Shortcut function, and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial 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...
SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 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 Output port 2 x eSATA ... BIOS, PnP, SLP2.1, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, F12 PrintScreen function, F3 Shortcut function, and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial 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...
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... 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 [Enabled] and install...
... 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 [Enabled] and install...
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... devices. [RAID] Set to [RAID] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to internally optimize the order of commands. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 3-21 The SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to [Enabled]. 3.5.4 SATA Configuration While entering Setup, the... Channel to the corresponding SATA port. UEFI BIOS Utility - SATA Port 5 - SATA Port1 - 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 enable or disable the Serial ATA...
... devices. [RAID] Set to [RAID] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to internally optimize the order of commands. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 3-21 The SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to [Enabled]. 3.5.4 SATA Configuration While entering Setup, the... Channel to the corresponding SATA port. UEFI BIOS Utility - SATA Port 5 - SATA Port1 - 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 enable or disable the Serial ATA...
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... motherboard information Click an item to install Chapter 4 If Autorun is enabled in your computer. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Double-click ASSETUP.EXE to use the devices. Software support 4.1... DVD information The contents of the support DVD are subject to install. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in this chapter for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the...of the support DVD to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 4-1
... motherboard information Click an item to install Chapter 4 If Autorun is enabled in your computer. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Double-click ASSETUP.EXE to use the devices. Software support 4.1... DVD information The contents of the support DVD are subject to install. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in this chapter for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the...of the support DVD to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 4-1
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... Most of the applications in the support DVD have wizards that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. Follow the onscreen instructions to open the AI Suite... frequency Shortcut to the optical drive. Place the support DVD to Remote GO! Click Utilities tab > AI Suite II. 3. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 4-3 The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. View the online help or readme file that came with models. • Refer to launch and...
... Most of the applications in the support DVD have wizards that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. Follow the onscreen instructions to open the AI Suite... frequency Shortcut to the optical drive. Place the support DVD to Remote GO! Click Utilities tab > AI Suite II. 3. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 4-3 The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. View the online help or readme file that came with models. • Refer to launch and...
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...network programs. It also allows you to enable User Profile. 4. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 4-31 You may monitor the bandwidth priority from AI Suite II main menu bar. • Ensure to install the LAN drivers before using this function. • Network iControl is only supported under Windows ...7 and can only support the onboard LAN. Select a profile and click Apply. Click EZ Start tab. 2. 4.3.10 Network iControl ASUS Network iControl is set to ON. ...
...network programs. It also allows you to enable User Profile. 4. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 4-31 You may monitor the bandwidth priority from AI Suite II main menu bar. • Ensure to install the LAN drivers before using this function. • Network iControl is only supported under Windows ...7 and can only support the onboard LAN. Select a profile and click Apply. Click EZ Start tab. 2. 4.3.10 Network iControl ASUS Network iControl is set to ON. ...
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.... If the Realtek® audio software is correctly installed, you start up the system. Double-click on the icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. 3. Follow the installation wizard to display the Realtek HD Audio Manager. Realtek® HD Audio...
.... If the Realtek® audio software is correctly installed, you start up the system. Double-click on the icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. 3. Follow the installation wizard to display the Realtek HD Audio Manager. Realtek® HD Audio...
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... copy of the data in a RAID set, you get all the benefits of the same size or larger than the existing drive. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 5-1 The new drive must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions....disk drives. With the RAID 10 configuration you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. If one drive to a second drive. Refer to section 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases ...
... copy of the data in a RAID set, you get all the benefits of the same size or larger than the existing drive. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 5-1 The new drive must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions....disk drives. With the RAID 10 configuration you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. If one drive to a second drive. Refer to section 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases ...
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...your computer. 2. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. 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...driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. When the Make Disk menu appears, press to complete the process. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to create a RAID driver disk. 7. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2...
...your computer. 2. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. 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...driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. When the Make Disk menu appears, press to complete the process. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to create a RAID driver disk. 7. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2...
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... click Browse. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install, select the RAID driver for Windows® 7 or later OS: 1. 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install third-party... OS installation, the system prompts you to the USB flash drive. To install the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. 4. Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive. 3. During...
... click Browse. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install, select the RAID driver for Windows® 7 or later OS: 1. 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install third-party... OS installation, the system prompts you to the USB flash drive. To install the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. 4. Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive. 3. During...
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...Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up window. Click Details tab. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 5-9 Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from the pop-up...select the program for opening the oem file. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to the steps below: 1....
...Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up window. Click Details tab. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from a floppy disk during the OS installation. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 5-9 Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from the pop-up...select the program for opening the oem file. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to the steps below: 1....
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...and Features. 3. Turn off your graphics card driver supports the AMD CrossFireX technology. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that your computer. Select your system. Chapter 6 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 6-1 See Chapter 1 for details. •...; We recommend that allows you to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing AMD CrossFireX graphics cards to...
...and Features. 3. Turn off your graphics card driver supports the AMD CrossFireX technology. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that your computer. Select your system. Chapter 6 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 6-1 See Chapter 1 for details. •...; We recommend that allows you to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing AMD CrossFireX graphics cards to...
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...™ technology After installing your graphics card package to install the device drivers. Launching the AMD Catalyst Control Center To launch the AMD Catalyst Control Center: 1. 6.1.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your AMD graphic cards. Click Catalyst Control ...Center to configure the displays and settings of your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology. Chapter 6 6-4 Chapter 6: Multiple GPU support Right-click on the Windows®...
...™ technology After installing your graphics card package to install the device drivers. Launching the AMD Catalyst Control Center To launch the AMD Catalyst Control Center: 1. 6.1.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your AMD graphic cards. Click Catalyst Control ...Center to configure the displays and settings of your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology. Chapter 6 6-4 Chapter 6: Multiple GPU support Right-click on the Windows®...
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Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website at www.nvidia.com. • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by ... slots, refer to Chapter 2 in this user manual for the locations of the PCIEX16 slots recommended for multi-graphics card installation. 3. If your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. Follow the installation procedures in this section. 6.2.1 Requirements • In SLI mode, you to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU...
Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website at www.nvidia.com. • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by ... slots, refer to Chapter 2 in this user manual for the locations of the PCIEX16 slots recommended for multi-graphics card installation. 3. If your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. Follow the installation procedures in this section. 6.2.1 Requirements • In SLI mode, you to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU...
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Chapter 6 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 6-7 Connect two independent auxiliary power sources from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). Download the latest driver from the power supply to the two graphics cards separately. 6. 4. SLI bridge Goldfingers 6.2.3 Installing the device drivers Refer to install the device drivers. Connect a VGA or ...a DVI cable to the goldfingers on each graphics card. Ensure that came with your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology. Ensure that your graphics card package to the documentation that the ...
Chapter 6 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 6-7 Connect two independent auxiliary power sources from the NVIDIA website (www.nvidia.com). Download the latest driver from the power supply to the two graphics cards separately. 6. 4. SLI bridge Goldfingers 6.2.3 Installing the device drivers Refer to install the device drivers. Connect a VGA or ...a DVI cable to the goldfingers on each graphics card. Ensure that came with your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology. Ensure that your graphics card package to the documentation that the ...
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... two methods. From the Screen Resolution window, click Advanced settings. 6.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in step (A), select Screen Resolution. A. The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears (See Step B3).
... two methods. From the Screen Resolution window, click Advanced settings. 6.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in step (A), select Screen Resolution. A. The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears (See Step B3).