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... 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 5-1 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-2 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 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...
... 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 5-1 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-2 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 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...
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... motherboard package and the software. • Chapter 5: RAID support This chapter describes the RAID configurations. • Chapter 6: Multiple GPU technology support This chapter describes how to the ASUS contact information. 2. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • ...standard package. viii Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are not part of the switches, jumpers, and connectors on ASUS hardware and software products. About this guide is organized This guide contains the following sources for additional information and ...
... motherboard package and the software. • Chapter 5: RAID support This chapter describes the RAID configurations. • Chapter 6: Multiple GPU technology support This chapter describes how to the ASUS contact information. 2. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • ...standard package. viii Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are not part of the switches, jumpers, and connectors on ASUS hardware and software products. About this guide is organized This guide contains the following sources for additional information and ...
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... a total memory of less than 3GB. BD audio layer content protection - ASUS noise filter (continued on the next page) Absolute Pitch 192khz/24bit True BD Lossless Sound - SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support LAN ...Storage Audio AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX series CPU up to 8-core compatible with RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 support ASMedia®...
... a total memory of less than 3GB. BD audio layer content protection - ASUS noise filter (continued on the next page) Absolute Pitch 192khz/24bit True BD Lossless Sound - SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support LAN ...Storage Audio AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX series CPU up to 8-core compatible with RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 support ASMedia®...
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...cables. Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 5.1 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. • When creating a RAID set, set the SATA_5-6 connectors to [IDE Mode] to ensure that the system...or later versions before using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. 1-28 Chapter 1: Product introduction The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration through the onboard AMD® SB950 chipset. 1.2.9 Internal connectors 1. Chapter 1 •...
...cables. Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 5.1 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the motherboard support DVD. • When creating a RAID set, set the SATA_5-6 connectors to [IDE Mode] to ensure that the system...or later versions before using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. 1-28 Chapter 1: Product introduction The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration through the onboard AMD® SB950 chipset. 1.2.9 Internal connectors 1. Chapter 1 •...
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...by allowing the drive to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. [RAID] Set to [RAID] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. [AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you want to use ...Allows you set the SATA configuration. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] The following items appear only when you to [Enabled]. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 3-21 Advanced Mode Exit Main Back Ai Tweaker Advanced Advanced\ SATA Configuration > SATA Configuration SATA 6G_1 SATA 6G_2 SATA 6G_3 SATA 6G_4 ...
...by allowing the drive to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. [RAID] Set to [RAID] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. [AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you want to use ...Allows you set the SATA configuration. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] The following items appear only when you to [Enabled]. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 3-21 Advanced Mode Exit Main Back Ai Tweaker Advanced Advanced\ SATA Configuration > SATA Configuration SATA 6G_1 SATA 6G_2 SATA 6G_3 SATA 6G_4 ...
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Click an item to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click ASSETUP.EXE to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer. The Manual menu ...use the devices. The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you want to change at www.asus.com for reference only. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 4-1 Install the necessary drivers to display the ASUS contact information. Click each menu tab and select the items you install the Windows® XP Service Pack...
Click an item to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click ASSETUP.EXE to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer. The Manual menu ...use the devices. The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you want to change at www.asus.com for reference only. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 4-1 Install the necessary drivers to display the ASUS contact information. Click each menu tab and select the items you install the Windows® XP Service Pack...
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...or later versions. • Due to a second drive. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5. • You must be calculated and written. Use of both data and parity ...RAID 5 configuration is required for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. With the RAID 10 configuration you are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. RAID 10 is available only if you get all applications to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as a boot disk. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2...
...or later versions. • Due to a second drive. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5. • You must be calculated and written. Use of both data and parity ...RAID 5 configuration is required for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. With the RAID 10 configuration you are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. RAID 10 is available only if you get all applications to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as a boot disk. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2...
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... > SATA Configuration, and then press . 3. Chapter 5 5-2 Chapter 5: RAID configurations Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Go to [RAID Mode]. 4. Refer to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on entering ...and navigating through the BIOS Setup Due to chipset limitation, when SATA ports are set to Chapter 3 for a RAID configuration: 1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. For optimal performance, install identical drives of ...
... > SATA Configuration, and then press . 3. Chapter 5 5-2 Chapter 5: RAID configurations Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Go to [RAID Mode]. 4. Refer to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on entering ...and navigating through the BIOS Setup Due to chipset limitation, when SATA ports are set to Chapter 3 for a RAID configuration: 1. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. For optimal performance, install identical drives of ...
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... Menu 3 ] Controller Configuration ......[ 4 ] [ Keys Available ] Press 1..4 to Select Option [ESC] Exit The Main Menu allows you need; The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are set and partition. • Controller Configuration: shows the system resources configuration. To create...of the hard disk drives. • LD View / LD Define Menu: displays the existing RAID set information / creates a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration. • Delete LD Menu: deletes a selected RAID set to perform. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 5-3 Turn on your screen.
... Menu 3 ] Controller Configuration ......[ 4 ] [ Keys Available ] Press 1..4 to Select Option [ESC] Exit The Main Menu allows you need; The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are set and partition. • Controller Configuration: shows the system resources configuration. To create...of the hard disk drives. • LD View / LD Define Menu: displays the existing RAID set information / creates a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration. • Delete LD Menu: deletes a selected RAID set to perform. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 5-3 Turn on your screen.
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... capacity, or press any key to exit. Press + to continue. Press + to erase the MBR, or you want to include in the RAID set Y to select the hard disk drives you may press any key to create. 4. Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc....Keys Available ] [↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch page [Space] Change Option [Ctrl-Y] Save [ESC] Exit 3. It will be used. 7. Creating a RAID volume To create a RAID volume: 1. Fast Initialization Option has been selected. Press + , and the following message. Eenter an LD name, and then press any key to input the...
... capacity, or press any key to exit. Press + to continue. Press + to erase the MBR, or you want to include in the RAID set Y to select the hard disk drives you may press any key to create. 4. Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc....Keys Available ] [↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch page [Space] Change Option [Ctrl-Y] Save [ESC] Exit 3. It will be used. 7. Creating a RAID volume To create a RAID volume: 1. Fast Initialization Option has been selected. Press + , and the following message. Eenter an LD name, and then press any key to input the...
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...] Switch page [Del/Alt+D] Delete LD 3. or press any other key to delete and press or + . Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 5-5 In the Main Menu, press to enter the Delete LD function. 2. Deleting a RAID configuration Take caution when deleting a RAID volume. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you want to abort...
...] Switch page [Del/Alt+D] Delete LD 3. or press any other key to delete and press or + . Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 5-5 In the Main Menu, press to enter the Delete LD function. 2. Deleting a RAID configuration Take caution when deleting a RAID volume. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you want to abort...
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... Menu, press to display its information. Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ View LD Defination Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) LD 1 xxxxx RAID 0 2 157.99 Strip Block 64 KB Cache Mode WriteThru Port:ID 01:00 02:00 Drive Model xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx [ Drives Assignments ] Capabilities...
... Menu, press to display its information. Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ View LD Defination Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) LD 1 xxxxx RAID 0 2 157.99 Strip Block 64 KB Cache Mode WriteThru Port:ID 01:00 02:00 Drive Model xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx [ Drives Assignments ] Capabilities...
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... Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 5-7 Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 4. When the Make Disk menu appears, press to create a RAID driver disk. 5. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. Press during...avoid a computer virus infection. Write-protect the floppy disk to enter the BIOS setup utility. 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®...
... Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 5-7 Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 4. When the Make Disk menu appears, press to create a RAID driver disk. 5. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. Press during...avoid a computer virus infection. Write-protect the floppy disk to enter the BIOS setup utility. 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®...
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Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you to press the key to the USB flash drive. During the OS installation, the system... the corresponding OS version. 4. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. 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 the OS installation...
Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you to press the key to the USB flash drive. During the OS installation, the system... the corresponding OS version. 4. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. 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 the OS installation...
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...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. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from the pop-up window. ...Select Device Manager. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. Chapter 5 5. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 5-9 To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID...
...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. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from the pop-up window. ...Select Device Manager. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. Chapter 5 5. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 5-9 To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID...
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... different vendors. 10. Find the [HardwareIds.scsi.iaAHCI_DesktopWorkstationServer] and [HardwareIds.scsi.iaStor_DesktopWorkstationServer] sections in the txtsetup.oem file. 9. Save and exit the file. 5-10 Chapter 5: RAID configurations Chapter 5
... different vendors. 10. Find the [HardwareIds.scsi.iaAHCI_DesktopWorkstationServer] and [HardwareIds.scsi.iaStor_DesktopWorkstationServer] sections in the txtsetup.oem file. 9. Save and exit the file. 5-10 Chapter 5: RAID configurations Chapter 5