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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 have to set the ASM1061 Storage Controller...; 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 ASM1061 Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD.
... 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 have to set the ASM1061 Storage Controller...; 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 ASM1061 Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD.
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...ATA channel. 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 use the AHCI (Advabced Host Controller Interface). Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 3-21 OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] Allows you... the SATA hard disk drives to internally optimize the order of commands. 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 use the AHCI (...
...ATA channel. 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 use the AHCI (Advabced Host Controller Interface). Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 3-21 OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] Allows you... the SATA hard disk drives to internally optimize the order of commands. 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 use the AHCI (...
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... computer. Refer to your OS documentation for reference only. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Click an icon to display...BIN folder. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 4-1 Click the Contact tab to run the DVD. The Manual menu contains the list of the user manual. Click each menu tab and select the items you install the Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before installing the drivers for updates....
... computer. Refer to your OS documentation for reference only. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Click an icon to display...BIN folder. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 4-1 Click the Contact tab to run the DVD. The Manual menu contains the list of the user manual. Click each menu tab and select the items you install the Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before installing the drivers for updates....
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...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. Installing AI Suite II To install AI Suite II...Shortcut to Thermal Radar Click to monitor sensors or CPU frequency Shortcut to open the AI Suite II main menu bar. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 4-3 Click to select a utility Click to customize the interface settings Click to show the system information Click to update the motherboard ...
...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. Installing AI Suite II To install AI Suite II...Shortcut to Thermal Radar Click to monitor sensors or CPU frequency Shortcut to open the AI Suite II main menu bar. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 4-3 Click to select a utility Click to customize the interface settings Click to show the system information Click to update the motherboard ...
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To use EZ Start: 1. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 4-31 Click ON/OFF to enable/disable Network iControl. • By default, Network iControl is set to install the LAN drivers before using this function. • Network iControl is an intuitive one-stop network control center that makes ... Network iControl from your top currently running program. Select a profile and click Apply. Click EZ Start tab. 2. 4.3.10 Network iControl ASUS Network iControl is only supported under Windows 7 and can only support the onboard LAN. You may monitor the bandwidth priority from AI Suite...
To use EZ Start: 1. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 4-31 Click ON/OFF to enable/disable Network iControl. • By default, Network iControl is set to install the LAN drivers before using this function. • Network iControl is an intuitive one-stop network control center that makes ... Network iControl from your top currently running program. Select a profile and click Apply. Click EZ Start tab. 2. 4.3.10 Network iControl ASUS Network iControl is only supported under Windows 7 and can only support the onboard LAN. You may monitor the bandwidth priority from AI Suite...
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When prompted, click Yes to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. Follow the installation wizard to reboot the system. Do any of the following: • Click ...
When prompted, click Yes to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. Follow the installation wizard to reboot the system. Do any of the following: • Click ...
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...in the other business systems. Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 5-1 Refer to section 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. The new drive must install... improving data access and storage. A RAID array over 2TB cannot be set , you have 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...
...in the other business systems. Use a minimum of three identical hard disk drives for this setup. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 5-1 Refer to section 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. The new drive must install... improving data access and storage. A RAID array over 2TB cannot be set , you have 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...
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Press during POST to create a RAID driver disk. 5. Start Windows®. 2. Select USB floppy disk drive as the primary boot device. 4. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 5-7 Insert the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive. 5. Place the motherboard support DVD ...
Press during POST to create a RAID driver disk. 5. Start Windows®. 2. Select USB floppy disk drive as the primary boot device. 4. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 5-7 Insert the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive. 5. Place the motherboard support DVD ...
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... the name of the device you have to use another computer to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you 've inserted, go to the USB flash drive. Insert the... USB flash drive with RAID driver into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the ...
... the name of the device you have to use another computer to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you 've inserted, go to the USB flash drive. Insert the... USB flash drive with RAID driver into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the ...
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...plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Click Details tab. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx...(VID) and Product ID (PID) to the steps below: 1. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. Double-click the file. Chapter 5 5. 5.2.4 Using a USB ... menu, and then select Manage from the pop-up window. or 3. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 5-9
...plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Click Details tab. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. From the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx...(VID) and Product ID (PID) to the steps below: 1. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. Double-click the file. Chapter 5 5. 5.2.4 Using a USB ... menu, and then select Manage from the pop-up window. or 3. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 5-9
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... > Programs and Features. 3. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers: 1. For Windows 7, select Uninstall. 5. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. See Chapter 1 for details. • We recommend that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your system. Chapter 6 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 6-1 For Windows XP, go to Control Panel...
... > Programs and Features. 3. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers: 1. For Windows 7, select Uninstall. 5. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. See Chapter 1 for details. • We recommend that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your system. Chapter 6 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 6-1 For Windows XP, go to Control Panel...
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...select Catalyst Control Center. 2. Ensure that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers. Chapter 6 6-4 Chapter 6: Multiple GPU support Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 6.1.5 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology After... installing your AMD graphic cards. 6.1.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology. Launching the AMD Catalyst Control Center To launch ...
...select Catalyst Control Center. 2. Ensure that came with your graphics card package to install the device drivers. Chapter 6 6-4 Chapter 6: Multiple GPU support Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 6.1.5 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology After... installing your AMD graphic cards. 6.1.4 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology. Launching the AMD Catalyst Control Center To launch ...
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Prepare two SLI-ready graphics cards. 2. 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 should have two identical SLI-ready graphics ... graphics card and supported 3D application list. 6.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards The following pictures are for multi-graphics card installation. 3. 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...
Prepare two SLI-ready graphics cards. 2. 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 should have two identical SLI-ready graphics ... graphics card and supported 3D application list. 6.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards The following pictures are for multi-graphics card installation. 3. 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...
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... each graphics card. SLI bridge Goldfingers 6.2.3 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that came with your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology. 4. Ensure that your graphics card package to the two graphics cards separately. 6. Chapter 6 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 6-7 Align and firmly insert the SLI bridge connector to...
... each graphics card. SLI bridge Goldfingers 6.2.3 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that came with your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology. 4. Ensure that your graphics card package to the two graphics cards separately. 6. Chapter 6 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 6-7 Align and firmly insert the SLI bridge connector to...
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B2. The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears (See Step B3). 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. Right click on the empty space of the Windows® desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. ...
B2. The NVIDIA Control Panel window appears (See Step B3). 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. Right click on the empty space of the Windows® desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. ...