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... and configure multiple AMD® CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA® SLI™ graphics cards. Optional documentation Your product package may have to perform when installing system components. • Chapter 3: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to the ASUS contact information. 2.... 1. How this guide This user guide contains the information you have been added by your dealer. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 2: Basic Installation This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that may include optional documentation...
... and configure multiple AMD® CrossFireX™ and NVIDIA® SLI™ graphics cards. Optional documentation Your product package may have to perform when installing system components. • Chapter 3: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to the ASUS contact information. 2.... 1. How this guide This user guide contains the information you have been added by your dealer. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 2: Basic Installation This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that may include optional documentation...
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...slots (Dual at x16/x16, triple at back I/O - 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® SATA 6Gb/s controllers - 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports - 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s ports [red] Realtek® ALC892 8-channel high definition audio CODEC - BD audio layer content protection - With ASUS design, this motherboard...
...slots (Dual at x16/x16, triple at back I/O - 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® SATA 6Gb/s controllers - 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports - 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s ports [red] Realtek® ALC892 8-channel high definition audio CODEC - BD audio layer content protection - With ASUS design, this motherboard...
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Installation tools and components 1 bag of screws Philips (cross) screwdriver PC chassis Power supply unit AMD AM3+ CPU AMD AM3+ compatible CPU Fan DDR3 DIMM SATA hard disk drive SATA optical disc drive (optional) Graphics card (optional) The tools and components in the table above are not included in the motherboard package. xiv
Installation tools and components 1 bag of screws Philips (cross) screwdriver PC chassis Power supply unit AMD AM3+ CPU AMD AM3+ compatible CPU Fan DDR3 DIMM SATA hard disk drive SATA optical disc drive (optional) Graphics card (optional) The tools and components in the table above are not included in the motherboard package. xiv
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...3.0 (HT 3.0) interface speed and dual PCI Express™ 2.0 x16 graphics. This motherboard features the AMD® 990FX/SB950 platform, optimizing PCIe allocation in the new 32nm manufacturing process. The TUF series ...AMD Turbo CORE Technology 2.0 to accelerate data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s rate via HyperTransport™ 3.0 based system bus. QUAD-GPU SLI and QUAD-GPU CrossFireX™ Support This motherboard supports multi-GPU configurations of 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. Chapter 1 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 1-1 PCI Express® 2.0 This motherboard...
...3.0 (HT 3.0) interface speed and dual PCI Express™ 2.0 x16 graphics. This motherboard features the AMD® 990FX/SB950 platform, optimizing PCIe allocation in the new 32nm manufacturing process. The TUF series ...AMD Turbo CORE Technology 2.0 to accelerate data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s rate via HyperTransport™ 3.0 based system bus. QUAD-GPU SLI and QUAD-GPU CrossFireX™ Support This motherboard supports multi-GPU configurations of 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications. Chapter 1 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 1-1 PCI Express® 2.0 This motherboard...
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Ensure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the CPU. Chapter 1 1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction Ensure that you use a CPU designed for AMD® Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/ Sempron™ 100 Series Processors. The AM3+ socket has a different pinout design. The CPU fits... DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to 8core, also compatible with AMD® socket AM3 for the AM3+/AM3 socket. 1.2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with an AM3+ socket designed for AMD® FX Series CPU up to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and...
Ensure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the CPU. Chapter 1 1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction Ensure that you use a CPU designed for AMD® Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/ Sempron™ 100 Series Processors. The AM3+ socket has a different pinout design. The CPU fits... DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to 8core, also compatible with AMD® socket AM3 for the AM3+/AM3 socket. 1.2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with an AM3+ socket designed for AMD® FX Series CPU up to prevent bending the connectors on the socket and...
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...RAID Mode]. 1.2.9 Internal connectors 1. Chapter 1 • These connectors are using NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. AMD® Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6 [brown]) These connectors connect to [AHCI Mode] by default. 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 recognizes your ...
...RAID Mode]. 1.2.9 Internal connectors 1. Chapter 1 • These connectors are using NCQ, set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. AMD® Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6 [brown]) These connectors connect to [AHCI Mode] by default. 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 recognizes your ...
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... Menu (F8) button is available only when the boot device is installed to display all fan speeds if available Displays the CPU/motherboard temperature, CPU/5V/3.3V/12V voltage output, CPU/chassis/ power fan speed Exits the BIOS setup program without saving the changes, saves...basic system information, and allows you an overview of the BIOS setup program Click to the system. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 3-3 EZ Mode Monday [03/25/2012] SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 BIOS Version : 0202 CPU Type : AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor Total Memory : 2048 MB (DDR3 1333MHz) Exit/Advanced Mode Build...
... Menu (F8) button is available only when the boot device is installed to display all fan speeds if available Displays the CPU/motherboard temperature, CPU/5V/3.3V/12V voltage output, CPU/chassis/ power fan speed Exits the BIOS setup program without saving the changes, saves...basic system information, and allows you an overview of the BIOS setup program Click to the system. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 3-3 EZ Mode Monday [03/25/2012] SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 BIOS Version : 0202 CPU Type : AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor Total Memory : 2048 MB (DDR3 1333MHz) Exit/Advanced Mode Build...
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...® XP SP3 or later versions. • Due to the entire system. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 5-1 Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained ... fault tolerance to Windows® XP / Vista limitation, a RAID array with the AMD® SB950 chipset that of two new identical hard disk drives is best suited for... RAID 1 configurations. RAID support 5 5.1 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the total capacity over 2TB can only be calculated and written. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10...
...® XP SP3 or later versions. • Due to the entire system. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 5-1 Two hard disks perform the same work as a single drive but at a sustained ... fault tolerance to Windows® XP / Vista limitation, a RAID array with the AMD® SB950 chipset that of two new identical hard disk drives is best suited for... RAID 1 configurations. RAID support 5 5.1 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the total capacity over 2TB can only be calculated and written. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10...
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...GPU support 6 6.1 AMD® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology that allows you have two identical CrossFireX-ready graphics cards or one CrossFireX-ready dual-GPU graphics card that are AMD® certified. ...uninstall all current applications. 2. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that your system. Chapter 6 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 6-1 Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing AMD CrossFireX graphics cards to your system. For Windows XP, select Add...
...GPU support 6 6.1 AMD® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology that allows you have two identical CrossFireX-ready graphics cards or one CrossFireX-ready dual-GPU graphics card that are AMD® certified. ...uninstall all current applications. 2. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that your system. Chapter 6 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 6-1 Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing AMD CrossFireX graphics cards to your system. For Windows XP, select Add...