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Contents Chapter 3: BIOS setup 3.1 Knowing BIOS 3-1 3.2 BIOS setup program 3-1 3.2.1 EZ Mode ...ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 3-34 3.10.3 ASUS BIOS Updater 3-36 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 AI Suite II 4-3 4.3.2 ASUS Thermal Radar 4-8 4.3.3 Tool 4-12 4.3.4 Monitor 4-21 4.3.5 Update 4-22 4.3.6 System Information 4-27 4.3.7 Audio configurations 4-28 4.4 RAID configurations 4-29 4.4.1 RAID...
Contents Chapter 3: BIOS setup 3.1 Knowing BIOS 3-1 3.2 BIOS setup program 3-1 3.2.1 EZ Mode ...ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 3-34 3.10.3 ASUS BIOS Updater 3-36 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 AI Suite II 4-3 4.3.2 ASUS Thermal Radar 4-8 4.3.3 Tool 4-12 4.3.4 Monitor 4-21 4.3.5 Update 4-22 4.3.6 System Information 4-27 4.3.7 Audio configurations 4-28 4.4 RAID configurations 4-29 4.4.1 RAID...
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...tab and select the items you want to avail all motherboard features. Install the necessary drivers to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows®...file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Use the setup procedures presented in your computer, browse the contents of supplementary user manuals. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. The Utilities menu...65533;�-b��i�t�7� operating systems (OS). ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX 4-1
...tab and select the items you want to avail all motherboard features. Install the necessary drivers to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows®...file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Use the setup procedures presented in your computer, browse the contents of supplementary user manuals. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. The Utilities menu...65533;�-b��i�t�7� operating systems (OS). ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX 4-1
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... data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. RAID 10 is best suited for this setup. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX 4-29 RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to a hard...
... data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. RAID 10 is best suited for this setup. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX 4-29 RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to a hard...
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...drive bays. 2. Connect a SATA power cable to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. Refer to chipset limitation, when set (s) using SATA HDDs. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Save your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup. To install the SATA hard disks for details on... each drive. 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup before creating RAID set any of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. To do this: 1. For optimal performance, install identical ...
...drive bays. 2. Connect a SATA power cable to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. Refer to chipset limitation, when set (s) using SATA HDDs. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Save your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup. To install the SATA hard disks for details on... each drive. 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must enable the RAID function in the BIOS Setup before creating RAID set any of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. To do this: 1. For optimal performance, install identical ...
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press to display the utility main menu. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are set and partition. • Controller Configuration: shows the system resources configuration. Boot up your screen. Press , , ...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 Select Option [ESC] Exit The Main Menu allows you need; Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX 4-31 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility To enter the AMD®...
press to display the utility main menu. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are set and partition. • Controller Configuration: shows the system resources configuration. Boot up your screen. Press , , ...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 Select Option [ESC] Exit The Main Menu allows you need; Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX 4-31 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility To enter the AMD®...
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... a floppy drive connector. Press during POST to create a RAID driver disk. 7. Place the motherboard support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. When the Make Disk menu appears, press to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then... click Intel AHCI/RAID Driver Disk to avoid a computer virus infection. Write-protect the floppy disk to create a RAID driver disk. 5. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive...
... a floppy drive connector. Press during POST to create a RAID driver disk. 7. Place the motherboard support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. When the Make Disk menu appears, press to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then... click Intel AHCI/RAID Driver Disk to avoid a computer virus infection. Write-protect the floppy disk to create a RAID driver disk. 5. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive...