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... 3.10.2 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 definitions 4-29...
... 3.10.2 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 definitions 4-29...
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Contents 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-30 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-30 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-31 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-34 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-34 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-34 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation....... 4-35 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive...
Contents 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-30 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-30 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-31 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-34 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-34 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-34 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation....... 4-35 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive...
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With ASUS design, this mptherboard can support up to DDR3 1066MHz. SABERTOOTH 990FX specifications summary CPU AMD® socket AM3+ for AMD® FX Series CPU up to 8-core Compatible with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support 2 x JMicron® JMB362 SATA controllers: - 2 x SATA 3Gb/s ports - 1 x Power eSATA 3Gb/s port (green) -...™ 100 Series Processors Supports 32nm CPU AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology AMD® 140W CPU Support Chipset AMD® 990FX/SB950 System Bus Up to 5.2 GT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 Memory *4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz,...
With ASUS design, this mptherboard can support up to DDR3 1066MHz. SABERTOOTH 990FX specifications summary CPU AMD® socket AM3+ for AMD® FX Series CPU up to 8-core Compatible with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 support 2 x JMicron® JMB362 SATA controllers: - 2 x SATA 3Gb/s ports - 1 x Power eSATA 3Gb/s port (green) -...™ 100 Series Processors Supports 32nm CPU AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology AMD® 140W CPU Support Chipset AMD® 990FX/SB950 System Bus Up to 5.2 GT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 Memory *4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz,...
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If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using Serial ATA hard disk drives. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX 2-21 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. AMD® Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6... using hot-plug and NCQ, set to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables. Refer to [RAID Mode]. 2.2.8 Internal connectors 1. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you are set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to section 3.5.4...
If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using Serial ATA hard disk drives. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX 2-21 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. AMD® Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6... using hot-plug and NCQ, set to Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables. Refer to [RAID Mode]. 2.2.8 Internal connectors 1. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you are set the SATA Mode in the BIOS to section 3.5.4...
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...random workloads by allowing the drive to set the OnChip SATA Channel item to [Enabled]. [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] Set to [IDE] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. This item appears only when you set the SATA configuration. ...Not Present Not Present Exit Boot Tool Options for SATA Configuration. 3.5.3 SATA Configuration UEFI BIOS Utility - Set to [RAID] when you want to use the AHCI (Advabced Host Controller Interface). Set to [AHCI] when you to internally optimize the order of commands. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX 3-17
...random workloads by allowing the drive to set the OnChip SATA Channel item to [Enabled]. [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] Set to [IDE] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. This item appears only when you set the SATA configuration. ...Not Present Not Present Exit Boot Tool Options for SATA Configuration. 3.5.3 SATA Configuration UEFI BIOS Utility - Set to [RAID] when you want to use the AHCI (Advabced Host Controller Interface). Set to [AHCI] when you to internally optimize the order of commands. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX 3-17
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... of the support DVD are subject to avail all motherboard features. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. The contents of supplementary user manuals. Click each menu tab and select the items you can install... ��ta 7 6�4��-b��i�t�7� operating systems (OS). Use the setup procedures presented in your computer. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX 4-1 Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ Vista / 6�...
... of the support DVD are subject to avail all motherboard features. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. The contents of supplementary user manuals. Click each menu tab and select the items you can install... ��ta 7 6�4��-b��i�t�7� operating systems (OS). Use the setup procedures presented in your computer. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX 4-1 Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ Vista / 6�...
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... four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. RAID 10 is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX 4-29 This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to a second drive. Refer to read and...
... four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. RAID 10 is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX 4-29 This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to a second drive. Refer to read and...
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...For optimal performance, install identical drives of SATA ports to Chapter 3 for a RAID configuration: 1. Connect a SATA power cable to the Advanced menu > SATA Configuration, and then press . 3. Refer to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. To do this: 1. 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The...disk drives. 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. Enter the BIOS ...
...For optimal performance, install identical drives of SATA ports to Chapter 3 for a RAID configuration: 1. Connect a SATA power cable to the Advanced menu > SATA Configuration, and then press . 3. Refer to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. To do this: 1. 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The...disk drives. 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. Enter the BIOS ...
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... select an operation 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. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX 4-31 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility To enter the AMD® Option ROM utility: 1. Option...
... select an operation 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. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX 4-31 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility To enter the AMD® Option ROM utility: 1. Option...
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... item and press to select a RAID mode to input the LD name. Enter the LD name here: 8. Fast Initialization Option has been... Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ LD Define Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 0 2 Strip Block 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary ON Fast Init ON Cache Mode WriteThru Port:ID 01:00 ... LD name will erase the MBR data of the disks. 9. Creating a RAID volume To create a RAID volume: 1. If you may press any key to include in the RAID set. 5. Move to the Assignment item by using the down arrow key and...
... item and press to select a RAID mode to input the LD name. Enter the LD name here: 8. Fast Initialization Option has been... Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ LD Define Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv LD 1 Logical Drive 1 RAID 0 2 Strip Block 64 KB Gigabyte Boundary ON Fast Init ON Cache Mode WriteThru Port:ID 01:00 ... LD name will erase the MBR data of the disks. 9. Creating a RAID volume To create a RAID volume: 1. If you may press any key to include in the RAID set. 5. Move to the Assignment item by using the down arrow key and...
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... the Main Menu, press to enter the "LD View / LD Define Menu" function. 2. Press + to delete and press or + . Select the RAID item you delete a RAID volume. To delete a RAID volume: 1. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX 4-33 Chapter 4 The utility prompts the following messages: Press Ctrl-Y to abort... or press any other key to delte the data in...
... the Main Menu, press to enter the "LD View / LD Define Menu" function. 2. Press + to delete and press or + . Select the RAID item you delete a RAID volume. To delete a RAID volume: 1. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX 4-33 Chapter 4 The utility prompts the following messages: Press Ctrl-Y to abort... or press any other key to delte the data in...
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...to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Press during POST to section 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive. 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. Start Windows...the optical drive. 5. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 4. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. 4.5 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®: 1....
...to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Press during POST to section 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive. 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. Start Windows...the optical drive. 5. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 4. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. 4.5 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®: 1....
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... into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX 4-35 Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive...
... into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX 4-35 Press , and then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver into the USB port or the support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive...
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... Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Select Device Manager. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive Due to OS...® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from a floppy disk during the OS installation. Click Details tab. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. or 3.
... Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Select Device Manager. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. 4. 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive Due to OS...® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from a floppy disk during the OS installation. Click Details tab. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. or 3.