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3.10 Exit menu 3-65 3.11 Updating BIOS 3-66 3.11.1 EZ Update 3-66 3.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 3-67 3.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 3-68 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...RAID support 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 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility 5-3 5.2 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation 5-7 Appendices Notices...
3.10 Exit menu 3-65 3.11 Updating BIOS 3-66 3.11.1 EZ Update 3-66 3.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 3-67 3.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 3-68 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...RAID support 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 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility 5-3 5.2 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation 5-7 Appendices Notices...
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...asus.com or this user guide for the complete CPU support list. at x2 mode, compatible with 2 PClex16 graphics card) Supports AMD® 3-Way/Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology (continued on the next page) ix SABERTOOTH X99 specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support New Intel...® Core™ i7 Processors on LGA 2011-v3 Socket Supports 22nm CPU Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0* * The ...
...asus.com or this user guide for the complete CPU support list. at x2 mode, compatible with 2 PClex16 graphics card) Supports AMD® 3-Way/Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology (continued on the next page) ix SABERTOOTH X99 specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support New Intel...® Core™ i7 Processors on LGA 2011-v3 Socket Supports 22nm CPU Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0* * The ...
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...on the CPU installed. supports ASUS USB 3.1 Boost - 2 x USB 3.1/3.0 ports at rear I/O Intel® X99 Express Chipset - Audio Amplifier to the audio configuration - Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-streaming, and Front Panel Jack-Retasking - SABERTOOTH X99 specifications summary LAN Storage Audio USB... Dual Gigabit LAN controller - 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) appliance Intel® I218-V Gigabit LAN controller - Dual interconnect between the ...
...on the CPU installed. supports ASUS USB 3.1 Boost - 2 x USB 3.1/3.0 ports at rear I/O Intel® X99 Express Chipset - Audio Amplifier to the audio configuration - Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-streaming, and Front Panel Jack-Retasking - SABERTOOTH X99 specifications summary LAN Storage Audio USB... Dual Gigabit LAN controller - 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) appliance Intel® I218-V Gigabit LAN controller - Dual interconnect between the ...
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Installation tools and components Graphics card (optional) Philips (cross) screwdriver PC chassis Power supply unit Intel® LGA2011-v3 CPU Intel® LGA2011-v3 compatible CPU Fan DIMM SATA hard disk drive SATA optical disc drive (optional) The tools and components in the table above are not included in the motherboard package. xv
Installation tools and components Graphics card (optional) Philips (cross) screwdriver PC chassis Power supply unit Intel® LGA2011-v3 CPU Intel® LGA2011-v3 compatible CPU Fan DIMM SATA hard disk drive SATA optical disc drive (optional) The tools and components in the table above are not included in the motherboard package. xv
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...; 3.0 PCI Express® 3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is a single chipset that supports the LGA2011-v3 socket for Intel® integrated graphics performance. Chapter 1 ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 1-1 It provides an optimal graphics performance, unprecedented data speed and seamless transition with its complete backward compatibility to PCIe... 3-Way AMD CrossfireX support that provides twice the performance and speed of the latest graphics technologies. Intel® X99 Express Chipset Intel® X99 Express Chipset is the PCI Express bus standard that enables multi-GPU setup, giving you the full...
...; 3.0 PCI Express® 3.0 (PCIe 3.0) is a single chipset that supports the LGA2011-v3 socket for Intel® integrated graphics performance. Chapter 1 ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 1-1 It provides an optimal graphics performance, unprecedented data speed and seamless transition with its complete backward compatibility to PCIe... 3-Way AMD CrossfireX support that provides twice the performance and speed of the latest graphics technologies. Intel® X99 Express Chipset Intel® X99 Express Chipset is the PCI Express bus standard that enables multi-GPU setup, giving you the full...
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...) 18. Layout contents Connectors/Jumpers/Slots 1. CPU, optional, chassis, and assistant fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN; 4-pin CPU_OPT; 4-pin CHA_FAN1-4; 4-pin ASST_FAN1-5) 3. Intel® X99 Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-2 [beige]; Thunderbolt header (5-pin TB_HEADER) 19. CPU Over Voltage jumper (3-pin CPU_OV) 10. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin ... 1-11 1-32 1-10 1-34 1-24 1-29 1-28 1-37 1-26 1-38 1-38 1-36 1-34 1-27 1-37 1-33 1-38 1-37 1-33 1-30 Chapter 1 ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 1-9 ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 12-pin EATX12V) 5. DDR4 DIMM slots 2.
...) 18. Layout contents Connectors/Jumpers/Slots 1. CPU, optional, chassis, and assistant fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN; 4-pin CPU_OPT; 4-pin CHA_FAN1-4; 4-pin ASST_FAN1-5) 3. Intel® X99 Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-2 [beige]; Thunderbolt header (5-pin TB_HEADER) 19. CPU Over Voltage jumper (3-pin CPU_OV) 10. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin ... 1-11 1-32 1-10 1-34 1-24 1-29 1-28 1-37 1-26 1-38 1-38 1-36 1-34 1-27 1-37 1-33 1-38 1-37 1-33 1-30 Chapter 1 ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 1-9 ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 12-pin EATX12V) 5. DDR4 DIMM slots 2.
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ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is on the LGA2011-v3 socket. • The product warranty does not cover damage to ...) The motherboard comes with the cap on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA2011 socket designed Intel® Core™ i7 processors. • Ensure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the...
ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is on the LGA2011-v3 socket. • The product warranty does not cover damage to ...) The motherboard comes with the cap on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA2011 socket designed Intel® Core™ i7 processors. • Ensure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the...
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... or more on its Serial Presence Detect (SPD), which is the standard way of the lower-sized channel for single-channel operation. • According to Intel® CPU spec, DIMM voltage below 1.65 V is recommended to protect the CPU. • Due to get the correct memory modules. The system maps the...
... or more on its Serial Presence Detect (SPD), which is the standard way of the lower-sized channel for single-channel operation. • According to Intel® CPU spec, DIMM voltage below 1.65 V is recommended to protect the CPU. • Due to get the correct memory modules. The system maps the...
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... EHCI #0 EHCI #1 XHCI Controller RTL 8111GR A B C D E F shared - - - - - shared - - - - - shared - - - - - - - - - - - - shared - - Chapter 1 ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 1-23 shared - - - - - - - - G H - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - shared - - - High Definition Audio - - - - - - shared - - - - shared - - Intel® LAN I218 - - shared - shared - - - - - - - - - shared - - - - shared - - - shared - - - - - - - shared - - - - - - - shared - - - - - 40...
... EHCI #0 EHCI #1 XHCI Controller RTL 8111GR A B C D E F shared - - - - - shared - - - - - shared - - - - - - - - - - - - shared - - Chapter 1 ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 1-23 shared - - - - - - - - G H - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - shared - - - High Definition Audio - - - - - - shared - - - - shared - - Intel® LAN I218 - - shared - shared - - - - - - - - - shared - - - - shared - - - shared - - - - - - - shared - - - - - - - shared - - - - - 40...
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Intel® X99 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-2 [beige]; If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these ... in the motherboard support DVD. 1-28 Chapter 1: Product introduction SATA6G_3-6 [gray]; If you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® X99 chipset. SATA Express [gray at the top]); SATA6G_7-10 [black] These connectors connect to [AHCI Mode] by default. 1.2.9 Internal connectors 1. Chapter...
Intel® X99 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-2 [beige]; If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these ... in the motherboard support DVD. 1-28 Chapter 1: Product introduction SATA6G_3-6 [gray]; If you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology through the onboard Intel® X99 chipset. SATA Express [gray at the top]); SATA6G_7-10 [black] These connectors connect to [AHCI Mode] by default. 1.2.9 Internal connectors 1. Chapter...
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... guide for the add-on Thunderbolt I /O card that supports Intel®'s Thunderbolt Technology, allowing you to install an M.2 (NGFF) SSD module. • This socket supports M Key and type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices. • The M.2 Socket 3 shares bandwidth with PCIe x16_3 slot. ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 1-37 Chapter 1 12. Refer to six Thunderbolt-enabled devices...
... guide for the add-on Thunderbolt I /O card that supports Intel®'s Thunderbolt Technology, allowing you to install an M.2 (NGFF) SSD module. • This socket supports M Key and type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices. • The M.2 Socket 3 shares bandwidth with PCIe x16_3 slot. ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 1-37 Chapter 1 12. Refer to six Thunderbolt-enabled devices...
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2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections 2.3.1 Rear I /O ports** *and **: Refer to the tables on the next page for LAN port LEDs, and audio port definitions. 2-12 Chapter 2: Basic installation USB 3.0 ports (support ASUS USB 3.1 Boost, bottom port supports USB BIOS Flashback) 9. USB 3.0 ports (support ASUS USB 3.1 Boost) 8. Intel LAN port* 4. USB BIOS Flashback button 6. USB 3.1 ports (support ASUS USB 3.1 Boost) 7. Audio I /O connection Chapter 2 Rear panel connectors 1. TUF Detective 3. Realtek LAN port* 5. Optical S/PDIF Out port 10. USB 2.0 ports 7-10 2.
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections 2.3.1 Rear I /O ports** *and **: Refer to the tables on the next page for LAN port LEDs, and audio port definitions. 2-12 Chapter 2: Basic installation USB 3.0 ports (support ASUS USB 3.1 Boost, bottom port supports USB BIOS Flashback) 9. USB 3.0 ports (support ASUS USB 3.1 Boost) 8. Intel LAN port* 4. USB BIOS Flashback button 6. USB 3.1 ports (support ASUS USB 3.1 Boost) 7. Audio I /O connection Chapter 2 Rear panel connectors 1. TUF Detective 3. Realtek LAN port* 5. Optical S/PDIF Out port 10. USB 2.0 ports 7-10 2.
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... Speaker Out 8-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In Center/Subwoofer Rear Speaker Out Chapter 2 ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 2-13 Please connect your USB 3.0 devices to USB 3.0 ports and your devices. • Due to the design of the Intel® 9 series chipset, all USB devices connected to ports with matching data transfer rate. Some...
... Speaker Out 8-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In Center/Subwoofer Rear Speaker Out Chapter 2 ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 2-13 Please connect your USB 3.0 devices to USB 3.0 ports and your devices. • Due to the design of the Intel® 9 series chipset, all USB devices connected to ports with matching data transfer rate. Some...
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... the display language Creates storage RAID and of the selected mode. ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 3-3 3.2.1 EZ Mode By default, the EZ Mode screen appears when you enter the BIOS setup program. Click < or > to the Setup Mode item in section 3.8 Boot menu for Intel Rapid Storage Technology Displays the CPU Fan's speed. The default screen...
... the display language Creates storage RAID and of the selected mode. ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 3-3 3.2.1 EZ Mode By default, the EZ Mode screen appears when you enter the BIOS setup program. Click < or > to the Setup Mode item in section 3.8 Boot menu for Intel Rapid Storage Technology Displays the CPU Fan's speed. The default screen...
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... Speed, then click Next. Creating RAID To create RAID: 1. Chapter 3 3-10 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Select the type of RAID, click Next then click Yes to Intel® SATA connectors. 3. You can only select Easy Backup (RAID 10) if you connect four (4) HDDs.
... Speed, then click Next. Creating RAID To create RAID: 1. Chapter 3 3-10 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Select the type of RAID, click Next then click Yes to Intel® SATA connectors. 3. You can only select Easy Backup (RAID 10) if you connect four (4) HDDs.
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... you to enable DRAM SPD write to set the CPU VRM Switching Frequency to adjust the value. DRAM SPD Write This item is defined by Intel® specification and affects CPU power voltage. Configuration options [Auto] [Level 1] - [Level 9] The actual performance boost may vary depending on your system to 125%. It...
... you to enable DRAM SPD write to set the CPU VRM Switching Frequency to adjust the value. DRAM SPD Write This item is defined by Intel® specification and affects CPU power voltage. Configuration options [Auto] [Level 1] - [Level 9] The actual performance boost may vary depending on your system to 125%. It...
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... Use the or to the full phase mode. DRAM Power Phase Control (CHA, CHB, CHC, CHD) [Auto] [Optimized] Set to the ASUS optimized phase tuning profile. [Extreme] Set to adjust the value. DO NOT remove the thermal module when setting this item to a decreased average ...power consumption and decreased average heat production. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology [Enabled] This item allows the operating system to dynamically adjust the processor voltage and cores frequency, resulting to [Extreme]. The...
... Use the or to the full phase mode. DRAM Power Phase Control (CHA, CHB, CHC, CHD) [Auto] [Optimized] Set to the ASUS optimized phase tuning profile. [Extreme] Set to adjust the value. DO NOT remove the thermal module when setting this item to a decreased average ...power consumption and decreased average heat production. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology [Enabled] This item allows the operating system to dynamically adjust the processor voltage and cores frequency, resulting to [Extreme]. The...
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... or keys to set the Core voltage for the CPU by the external voltage regulator. The values range from communicating with a 0.010 V interval. According to Intel® CPU specifications, DIMMs with a 0.005 V interval. CPU SVID Support [Auto] Set this item stops the CPU from 1.20 V to 1.92 V with voltage requirement over...
... or keys to set the Core voltage for the CPU by the external voltage regulator. The values range from communicating with a 0.010 V interval. According to Intel® CPU specifications, DIMMs with a 0.005 V interval. CPU SVID Support [Auto] Set this item stops the CPU from 1.20 V to 1.92 V with voltage requirement over...
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... (Thermal monitor 1), TM2 (Thermal monitor 2), and EMTTM (Enhanced Multi-threaded Thermal Monitoring). Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled] This item allows you to boot even without support for logical processor threads. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 3-35 The items in this menu may vary based on the CPU installed.
... (Thermal monitor 1), TM2 (Thermal monitor 2), and EMTTM (Enhanced Multi-threaded Thermal Monitoring). Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Intel Adaptive Thermal Monitor [Enabled] This item allows you to boot even without support for logical processor threads. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS SABERTOOTH X99 3-35 The items in this menu may vary based on the CPU installed.
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... [Enabled], a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. Active Processor Core (0-5) [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Chapter 3 3-36 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Intel Virtualization Technology [Disabled] When set to prevent damaging the cores. The CPU will throttle or shutdown when it reaches this temperature above 105°C.
... [Enabled], a VMM can utilize the additional hardware capabilities provided by Vanderpool Technology. Active Processor Core (0-5) [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Chapter 3 3-36 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Intel Virtualization Technology [Disabled] When set to prevent damaging the cores. The CPU will throttle or shutdown when it reaches this temperature above 105°C.