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... 4.3.10 System Information 4-15 4.3.11 Audio configurations 4-16 4.4 RAID configurations 4-17 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-17 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-18 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-18 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-19 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-22 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-22 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-22 4.5.3 Installing the...
... 4.3.10 System Information 4-15 4.3.11 Audio configurations 4-16 4.4 RAID configurations 4-17 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-17 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-18 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-18 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-19 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-22 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-22 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 4-22 4.5.3 Installing the...
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...ATI® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology AMD® SB950 Chipset - 6 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 JMicron® JMB362 SATA controller - 2 x eSATA 3.0 Gb/s ports Realtek® 8111E Gigabit...® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB is recommended. *** R efer to www.asus.com or this user manual for front panel support - 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at back panel (blue... Due to CPU spec., AMD 100 series CPUs support up to 4800 MT/s; M5A97 EVO specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support Storage LAN Audio...
...ATI® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology AMD® SB950 Chipset - 6 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 JMicron® JMB362 SATA controller - 2 x eSATA 3.0 Gb/s ports Realtek® 8111E Gigabit...® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB is recommended. *** R efer to www.asus.com or this user manual for front panel support - 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at back panel (blue... Due to CPU spec., AMD 100 series CPUs support up to 4800 MT/s; M5A97 EVO specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support Storage LAN Audio...
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...details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. AMD® SB950 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6 [gray]) These connectors connect to [RAID Mode]. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you ...are set to create a Serial ATA RAID set using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. 2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information If ...
...details. • Before creating a RAID set, refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to [AHCI Mode]. AMD® SB950 Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1-6 [gray]) These connectors connect to [RAID Mode]. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you ...are set to create a Serial ATA RAID set using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. 2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information If ...
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...to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you could use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. [RAID] Set to [RAID] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. [AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you have to [Enabled]. SATA Port1-Port4 ... the SATA hard disk drives to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. SATA Port5-Port6 [AHCI] Setting this item to [IDE] instead of [RAID] or [AHCI] allows the system to recognize the optical drives connected to the SATA connectors 5 or 6 when installing Windows XP OS. • ...
...to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you could use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. [RAID] Set to [RAID] when you want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. [AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you have to [Enabled]. SATA Port1-Port4 ... the SATA hard disk drives to internally optimize the order of SATA devices. SATA Port5-Port6 [AHCI] Setting this item to [IDE] instead of [RAID] or [AHCI] allows the system to recognize the optical drives connected to the SATA connectors 5 or 6 when installing Windows XP OS. • ...
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ASUS M5A97 EVO 4-1 Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Click each menu tab ...to avail all motherboard features. Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to change at www.asus.com for reference only. The contents of the support DVD are subject to maximize the features of ...4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD into the optical drive. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ ...
ASUS M5A97 EVO 4-1 Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. Click each menu tab ...to avail all motherboard features. Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to change at www.asus.com for reference only. The contents of the support DVD are subject to maximize the features of ...4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD into the optical drive. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ ...
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... to a second drive. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. A RAID array over 2TB cannot be of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. If one drive to the surviving drive ... interleaved stacks. Use two new drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 EVO 4-17 The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. • You must be set , you want to install a Windows® operating system to Windows®...
... to a second drive. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. A RAID array over 2TB cannot be of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. If one drive to the surviving drive ... interleaved stacks. Use two new drives or use an existing drive and three new drives for this setup. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 EVO 4-17 The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. • You must be set , you want to install a Windows® operating system to Windows®...
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...18 Chapter 4: Software support Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Go to UEFI Advanced Mode and go to [RAID Mode]. 4. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Due to Chapter 3 for a RAID configuration: 1. To do this: 1. For optimal performance, install identical drives of SATA Port1-Port4 to the power connector...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. Connect a SATA ...
...18 Chapter 4: Software support Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Go to UEFI Advanced Mode and go to [RAID Mode]. 4. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. Due to Chapter 3 for a RAID configuration: 1. To do this: 1. For optimal performance, install identical drives of SATA Port1-Port4 to the power connector...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. Connect a SATA ...
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... select an operation to perform. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 EVO 4-19 press to display the utility main menu. Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Main Menu ] View Drive Assignments .......[ 1 ] LD View / LD Define Menu ......[ 2 ] Delete LD Menu 3 ] Controller Configuration ......[ 4 ] [ Keys Available ] Press 1..4 to [RAID] mode. To create a RAID volume using more than four hard...
... select an operation to perform. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 EVO 4-19 press to display the utility main menu. Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Main Menu ] View Drive Assignments .......[ 1 ] LD View / LD Define Menu ......[ 2 ] Delete LD Menu 3 ] Controller Configuration ......[ 4 ] [ Keys Available ] Press 1..4 to [RAID] mode. To create a RAID volume using more than four hard...
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...�y�p��ro�m��p�t�s��th��e�f�o�l�lo�w��in the RAID set Y to exit. Press + to create. 4. Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will be used. 7. Press + , and the ...65533;�e�. 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 02:00 03:00...
...�y�p��ro�m��p�t�s��th��e�f�o�l�lo�w��in the RAID set Y to exit. Press + to create. 4. Fast Initialization Option has been selected It will be used. 7. Press + , and the ...65533;�e�. 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 02:00 03:00...
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...ASUS M5A97 EVO 4-21 Chapter 4 Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Delete LD Menu ] LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) Status LD 1 RAID 0 2 xxxxxx Functional [ Keys Available ] [↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch page [Del/Alt+D] Delete LD 3. Dispalying a RAID set information To display a RAID... Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ View LD Defination Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) LD 1 xxxxx RAID 0 2 157.99 Strip Block 64 KB Cache Mode WriteThru Port:ID 01:00 02:00 Drive Model xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx...
...ASUS M5A97 EVO 4-21 Chapter 4 Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Delete LD Menu ] LD No RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) Status LD 1 RAID 0 2 xxxxxx Functional [ Keys Available ] [↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch page [Del/Alt+D] Delete LD 3. Dispalying a RAID set information To display a RAID... Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ View LD Defination Menu ] LD No LD Name RAID Mode Drv Capacity(GB) LD 1 xxxxx RAID 0 2 157.99 Strip Block 64 KB Cache Mode WriteThru Port:ID 01:00 02:00 Drive Model xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx...
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.... 2. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. Start Windows®. 2. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit xxxx Driver to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Select USB floppy disk drive as the primary boot device. 4. Follow the succeeding screen ... drive. 5. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 4. Write-protect the floppy disk to use either a USB flash drive with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in Windows®: 1. Chapter 4 4-22 Chapter...
.... 2. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. Start Windows®. 2. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click AMD AHCI/RAID 32/64bit xxxx Driver to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Select USB floppy disk drive as the primary boot device. 4. Follow the succeeding screen ... drive. 5. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 4. Write-protect the floppy disk to use either a USB flash drive with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in Windows®: 1. Chapter 4 4-22 Chapter...
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... the optical drive to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set them to complete the installation. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 EVO 4-23 During the OS installation, the system prompts you to press the F6 key to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Click OK. 4. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you to...
... the optical drive to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set them to complete the installation. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 EVO 4-23 During the OS installation, the system prompts you to press the F6 key to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. Click OK. 4. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you to...
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... disk drive when you to the steps below: 1. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Double-click the file. Refer to select the program for opening the oem file. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop...the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up window. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to...
... disk drive when you to the steps below: 1. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Double-click the file. Refer to select the program for opening the oem file. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop...the Universal Serial Bus controllers, right-click xxxxxx USB Floppy, and then select Properties from the pop-up window. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. To solve this issue, add the USB floppy disk drive's Vendor ID (VID) and Product ID (PID) to...