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...3-28 3.10 Updating BIOS 3-29 3.10.1 ASUS Update 3-29 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 3-32 3.10.3 ASUS BIOS Updater 3-33 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 TurboV EVO 4-4 4.3.3 EPU 4-8 iv BIOS setup 3.1 Knowing BIOS 3-1 3.2 BIOS setup program 3-2...3-20 3.5.9 Network Stack 3-21 3.6 Monitor menu 3-22 3.7 Boot menu 3-25 3.8 Tools menu 3-27 3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 3-27 3.8.2 ASUS SPD Information 3-27...
...3-28 3.10 Updating BIOS 3-29 3.10.1 ASUS Update 3-29 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 3-32 3.10.3 ASUS BIOS Updater 3-33 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 TurboV EVO 4-4 4.3.3 EPU 4-8 iv BIOS setup 3.1 Knowing BIOS 3-1 3.2 BIOS setup program 3-2...3-20 3.5.9 Network Stack 3-21 3.6 Monitor menu 3-22 3.7 Boot menu 3-25 3.8 Tools menu 3-27 3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 3-27 3.8.2 ASUS SPD Information 3-27...
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...4-10 FAN Xpert 4-14 Ai Charger 4-15 Probe II 4-16 Sensor Recorder 4-17 ASUS Update 4-19 MyLogo2 4-20 Audio configurations 4-22 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 AMD® Option ROM utility 5-3 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk ...you begin 6-1 6.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards 6-2 6.1.4 Installing the device drivers 6-3 6.1.5 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology 6-3 Appendices Notices ...A-1 ASUS contact information A-4
...4-10 FAN Xpert 4-14 Ai Charger 4-15 Probe II 4-16 Sensor Recorder 4-17 ASUS Update 4-19 MyLogo2 4-20 Audio configurations 4-22 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 AMD® Option ROM utility 5-3 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk ...you begin 6-1 6.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards 6-2 6.1.4 Installing the device drivers 6-3 6.1.5 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology 6-3 Appendices Notices ...A-1 ASUS contact information A-4
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...may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers, that may have to perform when installing system components. • Chapter 3: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the ... documents are also provided. • Chapter 4: Software support This chapter describes the contents of the standard package. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 2: Basic Installation This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that comes with...
...may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers, that may have to perform when installing system components. • Chapter 3: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the ... documents are also provided. • Chapter 4: Software support This chapter describes the contents of the standard package. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on the motherboard. • Chapter 2: Basic Installation This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that comes with...
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M5A97 LE R2.0 specifications summary Back Panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors / buttons / switches BIOS Manageability Accessories Support DVD Form factor 1 x PS/2 Keyboard (Purple) 1 x PS/2 Mouse (Green) 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (blue) 6 ...2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 2.0a Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut Function and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serieal Presence Detect) memory information WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables 1 x I/O Shield 1 x User Manual Drivers ASUS utilities ASUS Update Anti-Virus software ...
M5A97 LE R2.0 specifications summary Back Panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors / buttons / switches BIOS Manageability Accessories Support DVD Form factor 1 x PS/2 Keyboard (Purple) 1 x PS/2 Mouse (Green) 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (blue) 6 ...2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 2.0a Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut Function and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serieal Presence Detect) memory information WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables 1 x I/O Shield 1 x User Manual Drivers ASUS utilities ASUS Update Anti-Virus software ...
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... BC 1.1 function. *** The actual charging speed may vary with your USB device's conditions. ASUS EZ-Flash 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 is ASUS unique fast-charging software that allows you to update the BIOS without using a bootable floppy disk or an OS-based utility. The heatsink design also lowers... profiles offer flexible controls of the chipset and power phase area through high efficient heat-exchange. ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS Fan Xpert intelligently allows you to adjust both the CPU and chassis fan speeds according to a new level of USB3.0 fast charging experience. Chapter 1 M5A97 LE R2.0 1-3
... BC 1.1 function. *** The actual charging speed may vary with your USB device's conditions. ASUS EZ-Flash 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 is ASUS unique fast-charging software that allows you to update the BIOS without using a bootable floppy disk or an OS-based utility. The heatsink design also lowers... profiles offer flexible controls of the chipset and power phase area through high efficient heat-exchange. ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS Fan Xpert intelligently allows you to adjust both the CPU and chassis fan speeds according to a new level of USB3.0 fast charging experience. Chapter 1 M5A97 LE R2.0 1-3
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Chapter 3 ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 3-1 BIOS setup 3.1 Knowing BIOS 3 The new ASUS UEFI BIOS is a Unified Extensible Interface that complies with the help of a trained service personnel. BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) stores system hardware settings such as your operating system. The term "BIOS" in the motherboard CMOS. We strongly recommend that you change the default BIOS settings except in the...
Chapter 3 ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 3-1 BIOS setup 3.1 Knowing BIOS 3 The new ASUS UEFI BIOS is a Unified Extensible Interface that complies with the help of a trained service personnel. BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) stores system hardware settings such as your operating system. The term "BIOS" in the motherboard CMOS. We strongly recommend that you change the default BIOS settings except in the...
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...Use the BIOS Setup to update the BIOS or configure its routines. Entering BIOS at startup To enter BIOS Setup at startup: • Press during the Power-On Self Test (POST). Select the Load Optimized Defaults item under two modes: EZ Mode and Advanced Mode. BIOS menu screen The BIOS Setup program...may not exactly match what you failed to erase the RTC RAM via the Clear CMOS button. • The BIOS setup program does not support the bluetooth devices. The BIOS screen include navigation keys and brief onscreen help to the default value. See section 3.9 Exit Menu for details. ...
...Use the BIOS Setup to update the BIOS or configure its routines. Entering BIOS at startup To enter BIOS Setup at startup: • Press during the Power-On Self Test (POST). Select the Load Optimized Defaults item under two modes: EZ Mode and Advanced Mode. BIOS menu screen The BIOS Setup program...may not exactly match what you failed to erase the RTC RAM via the Clear CMOS button. • The BIOS setup program does not support the bluetooth devices. The BIOS screen include navigation keys and brief onscreen help to the default value. See section 3.9 Exit Menu for details. ...
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... Yes. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent the system boot failure! • We recommend that you to input the label of the DIMM module installed on the selected slot. Configuration options: [Slot 1] [Slot 2] [Slot 3] [Slot 4] 3.8.3 ASUS O.C. ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 3-27 Chapter 3 For more details, see section 3.10...
... Yes. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent the system boot failure! • We recommend that you to input the label of the DIMM module installed on the selected slot. Configuration options: [Slot 1] [Slot 2] [Slot 3] [Slot 4] 3.8.3 ASUS O.C. ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 3-27 Chapter 3 For more details, see section 3.10...
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... ASUS Update is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. However, BIOS updating is available in the support DVD that allows you to provide enhancements on system stability, compatibility, or performance. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using a USB flash drive. 3. Inappropriate BIOS updating may result in Windows® environment. 2. Save a copy of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A97 LE R2...
... ASUS Update is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. However, BIOS updating is available in the support DVD that allows you to provide enhancements on system stability, compatibility, or performance. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using a USB flash drive. 3. Inappropriate BIOS updating may result in Windows® environment. 2. Save a copy of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A97 LE R2...
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... all Windows® applications before you want to avoid network traffic. Model Name M5A97 LE R2.0 Version 0302 Release Date 07/02/2012 2. If you update the BIOS using this utility. From the ASUS Update screen, select Update BIOS from Internet, and then click Next. Launching ASUS Update To launch ASUS Update, click Update > ASUS Update on the AI Suite II main menu bar. Click Next.
... all Windows® applications before you want to avoid network traffic. Model Name M5A97 LE R2.0 Version 0302 Release Date 07/02/2012 2. If you update the BIOS using this utility. From the ASUS Update screen, select Update BIOS from Internet, and then click Next. Launching ASUS Update To launch ASUS Update, click Update > ASUS Update on the AI Suite II main menu bar. Click Next.
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... M5A97 LE R2.0 Version 0302 Release Date 07/02/2012 • The screenshots in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. E:\M5A97 LE-R20-ASUS-0302.CAP 3. Model Name M5A97 LE R2.0 Version 0302 Release Date 07/02/2012 2. You can decide whether to continue. 4. ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 3-31 Chapter 3 Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file To update the BIOS through a BIOS...
... M5A97 LE R2.0 Version 0302 Release Date 07/02/2012 • The screenshots in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. E:\M5A97 LE-R20-ASUS-0302.CAP 3. Model Name M5A97 LE R2.0 Version 0302 Release Date 07/02/2012 2. You can decide whether to continue. 4. ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 3-31 Chapter 3 Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file To update the BIOS through a BIOS...
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To update the BIOS using this utility, download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www.asus.com. Press to switch to enable it. Enter the Advanced Mode of the BIOS setup program. ASUSTek EZ Flash BIOS ROM Utility V01.04 Flash Info MODEL: M5A97 LE R2.0 fs0:\ Drive fs0:\ fs1:\ VER: 0302 Folder Info 07/02/... disk or an OS‑based utility. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to perform the BIOS update process. 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 allows you start using EZ Flash 2: 1. Before you to...
To update the BIOS using this utility, download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www.asus.com. Press to switch to enable it. Enter the Advanced Mode of the BIOS setup program. ASUSTek EZ Flash BIOS ROM Utility V01.04 Flash Info MODEL: M5A97 LE R2.0 fs0:\ Drive fs0:\ fs1:\ VER: 0302 Folder Info 07/02/... disk or an OS‑based utility. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to perform the BIOS update process. 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 allows you start using EZ Flash 2: 1. Before you to...
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....3 ASUS BIOS Updater The ASUS BIOS Updater allows you can support devices such as shown. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 3-33 Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to low disk capacity. 3. Prepare the motherboard support DVD and a USB flash drive in DOS environment. DO NOT save the BIOS file and BIOS Updater to...flash drive. • NTFS is not supported under the Exit menu. Download the latest BIOS file and BIOS Updater from the ASUS website at http://support.asus.com and save the BIOS file to a floppy disk due to ensure system compatibility and stability. See section 3.9...
....3 ASUS BIOS Updater The ASUS BIOS Updater allows you can support devices such as shown. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 3-33 Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to low disk capacity. 3. Prepare the motherboard support DVD and a USB flash drive in DOS environment. DO NOT save the BIOS file and BIOS Updater to...flash drive. • NTFS is not supported under the Exit menu. Download the latest BIOS file and BIOS Updater from the ASUS website at http://support.asus.com and save the BIOS file to a floppy disk due to ensure system compatibility and stability. See section 3.9...
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Boot your computer. When the Make Disk menu appears, select the FreeDOS command prompt item by pressing the item number. 4. When the ASUS Logo appears, press to boot using defaults 3. Please select boot device: SATA: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX USB XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX UEFI: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Enter Setup ↑ and ↓... d: and press to switch the disk from Drive C (optical drive) to the USB port. 2. Insert the USB flash drive with the latest BIOS file and BIOS Updater to Drive D (USB flash drive). Welcome to FreeDOS (http://www.freedos.org)! Booting the system in DOS environment 1.
Boot your computer. When the Make Disk menu appears, select the FreeDOS command prompt item by pressing the item number. 4. When the ASUS Logo appears, press to boot using defaults 3. Please select boot device: SATA: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX USB XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX UEFI: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Enter Setup ↑ and ↓... d: and press to switch the disk from Drive C (optical drive) to the USB port. 2. Insert the USB flash drive with the latest BIOS file and BIOS Updater to Drive D (USB flash drive). Welcome to FreeDOS (http://www.freedos.org)! Booting the system in DOS environment 1.
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... the BIOS file and press . Are you to ensure system compatibility and stability. The BIOS Updater screen appears as below. Yes No 4. ASUSTek BIOS Updater for details. • Ensure to connect all SATA hard disk drives after updating BIOS. • Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to confirm BIOS update. ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 3-35 Chapter 3 Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using BIOS Updater: 1. D:\>bupdater...
... the BIOS file and press . Are you to ensure system compatibility and stability. The BIOS Updater screen appears as below. Yes No 4. ASUSTek BIOS Updater for details. • Ensure to connect all SATA hard disk drives after updating BIOS. • Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to confirm BIOS update. ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 3-35 Chapter 3 Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using BIOS Updater: 1. D:\>bupdater...
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...ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 4-3 Click Utilities tab > AI Suite II. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to the optical drive. Using AI Suite II AI Suite II automatically starts when you through the installation. Click the icon to the software manual in the support DVD have wizards that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to update... the motherboard BIOS • The Auto Tuning button appears only on your computer has enabled the Autorun...
...ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 4-3 Click Utilities tab > AI Suite II. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to the optical drive. Using AI Suite II AI Suite II automatically starts when you through the installation. Click the icon to the software manual in the support DVD have wizards that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to update... the motherboard BIOS • The Auto Tuning button appears only on your computer has enabled the Autorun...
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... it for later use . ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 4-19 Chapter 4 Updating the BIOS poses some risks such as system instability or failure to update the BIOS. • Download BIOS from Internet Download the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website at www.asus.com and save , and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. Launching ASUS Update To launch ASUS Update, click Update > ASUS Update on the AI Suite II...
... it for later use . ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 4-19 Chapter 4 Updating the BIOS poses some risks such as system instability or failure to update the BIOS. • Download BIOS from Internet Download the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website at www.asus.com and save , and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. Launching ASUS Update To launch ASUS Update, click Update > ASUS Update on the AI Suite II...
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...Change the boot logo of a downloaded BIOS file and update (or do not update) this BIOS to locate the BIOS file. 2. Using MyLogo Select the option that you to customize the boot logo, which is the image that appears on the AI Suite II main menu bar. From the BIOS file field, click Browse to the... motherboard 1. 4.3.11 MyLogo2 MyLogo2 allows you want to use to update your boot logo, then click Next. Chapter 4 4-20 Chapter 4: Software support From the Picture File field,...
...Change the boot logo of a downloaded BIOS file and update (or do not update) this BIOS to locate the BIOS file. 2. Using MyLogo Select the option that you to customize the boot logo, which is the image that appears on the AI Suite II main menu bar. From the BIOS file field, click Browse to the... motherboard 1. 4.3.11 MyLogo2 MyLogo2 allows you want to use to update your boot logo, then click Next. Chapter 4 4-20 Chapter 4: Software support From the Picture File field,...
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Click Next. 5. You will see the new boot logo the next time you start up the system. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 4-21 Click Flash to preview the boot image. 4. Do any of the following: • Click Auto Tune to adjust the image size or the image resolution. • Click Booting Preview to update the boot logo. 6. When prompted, click Yes to use this feature. Ensure to enable the Full Screen Logo in BIOS to reboot the system. 3.
Click Next. 5. You will see the new boot logo the next time you start up the system. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 4-21 Click Flash to preview the boot image. 4. Do any of the following: • Click Auto Tune to adjust the image size or the image resolution. • Click Booting Preview to update the boot logo. 6. When prompted, click Yes to use this feature. Ensure to enable the Full Screen Logo in BIOS to reboot the system. 3.