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... 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 RAID driver during Windows® OS installation....... 4-23 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4-24 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology...
... 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 RAID driver during Windows® OS installation....... 4-23 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4-24 Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology...
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x 9.6 in . xii M5A97 PRO specifications summary Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Form factor 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port 1 x Optical S/PDIF Out port 1 x LAN (... (Q-Connector) 1 x MemOK! button 32 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2 WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Drivers ASUS Utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX form factor: 12 in . (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) *Specifications are subject to...
x 9.6 in . xii M5A97 PRO specifications summary Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Form factor 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port 1 x Optical S/PDIF Out port 1 x LAN (... (Q-Connector) 1 x MemOK! button 32 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2 WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Drivers ASUS Utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX form factor: 12 in . (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) *Specifications are subject to...
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Gray - 4-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In - Refer to [Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. Rear Speaker Out - 6-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In Center/Subwoofer Rear Speaker Out - 8-channel Line...external SATA port. • Due to USB 3.0 controller limitation, USB 3.0 devices can only be used under Windows® OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation. • USB 3.0 devices can only be used as data storage only. • We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.0 devices to USB 3.0 ports...
Gray - 4-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In - Refer to [Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. Rear Speaker Out - 6-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In Center/Subwoofer Rear Speaker Out - 8-channel Line...external SATA port. • Due to USB 3.0 controller limitation, USB 3.0 devices can only be used under Windows® OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation. • USB 3.0 devices can only be used as data storage only. • We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.0 devices to USB 3.0 ports...
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...Utility - The following two items appear only when you could use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you set the OnChip SATA Channel item to the corresponding SATA port. Chapter 3 SB SATA Configuration... want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. [AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you have to install the AHCI driver, so that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to use the SATA connectors 1-6 in AHCI mode under the OS environment....
...Utility - The following two items appear only when you could use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you set the OnChip SATA Channel item to the corresponding SATA port. Chapter 3 SB SATA Configuration... want to create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. [AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you have to install the AHCI driver, so that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to use the SATA connectors 1-6 in AHCI mode under the OS environment....
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... to display or hide the OptionRom of the Realtek LAN controller. JMB Storage Controller [Enabled] Allows you to [Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] If you to use the full functin of the JMB storage controller. Realtek PXE OPROM [Disabled...
... to display or hide the OptionRom of the Realtek LAN controller. JMB Storage Controller [Enabled] Allows you to [Enabled] and install the JMicron JMB36X Controller Driver from the motherboard support DVD. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] If you to use the full functin of the JMB storage controller. Realtek PXE OPROM [Disabled...
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... user manuals. Click each menu tab and select the items you can install to change at www.asus.com for reference only. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. The Manual menu contains the list of the support DVD are ...vary. ASUS M5A97 PRO 4-1 Use the setup procedures presented in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to open the folder of your OS documentation for detailed information. • Ensure that you install the Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before installing the drivers for ...
... user manuals. Click each menu tab and select the items you can install to change at www.asus.com for reference only. The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. The Manual menu contains the list of the support DVD are ...vary. ASUS M5A97 PRO 4-1 Use the setup procedures presented in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to open the folder of your OS documentation for detailed information. • Ensure that you install the Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before installing the drivers for ...
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... motherboard BIOS Click to monitor sensors or CPU frequency Click to select a utility Shortcut to launch and operate these utilities simultaneously. ASUS M5A97 PRO 4-3 The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. 4.3 Software information Most of the applications in the support DVD have wizards that will conveniently... AI Suite II is an all-in the Windows® notification area. View the online help or readme file that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to the Auto Tuning Mode under TurboV EVO • The Auto Tuning button appears only on your computer ...
... motherboard BIOS Click to monitor sensors or CPU frequency Click to select a utility Shortcut to launch and operate these utilities simultaneously. ASUS M5A97 PRO 4-3 The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer 1. 4.3 Software information Most of the applications in the support DVD have wizards that will conveniently... AI Suite II is an all-in the Windows® notification area. View the online help or readme file that integrates several ASUS utilities and allows users to the Auto Tuning Mode under TurboV EVO • The Auto Tuning button appears only on your computer ...
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... Exit button Minimize button Chapter 4 Information button Refer to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for Windows® Vista™ Set default device button Minimize button Configuration option tabs Exit button Device advanced ...The software provides Jack-Detection function, S/PDIF Out support, and interrupt capability. Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. The CODEC also includes the Realtek® proprietary UAJ® (Universal Audio...
... Exit button Minimize button Chapter 4 Information button Refer to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for Windows® Vista™ Set default device button Minimize button Configuration option tabs Exit button Device advanced ...The software provides Jack-Detection function, S/PDIF Out support, and interrupt capability. Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. The CODEC also includes the Realtek® proprietary UAJ® (Universal Audio...
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...if you to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as it contains a complete copy of data from one drive to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. 4.4 RAID ... drive as RAID sets. RAID 10 is required for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 PRO 4-17 If one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of both data and parity information across three or more...
...if you to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as it contains a complete copy of data from one drive to section 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. Use four new hard disk drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. 4.4 RAID ... drive as RAID sets. RAID 10 is required for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 PRO 4-17 If one drive fails, the disk array management software directs all the benefits of both data and parity information across three or more...
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...device. 4. Write-protect the floppy disk to Windows® XP limitation. You have 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. Plug the USB...floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. Chapter 4 4-22 Chapter 4: Software support When the Make Disk menu appears, press to create a RAID driver disk. 5. Start Windows®. 2. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. Place the motherboard support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive, ...
...device. 4. Write-protect the floppy disk to Windows® XP limitation. You have 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. Plug the USB...floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. Chapter 4 4-22 Chapter 4: Software support When the Make Disk menu appears, press to create a RAID driver disk. 5. Start Windows®. 2. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. Place the motherboard support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive, ...
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... Windows® OS installation If you use another computer to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to the USB flash drive. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 PRO 4-23 Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you have to use a SATA optical drive to run the Windows XP OS installation disk, we strongly recommend...
... Windows® OS installation If you use another computer to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to the USB flash drive. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 PRO 4-23 Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you have to use a SATA optical drive to run the Windows XP OS installation disk, we strongly recommend...
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... another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. or 3. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. ...VID) and Product ID (PID) to the steps below: 1. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from the pop...VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. The name of the RAID driver disk to select the program for opening the oem file. Select Device Manager. A window appears, allowing you ...
... another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. or 3. Browse the contents of the USB floppy disk drive varies with different vendors. ...VID) and Product ID (PID) to the steps below: 1. Refer to the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then select Manage from the pop...VID) and Product ID (PID) are displayed. 5. The name of the RAID driver disk to select the program for opening the oem file. Select Device Manager. A window appears, allowing you ...
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... your computer. For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum ... Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. ASUS M5A97 PRO 5-1 Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to uninstall all current applications. 2. Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™...
... your computer. For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum ... Add/Remove Programs. For Windows Vista, go to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. ASUS M5A97 PRO 5-1 Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing ATI CrossFireX graphics cards to uninstall all current applications. 2. Chapter 5: Chapter 5 Multiple GPU technology support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™...
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...View window. Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your PCI Express graphics card...drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center in the Windows notification area and select Cayalist Control Center. 2. Click Apply, and then click OK to act as the display GPU. 1 3. From the Graphics Adapter list, select the graphics card to exit the window. 2 3 4 ASUS M5A97 PRO...
...View window. Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your PCI Express graphics card...drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center in the Windows notification area and select Cayalist Control Center. 2. Click Apply, and then click OK to act as the display GPU. 1 3. From the Graphics Adapter list, select the graphics card to exit the window. 2 3 4 ASUS M5A97 PRO...