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... II 4-11 4.3.7 Sensor Recorder 4-12 4.3.8 Ai Charger 4-13 4.3.9 Monitor 4-14 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 ... 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 support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ ...
... II 4-11 4.3.7 Sensor Recorder 4-12 4.3.8 Ai Charger 4-13 4.3.9 Monitor 4-14 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 ... 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 support 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ ...
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M5A97 PRO specifications summary CPU Chipset System... 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 LAN controller Realtek® ALC892 8-channel High Definition...Audio CODEC - Hence, a total installed memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB is recommended. *** R efer to 4800 MT/s; ASUS Noise Filter 1 x ASMedia USB 3.0 controllers: - 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ...
M5A97 PRO specifications summary CPU Chipset System... 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 LAN controller Realtek® ALC892 8-channel High Definition...Audio CODEC - Hence, a total installed memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB is recommended. *** R efer to 4800 MT/s; ASUS Noise Filter 1 x ASMedia USB 3.0 controllers: - 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ...
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... to boot and load BIOS default settings. It takes about 5-10 seconds. • If your system fail to boot due to... the tuning process, the system continues memory tuning after turning on a bare or opencase system. ASUS M5A97 PRO 2-17 2.2.6 Onboard switches Onboard switches allow you to enhance system performance. function. •...asus.com. • If you turn off the computer and unplug the power cord for about 30 seconds for overclockers and gamers who continually change settings to fine-tune performance when working on the computer. switch does not function under Windows...
... to boot and load BIOS default settings. It takes about 5-10 seconds. • If your system fail to boot due to... the tuning process, the system continues memory tuning after turning on a bare or opencase system. ASUS M5A97 PRO 2-17 2.2.6 Onboard switches Onboard switches allow you to enhance system performance. function. •...asus.com. • If you turn off the computer and unplug the power cord for about 30 seconds for overclockers and gamers who continually change settings to fine-tune performance when working on the computer. switch does not function under Windows...
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...pin SATA6G_1-6 [gray]) These connectors connect to [RAID Mode]. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. ASUS M5A97 PRO 2-19 If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you are set to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details. •...RAID feature is available only if you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration through the onboard AMD® SB950 chipset. Refer to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using NCQ, set the SATA...
...pin SATA6G_1-6 [gray]) These connectors connect to [RAID Mode]. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. ASUS M5A97 PRO 2-19 If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you are set to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details. •...RAID feature is available only if you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration through the onboard AMD® SB950 chipset. Refer to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using NCQ, set the SATA...
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...DO NOT insert a different connector to the 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 ...details. * LAN ports LED indications Activity Link LED Status Description OFF No link ORANGE Linked BLINKING Data activity Speed LED Status Description OFF 10 Mbps connection ORANGE 100 Mbps connection GREEN 1 Gbps connection ACT/LINK SPEED LED LED LAN port ** Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel ...
...DO NOT insert a different connector to the 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 ...details. * LAN ports LED indications Activity Link LED Status Description OFF No link ORANGE Linked BLINKING Data activity Speed LED Status Description OFF 10 Mbps connection ORANGE 100 Mbps connection GREEN 1 Gbps connection ACT/LINK SPEED LED LED LAN port ** Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel ...
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...left/right arrow key to select between [Yes] or [No], then press to configure options for entering the BIOS setup program. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A97 PRO 3-25 Boot Option Priorities These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the selected device. 3.8 Tools menu The Tools menu items...system. • To select the boot device during system startup, press when ASUS Logo appears. • To access Windows OS in Safe Mode, do any of devices installed in the system. For more details, refer to section 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility. Advanced Mode Exit Main Ai Tweaker Advanced...
...left/right arrow key to select between [Yes] or [No], then press to configure options for entering the BIOS setup program. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A97 PRO 3-25 Boot Option Priorities These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the selected device. 3.8 Tools menu The Tools menu items...system. • To select the boot device during system startup, press when ASUS Logo appears. • To access Windows OS in Safe Mode, do any of devices installed in the system. For more details, refer to section 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility. Advanced Mode Exit Main Ai Tweaker Advanced...
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...stability, compatibility, or performance. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or BIOS Updater utilities. 3.10.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is available in the system's failure to boot. ASUS EZ Flash 2: Updates the BIOS using this utility. Refer to ...(ISP). ASUS Update: Updates the BIOS in DOS environment using the current version of this motherboard. ASUS BIOS Updater: Updates and backups the BIOS in Windows® environment. 2. Carefully follow the instructions of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A97 PRO 3-29...
...stability, compatibility, or performance. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or BIOS Updater utilities. 3.10.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is available in the system's failure to boot. ASUS EZ Flash 2: Updates the BIOS using this utility. Refer to ...(ISP). ASUS Update: Updates the BIOS in DOS environment using the current version of this motherboard. ASUS BIOS Updater: Updates and backups the BIOS in Windows® environment. 2. Carefully follow the instructions of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A97 PRO 3-29...
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... existing drive and a new drive for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 PRO 4-17 With the RAID 10 configuration you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. Use of RAID 5 configuration...The motherboard comes with the total capacity over 2TB can only be set as a data disk only. • If you want to install a Windows® operating system to a hard disk drive included in a RAID set as a boot disk. The Serial ATA RAID feature is data striping...
... existing drive and a new drive for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 PRO 4-17 With the RAID 10 configuration you have to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. Use of RAID 5 configuration...The motherboard comes with the total capacity over 2TB can only be set as a data disk only. • If you want to install a Windows® operating system to a hard disk drive included in a RAID set as a boot disk. The Serial ATA RAID feature is data striping...