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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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...Optical S/PDIF Out ports at back panel) (continued on the next page) With ASUS design, this user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 2 x PCI Express...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...4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB is recommended. *** R efer to 4800 MT/s; M5A97 PRO specifications summary CPU Chipset...
...Optical S/PDIF Out ports at back panel) (continued on the next page) With ASUS design, this user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 2 x PCI Express...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...4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB is recommended. *** R efer to 4800 MT/s; M5A97 PRO specifications summary CPU Chipset...
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...the next set is tested. This is not properly installed. switch does not function under Windows™ OS environment. • During the tuning process, the system loads and tests ...system continues memory tuning after the whole tuning process, the DRAM_LED lights continuously. ASUS M5A97 PRO 2-17 Press and hold the MemOK! MemOK! 2.2.6 Onboard switches Onboard switches allow you ... www.asus.com after using the MemOK! The blinking speed of the DRAM_LED increases, indicating different test processes. • Due to BIOS overclocking, press the MemOK! It takes about 5-10 seconds....
...the next set is tested. This is not properly installed. switch does not function under Windows™ OS environment. • During the tuning process, the system loads and tests ...system continues memory tuning after the whole tuning process, the DRAM_LED lights continuously. ASUS M5A97 PRO 2-17 Press and hold the MemOK! MemOK! 2.2.6 Onboard switches Onboard switches allow you ... www.asus.com after using the MemOK! The blinking speed of the DRAM_LED increases, indicating different test processes. • Due to BIOS overclocking, press the MemOK! It takes about 5-10 seconds....
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...disk drives, you are set to [AHCI Mode]. ASUS M5A97 PRO 2-19 Refer to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. Refer to ...Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables. 2.2.8 Internal connectors 1. Chapter 2 • These connectors are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10...
...disk drives, you are set to [AHCI Mode]. ASUS M5A97 PRO 2-19 Refer to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for details. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Windows® XP SP3 or later versions. Refer to ...Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s signal cables. 2.2.8 Internal connectors 1. Chapter 2 • These connectors are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10...
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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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...Yes] or [No], then press to display the submenu. UEFI BIOS Utility - For more details, refer to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in... the 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. When you press , a ...selected device. 3.8 Tools menu The Tools menu items allow you to section 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A97 PRO 3-25
...Yes] or [No], then press to display the submenu. UEFI BIOS Utility - For more details, refer to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in... the 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. When you press , a ...selected device. 3.8 Tools menu The Tools menu items allow you to section 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A97 PRO 3-25
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... support DVD, launch ASUS Update by clicking Update > ASUS Update on system stability, compatibility, or performance. The ASUS Update utility allows you to manage and update the motherboard BIOS setup program. 1. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A97 PRO 3-29 3.10 Updating BIOS The ASUS website publishes the latest... and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. 2. If there is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or BIOS Updater utilities. 3.10.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is no problem using this ...
... support DVD, launch ASUS Update by clicking Update > ASUS Update on system stability, compatibility, or performance. The ASUS Update utility allows you to manage and update the motherboard BIOS setup program. 1. Chapter 3 ASUS M5A97 PRO 3-29 3.10 Updating BIOS The ASUS website publishes the latest... and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. 2. If there is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update or BIOS Updater utilities. 3.10.1 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is no problem using this ...
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...to install a Windows® operating system to a second drive. RAID 10 is best suited for details. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 PRO 4-17 ...RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. With the RAID 10 configuration you have to read and ...
...to install a Windows® operating system to a second drive. RAID 10 is best suited for details. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 PRO 4-17 ...RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. With the RAID 10 configuration you have to read and ...