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...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 change without notice. 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 (RJ-45) port 2 x eSATA ports 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (blue) 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 8-channel Audio I/O ports 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors support additional 6 USB ports 6 x SATA...
...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 change without notice. 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 (RJ-45) port 2 x eSATA ports 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (blue) 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 8-channel Audio I/O ports 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors support additional 6 USB ports 6 x SATA...
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... USB 3.0 devices. • If you want to use the hot-plug function of the external SATA ports, you connect USB 3.0 devices 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... Black - Chapter 2 • 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. ...
... USB 3.0 devices. • If you want to use the hot-plug function of the external SATA ports, you connect USB 3.0 devices 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... Black - Chapter 2 • 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. ...
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...• For Windows® XP OS, you 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 internally optimize the... 3-16 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Chapter 3 SB SATA Configuration Options for SATA Configuration. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you to set the OnChip SATA Channel item to [AHCI], the information of commands. SATA Port5-Port6 [AHCI] Setting this item to [IDE...
...• For Windows® XP OS, you 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 internally optimize the... 3-16 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Chapter 3 SB SATA Configuration Options for SATA Configuration. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you to set the OnChip SATA Channel item to [AHCI], the information of commands. SATA Port5-Port6 [AHCI] Setting this item to [IDE...
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...support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. 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. Chapter 4 4-22 Chapter 4: Software support For Windows...® Vista or later operating systems, use a USB floppy disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. • Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to complete the process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID...
...support DVD into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. 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. Chapter 4 4-22 Chapter 4: Software support For Windows...® Vista or later operating systems, use a USB floppy disk drive when creating a SATA RAID driver disk. • Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to complete the process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID...
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... to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set them to [IDE] mode. Insert the USB flash drive with RAID driver into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you 've inserted, go to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. 4. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 PRO...
... to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set them to [IDE] mode. Insert the USB flash drive with RAID driver into the optical drive, and then click Browse. 3. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you 've inserted, go to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. 4. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A97 PRO...