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...Direct Key Designed for your DIY experience. All of connecting the system panel cables one at its best! ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Connector allows you to the motherboard. ASUS Q-Design ASUS Q-Design enhances your ultimate convenience. Chapter 1 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction Convenience and ease at a ... BIOS file, press the BIOS Flashback button for most accessed information • ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) information detecting faulty DIMMs, and helping with difficult POST situations. It also allows you to easily connect or disconnect the chassis front panel...
...Direct Key Designed for your DIY experience. All of connecting the system panel cables one at its best! ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Connector allows you to the motherboard. ASUS Q-Design ASUS Q-Design enhances your ultimate convenience. Chapter 1 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction Convenience and ease at a ... BIOS file, press the BIOS Flashback button for most accessed information • ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) information detecting faulty DIMMs, and helping with difficult POST situations. It also allows you to easily connect or disconnect the chassis front panel...
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...button again or the Power-on button to reboot and enter the BIOS directly. • Turn off your system and conveniently enter the BIOS during POST. Direct Key button (DirectKey) This feature allows your system. • Refer to section 3.7 Boot Menu for overclockers and gamers who continually change... settings to press the key during boot-up. With DirectKey, you reboot your system to go through POST (without entering the BIOS) when you can enter the BIOS anytime without having to enhance system performance. 1. Ensure to turn on or ...
...button again or the Power-on button to reboot and enter the BIOS directly. • Turn off your system and conveniently enter the BIOS during POST. Direct Key button (DirectKey) This feature allows your system. • Refer to section 3.7 Boot Menu for overclockers and gamers who continually change... settings to press the key during boot-up. With DirectKey, you reboot your system to go through POST (without entering the BIOS) when you can enter the BIOS anytime without having to enhance system performance. 1. Ensure to turn on or ...
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... system reboots and test the next set is not properly installed. If the installed DIMMs still fail to boot and load the BIOS default settings. ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 1-25 Chapter 1 function. • The MemOK! switch to boot after the whole tuning process, the DRAM_LED lights continuously. Press and hold the...and unplug the power cord for about 30 seconds for the exact location of failsafe settings. Turn off the computer and replace DIMMs during POST reminding you that the BIOS has been restored to boot up when the DIMM is tested. To stop memory tuning, turn off the ...
... system reboots and test the next set is not properly installed. If the installed DIMMs still fail to boot and load the BIOS default settings. ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 1-25 Chapter 1 function. • The MemOK! switch to boot after the whole tuning process, the DRAM_LED lights continuously. Press and hold the...and unplug the power cord for about 30 seconds for the exact location of failsafe settings. Turn off the computer and replace DIMMs during POST reminding you that the BIOS has been restored to boot up when the DIMM is tested. To stop memory tuning, turn off the ...
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... solved. The illustration below shows the location of these key components during POST (Power-On-Self Test): CPU, memory modules, VGA card, and hard disk drive.s If an error is ON, in sleep mode, or in any motherboard component. Chapter 1 ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 1-27 1.2.8 Onboard LEDs 1. This is a reminder that the system is...
... solved. The illustration below shows the location of these key components during POST (Power-On-Self Test): CPU, memory modules, VGA card, and hard disk drive.s If an error is ON, in sleep mode, or in any motherboard component. Chapter 1 ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 1-27 1.2.8 Onboard LEDs 1. This is a reminder that the system is...
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... the BIOS beep codes table) or additional messages appear on sleep mode or soft-off mode regardless of the system chassis. 4. Turn on self tests (POST). Monitor b. Ensure that is ON, press the power button for the first time 1. The system then runs the power-on the devices in Chapter 3. 2.5 Turning...
... the BIOS beep codes table) or additional messages appear on sleep mode or soft-off mode regardless of the system chassis. 4. Turn on self tests (POST). Monitor b. Ensure that is ON, press the power button for the first time 1. The system then runs the power-on the devices in Chapter 3. 2.5 Turning...
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...Mode screen. Chapter 3 3-2 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Entering BIOS at startup To enter BIOS Setup at startup: • Press during the Power-On Self Test (POST). See section 1.2.6 Onboard buttons and switches for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on how to your motherboard if you... DO NOT press , POST continues with its parameters. Do this option only if you in using the first two options. • The BIOS setup screens shown in this...
...Mode screen. Chapter 3 3-2 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Entering BIOS at startup To enter BIOS Setup at startup: • Press during the Power-On Self Test (POST). See section 1.2.6 Onboard buttons and switches for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on how to your motherboard if you... DO NOT press , POST continues with its parameters. Do this option only if you in using the first two options. • The BIOS setup screens shown in this...
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... the SATA connector 5 & eSATA and set to [AHCI], the information of the SATA connectors 1-5 & eSATA can be seen only under the OS environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS, you have to [IDE] mode. SATA ESP on PORT1 [Disabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] SATA ESP on PORT2 [Disabled...
... the SATA connector 5 & eSATA and set to [AHCI], the information of the SATA connectors 1-5 & eSATA can be seen only under the OS environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS, you have to [IDE] mode. SATA ESP on PORT1 [Disabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] SATA ESP on PORT2 [Disabled...
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... that appears on the screen depends on the number of the following: • Press when ASUS Logo appears. • Press after POST. • To select the boot device during system startup, press when ASUS Logo appears. Launch CSM [Always] Configuration option: [Auto] [Always] [Never] Boot option...[Legacy only] [Legacy first] [UEFI first] Other PCI device ROM priority [UEFI OpROM] Configuration option: [UEFI OpROM] [Legacy OpROM] Chapter 3 ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 3-31 The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in Safe Mode, do any of...
... that appears on the screen depends on the number of the following: • Press when ASUS Logo appears. • Press after POST. • To select the boot device during system startup, press when ASUS Logo appears. Launch CSM [Always] Configuration option: [Auto] [Always] [Never] Boot option...[Legacy only] [Legacy first] [UEFI first] Other PCI device ROM priority [UEFI OpROM] Configuration option: [UEFI OpROM] [Legacy OpROM] Chapter 3 ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 3-31 The number of device items that appears on the screen depends on the number of devices installed in Safe Mode, do any of...
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..., then click Next. Launching MyLogo2 To launch MyLogo2, click Update > MyLogo on the screen during the Power On Self Tests (POST). From the BIOS file field, click Browse to the motherboard 1. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 4-37 Change the boot logo of a downloaded BIOS file and update (or do not update) this BIOS to...
..., then click Next. Launching MyLogo2 To launch MyLogo2, click Update > MyLogo on the screen during the Power On Self Tests (POST). From the BIOS file field, click Browse to the motherboard 1. Chapter 4 ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 4-37 Change the boot logo of a downloaded BIOS file and update (or do not update) this BIOS to...
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... Due to chipset limitation, when SATA ports are set to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Set the SATA Mode item to the Advanced menu > SATA Configuration, and then press . 3. Save your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup. For optimal...
... Due to chipset limitation, when SATA ports are set to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. Enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 2. Set the SATA Mode item to the Advanced menu > SATA Configuration, and then press . 3. Save your changes, and then exit the BIOS Setup. For optimal...
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During POST, press + to enter the option you to select an operation to exit the utility. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for ... system resources configuration. 5.1.4 AMD® Option ROM utility To enter the AMD® Option ROM utility: 1. Press , , , or to display the utility main menu. Chapter 5 ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 5-3 Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Main Menu ] View Drive Assignments .......[ 1 ] LD View / LD Define Menu ......[ 2 ] Delete LD Menu 3 ] Controller Configuration ......[ 4 ] [ Keys...
During POST, press + to enter the option you to select an operation to exit the utility. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for ... system resources configuration. 5.1.4 AMD® Option ROM utility To enter the AMD® Option ROM utility: 1. Press , , , or to display the utility main menu. Chapter 5 ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 5-3 Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ Main Menu ] View Drive Assignments .......[ 1 ] LD View / LD Define Menu ......[ 2 ] Delete LD Menu 3 ] Controller Configuration ......[ 4 ] [ Keys...
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... may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. Press during POST to Windows® XP limitation. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to avoid a computer virus infection...
... may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive due to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Set the optical drive as the destination disk. 6. Press during POST to Windows® XP limitation. Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk. 3. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to avoid a computer virus infection...