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...25 4.3.7 Ai Charger 4-27 4.3.8 USB 3.0 Boost 4-28 4.3.9 USB BIOS Flashback Wizard 4-29 4.3.10 Network iControl 4-31 4.3.11 ASUS Update 4-36 4.3.12 MyLogo2 4-37 4.3.13 Audio configurations 4-38 Chapter 5: RAID support 5-1 5.1 RAID configurations 5-1 5.1.1 RAID definitions ...5-2 5.1.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 5-3 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-7 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 5-7 5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 5-7 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation......... 5-8 5.2.4 Using a USB floppy disk...
...25 4.3.7 Ai Charger 4-27 4.3.8 USB 3.0 Boost 4-28 4.3.9 USB BIOS Flashback Wizard 4-29 4.3.10 Network iControl 4-31 4.3.11 ASUS Update 4-36 4.3.12 MyLogo2 4-37 4.3.13 Audio configurations 4-38 Chapter 5: RAID support 5-1 5.1 RAID configurations 5-1 5.1.1 RAID definitions ...5-2 5.1.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 5-3 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-7 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 5-7 5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 5-7 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation......... 5-8 5.2.4 Using a USB floppy disk...
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6.2.1 6.2.2 6.2.3 6.2.4 Requirements 6-6 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 6-6 Installing the device drivers 6-7 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 6-8 Appendices A-1 Notices ...A-1 ASUS contact information A-4 vi
6.2.1 6.2.2 6.2.3 6.2.4 Requirements 6-6 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 6-6 Installing the device drivers 6-7 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology 6-8 Appendices A-1 Notices ...A-1 ASUS contact information A-4 vi
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... Presence Detect) memory information 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 change without notice. xii SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 specifications summary Back Panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents...
... Presence Detect) memory information 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 change without notice. xii SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 specifications summary Back Panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents...
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... operating system. • 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 ...Line In Line Out Mic In - - - 4-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In - Refer to [Enabled] and install the ASM1061 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 In...
... operating system. • 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 ...Line In Line Out Mic In - - - 4-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In - Refer to [Enabled] and install the ASM1061 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 In...
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...order of commands. Port 4 [AHCI] Allows you to report warning messages during the POST. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to [IDE]. S.M.A.R.T. Status ... options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 3-21 SATA Port1 - Port 6 [AHCI] Allows you want the SATA hard disk drives to internally optimize the order of commands. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases...
...order of commands. Port 4 [AHCI] Allows you to report warning messages during the POST. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to [IDE]. S.M.A.R.T. Status ... options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 3-21 SATA Port1 - Port 6 [AHCI] Allows you want the SATA hard disk drives to internally optimize the order of commands. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases...
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... boot speed. Advanced Mode Exit Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Monitor Boot Tool Boot Configuration Fast Boot USB Support PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Support Network Stack Driver Support Next Boot after AC Power Loss DirectKey Enabled Partial In... Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. UEFI BIOS Utility - F1: General Help F2: Previous Values...
... boot speed. Advanced Mode Exit Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Monitor Boot Tool Boot Configuration Fast Boot USB Support PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Support Network Stack Driver Support Next Boot after AC Power Loss DirectKey Enabled Partial In... Copyright (C) 2012 American Megatrends, Inc. UEFI BIOS Utility - F1: General Help F2: Previous Values...
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...installed. POST Delay Time [3 sec] This item appears only when you set Full Screen Logo to load the network stack driver during Normal Boot. If you press the DirectKey button. The system will only work under normal boot. This item allows you... devices have not been reconnected or changed. Network Stack Driver Support [Disabled] [Disabled] Select to skip the network stack driver from 1 to select a desired post report waiting time. Configuration options: [1] - [10] [Until Press ESC] Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 3-31 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Support [Auto] ...
...installed. POST Delay Time [3 sec] This item appears only when you set Full Screen Logo to load the network stack driver during Normal Boot. If you press the DirectKey button. The system will only work under normal boot. This item allows you... devices have not been reconnected or changed. Network Stack Driver Support [Disabled] [Disabled] Select to skip the network stack driver from 1 to select a desired post report waiting time. Configuration options: [1] - [10] [Until Press ESC] Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 3-31 PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Support [Auto] ...
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... enable the CSM to fully support the Windows® Security Update and Security Boot. Disable the CSM to fully support the non-UEFI driver add-on devices for better compatibility. Launch CSM [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] The system automatically detects the bootable devices and... the addon devices. Configuration options: [Legacy OpROM first] [UEFI driver first] [Ignore] Boot from PCIe/PCI Expansion Devices [Legacy OpROM first] Allows you to select the type of storage devices that you want ...
... enable the CSM to fully support the Windows® Security Update and Security Boot. Disable the CSM to fully support the non-UEFI driver add-on devices for better compatibility. Launch CSM [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] The system automatically detects the bootable devices and... the addon devices. Configuration options: [Legacy OpROM first] [UEFI driver first] [Ignore] Boot from PCIe/PCI Expansion Devices [Legacy OpROM first] Allows you to select the type of storage devices that you want ...
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...® UEFI mode. Secure Boot Mode [Standard] Allows you to select how the Secure Boot prevents unauthorized firmware, operating systems, or UEFI drivers from running during POST. The settings are applied after reboot or at the next reboot. Manage the Secure Boot Keys (PK, KEK, db... (db), and Revoked Signatures (dbx). Clear Secure Boot keys This item appears only when you load the default Secure Boot keys. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 3-33 OS Type [Windows UEFI mode] Allows you to clear all default Secure Boot keys. This item allows you to select your installed ...
...® UEFI mode. Secure Boot Mode [Standard] Allows you to select how the Secure Boot prevents unauthorized firmware, operating systems, or UEFI drivers from running during POST. The settings are applied after reboot or at the next reboot. Manage the Secure Boot Keys (PK, KEK, db... (db), and Revoked Signatures (dbx). Clear Secure Boot keys This item appears only when you load the default Secure Boot keys. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 3-33 OS Type [Windows UEFI mode] Allows you to clear all default Secure Boot keys. This item allows you to select your installed ...
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... PK from a USB storage device. db Management The db (Authorized Signature database) lists the signers or images of UEFI applications, operating system loaders, and UEFI drivers that you to load the downloaded KEK from File Allows you can load on the single computer. Append KEK from file Allows you to load...
... PK from a USB storage device. db Management The db (Authorized Signature database) lists the signers or images of UEFI applications, operating system loaders, and UEFI drivers that you to load the downloaded KEK from File Allows you can load on the single computer. Append KEK from file Allows you to load...
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...the Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before installing the drivers for detailed information. • Ensure that the motherboard supports. Double-click ASSETUP.EXE to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Use the setup procedures presented in your OS documentation for better ...The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you want to change at www.asus.com for reference only. The Make Disk menu contains items to run the DVD. The Manual menu contains the list of the support DVD are subject to install. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 4-1
...the Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before installing the drivers for detailed information. • Ensure that the motherboard supports. Double-click ASSETUP.EXE to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. Use the setup procedures presented in your OS documentation for better ...The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you want to change at www.asus.com for reference only. The Make Disk menu contains items to run the DVD. The Manual menu contains the list of the support DVD are subject to install. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 4-1
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... and to customize the settings of AI Suite II in this user manual are for detailed software configuration. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 4-3 Click Utilities tab > AI Suite II. 3. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. The AI Suite II icon appears in the Windows® notification area. Click... in the Tool menu vary with models. • Refer to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. 4.3 Software information Most of the applications in the support DVD have wizards that integrates several...
... and to customize the settings of AI Suite II in this user manual are for detailed software configuration. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 4-3 Click Utilities tab > AI Suite II. 3. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer: 1. The AI Suite II icon appears in the Windows® notification area. Click... in the Tool menu vary with models. • Refer to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. 4.3 Software information Most of the applications in the support DVD have wizards that integrates several...
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...a profile and click Apply. Click EZ Start tab. 2. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 4-31 To use EZ Start: 1. You may monitor the bandwidth priority from AI Suite II main menu bar. • Ensure to install the LAN drivers before using this function. • Network iControl is only supported under... network programs. It also allows you to automatically connect to a PPPoE for a more convenient online experience. 4.3.10 Network iControl ASUS Network iControl is an intuitive one-stop network control center that makes it easier for you to manage your network bandwidth and allows...
...a profile and click Apply. Click EZ Start tab. 2. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 4-31 To use EZ Start: 1. You may monitor the bandwidth priority from AI Suite II main menu bar. • Ensure to install the LAN drivers before using this function. • Network iControl is only supported under... network programs. It also allows you to automatically connect to a PPPoE for a more convenient online experience. 4.3.10 Network iControl ASUS Network iControl is an intuitive one-stop network control center that makes it easier for you to manage your network bandwidth and allows...
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Click Next. 5. Follow the installation wizard to display the Realtek HD Audio Manager. Double-click on the icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. Click Flash to reboot the system. You will find the Realtek® HD Audio Manager ...
Click Next. 5. Follow the installation wizard to display the Realtek HD Audio Manager. Double-click on the icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package. Click Flash to reboot the system. You will find the Realtek® HD Audio Manager ...
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...driver disk for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. RAID 10 is available only if you to Windows® XP / Vista limitation, a RAID array with the AMD® SB950 chipset that of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2... provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: ...
...driver disk for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other drive. RAID 10 is available only if you to Windows® XP / Vista limitation, a RAID array with the AMD® SB950 chipset that of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2... provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to create a RAID driver disk and load the RAID driver during OS installation. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: ...
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...disk. 3. Press during POST to section 5.2.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive. 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 5-7 To work around this OS limitation, refer to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Select USB ...a hard disk drive that is included in Windows®: 1. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click Intel AHCI/RAID Driver Disk to complete the process. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 5. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. Follow the ...
...disk. 3. Press during POST to section 5.2.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive. 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Chapter 5 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 5-7 To work around this OS limitation, refer to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Select USB ...a hard disk drive that is included in Windows®: 1. Go to the Make Disk menu, and then click Intel AHCI/RAID Driver Disk to complete the process. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 5. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. Follow the ...
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... RAID configurations Before loading the RAID driver from the support DVD to the USB flash drive. 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you have to use another...the key to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. To install the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. 4. During the OS ...
... RAID configurations Before loading the RAID driver from the support DVD to the USB flash drive. 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation To install the RAID driver in Windows® XP: 1. During the OS installation, click Load Driver to allow you have to use another...the key to select the installation media containing the RAID driver. 2. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. To install the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. 4. During the OS ...
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... and Product ID (PID) are displayed. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 5-9 Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then...PID) to the steps below: 1. or 3. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Chapter 5 5. 5.2.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive Due to OS limitation, Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive...
... and Product ID (PID) are displayed. A window appears, allowing you install the RAID driver from the pop-up window. The name of the RAID driver disk to locate the file txtsetup.oem. 6. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 5-9 Right-click My Computer on the Windows® desktop or start menu, and then...PID) to the steps below: 1. or 3. Using another computer, plug the USB floppy disk drive, and insert the floppy disk containing the RAID driver. 2. Chapter 5 5. 5.2.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive Due to OS limitation, Windows® XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive...
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For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. Chapter 6 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 6-1 For Windows 7, select Uninstall. 5. See Chapter 1 for details. • We recommend that you install additional chassis fans for better thermal environment. •... list. 6.1.2 Before you begin For AMD CrossFireX to work properly, you to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers: 1. Select your computer. For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows 7, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features. 3. ...
For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. Chapter 6 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 6-1 For Windows 7, select Uninstall. 5. See Chapter 1 for details. • We recommend that you install additional chassis fans for better thermal environment. •... list. 6.1.2 Before you begin For AMD CrossFireX to work properly, you to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers: 1. Select your computer. For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs. For Windows 7, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features. 3. ...
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...Chapter 6: Multiple GPU support Launching the AMD Catalyst Control Center To launch the AMD Catalyst Control Center: 1. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 6.1.5 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your AMD graphic cards. 6.1.4 ...Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology. Click Catalyst Control Center to install the device drivers. Ensure that came with your graphics card package...
...Chapter 6: Multiple GPU support Launching the AMD Catalyst Control Center To launch the AMD Catalyst Control Center: 1. Download the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). 6.1.5 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your AMD graphic cards. 6.1.4 ...Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology. Click Catalyst Control Center to install the device drivers. Ensure that came with your graphics card package...