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... may only recognize less than 3GB is recommended. *** Due to CPU specifications, AMD 100 Series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066MHz. ASUS noise filter (continued on the next page) Supports NVIDIA® QUAD-GPU SLI™ Technology Supports AMD® QUAD-GPU ...retasking - SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support LAN Storage Audio AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX series CPU up to 8-core compatible with RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 support ASMedia® SATA 6Gb/s controllers - 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports - 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s ports [red...
... may only recognize less than 3GB is recommended. *** Due to CPU specifications, AMD 100 Series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066MHz. ASUS noise filter (continued on the next page) Supports NVIDIA® QUAD-GPU SLI™ Technology Supports AMD® QUAD-GPU ...retasking - SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support LAN Storage Audio AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX series CPU up to 8-core compatible with RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 support ASMedia® SATA 6Gb/s controllers - 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports - 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s ports [red...
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...) 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. SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 specifications summary Back Panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Form factor 1 x PS...
...) 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. SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 specifications summary Back Panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Form factor 1 x PS...
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USB 2.0 ports 7 and 8 5. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 11. Optical S/PDIF Out port 6. External SATA ports 7. USB 3.0 ports 3 and 4 9. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 2-13 USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2 3. 2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections 2.3.1 Rear I /O ports** * and **: Refer to the tables on the next page for LAN port LEDs, and audio port definitions. LAN (RJ-45) port* 4. USB 2.0 ports 3, 4, 5, and 6 8. Audio I /O connection Chapter 2 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 Combo port 2. USB BIOS Flashback button 10.
USB 2.0 ports 7 and 8 5. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 11. Optical S/PDIF Out port 6. External SATA ports 7. USB 3.0 ports 3 and 4 9. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 2-13 USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2 3. 2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections 2.3.1 Rear I /O ports** * and **: Refer to the tables on the next page for LAN port LEDs, and audio port definitions. LAN (RJ-45) port* 4. USB 2.0 ports 3, 4, 5, and 6 8. Audio I /O connection Chapter 2 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 Combo port 2. USB BIOS Flashback button 10.
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...Speaker Out Chapter 2 2-14 Chapter 2: Getting started • DO NOT insert a different connector to the external SATA port. • DO NOT connect a keyboard/mouse to any USB 3.0 port when installing Windows® operating system. • Due to USB 3.0 controller limitation, USB 3.0 devices can only...you want to use the hot-plug function of the external SATA ports, you have to set the ASM1061 Storage Controller item in the BIOS setting to section 3.5.6 Onboard Devices Configuration for details. * LAN ports LED indications Activity Link LED Status Description OFF No link ORANGE ...
...Speaker Out Chapter 2 2-14 Chapter 2: Getting started • DO NOT insert a different connector to the external SATA port. • DO NOT connect a keyboard/mouse to any USB 3.0 port when installing Windows® operating system. • Due to USB 3.0 controller limitation, USB 3.0 devices can only...you want to use the hot-plug function of the external SATA ports, you have to set the ASM1061 Storage Controller item in the BIOS setting to section 3.5.6 Onboard Devices Configuration for details. * LAN ports LED indications Activity Link LED Status Description OFF No link ORANGE ...
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...to enable or disable the Serial ATA channel. UEFI BIOS Utility - OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] Allows you to set the SATA configuration. SATA Port1 - Port 4 [AHCI] Allows you to the corresponding SATA port. SATA Port 5 - SB SATA Configuration This item alows you want to use the AHCI (Advabced Host Controller... SATA Channel to set the SATA configuration. [IDE] Set to [IDE] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. [AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you to [Enabled]. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2...
...to enable or disable the Serial ATA channel. UEFI BIOS Utility - OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] Allows you to set the SATA configuration. SATA Port1 - Port 4 [AHCI] Allows you to the corresponding SATA port. SATA Port 5 - SB SATA Configuration This item alows you want to use the AHCI (Advabced Host Controller... SATA Channel to set the SATA configuration. [IDE] Set to [IDE] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. [AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you to [Enabled]. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2...
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...UEFI BIOS Utility - Legacy USB3.0 Support [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the support for USB 3.0 devices on PORT1-6 to external SATA port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA ESP on PORT1-6 [Disabled] Allows you to change the USB-related features. DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only ...setup program. [Auto] Allows the system to detect the presence of your hard disk errors occur, this menu allow you to set SATA port on legacy operating systems (OS). [Disabled] Disables the function. S.M.A.R.T. If no USB devices are connected. Legacy USB Support [Enabled...
...UEFI BIOS Utility - Legacy USB3.0 Support [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the support for USB 3.0 devices on PORT1-6 to external SATA port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] SATA ESP on PORT1-6 [Disabled] Allows you to change the USB-related features. DISABLE option will keep USB devices available only ...setup program. [Auto] Allows the system to detect the presence of your hard disk errors occur, this menu allow you to set SATA port on legacy operating systems (OS). [Disabled] Disables the function. S.M.A.R.T. If no USB devices are connected. Legacy USB Support [Enabled...
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... Disk menu appears, select the FreeDOS command prompt item by pressing the item number. 4. Boot your computer. Please select boot device: SATA: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX USB XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX UEFI: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Enter Setup ↑ and ↓ to move selection ENTER to select boot device ESC to boot ...prompt, type d: and press to switch the disk from Drive C (optical drive) to FreeDOS (http://www.freedos.org)! When the ASUS Logo appears, press to the USB port. 2. C:\>d: D:\> Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using defaults 3. At the FreeDOS prompt, type bupdater /pc ...
... Disk menu appears, select the FreeDOS command prompt item by pressing the item number. 4. Boot your computer. Please select boot device: SATA: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX USB XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX UEFI: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Enter Setup ↑ and ↓ to move selection ENTER to select boot device ESC to boot ...prompt, type d: and press to switch the disk from Drive C (optical drive) to FreeDOS (http://www.freedos.org)! When the ASUS Logo appears, press to the USB port. 2. C:\>d: D:\> Updating the BIOS file To update the BIOS file using defaults 3. At the FreeDOS prompt, type bupdater /pc ...
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...1. 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Refer to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. To install the SATA hard disks for details on each drive. 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must enable the RAID function in... the BIOS Setup before creating RAID sets using SATA HDDs. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup Due to chipset limitation, when SATA ports are set to Chapter 3 for a RAID configuration: 1. Go to [RAID ...
...1. 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Refer to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode together. To install the SATA hard disks for details on each drive. 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must enable the RAID function in... the BIOS Setup before creating RAID sets using SATA HDDs. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup Due to chipset limitation, when SATA ports are set to Chapter 3 for a RAID configuration: 1. Go to [RAID ...