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... and/or LGPL Software, which will not be much obliged if you encounter any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT ...BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. E5995 Second Edition (V2) August 2010 Copyright © 2010 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED ...
... and/or LGPL Software, which will not be much obliged if you encounter any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT ...BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. E5995 Second Edition (V2) August 2010 Copyright © 2010 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED ...
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... Configuration 3-37 3.10 Exit menu 3-39 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 ASUS PC Probe II 4-3 4.3.2 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-4 4.3.3 Audio configurations 4-5 4.4 RAID configurations 4-6 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-6 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-7 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-7 4.4.4 Intel® Matrix...
... Configuration 3-37 3.10 Exit menu 3-39 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 ASUS PC Probe II 4-3 4.3.2 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-4 4.3.3 Audio configurations 4-5 4.4 RAID configurations 4-6 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-6 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-7 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-7 4.4.4 Intel® Matrix...
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... cables from the existing system before you detect any area where it may become wet. • Place the product on it, carefully read all the manuals that your power supply is broken, do not try to the correct voltage in any damage, contact your area. These devices could interrupt the grounding...
... cables from the existing system before you detect any area where it may become wet. • Place the product on it, carefully read all the manuals that your power supply is broken, do not try to the correct voltage in any damage, contact your area. These devices could interrupt the grounding...
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Conventions used throughout this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a ...
Conventions used throughout this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a ...
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SABERTOOTH X58 specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support Storage LAN USB IEEE 1394 LGA1366 socket for Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition / Core™ i7 Processors Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Intel® X58... / ICH10R Up to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots...
SABERTOOTH X58 specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support Storage LAN USB IEEE 1394 LGA1366 socket for Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition / Core™ i7 Processors Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Intel® X58... / ICH10R Up to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots...
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... and hardware devices on it another standout in -1 ASUS Q-Connector kit User Manual 1 x ASUS Q-Shield User guide Support DVD • If any of the above are for reference only. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 1-1 Before you for the following items. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 motherboard 1 x ASUS SLI™ bridge connector 2 x Serial ATA 6.0 ...above items is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® SABERTOOTH X58 motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of ASUS quality motherboards! Chapter 1 Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Product introduction 1.1 Welcome!
... and hardware devices on it another standout in -1 ASUS Q-Connector kit User Manual 1 x ASUS Q-Shield User guide Support DVD • If any of the above are for reference only. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 1-1 Before you for the following items. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 motherboard 1 x ASUS SLI™ bridge connector 2 x Serial ATA 6.0 ...above items is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® SABERTOOTH X58 motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of ASUS quality motherboards! Chapter 1 Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Product introduction 1.1 Welcome!
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... or less (Memory chip capacity counts in Channel A, Channel B and Channel C. Use a maximum of accessing information from the higher-sized channel is then mapped for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use of memory, we recommend that you install 4GB or more on its Serial Presence Detect (SPD), which...; The default memory operation frequency is the standard way of 3GB system memory if you want to support a full memory load (6 DIMMs) or overclocking condition. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 2-11 The system maps the total size of the following: -
... or less (Memory chip capacity counts in Channel A, Channel B and Channel C. Use a maximum of accessing information from the higher-sized channel is then mapped for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use of memory, we recommend that you install 4GB or more on its Serial Presence Detect (SPD), which...; The default memory operation frequency is the standard way of 3GB system memory if you want to support a full memory load (6 DIMMs) or overclocking condition. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 2-11 The system maps the total size of the following: -
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... are incompatible with ones recommended in the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) in this user manual or on the ASUS website at www.asus.com. • If you to the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website at www.asus.com after using the MemOK! switch until the DRAM_LED starts blinking to memory tuning requirement...
... are incompatible with ones recommended in the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) in this user manual or on the ASUS website at www.asus.com. • If you to the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website at www.asus.com after using the MemOK! switch until the DRAM_LED starts blinking to memory tuning requirement...
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... boot/data hard disk drives to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to Standard IDE mode by default. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you are for the Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables for details. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 2-29 In Standard IDE mode, you intend to create a Serial...
... boot/data hard disk drives to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to Standard IDE mode by default. If you installed Serial ATA hard disk drives, you are for the Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s signal cables for details. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 2-29 In Standard IDE mode, you intend to create a Serial...
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... updating is no problem using the ASUS Update utility. Inappropriate settings of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash disk in the motherboard CMOS. ASUS Update: Updates the BIOS in the system's failure to boot. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 3-1 Inappropriate BIOS updating may result to...
... updating is no problem using the ASUS Update utility. Inappropriate settings of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash disk in the motherboard CMOS. ASUS Update: Updates the BIOS in the system's failure to boot. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 3-1 Inappropriate BIOS updating may result to...
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... options to overclock DRAM frequency by adjusting BCLK frequency. Chapter 3 3-12 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Main Ai Tweaker SABERTOOTH X58 BIOS Setup Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Configure System Performance Settings Target CPU Frequency: 3192MHz Target DRAM Frequency: 1066MHz ... Frequency UCLK Frequency QPI Link Data Rate ASUS/3rd Party UI Priority [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [ASUS Utility] DRAM Timing Control ******* Please key in numbers directly! ******* CPU Voltage Control [Manual] CPU Voltage [Auto] [D.O.C.P] It's designed...
... options to overclock DRAM frequency by adjusting BCLK frequency. Chapter 3 3-12 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Main Ai Tweaker SABERTOOTH X58 BIOS Setup Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Configure System Performance Settings Target CPU Frequency: 3192MHz Target DRAM Frequency: 1066MHz ... Frequency UCLK Frequency QPI Link Data Rate ASUS/3rd Party UI Priority [Auto] [Auto] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [ASUS Utility] DRAM Timing Control ******* Please key in numbers directly! ******* CPU Voltage Control [Manual] CPU Voltage [Auto] [D.O.C.P] It's designed...
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... on the DIMMs you install on each memory channel. 3.5.2 CPU Ratio Setting [Auto] Allows you to work in high performance. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 3-13 profile, which applies different settings to select the memory profile. mode supported by your CPU model. 3.5.3 [Enabled] [Disabled] 3.5.4 ...to select a DRAM O.C. DRAM O.C. Profile [DDR3-1805MHz] This item appears only when you set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to [Manual], [D.O.C.P.] or [X.M.P.]. 3.5.6 BCLK Frequency [XXX] Allows you to adjust the CPU operating frequency to your memory module. [Disabled] [...
... on the DIMMs you install on each memory channel. 3.5.2 CPU Ratio Setting [Auto] Allows you to work in high performance. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 3-13 profile, which applies different settings to select the memory profile. mode supported by your CPU model. 3.5.3 [Enabled] [Disabled] 3.5.4 ...to select a DRAM O.C. DRAM O.C. Profile [DDR3-1805MHz] This item appears only when you set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to [Manual], [D.O.C.P.] or [X.M.P.]. 3.5.6 BCLK Frequency [XXX] Allows you to adjust the CPU operating frequency to your memory module. [Disabled] [...
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...) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [2 DRAM Clock] - [9 DRAM Clock] DRAM WRITE to WRITE Delay(SR) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [4 DRAM Clock] [6 DRAM Clock] 3.5.13 [Manual] [Offset] CPU Voltage Control [Manual] Allows you to set the Offset voltage. The values range from 1.20000V to 1.60000V with a 0.02V interval. 3.5.16 QPI/DRAM Core Voltage [Auto...
...) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [2 DRAM Clock] - [9 DRAM Clock] DRAM WRITE to WRITE Delay(SR) [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [4 DRAM Clock] [6 DRAM Clock] 3.5.13 [Manual] [Offset] CPU Voltage Control [Manual] Allows you to set the Offset voltage. The values range from 1.20000V to 1.60000V with a 0.02V interval. 3.5.16 QPI/DRAM Core Voltage [Auto...
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Select Ignored if you do not wish to display the detected speed. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 3-29 CPU Q-Fan Control [Disabled] [Disabled] Disables the CPU Q-Fan control feature. [Enabled] Enables the CPU Q-Fan control feature. Change Option F1 General Help F10 ... items appear only when you to set the CPU Q-Fan Profile item to the motherboard, the field shows N/A. If the fan is not connected to [Manual]. Select Ignored if you do not wish to assign detailed fan speed control parameters. CPU Fan Profile [Standard] This item appears only when you enable...
Select Ignored if you do not wish to display the detected speed. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 3-29 CPU Q-Fan Control [Disabled] [Disabled] Disables the CPU Q-Fan control feature. [Enabled] Enables the CPU Q-Fan control feature. Change Option F1 General Help F10 ... items appear only when you to set the CPU Q-Fan Profile item to the motherboard, the field shows N/A. If the fan is not connected to [Manual]. Select Ignored if you do not wish to assign detailed fan speed control parameters. CPU Fan Profile [Standard] This item appears only when you enable...
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...vary. Click each menu tab and select the items you want to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. The Manual menu contains the list of the support DVD to change at www.asus.com for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD into the optical drive. Click an ... without notice. The Make Disk menu contains items to install. Click an item to install Click the Contact tab to avail all motherboard features. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-1 Refer to your computer. Click an item to run the DVD. The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you install the...
...vary. Click each menu tab and select the items you want to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. The Manual menu contains the list of the support DVD to change at www.asus.com for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD into the optical drive. Click an ... without notice. The Make Disk menu contains items to install. Click an item to install Click the Contact tab to avail all motherboard features. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-1 Refer to your computer. Click an item to run the DVD. The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you install the...
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... in this section are for reference only. Double-click the language to get the necessary software manuals. Click ASUS Motherboard Utility Guide from the Utilities menu before opening the files. 1. Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the manual list on the left. 2. Chapter 4 The screenshots in different languages. 4.2.2 Obtaining the software...
... in this section are for reference only. Double-click the language to get the necessary software manuals. Click ASUS Motherboard Utility Guide from the Utilities menu before opening the files. 1. Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the manual list on the left. 2. Chapter 4 The screenshots in different languages. 4.2.2 Obtaining the software...
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... Probe II senses fan rotations, CPU temperature, and system voltages, among others. With this icon to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for more information. 4.3.1 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II is always at a healthy operating condition. Launch PC Probe II by clicking... Probe II > PC Probe II v1.xx.xx. The PC Probe II icon appears in the Windows® notification area. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-3 View the online help or readme file that came with these components. The PC Probe II main window appears. 3. Click this utility, you of the ...
... Probe II senses fan rotations, CPU temperature, and system voltages, among others. With this icon to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for more information. 4.3.1 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II is always at a healthy operating condition. Launch PC Probe II by clicking... Probe II > PC Probe II v1.xx.xx. The PC Probe II icon appears in the Windows® notification area. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-3 View the online help or readme file that came with these components. The PC Probe II main window appears. 3. Click this utility, you of the ...
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...xx. 4.3.2 ASUS Fan Xpert Asus Fan Xpert allows you to configure the CPU fan profile under certain limitations. The fan will speed up when the temperature exceeds 70ºC. • User: allows you to adjust both the CPU and chassis fan speeds according to the software manual in a ...Fan profiles • Disable: disables the Fan Xpert function. • Standard: adjusts fan speed in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for the best cooling effect. • Intelligent: automatically adjusts the CPU fan speed according to the ambient temperature. • Stable...
...xx. 4.3.2 ASUS Fan Xpert Asus Fan Xpert allows you to configure the CPU fan profile under certain limitations. The fan will speed up when the temperature exceeds 70ºC. • User: allows you to adjust both the CPU and chassis fan speeds according to the software manual in a ...Fan profiles • Disable: disables the Fan Xpert function. • Standard: adjusts fan speed in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for the best cooling effect. • Intelligent: automatically adjusts the CPU fan speed according to the ambient temperature. • Stable...
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... be included in the array. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-11 Press to select the hard drives to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 array using two SATA hard disk drives. Ensure that you to be erased when creating or deleting a RAID array. An asterisk (*) appears in your motherboard user manual for the RAID array, press to...
... be included in the array. Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 4-11 Press to select the hard drives to create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 array using two SATA hard disk drives. Ensure that you to be erased when creating or deleting a RAID array. An asterisk (*) appears in your motherboard user manual for the RAID array, press to...
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... (bundled with models, but the installation steps remain the same. 1. Prepare two CrossFireX-ready graphics cards. 2. Ensure that the connector is firmly in this user manual for the locations of the PCIEX16 slots recommended for reference only. Connect two independent auxiliary power sources from the power supply to the graphics card...
... (bundled with models, but the installation steps remain the same. 1. Prepare two CrossFireX-ready graphics cards. 2. Ensure that the connector is firmly in this user manual for the locations of the PCIEX16 slots recommended for reference only. Connect two independent auxiliary power sources from the power supply to the graphics card...