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... 5-1 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-2 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 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 in Windows 5-7 5.3 ASUS AMD Series SATA Mode Notice 5-8 5.3.1 Installing AHCI driver in Windows® XP 5-8 5.3.2 Converting an existing system drive from IDE mode to AHCI mode 5-8 Chapter 6: Multiple GPU support...
... 5-1 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5-2 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 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 in Windows 5-7 5.3 ASUS AMD Series SATA Mode Notice 5-8 5.3.1 Installing AHCI driver in Windows® XP 5-8 5.3.2 Converting an existing system drive from IDE mode to AHCI mode 5-8 Chapter 6: Multiple GPU support...
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... Presence Detect) memory information WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Drivers Anti-virus software (OEM version) ASUS Update ASUS Utilities ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.4cm) Specifications are subject to change without notice. xi SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 specifications summary Back Panel I/O Ports Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Manageability Support DVD Form Factor 1 x Optical...
... Presence Detect) memory information WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Drivers Anti-virus software (OEM version) ASUS Update ASUS Utilities ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.4cm) Specifications are subject to change without notice. xi SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 specifications summary Back Panel I/O Ports Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Manageability Support DVD Form Factor 1 x Optical...
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... performance. • Due to USB 3.0/USB 3.1 controller limitation, USB 3.0/USB 3.1 devices can only be used under Windows® 7 OS environment and after the USB 3.0/USB 3.1 driver installation. Audio I /O connection Chapter 2 Rear panel connectors 1. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 2-13 Optical S/PDIF Out port 9. USB 2.0 ports 1-4 2. Intel® LAN port* 3. USB 3.1 Type-A port EA2 7.
... performance. • Due to USB 3.0/USB 3.1 controller limitation, USB 3.0/USB 3.1 devices can only be used under Windows® 7 OS environment and after the USB 3.0/USB 3.1 driver installation. Audio I /O connection Chapter 2 Rear panel connectors 1. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 2-13 Optical S/PDIF Out port 9. USB 2.0 ports 1-4 2. Intel® LAN port* 3. USB 3.1 Type-A port EA2 7.
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... of commands. [RAID] Set to [RAID] when you to set OnChip SATA Channel to enable or disable serial ATA. 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 internally optimize the order of SATA devices...
... of commands. [RAID] Set to [RAID] when you to set OnChip SATA Channel to enable or disable serial ATA. 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 internally optimize the order of SATA devices...
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...] [Legacy ROM] [UEFI DRIVER] SATA Port5 & M.2(SATA mode) [AHCI] Allows you set to [AHCI], the information of the SATA connectors can be seen only under the OS environment or during POST. • The configuration options of SATA Port5 & M.2(SATA mode) will vary according to set SATA Port1 - Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 3-19 Port 4 and...
...] [Legacy ROM] [UEFI DRIVER] SATA Port5 & M.2(SATA mode) [AHCI] Allows you set to [AHCI], the information of the SATA connectors can be seen only under the OS environment or during POST. • The configuration options of SATA Port5 & M.2(SATA mode) will vary according to set SATA Port1 - Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 3-19 Port 4 and...
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.... The following items appear only when you set the Fast Boot to [Auto] and [Full Screen]. Network Stack Driver Support [Disabled] [Disabled] Select to skip the network stack driver from 0 to load the network stack driver during normal boot. This process will extend the POST time. [Partial Initialization] For a faster POST time, only...
.... The following items appear only when you set the Fast Boot to [Auto] and [Full Screen]. Network Stack Driver Support [Disabled] [Disabled] Select to skip the network stack driver from 0 to load the network stack driver during normal boot. This process will extend the POST time. [Partial Initialization] For a faster POST time, only...
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...F1' If Error [Enabled] This item allows your system to wait for better compatibility. Configuration options: [Legacy OpROM first] [UEFI driver first] [Ignore] Boot from Network Devices [Legacy OpROM first] This item allows you to select the type of network devices that you ... only when you to launch. Configuration options: [Both, Legacy OpROM first] [Both, UEFI first] [Legacy OpROM first] [UEFI driver first] [Ignore] Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 3-31 Configuration options: [UEFI and Legacy OPROM] [Legacy OPROM only] [UEFI only] Boot from Storage Devices [Legacy OpROM first...
...F1' If Error [Enabled] This item allows your system to wait for better compatibility. Configuration options: [Legacy OpROM first] [UEFI driver first] [Ignore] Boot from Network Devices [Legacy OpROM first] This item allows you to select the type of network devices that you ... only when you to launch. Configuration options: [Both, Legacy OpROM first] [Both, UEFI first] [Legacy OpROM first] [UEFI driver first] [Ignore] Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 3-31 Configuration options: [UEFI and Legacy OPROM] [Legacy OPROM only] [UEFI only] Boot from Storage Devices [Legacy OpROM first...
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...® Secure Boot settings and manage its keys to protect the system from unauthorized access and malwares during POST. Configuration options: [Legacy OpROM first] [UEFI driver first] Secure Boot This item allows you want to delete the PK from your system. OS Type [Windows UEFI mode] [Windows UEFI Mode] [Other OS...
...® Secure Boot settings and manage its keys to protect the system from unauthorized access and malwares during POST. Configuration options: [Legacy OpROM first] [UEFI driver first] Secure Boot This item allows you want to delete the PK from your system. OS Type [Windows UEFI mode] [Windows UEFI Mode] [Other OS...
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...Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities tab before opening the files. Support DVD main menu Shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Click to display the applications and other software that you wish to browse the file list of supplementary ...user manuals. Install the necessary drivers to get the necessary software manuals. Click an item to open the folder of the user guide Click to display product related information ...
...Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities tab before opening the files. Support DVD main menu Shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Click to display the applications and other software that you wish to browse the file list of supplementary ...user manuals. Install the necessary drivers to get the necessary software manuals. Click an item to open the folder of the user guide Click to display product related information ...
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... driver, software and firmware Click or tap to search and select the BIOS file Click or tap to select a boot logo Click or tap to automatically update your motherboard's software, drivers and BIOS easily. Launching EZ Update To launch EZ Update, click Update. With this utility, you to update the BIOS Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R3...
... driver, software and firmware Click or tap to search and select the BIOS file Click or tap to select a boot logo Click or tap to automatically update your motherboard's software, drivers and BIOS easily. Launching EZ Update To launch EZ Update, click Update. With this utility, you to update the BIOS Chapter 4 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R3...
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... configurations The Realtek® audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to deliver the ultimate audio experience on the icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the audio devices connected) Advanced settings Control settings panel Set default device button Chapter 4 Analog and digital connector...
... configurations The Realtek® audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to deliver the ultimate audio experience on the icon to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the audio devices connected) Advanced settings Control settings panel Set default device button Chapter 4 Analog and digital connector...
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...without parity (redundancy data) having to be set , you have to the surviving drive as RAID sets. Refer to section 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. If one drive to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as it contains a complete copy of the same size or ...: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5. • You must be set as a data disk only. • If you to a second drive. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 5-1 This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to read and write data in a RAID set as a single drive but at a sustained data...
...without parity (redundancy data) having to be set , you have to the surviving drive as RAID sets. Refer to section 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. If one drive to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as it contains a complete copy of the same size or ...: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5. • You must be set as a data disk only. • If you to a second drive. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 5-1 This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to read and write data in a RAID set as a single drive but at a sustained data...
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.... Click the name of the device you've inserted, go to complete the installation. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 5-7 Chapter 5 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To install the RAID driver for your optical drive. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you to the USB flash drive. During the OS installation...
.... Click the name of the device you've inserted, go to complete the installation. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 5-7 Chapter 5 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To install the RAID driver for your optical drive. Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you to the USB flash drive. During the OS installation...
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... succeeding screen instructions to enhance the SATA performance. Chapter 5 5.3 ASUS AMD Series SATA Mode Notice The SATA6G_1-4 and SATA6G_5 connectors of the OS for details. 5.3.1 Installing AHCI driver in Windows® XP To install the AHCI driver in Windows® XP 1. Follow the instructions below to prevent system...AHCI mode by default to complete the installation. For Windows® 7 / Vista OS, you can install the AMD® SATA AHCI Driver from the motherboard support DVD after connecting the hard drive to the new motherboard with the SATA port set to IDE mode during the ...
... succeeding screen instructions to enhance the SATA performance. Chapter 5 5.3 ASUS AMD Series SATA Mode Notice The SATA6G_1-4 and SATA6G_5 connectors of the OS for details. 5.3.1 Installing AHCI driver in Windows® XP To install the AHCI driver in Windows® XP 1. Follow the instructions below to prevent system...AHCI mode by default to complete the installation. For Windows® 7 / Vista OS, you can install the AMD® SATA AHCI Driver from the motherboard support DVD after connecting the hard drive to the new motherboard with the SATA port set to IDE mode during the ...
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...allows you have to uninstall all current applications. 2. Select your computer. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing AMD CrossFireX graphics cards to your system. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. See Chapter...the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your graphics card driver supports the AMD CrossFireX technology. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers: 1. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 6-1...
...allows you have to uninstall all current applications. 2. Select your computer. Turn off your current graphics card driver/s. 4. Close all existing graphics card drivers before installing AMD CrossFireX graphics cards to your system. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. See Chapter...the latest driver from the AMD website (www.amd.com). • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by your graphics card driver supports the AMD CrossFireX technology. To uninstall existing graphics card drivers: 1. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 6-1...
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Chapter 6 6-4 Chapter 6: Multiple GPU Support 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. Right-click on the Windows... Center To launch the AMD Catalyst Control Center: 1. Click Catalyst Control Center to configure the displays and settings of your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the AMD Catalyst™ Control Center in Windows environment. Ensure that came with your PCI Express graphics card...
Chapter 6 6-4 Chapter 6: Multiple GPU Support 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. Right-click on the Windows... Center To launch the AMD Catalyst Control Center: 1. Click Catalyst Control Center to configure the displays and settings of your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the AMD Catalyst™ Control Center in Windows environment. Ensure that came with your PCI Express graphics card...
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Prepare two SLI-ready graphics cards. 2. If your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. The graphics cards and the motherboard layout may vary with models, but the installation steps remain the same. 1. Chapter 6 6.2 NVIDIA... 3D application list. 6.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards The following pictures are properly seated on the slots. 6-6 Chapter 6: Multiple GPU Support Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website at www.nvidia.com. • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by...
Prepare two SLI-ready graphics cards. 2. If your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. The graphics cards and the motherboard layout may vary with models, but the installation steps remain the same. 1. Chapter 6 6.2 NVIDIA... 3D application list. 6.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards The following pictures are properly seated on the slots. 6-6 Chapter 6: Multiple GPU Support Download the latest driver from the NVIDIA website at www.nvidia.com. • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at least the minimum power required by...
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4. Chapter 6 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 6-7 Ensure that came with your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI® technology. Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to install the device drivers. Ensure that your graphics card package to the graphics card. Download the latest driver from the power supply to the... goldfingers on each graphics card. SLI bridge Goldfingers 6.2.3 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that the connector is firmly in place. 5. Connect two independent auxiliary power sources from the ...
4. Chapter 6 ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 6-7 Ensure that came with your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA® SLI® technology. Connect a VGA or a DVI cable to install the device drivers. Ensure that your graphics card package to the graphics card. Download the latest driver from the power supply to the... goldfingers on each graphics card. SLI bridge Goldfingers 6.2.3 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that the connector is firmly in place. 5. Connect two independent auxiliary power sources from the ...
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... Resolution window, click Advanced settings. 6-8 Chapter 6: Multiple GPU Support Chapter 6 6.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI® technology After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in step (A), select Screen Resolution. If you cannot see the NVIDIA Control Panel item in NVIDIA® Control Panel under the...
... Resolution window, click Advanced settings. 6-8 Chapter 6: Multiple GPU Support Chapter 6 6.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI® technology After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the SLI feature in step (A), select Screen Resolution. If you cannot see the NVIDIA Control Panel item in NVIDIA® Control Panel under the...