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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Revised Edition V2; Copyright © 2013 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.; Offer to Provide Source Code of Certain Software
  • Page 3 – Contents; Product Introduction
  • Page 4 – BIOS setup
  • Page 5 – RAID support; RAID definitions; Multiple GPU support; AMD; Enabling the AMD; NVIDIA
  • Page 6 – Enabling the NVIDIA; Appendices
  • Page 7 – Safety information; Electrical safety; Operation safety; technician or your retailer.
  • Page 8 – About this guide; How this guide is organized; This chapter describes the RAID configurations.; Where to find more information
  • Page 9 – Conventions used in this guide; Bold text; Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.
  • Page 10 – SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 specifications summary
  • Page 11 – USB; x ASMedia; Exclusive TUF features; “Ultimate COOL” Thermal Solution; TUF ENGINE! Digital Power Design; Other special features
  • Page 12 – Internal I/O connectors; Manageability
  • Page 13 – Package contents; Check your motherboard package for the following items.
  • Page 14 – Installation tools and components
  • Page 15 – Chapter 1; Product introduction; Special features; Product highlights; The Ultimate Force; 90FX/SB950 platform, optimizing PCIe allocation in multiple; Dual-Channel 1866 MHz Support
  • Page 16 – Chapter 1: Product introduction; Complete USB 3.0 Solution; solution at speed up to ten times faster than USB 2.0.; “Ultimate COOL!” Thermal Solution; TUF CeraM!X - Heatsink Coating Technology; anti-oxidant for better heat dissipation.; TUF Thermal Radar; “TUF ENGINE!” Power Design; under extreme conditions.
  • Page 17 – ESD Guards; ASUS EZ DIY; helping with difficult POST situations.; DirectKey; DLNA Media Hub; : Send and share files between your PC and smart devices* with only a
  • Page 18 – USB BIOS Flashback; updates, and download the latest BIOS automatically.; Network iControl; more convenient online experience.; Channel Audio Codec; mitigate environmental impacts.
  • Page 19 – Before you proceed; any motherboard settings.
  • Page 20 – Motherboard layout
  • Page 21 – Layout contents; Page; DirectKey button
  • Page 23 – Recommended memory configurations; System memory
  • Page 24 – Memory configurations; DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.
  • Page 37 – Expansion slots; Slot No. Slot Description; PCI slot
  • Page 38 – IRQ assignments for this motherboard; VGA; PCIe; Single or Dual
  • Page 39 – Onboard buttons; enhance system performance.
  • Page 40 – DirectKey button; conveniently enter the BIOS during boot-up.
  • Page 41 – Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord.; Jumpers
  • Page 42 – Onboard LEDs; POST State LEDs
  • Page 43 – Internal connectors; configuration through the onboard AMD; RAID configurations
  • Page 44 – ASMedia
  • Page 45 – opening at the back of the system chassis.
  • Page 46 – 8 MBps connection speed.
  • Page 48 – CPU and chassis fan connectors; black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector.
  • Page 49 – audio I/O module cable to this connector.
  • Page 50 – push down firmly until the connectors completely fit.
  • Page 51 – power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.
  • Page 53 – Chapter 2; Building your PC system; Motherboard installation
  • Page 54 – Chapter 2: Getting started
  • Page 56 – CPU installation
  • Page 57 – CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation; To install the CPU heatsink and fan assembly
  • Page 59 – To remove a DIMM; DIMM installation
  • Page 60 – ATX Power connection; OR
  • Page 61 – SATA device connection
  • Page 62 – To install ASUS Q-Connector; POWER SW; To install USB 2.0 connector
  • Page 63 – Expansion Card installation; To install PCIe x16 cards
  • Page 64 – To use USB BIOS Flashback:; Insert the USB storage device to the USB Flashback port.; Updating BIOS
  • Page 65 – Rear panel connectors; USB BIOS Flashback button
  • Page 66 – * LAN ports LED indications; Onboard Devices Configuration
  • Page 67 – Connect to Headphone and Mic; Audio I/O connections; Connect to 2.1 channel Speakers
  • Page 68 – Connect to 4.1 channel Speakers
  • Page 69 – Connect to 7.1 channel Speakers; Starting up for the first time
  • Page 70 – BIOS Beep
  • Page 71 – Chapter 3; Knowing BIOS; optimal performance.; DO NOT change the default BIOS settings; except in the following; We strongly
  • Page 72 – Entering BIOS at startup; failed to enter BIOS Setup using the first two options.; Load Optimized; BIOS menu screen; EZ Mode
  • Page 73 – Advanced Mode, click; Advanced Mode; key for the advanced BIOS settings.; Setup Mode
  • Page 74 – Chapter 3: BIOS setup; following sections for the detailed configurations.; Exit; Menu bar; The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:
  • Page 75 – Main
  • Page 76 – Security
  • Page 77 – Administrator Password; selected fields in the BIOS setup program.; User Password; Confirm the password when prompted.
  • Page 78 – Ai Tweaker menu
  • Page 80 – Automatic configuration.; EPU Power Saving Mode; EPU Setting; DRAM Timing Control
  • Page 82 – DRAM Driving Control
  • Page 83 – increase VRM efficiency
  • Page 85 – Allows you to set the ASUS optimized phase tuning profile.
  • Page 86 – To offset the voltage by a positive value.; ASUS Enhancement Mode; Allows you to set the maximum performance mode.
  • Page 87 – CPU Configuration
  • Page 89 – Memory Configuration; Allows you to enable Memory Bank Interleaving function.
  • Page 90 – Allows you to enable or disable the Error Correcting Code (ECC) Mode.
  • Page 91 – South Bridge Configuration; SATA Port items show; Not Present; if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA
  • Page 92 – SB SATA Configuration
  • Page 93 – USB Devices; None; SB USB Configuration
  • Page 94 – Scroll down to view the other BIOS items.; CPU Core On/Off Function; Allows you to automatically or manually activate the CPU cores.
  • Page 95 – Serial Port Configuration
  • Page 96 – SB HD Azalia Configuration; HD; APM
  • Page 97 – Disables the PME device to generate a wake-on-LAN feature of the
  • Page 98 – temperatures. Select; Ignore; if you do not wish to display the detected temperatures.
  • Page 100 – Sets to [Silent] to minimize the fan speed for quiet chassis fan; Chassis Fan Profile
  • Page 102 – Next Boot after AC Power Loss [Normal Boot]
  • Page 103 – driver add-on devices or the Windows; Boot Devices Control [UEFI and Legacy OpROM]; Allows you to select the type of devices that you want to boot up.; Boot from Network Devices [Legacy OpROM first]
  • Page 104 – Secure Boot; Allows you to configure the Windows; Key Management
  • Page 105 – The system verifies the PK before your system enters the OS.
  • Page 107 – ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility
  • Page 108 – ASUS SPD Information; Allows you to view the DRAM SPD information.
  • Page 109 – This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings.; Save to Profile; Load from Profile; Yes
  • Page 110 – Load Optimized Defaults; a confirmation window appears. Select; Discard Changes & Exit; ASUS EZ Mode; the available filesystem devices.
  • Page 111 – instructions of this chapter to update your BIOS if necessary.; BIOS in Windows
  • Page 112 – Launching ASUS Update; to avoid network traffic.
  • Page 113 – Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file; To update the BIOS through a BIOS file:; Locate the BIOS file and click; Next
  • Page 114 – To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2:
  • Page 115 – gets corrupted during the updating process.; Before updating BIOS; and save them on the USB flash drive.
  • Page 116 – Booting the system in DOS environment; optical drive as the boot device.; pressing the item number.; Updating the BIOS file; To update the BIOS file using BIOS Updater:
  • Page 117 – The BIOS Updater screen appears as below.
  • Page 119 – Chapter 4; Installing an operating system; Support DVD information; Running the support DVD
  • Page 120 – Obtaining the software manuals; Manual
  • Page 121 – AI Suite II; Installing AI Suite II; To install AI Suite II on your computer:; Using AI Suite II
  • Page 122 – ASUS TUF Thermal Radar; Launching Thermal Radar; Thermal Radar; Using the Thermal Radar main screen; Temperature
  • Page 123 – Configuring system fan settings; To load the preset fan profiles:; Setting; Select a fan profile in the; Profile Name; icon to configure the
  • Page 124 – To customize the fan speed with advanced options:; Configuring user-customizable fan settings
  • Page 125 – Auto; Configuring Chassis Fan 4 settings; Allows you to set a profile to your CHA_FAN4.; User
  • Page 126 – Chapter 4: Software support; on the AI Suite II menu bar.
  • Page 127 – within the same network as your computer.
  • Page 128 – Screen type Low Density
  • Page 129 – Using the DLNA Media Hub; Click any of the tabs to select your preferred media file type.
  • Page 133 – Remote Desktop
  • Page 134 – Using the Remote Desktop via Wi-Fi GO! Remote
  • Page 135 – On your mobile device, tap; File Transfer; Tap; Enable; to receive files from PC.; Enter; Using File Transfer; Right-click the file and click
  • Page 136 – Securing your computer for Wi-Fi GO! Remote functions; Click; Use Password; and key in your password.; Apply
  • Page 137 – TurboV EVO; ASUS TurboV EVO includes; that allows you to manually adjust the CPU frequency; TurboV; Save Profile
  • Page 138 – Using the Advanced Mode; Click the; tab to adjust the advanced voltage settings.
  • Page 139 – Allows you to manually adjust the CPU ratio.; CPU Ratio; Turbo Ratio; CPU Ratio; to save the changes made.; CPU Ratio
  • Page 140 – heat to prolong the component lifespan and minimize power loss.; CPU Power; increase VRM efficiency.
  • Page 141 – CPU Power Response Control; value for extreme overclocking.; CPU Power Thermal Control; overclocking performance to enlarge O.C potential.; CPU Power Duty Control; phase bank temperature.; CPU/NB Power Response Control; frequency range of the DRAM Controller.
  • Page 142 – DRAM Current Capability; frequency range simultaneously.; DRAM Voltage Frequency; increase the overclocking range.; DRAM Power Phase Control; or to slower phase response to increase DRAM power efficiency.; DRAM Power
  • Page 143 – Sensor Recorder; to keep track of the three system statuses for certain purposes.; Launching Sensor Recorder; To launch Sensor Recorder, click; Tool > Sensor Recorder; on the AI Suite II main menu bar.; Using Sensor Recorder
  • Page 144 – Using History Record; Monitor
  • Page 146 – automatically increases a USB 3.0 device’s transfer speed up to 170%.; Launching USB 3.0 Boost; Configuring USB 3.0 Boost; You can manually switch the USB 3.0 mode back to; Normal
  • Page 147 – USB BIOS Flashback Wizard; Scheduling the latest BIOS download; Download Setting; Downloading the updated BIOS; Check for New BIOS Update
  • Page 148 – From the; Save to; dropdown list, select; Download; When the download process is; OK
  • Page 149 – Tool > Network iControl; Using EZ Start; ON; Set current network program as the highest priority; Select a profile and click; EZ Start
  • Page 150 – Using Quick Connection; Configuring the PPPoE connection settings; Before enabling the Network iControl’s; Quick Connection; functions, you must configure the; To configure the PPPoE settings; in the taskbar, and select; Open Network and Sharing Center; Right-click the PPPoE Connection, and select; Properties
  • Page 151 – Options; to complete the auto PPPoE connection settings.
  • Page 152 – Configuring the Quick Connection; No Delay TCP
  • Page 153 – Using EZ Profile; To use the EZ Profile:; EZ Profile; tab. The programs are shown in the network program column.
  • Page 154 – in Windows® environment.; To launch ASUS Update, click; Using ASUS Update; Select any of these options to update the BIOS:; Update BIOS from Internet; Save the BIOS to another file or a USB storage device for later use.
  • Page 155 – to locate the BIOS file.
  • Page 156 – Flash; Full Screen Logo; Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek; Auto Tune; to adjust the image size or the image resolution.; Booting Preview
  • Page 157 – Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows
  • Page 159 – Chapter 5; RAID configurations; Creating a RAID driver disk; optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write data in
  • Page 160 – Chapter 5: RAID configurations; Installing Serial ATA hard disks; To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:; Setting the RAID item in BIOS
  • Page 161 – To enter the AMD; View Drive Assignments: shows the status of the hard disk drives.
  • Page 162 – Creating a RAID volume; To create a RAID volume:; disk drives you want to include in the RAID set.
  • Page 163 – Deleting a RAID configuration; To delete a RAID volume:; The utility prompts the following messages:
  • Page 164 – Displaying a RAID set information; To display a RAID set information:; Select a RAID item and press to display its information.
  • Page 165 – floppy disk drive; Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS; To create a RAID driver disk without entering the OS:; Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows; To create a RAID driver disk in Windows; Plug the USB floppy disk drive and insert a floppy disk.; Make Disk
  • Page 166 – Installing the RAID driver during Windows
  • Page 167 – Using a USB floppy disk drive; XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive when you; disk to locate the file; or
  • Page 168 – Find the; Use Notepad to open the file.; DesktopWorkstationServer]
  • Page 169 – Chapter 6; Requirements; Before you begin; To uninstall existing graphics card drivers:
  • Page 170 – Installing two CrossFireXTM graphics cards; Align and firmly insert the CrossFireX
  • Page 171 – Connect two independent auxiliary
  • Page 172 – Installing the device drivers; Launching the AMD Catalyst Control Center; To launch the AMD Catalyst Control Center:; to configure the
  • Page 173 – Enabling Dual CrossFireX technology; In the Catalyst Control Center window, click; Performance > AMD CrossFireX; Select; Enable CrossFireX; Select a GPU combination from the drop-down list.; to save and activate the GPU settings made.
  • Page 174 – Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards
  • Page 175 – card. Ensure that the connector is firmly in place.
  • Page 176 – Screen Resolution; Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel; NVIDIA Control
  • Page 177 – Enabling SLI settings
  • Page 178 – Chapter 6: Multiple GPU support
  • Page 179 – Notices; Federal Communications Commission Statement
  • Page 180 – IC: Canadian Compliance Statement; un fonctionnement non souhaité de l’appareil.; Canadian Department of Communications Statement
  • Page 181 – REACH; information in different regions.
  • Page 182 – ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.; Technical Support
  • Page 183 – EC; DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
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Page 2 - Revised Edition V2; Copyright © 2013 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.; Offer to Provide Source Code of Certain Software

ii E8041 Revised Edition V2 January 2013 Copyright © 2013 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or ...

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iii Contents Safety information ..................................................................................................... viiAbout this guide ....................................................................................................... viiiSABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 specificati...

Page 4 - BIOS setup

iv 2.3.1 Rear I/O connection .................................................................. 2-13 2.3.2 Audio I/O connections ............................................................... 2-15 2.4 Starting up for the first time ......................................................................

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