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... SATA Configuration 3-17 3.5.5 USB Configuration 3-18 3.5.6 CPU Core On/Off Function 3-18 3.5.7 Onboard Devices Configuration 3-19 3.5.8 APM 3-20 3.5.9 Network Stack 3-21 3.6 Monitor menu 3-22 3.7 Boot menu 3-25 3.8 Tools menu 3-27 3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 3-27 3.8.2 ASUS SPD Information 3-27 3.8.3 ASUS O.C. Profile 3-27 3.9 Exit menu 3-28 3.10 Updating BIOS 3-29 3.10.1 ASUS...
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USB 3.0 Boost 4-9 Network iControl 4-10 FAN Xpert 4-14 Ai Charger 4-15 Probe II 4-16 Sensor Recorder 4-17 ASUS Update 4-19 MyLogo2 4-20 Audio configurations 4-22
RAID support 5.1 RAID configurations 5-1
5.1.1 RAID definitions 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...
M5A97 LE R2.0 User's Manual - Page 7
... when installing system components. • Chapter 3: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. • Chapter 4: Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package and the software. • Chapter 5: RAID support This...
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64Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 2.0a Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut Function and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serieal Presence Detect) memory information
WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables 1 x I/O Shield 1 x User Manual
Drivers ASUS utilities ASUS Update Anti-Virus software (OEM version)
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M5A97 LE R2.0 User's Manual - Page 24
... compatibility, we recommend that you install memory modules of the same version or date code (D/C) from the same vendor. Check with the retailer to get the correct memory modules.
• Due to the memory address limitation on 32-bit Windows® OS, when you install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard, the actual usable memory for the OS can be...
M5A97 LE R2.0 User's Manual - Page 50
... mouse port 2. LAN (RJ-45) port* 3. Audio I/O ports**
4. USB 2.0 ports 1 ~6 5. USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2 6. PS/2 keyboard port
* and **: Refer to the tables on the next page for LAN port LEDs, and audio port definitions.
• 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...
M5A97 LE R2.0 User's Manual - Page 71
...create a RAID configuration from the SATA hard disk drives. SATA Port5 - Port6 [AHCI] [IDE] S et to [IDE] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices. [AHCI] S et to [AHCI] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features...
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...Updater utilities.
3.10.1 ASUS Update
The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment.
• ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
• This utility is available in the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package.
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Launching ASUS Update To launch ASUS Update, click Update > ASUS Update on the AI Suite II main menu bar.
Quit all Windows® applications before you update the BIOS using this utility.
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
To update the BIOS through the Internet: 1. From the ASUS Update screen, select
Update BIOS from Internet, and then click Next.
Model Name M5A97 LE R2.0
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M5A97 LE R2.0 User's Manual - Page 91
... the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer. Click each menu tab and select the items you want to install.
The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to use the devices.
The Make Disk menu contains items to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk.
The Manual...
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• The applications in the Tool menu vary with motherboard models and CPUs installed.
• The screeshots of AI Suite II in this user manual are for reference only. The actual screenshots vary with models.
• Refer to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration.
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... from AI Suite II main menu bar.
• Ensure to install the LAN drivers before using this function. • Network iControl is only supported under Windows® 7 and can only support the
onboard LAN.
Using EZ Start EZ Start allows you to quickly activate Network iControl, and set the highest bandwidth priority for your top currently running program. To use...
M5A97 LE R2.0 User's Manual - Page 109
...; Update BIOS from file Use the BIOS file that you had downloaded and saved to update the system BIOS. • Save BIOS to file Save the BIOS file to another file or a USB storage device for later use.
Updating the BIOS poses some risks such as system instability or failure to boot. Before updating the BIOS, ensure that you back up the original BIOS file.
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M5A97 LE R2.0 User's Manual - Page 110
... boot logo, click Next and follow the instructions below. Change the boot logo of a downloaded BIOS file and update (or do not update) this BIOS to the motherboard 1. From the BIOS file field, click Browse to locate the BIOS file. 2. From the Picture File field, click Browse the image for your boot logo, then click
Next.
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Chapter 4: Software support
M5A97 LE R2.0 User's Manual - Page 112
...for all audio ports, eliminating cable connection errors and giving users plug and play convenience.
Follow the installation wizard to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support DVD that came with the motherboard package.
If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed, you will find the Realtek HD Audio Manager icon on the taskbar. Double-click on the icon to display the Realtek...
M5A97 LE R2.0 User's Manual - Page 113
... the AMD® SB950 chipset that allows you to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID sets. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10.
• You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial ATA hard disk drives. The Serial ATA RAID feature is available only if you are using Windows® XP SP3 or...
M5A97 LE R2.0 User's Manual - Page 118
...your computer. 2. Press during POST to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Set the optical drive as the primary boot device. 4. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive. 5. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. When the Make Disk menu appears, press to create a RAID driver disk. 7. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the USB floppy disk drive, then press . 8. Follow the succeeding screen instructions...
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... of the device you've inserted, go to Drivers > RAID, and then select the RAID driver for the corresponding OS version. Click OK.
4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation.
Before loading the RAID driver from a USB flash drive, you have to use another computer to copy the RAID driver from the support DVD to the USB flash drive.
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To uninstall existing graphics card drivers: 1. Close all current applications. 2. For Windows XP, go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs.
For Windows 7/Vista, go to Control Panel > Programs and Features. 3. Select your current graphics card driver/s. 4. For Windows XP, select Add/Remove.
For Windows 7/Vista, select Uninstall. 5. Turn off your computer.
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After installing your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the AMD VISION Engine Control Center in Windows environment. Launching the AMD VISION Engine Control Center To launch the AMD VISION Engine Control Center:
Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select AMD VISION Engine Control Center.
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