Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX User Manual

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SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0

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Contents
- Notices
- Safety information
- About this guide
- SABERTOOTH 990FX specifications summary
- SABERTOOTH 990FX specifications summary
- SABERTOOTH 990FX specifications summary
- 1.1 Welcome!
- 1.2 Package contents
- 1.3 Special features
  - 1.3.1 Product highlights
  - 1.3.2 “Ultimate COOL!” Thermal Solution
  - 1.3.3 “TUF ENGINE!” Power Design
  - 1.3.4 ASUS DIY
- 2.1 Before you proceed
- 2.2 Motherboard overview
  - 2.2.1 Motherboard layout
  - 2.2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
  - 2.2.3 System memory
  - 2.2.4 Expansion slots
  - 2.2.5 Jumper
  - 2.2.6 Onboard switch
  - 2.2.7 Onboard LEDs
  - 2.2.8 Internal connectors
- 2.3 Building your computer system
  - 2.3.1 Additional tools and components to build a PC system
  - 2.3.2 CPU installation
  - 2.3.3 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation
  - 2.3.5 Motherboard installation
  - 2.3.6 ATX Power connection
  - 2.3.7 SATA device connection
  - 2.3.8 Front I/O Connector
  - 2.3.9 Expension Card installation
  - 2.3.10 Rear panel connection
  - 2.3.11 Audio I/O connections
- 2.4 Starting up for the first time
- 2.5 Turning off the computer
Chapter 3: BIOS setup
- 3.1 Knowing BIOS
- 3.2 BIOS setup program
  - 3.2.1 EZ Mode
  - 3.2.2 Advanced Mode
- 3.3 Main menu
- 3.4 Ai Tweaker menu
- 3.5 Advanced menu
  - 3.5.1 CPU Configuration
  - 3.5.2 North Bridge Configuration
  - 3.5.3 SATA Configuration
  - 3.5.4 USB Configuration
  - 3.5.5 CPU Core On/Off Fuction
  - 3.5.6 Onboard Devices Configuration
  - 3.5.7 APM
- 3.6 Monitor menu
- 3.7 Boot menu
- 3.8 Tools menu
  - ASUS O.C. Profile
- 3.9 Exit menu
- 3.10 Updating BIOS
  - 3.10.1 ASUS Update utility
  - 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
  - 3.10.3 ASUS BIOS Updater
Chapter 4: Software support
- 4.1 Installing an operating system
- 4.2 Support DVD information
  - 4.2.1 Running the support DVD
  - 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals
- 4.3 Software information
  - 4.3.1 AI Suite II
  - 4.3.2 ASUS Thermal Radar
  - 4.3.3 Tool
  - 4.3.4 Monitor
  - 4.3.5 Update
  - 4.3.6 System Information
  - 4.3.7 Audio configurations
- 4.4 RAID configurations
  - 4.4.1 RAID definitions
  - 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks
  - 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
  - 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility
- 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk
  - 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
  - 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®
  - 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation
  - 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive
Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support
- 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology
  - 5.1.1 Requirements
  - 5.1.2 Before you begin
  - 5.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards
  - 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers
  - 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology
- 5.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology
  - 5.2.1 Requirements
  - 5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards
  - 5.2.3 Installing the device drivers
  - 5.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology
2.5 Turning off the computer
2.4 Starting up for the first time
2.3 Building your computer system
- 2.3.1 Additional tools and components to build a PC system
- 2.3.2 CPU installation
- 2.3.3 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation
- 2.3.5 Motherboard installation
- 2.3.6 ATX Power connection
- 2.3.7 SATA device connection
- 2.3.8 Front I/O Connector
- 2.3.9 Expension Card installation
- 2.3.10 Rear panel connection
- 2.3.11 Audio I/O connections
2.2 Motherboard overview
- 2.2.1 Motherboard layout
- 2.2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
- 2.2.3 System memory
- 2.2.4 Expansion slots
- 2.2.5 Jumper
- 2.2.6 Onboard switch
- 2.2.7 Onboard LEDs
- 2.2.8 Internal connectors
2.1 Before you proceed
1.3 Special features
- 1.3.1 Product highlights
- 1.3.2 “Ultimate COOL!” Thermal Solution
- 1.3.3 “TUF ENGINE!” Power Design
- 1.3.4 ASUS DIY
1.2 Package contents
1.1 Welcome!
SABERTOOTH 990FX specifications summary
About this guide
Safety information
Notices
Chapter 3: BIOS setup
- 3.1 Knowing BIOS
- 3.2 BIOS setup program
  - 3.2.1 EZ Mode
  - 3.2.2 Advanced Mode
- 3.3 Main menu
- 3.4 Ai Tweaker menu
- 3.5 Advanced menu
  - 3.5.1 CPU Configuration
  - 3.5.2 North Bridge Configuration
  - 3.5.3 SATA Configuration
  - 3.5.4 USB Configuration
  - 3.5.5 CPU Core On/Off Fuction
  - 3.5.6 Onboard Devices Configuration
  - 3.5.7 APM
- 3.6 Monitor menu
- 3.7 Boot menu
- 3.8 Tools menu
- 3.9 Exit menu
- 3.10 Updating BIOS
  - 3.10.1 ASUS Update utility
  - 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
  - 3.10.3 ASUS BIOS Updater
Chapter 4: Software support
- 4.1 Installing an operating system
- 4.2 Support DVD information
  - 4.2.1 Running the support DVD
  - 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals
- 4.3 Software information
  - 4.3.1 AI Suite II
  - 4.3.2 ASUS Thermal Radar
  - 4.3.3 Tool
  - 4.3.4 Monitor
  - 4.3.5 Update
  - 4.3.6 System Information
  - 4.3.7 Audio configurations
- 4.4 RAID configurations
  - 4.4.1 RAID definitions
  - 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks
  - 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
  - 4.4.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility
- 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk
  - 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
  - 4.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®
  - 4.5.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation
  - 4.5.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive
Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support
- 5.1 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology
  - 5.1.1 Requirements
  - 5.1.2 Before you begin
  - 5.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards
  - 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers
  - 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology
- 5.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology
  - 5.2.1 Requirements
  - 5.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards
  - 5.2.3 Installing the device drivers
  - 5.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology

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