ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 Manuel D’Utilisation

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

The stylish heatsink features 0-dB thermal solution for a noiseless PC environment. The 

heatsink design also lowers the chipset’s temperature and power phase area through efficient 

heat-exchange. Combining usability with aesthetics, the ASUS heatsink gives you a smartly-

designed fanless cooling solution.

ASUS Fan Xpert intelligently allows you to adjust both the CPU and chassis fan speeds 

based on different ambient temperatures, resulting to a quiet and cool computing 

environment.

ASUS UEFI BIOS, a UEFI compliant architecture, offers the first mouse-controlled intuitive 

graphical BIOS interface that goes beyond the traditional keyboard-only BIOS controls, 

providing you with more flexibility, convenience, and easy to navigate EFI BIOS than the 

traditional BIOS versions. It offers you with dual selectable modes and native support for hard 

drives larger than 2.2 TB.
ASUS UEFI BIOS includes the following new features:
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F12 BIOS snapshot hotkey

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F3 Shortcut for most accessed information

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ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) information detecting faulty DIMMs, and 

helping with difficult POST situations.

This feature allows your system to go to the BIOS Setup program with the press of a button. 

With DirectKey, you can enter the BIOS anytime without having to press <Del> key during 

POST. It also allows you to turn on and turn off your system and conveniently enter the BIOS 

during bootup.

USB BIOS Flashback offers a hassle-free updating solution for your ultimate convenience. 

Install a USB storage device containing the BIOS file, press the BIOS Flashback button for 

about three seconds, and the UEFI BIOS is automatically updated even without entering 

the existing BIOS or operating system. It also allows you to regularly check for UEFI BIOS 

updates, and download the latest BIOS automatically.