Manuels d'utilisation pour ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0

Table des matières

• Safety information

  7
  • About this guide

    8
  • SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 specifications summary

    10
  • Package contents

    13
  • Installation tools and components

    14
• Chapter 1: Product Introduction

  15
  • 1.1 Special features

    15
    • 1.1.1 Product highlights

      15
    • 1.1.2 “Ultimate COOL!” Thermal Solution

      16
    • 1.1.3 “TUF ENGINE!” Power Design

      16
    • 1.1.4 “Safe & Stable!” Guardian Angel

      17
    • 1.1.5 ASUS EZ DIY

      17
    • 1.1.6 Other special features

      18
  • 1.2 Motherboard overview

    19
    • 1.2.1 Before you proceed

      19
    • 1.2.2 Motherboard layout

      20
    • 1.2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

      22
    • 1.2.4 System memory

      23
    • 1.2.5 Expansion slots

      37
    • 1.2.6 Onboard buttons

      39
    • 1.2.7 Jumpers

      41
    • 1.2.8 Onboard LEDs

      42
    • 1.2.9 Internal connectors

      43
• Chapter 2: Basic Installation

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  • 2.1 Building your PC system

    53
    • 2.1.1 Motherboard installation

      53
    • 2.1.2 CPU installation

      56
    • 2.1.3 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation

      57
    • 2.1.4 DIMM installation

      59
    • 2.1.5 ATX Power connection

      60
    • 2.1.6 SATA device connection

      61
    • 2.1.7 Front I/O Connector

      62
    • 2.1.8 Expansion Card installation

      63
  • 2.2 BIOS update utility

    64
  • 2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections

    65
    • 2.3.1 Rear I/O connection

      65
    • 2.3.2 Audio I/O connections

      67
  • 2.4 Starting up for the first time

    69
  • 2.5 Turning off the computer

    70
• Chapter 3: BIOS setup

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  • 3.1 Knowing BIOS

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  • 3.2 BIOS setup program

    72
    • 3.2.1 EZ Mode

      73
    • 3.2.2 Advanced Mode

      74
  • 3.3 Main menu

    76
  • 3.4 Ai Tweaker menu

    78
  • 3.5 Advanced menu

    87
    • 3.5.1 CPU Configuration

      87
    • 3.5.2 North Bridge Configuration

      89
    • 3.5.3 South Bridge Configuration

      91
    • 3.5.4 SATA Configuration

      91
    • 3.5.5 USB Configuration

      93
    • 3.5.6 CPU Core On/Off Function

      94
    • 3.5.7 Onboard Devices Configuration

      94
    • 3.5.8 APM

      96
    • 3.5.9 Network Stack

      97
  • 3.6 Monitor menu

    98
  • 3.7 Boot menu

    101
  • 3.8 Tools menu

    107
    • 3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility

      107
    • 3.8.2 ASUS SPD Information

      108
    • 3.8.3 ASUS O.C. Profile

      109
  • 3.9 Exit menu

    110
  • 3.10 Updating BIOS

    111
    • 3.10.1 ASUS Update

      111
    • 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2

      114
    • 3.10.3 ASUS BIOS Updater

      115
• Chapter 4: Software support

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  • 4.1 Installing an operating system

    119
  • 4.2 Support DVD information

    119
    • 4.2.1 Running the support DVD

      119
    • 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals

      120
  • 4.3 Software information

    121
    • 4.3.1 AI Suite II

      121
    • 4.3.2 ASUS TUF Thermal Radar

      122
    • 4.3.3 Remote GO!

      126
    • 4.3.4 TurboV EVO

      137
    • 4.3.5 DIGI+ Power Control

      140
    • 4.3.6 Sensor Recorder

      143
    • 4.3.7 Ai Charger+

      145
    • 4.3.8 USB 3.0 Boost

      146
    • 4.3.9 USB BIOS Flashback Wizard

      147
    • 4.3.10 Network iControl

      149
    • 4.3.11 ASUS Update

      154
    • 4.3.12 MyLogo2

      155
    • 4.3.13 Audio configurations

      156
• Chapter 5: RAID support

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  • 5.1 RAID configurations

    159
    • 5.1.1 RAID definitions

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    • 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks

      160
    • 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS

      160
    • 5.1.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility

      161
  • 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk

    165
    • 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS

      165
    • 5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®

      165
    • 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation

      166
    • 5.2.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive

      167
• Chapter 6: Multiple GPU support

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  • 6.1 AMD® CrossFireX™ technology

    169
    • 6.1.1 Requirements

      169
    • 6.1.2 Before you begin

      169
    • 6.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards

      170
    • 6.1.4 Installing the device drivers

      172
    • 6.1.5 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology

      172
  • 6.2 NVIDIA® SLI™ technology

    174
    • 6.2.1 Requirements

      174
    • 6.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards

      174
    • 6.2.3 Installing the device drivers

      175
    • 6.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA® SLI™ technology

      176
• Appendices

  179
  • Notices

    179
  • ASUS contact information

    182