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Asus 990FX R20, 990FXGEN3, SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2, SABERTOOTH990FXGEN3 1.2.5 Expansion slots

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Chapter 1

1.2.5 Expansion slots

Unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do so may

cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components.

Slot No. Slot Description

1 PCIe 3.0 x16_1 slot (single at x16, dual at x16/x16, triple at x16/x8/x8 mode)

2 PCIe 2.0 x16_2 slot

3 PCIe 3.0 x16_3 slot

4 PCI slot

5 PCIe 3.0 x16_4 slot

Contents

Main E8041 Revised Edition V2 January 2013 Contents Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1-1 Chapter 2: Basic Installation 2-1 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 3-1 Chapter 4: Software support 4-1 Chapter 5: RAID support 5-1 Chapter 6: Multiple GPU support 6-1 Page Safety information Electrical safety Operation safety About this guide How this guide is organized Where to nd more information Conventions used in this guide Typography Italics ASMedia SATA 6Gb/s controllers CODEC AMD SB950 Chipset TUF ENGINE! Digital Power Design Safe & Stable! Guardian Angel Page Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items. User Manual Five-year warranty Page Product introduction 1.1 Special features 1.1.1 Product highlights The Ultimate Force FX/Phenom II/Athlon II/ Sempron 100 Series Processors (AM3+ / AM3 CPU) 1.1.2 Ultimate COOL! Thermal SolutionUltimate COOL! Thermal Solution TUF CeraM!X - Heatsink Coating Technology TUF Thermal Radar 1.1.3 TUF ENGINE! Power Design DIGI+ Power Control 1.1.4 Safe & Stable! Guardian Angel ESD Guards MemOK! 1.1.5 ASUS EZ DIY ASUS UEFI BIOS (EZ Mode) 1.1.6 Other special features 1.2 Motherboard overview 1.2.1 Before you proceed Page Layout contents 1.2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) Page Memory congurations ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 Motherboard Qualied Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3 2400 MHz capability DDR3 2200 MHz capability DDR3 2133 MHz capability 1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 DDR3 2000 MHz capability 1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction DDR3 1866 MHz capability ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 DDR3 1800 MHz capability 1-16 Chapter 1: Product introduction ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 1-18 Chapter 1: Product introduction DDR3 1333 MHz capability ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 1-20 Chapter 1: Product introduction Page Page 1.2.5 Expansion slots IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.2.6 Onboard buttons Page 1.2.7 Jumpers 1.2.8 Onboard LEDs 1.2.9 Internal connectors Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Basic Installation Page Page 2.1.2 CPU installation Page Page 2.1.4 DIMM installation Page Page 2.1.7 Front I/O Connector IDE_LED RESET SW POWER SW Page 2.2 BIOS update utility USB BIOS Flashback Page * LAN ports LED indications ** Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel conguration Page Page Connect to 7.1 channel Speakers 2.4 Starting up for the rst time 2.5 Turning off the computer BIOS setup 3.1 Knowing BIOS 3.2 BIOS setup program Entering BIOS at startup Entering BIOS Setup after POST BIOS menu screen ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 3.2.1 EZ Mode 3.2.2 Advanced Mode Menu bar Page 3-6 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 3.3 Main menu Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Administrator Password User Password 3.4 Ai Tweaker menu Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] CPU Ratio [Auto] AMD Turbo CORE technology [Auto] Memory Frequency [Auto] CPU/NB Frequency [Auto] CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto] PCIe Spread Spectrum [Auto] EPU Power Saving Mode [Disabled] OC Tuner [CANCEL] DRAM Timing Control Page DRAM Driving Control DIGI+ Power Control CPU Load-Line Calibration [Auto] CPU/NB Load Line Calibration [Auto] CPU Current Capability [Auto] CPU/NB Current Capability [Auto] CPU Power Phase Control [Standard] CPU Voltage Frequency [Auto] CPU Power Duty Control [T.Probe] CPU Power Response Control [Auto] CPU/NB Power Response Control [Auto] CPU Power Thermal Control [130] DRAM Current Capability [100%] DRAM Voltage Frequency [300KHZ] DRAM Power Phase Control [Optimized] CPU & NB Voltage [Offset Mode] Page ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 3.5 Advanced menu The items in this menu may vary based on the CPU installed. The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. 3.5.1 CPU Conguration The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. CoolnQuiet [Disabled] C1E [Disabled] SVM [Enabled] Core C6 State [Enabled] HPC [Enabled] 3.5.2 North Bridge Conguration IOMMU [Disabled] Memory Conguration Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI] ASUS Graphic Card Optimization [Auto] 3.5.3 South Bridge Conguration HPET [Enabled] 3.5.4 SATA Conguration SB SATA Conguration SATA Port1 - Port 4 [AHCI] SATA Port 5 - Port 6 [AHCI] S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled] SATA ESP on PORT1-6 [Disabled] 3.5.5 USB Conguration Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Legacy USB3.0 Support [Enabled] EHCI Hand-off [Disabled] SB USB Conguration 3.5.7 Onboard Devices Conguration Scroll down to view the other BIOS items. 3.5.6 CPU Core On/Off Function CPU Core Activation [Auto] The following items appear only when you set the CPU Core Activation to [Manual]. Page SB HD Azalia Conguration Azalia Front Panel [HD] SPDIF Out Type [SPDIF] 3.5.8 APM ErP Ready [Disabled] Restore AC Power Loss [Power Off] 3.5.9 Network Stack Power On By PME Device [Disabled] Power On By Ring [Disabled] Power On By RTC [Disabled] Network Stack [Disabled] 3.6 Monitor menu CPU Temperature / MB Temperature [xxxC/xxxF] VCORE Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage, VDDA2.5V Voltage CPU Q-Fan Control [Enabled] CPU Upper Temperature [70] Chassis Q-Fan Control 1-3 [Disabled] Chassis Upper Temperature [70] Chassis Lower Temperature [40] Chassis Fan Max. Duty Cycle(%) [60] CPU Fan Min. Duty Cycle(%) [60] 3.7 Boot menu Fast Boot [Enabled] DirectKey [Go to BIOS...] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] CSM (Compatibility Support Module) Boot Devices Control [UEFI and Legacy OpROM] Boot from Network Devices [Legacy OpROM rst] Boot from Storage Devices [Legacy OpROM rst] Boot from PCIe/PCI Expansion Devices [Legacy OpROM rst] Secure Boot Install Default Secure Boot keys Clear Secure Boot keys Page Page 3.8 Tools menu 3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 3-38 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 3.8.2 ASUS SPD Information Allows you to view the DRAM SPD information. ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 3.8.3 ASUS O.C. Prole The Setup Prole Status items show Not Installed if no prole is created. This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings. Save to Prole Load from Prole 3.9 Exit menu Load Optimized Defaults Save Changes & Reset Discard Changes & Exit ASUS EZ Mode 3.10 Updating BIOS 3.10.1 ASUS Update Updating the BIOS through the Internet Updating the BIOS through a BIOS le 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 3.10.3 ASUS BIOS Updater Before updating BIOS Booting the system in DOS environment Updating the BIOS le ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 2. The BIOS Updater screen appears as below. Page ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 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 Installing AI Suite II Using AI Suite II 4.3.2 ASUS TUF Thermal Radar Launching Thermal Radar Using the Thermal Radar main screen Conguring system fan settings Loading the preset fan proles Conguring user-customizable fan settings Conguring Chassis Fan 4 settings 4.3.3 Remote GO! Using Remote GO! Remote GO! functions Wi-Fi GO! Remote Launching Wi-Fi GO! Remote Wi-Fi GO! Remote menu Using the DLNA Media Hub DLNA Media Hub Page Page Page Page Using the Remote Desktop via Wi-Fi GO! Remote File Transfer Using File Transfer via Wi-Fi GO! Remote Using File Transfer Securing your computer for Wi-Fi GO! Remote functions 4.3.4 TurboV EVO TurboV 4-20 Chapter 4: Software support Using the Advanced Mode Click the Advanced Mode tab to adjust the advanced voltage settings. Page 4.3.5 DIGI+ Power Control Page Page 4.3.6 Sensor Recorder Using History Record 4.3.7 Ai Charger+ 4.3.8 USB 3.0 Boost Launching USB 3.0 Boost Conguring USB 3.0 Boost 4.3.9 USB BIOS Flashback Wizard Scheduling the latest BIOS download Downloading the updated BIOS Page 4.3.10 Network iControl Using EZ Start Using Quick Connection Page Conguring the Quick Connection Using EZ Prole 4.3.11 ASUS Update Using ASUS Update 4.3.12 MyLogo2 Using MyLogo 4.3.13 Audio congurations ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 B. Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XP A. Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows 7 Page RAID support 5.1 RAID congurations 5.1.1 RAID denitions 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5.1.4 AMD Option ROM Utility Creating a RAID volume Deleting a RAID conguration Displaying a RAID set information 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows OS installation 5.2.4 Using a USB oppy disk drive or Page Multiple GPU support 6.1 AMD CrossFireX technology 6.1.1 Requirements 6.1.2 Before you begin 6.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX graphics cards Page 6.1.4 Installing the device drivers 6.1.5 Enabling the AMD CrossFireX technology Launching the AMD Catalyst Control Center Page 6.2 NVIDIA SLI technology 6.2.1 Requirements 6.2.2 Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards 6.2.3 Installing the device drivers 6.2.4 Enabling the NVIDIA SLI technology Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel Enabling SLI settings Page Appendices Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement Page REACH ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services ASUS contact information ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. 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