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Asus M5A97 LE R2.0 2.1.8Expansion Card installation

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2.1.8Expansion Card installation

To install PCIe x16 cards

To install PCIe x1 cards

To install PCI cards

Chapter 2

ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0

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Page Page Contents Page Page Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide Typography M5A97 LE R2.0 specifications summary Page Page Package contents Installation tools and components Page Product introduction 1.1.1Product highlights 1.1.3ASUS Exclusive Features 1.1.4ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution 1.1.5ASUS EZ DIY 1.1.6Other special features 1.2.1Before you proceed 1.2.2Motherboard layout Page 1.2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU) 1.2.4System memory Page Page Page Page Page 1.2.5Expansion slots Page 1.2.6Jumpers 1.2.7Onboard LEDs 1.2.8Internal connectors Page Page Page Page Page Basic Installation 2.1.1Motherboard installation 2 Chapter Page 2.1.2CPU installation 2.1.3CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation Page Page 2.1.4DIMM installation 2.1.5ATX Power connection 2.1.6SATA device connection 2.1.7Front I/O Connector 2.1.8Expansion Card installation 2.2.1Rear I/O connection *** Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration 2.3.2Audio I/O connections Page 2.4Starting up for the first time 2.5Turning off the computer BIOS setup 3.2BIOS setup program 3 Chapter 3.2.1EZ Mode 3.2.2Advanced Mode Page 3.3Main menu Page 3.4Ai Tweaker menu Page Page Page Page Page Page 3.5.1CPU Configuration 3.5.2North Bridge 3.5.3South Bridge 3.5.4SATA Configuration 3.5.5USB Configuration 3.5.6CPU Core On/Off Function 3.5.7Onboard Devices Configuration 3.5.8APM 3.5.9Network Stack 3.6Monitor menu Page Page 3.7Boot menu Page 3.8.1ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 3.8.2ASUS SPD Information 3.8.3ASUS O.C. Profile 3.9Exit menu 3.10.1ASUS Update Page Page 3.10.2ASUS EZ Flash 3.10.3ASUS BIOS Updater Page Page Page Software support 4.2.1Running the support DVD 4.2.2Obtaining the software manuals 4.3.1AI Suite 4.3.2TurboV EVO Page Page Page 4.3.3EPU 4.3.4USB 3.0 Boost 4.3.5Network iControl Page Page Page 4.3.6FAN Xpert 4.3.7Ai Charger+ 4.3.8Probe 4.3.9Sensor Recorder Page 4.3.10ASUS Update 4.3.11MyLogo2 Page 4.3.12Audio configurations RAID support 5.1.1RAID definitions 5.1.2Installing Serial ATA hard disks 5.1.3Setting the RAID item in BIOS 5.1.4AMD® Option ROM utility Page Page 5.2.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 5.2.2Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® 5.2.3Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation 5.2.4Using a USB floppy disk drive Page Page Multiple GPU support 6.1.1Requirements 6.1.2Before you begin 6.1.3Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards 6.1.4Installing the device drivers 6.1.5Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology Page Appendices Federal Communications Commission Statement IC: Canadian Compliance Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement VCCI: Japan Compliance Statement VCCI Class B Statement KC: Korea Warning Statement REACH ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)