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Installation tools and components. Asus M5A97R20, M5A97LER20, M5A97 R2.0
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Installation tools and components
1 bag of screws
PC chassis
AMD AM3+ CPU
DIMM
Philips (cross) screwdriver
Power supply unit
AMD AM3+ compatible CPU Fan
SATA hard disk drive
SATA optical disc drive (optional) Graphics card (optional)
The tools and components in the table above are not included in the motherboard package.
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Key Features
- AMD Socket AM3+ AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
- PC ATX AMD 970 Realtek ALC887 7.1 channels
- DDR3-SDRAM 4 DIMM ECC Non-ECC Maximum internal memory: 32 GB
- SATA III
- Quad-GPU CrossFireX
- BIOS type: UEFI 64 Mbit ACPI version: 2.0a Clear CMOS jumper
- Gigabit Ethernet
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Table of contents
- 6 Safety information
- 7 About this guide
- 9 M5A97 R2.0 specifications summary
- 12 Package contents
- 13 Installation tools and components
- 15 Product introduction
- 15 1.1 Special features
- 15 1.1.1 Product highlights
- 16 1.1.2 DIP (Dual Intelligent Processors) - TPU (TurboV Processing Unit) & EPU (Energy Processing Unit)
- 16 1.1.3 ASUS Exclusive Features
- 17 1.1.4 ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
- 17 1.1.5 ASUS EZ DIY
- 18 1.1.6 Other Features
- 19 1.2 Motherboard overview
- 19 1.2.1 Before you proceed
- 20 1.2.2 Motherboard layout
- 22 1.2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
- 22 1.2.4 System memory
- 28 1.2.5 Expansion slots
- 30 1.2.6 Onboard switches and buttons
- 33 1.2.7 Jumpers
- 34 1.2.8 Onboard LEDs
- 35 1.2.9 Internal connectors
- 43 Basic Installation
- 43 2.1 Building your PC system
- 43 2.1.1 Motherboard installation
- 46 2.1.2 CPU installation
- 47 2.1.3 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation
- 50 2.1.4 DIMM installation
- 51 2.1.5 ATX Power connection
- 52 2.1.6 SATA device connection
- 53 2.1.7 Expansion Card installation
- 54 2.2 BIOS update utility
- 54 2.2.1 USB BIOS Flashback
- 55 2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections
- 55 2.3.1 Rear I/O connection
- 57 2.3.2 Audio I/O connections
- 59 2.4 Starting up for the first time
- 59 2.5 Turning off the computer
- 61 BIOS setup
- 61 3.1 Knowing BIOS
- 62 3.2 BIOS setup program
- 63 3.2.1 EZ Mode
- 64 3.2.2 Advanced Mode
- 66 3.3 Main menu
- 68 3.4 Ai Tweaker menu
- 74 3.5 Advanced menu
- 74 3.5.1 CPU Configuration
- 75 3.5.2 North Bridge
- 76 3.5.3 South Bridge
- 76 3.5.4 SATA Configuration
- 77 3.5.5 USB Configuration
- 78 3.5.6 CPU Core On/Off Function
- 78 3.5.7 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 79 3.5.8 APM
- 80 3.5.9 Network Stack
- 81 3.6 Monitor menu
- 84 3.7 Boot menu
- 86 3.8 Tools menu
- 86 3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility
- 86 3.8.2 ASUS SPD Information
- 86 3.8.3 ASUS O.C. Profile
- 87 3.9 Exit menu
- 88 3.10 Updating BIOS
- 88 3.10.1 ASUS Update
- 91 3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2
- 93 3.10.3 ASUS BIOS Updater
- 97 Software support
- 97 4.1 Installing an operating system
- 97 4.2 Support DVD information
- 97 4.2.1 Running the support DVD
- 98 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals
- 99 4.3 Software information
- 99 4.3.1 AI Suite II
- 100 4.3.2 TurboV EVO
- 104 4.3.3 EPU
- 105 4.3.4 Remote GO!
- 116 4.3.5 USB 3.0 Boost
- 117 4.3.6 Network iControl
- 121 4.3.7 USB BIOS Flashback Wizard
- 123 4.3.8 FAN Xpert
- 124 4.3.9 Ai Charger+
- 125 4.3.10 Probe II
- 126 4.3.11 Sensor Recorder
- 128 4.3.12 ASUS Update
- 129 4.3.13 MyLogo2
- 131 4.3.14 Audio configurations
- 133 RAID support
- 133 5.1 RAID configurations
- 133 5.1.1 RAID definitions
- 134 5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks
- 134 5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
- 135 5.1.4 AMD® Option ROM utility
- 138 5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk
- 138 5.2.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
- 138 5.2.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®
- 139 5.2.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation
- 140 5.2.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive
- 143 Multiple GPU support
- 143 6.1 AMD® CrossFireX™ technology
- 143 6.1.1 Requirements
- 143 6.1.2 Before you begin
- 144 6.1.3 Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards
- 145 6.1.4 Installing the device drivers
- 145 6.1.5 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology
- 147 Appendices
- 147 Notices
- 150 ASUS contact information