Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 User Manual

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Chapter 4: Software support
Chapter 4
4.3.11 ASUS Update
ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS
in Windows® environment.
Launching ASUS Update
To launch ASUS Update, click Update> ASUS Update on the AI Suite II main menu bar.
Using ASUS Update
Select any of these options to update the BIOS:
• Update BIOS from Internet
Allows you to download the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website at
www.asus.com and follow the onscreen instructions to update the BIOS.
• Download BIOS from Internet
Download the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website at www.asus.com and save
it for later use.
• Update BIOS from le
Use the BIOS le that you had downloaded and saved to update the system BIOS.
• Save BIOS to le
Save the BIOS to another le or a USB storage device for later use.
Updating the BIOS poses some risks such as system instability or failure to boot. Before
updating the BIOS, ensure that you back up the original BIOS le.

Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1866 MHz
System bus rate	5.2 GT/s
Processor socket	Socket AM3+
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD Phenom FX, AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom II X8
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
USB 2.0 connectors	2
Number of SATA III connectors	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	-
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0
Audio chip	Realtek ALC892
Cooling type	Passive
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	AMD 990FX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Motherboard southbridge	AMD SB950
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III
On-board graphics card	No
Parallel processing technology support	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
PCI Express slots version	2.0
PCI Express configurations	1x1, 1x4, 1x16, 2x8, 2x16
PCI Express slots quantity	5
Controller 2nd interface type	ASMedia PCIe SATA
Trial software	Antivirus
Cables included	CrossFire, SATA
Bundled software	ASUS Update\\r ASUS Utilities
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111F
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	UEFI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	244 mm
Width	305 mm