Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 User Manual

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Chapter 3: BIOS Setup
3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................3-1
3.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................3-2
3.2.1 EZ Mode......................................................................................3-3
3.2.2 Advanced Mode .......................................................................... 3-4
3.3 My Favorites ...............................................................................................3-6
3.4 Main menu ..................................................................................................3-7
3.5 Ai Tweaker menu ........................................................................................3-9
3.6 Advanced menu .......................................................................................3-15
3.6.1 CPU Conguration .................................................................... 3-15
3.6.2 North Bridge Conguration........................................................ 3-16
3.6.3 South Bridge Conguration ....................................................... 3-17
3.6.4 SATA Conguration .................................................................. 3-18
3.6.5 USB Conguration .................................................................... 3-20
3.6.6 CPU Core On/Off Function ....................................................... 3-21
3.6.7 Onboard Devices Conguration ................................................ 3-21
3.6.8 APM .......................................................................................... 3-24
3.6.9 Network Stack ........................................................................... 3-25
3.7 Monitor menu ...........................................................................................3-26
3.8 Boot menu ................................................................................................3-29
3.9 Tool menu ................................................................................................. 3-34
3.10 Exit menu .................................................................................................. 3-35
3.11 Updating BIOS ..........................................................................................3-36
3.11.1 EZ Update ................................................................................. 3-36
3.11.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility ............................................................ 3-37
3.11.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility................................................. 3-38
Chapter 4: Software Support
4.1 Installing an operating system .................................................................4-1
4.2 Support DVD information .......................................................................... 4-1
4.2.1 Running the support DVD ........................................................... 4-1
4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals.................................................. 4-2
4.3 Software information .................................................................................4-3
4.4 AI Suite 3 .....................................................................................................4-3
4.4.1 Thermal Radar 2 ......................................................................... 4-6
4.4.2 USB 3.1 Boost...........................................................................4-12
4.4.3 EZ Update ................................................................................. 4-13
4.4.4 System Information ................................................................... 4-15
4.4.5 USB BIOS Flashback ................................................................ 4-17

Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 Specifications

General

Chipset	AMD 990FX/SB950
CPU Support	AMD AM3+ FX/Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron 100 Series Processors
CPU Socket Type	AM3+
Storage	6 x SATA 6Gb/s
SATA RAID	RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
Audio	Realtek ALC1150 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
LAN	Intel I211-AT, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
Form Factor	ATX
Dimensions	12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )
Memory Support	4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz, ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Expansion Slots	1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 1 x PCI
USB Ports	12 x USB 2.0 (6 at back panel, 6 at mid-board)
Power Pin	24-pin ATX Power Connector, 8-pin ATX 12V Power Connector
Multi-GPU Support	Supports NVIDIA Quad-GPU SLI and AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX Technology