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Table Of Contents
Safety information
About this guide
SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 specifications summary
Package contents
Installation tools and components
Product introduction
1.1 Special features
1.1.1 Product highlights
1.1.2 “Ultimate COOL!” Thermal Solution
1.1.3 “TUF ENGINE!” Power Design
1.1.4 “Safe & Stable!” Guardian Angel
1.1.5 ASUS EZ DIY
1.1.6 Other special features
1.2 Motherboard overview
1.2.1 Before you proceed
1.2.2 Motherboard layout
1.2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
1.2.4 System memory
1.2.5 Expansion slots
1.2.6 Onboard buttons
1.2.7 Jumpers
1.2.8 Onboard LEDs
1.2.9 Internal connectors
Basic Installation
2.1 Building your PC system
2.1.1 Motherboard installation
2.1.2 CPU installation
2.1.3 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation
2.1.4 DIMM installation
2.1.5 ATX Power connection
2.1.6 SATA device connection
2.1.7 Front I/O Connector
2.1.8 Expansion Card installation
2.2 BIOS update utility
2.3 Motherboard rear and audio connections
2.3.1 Rear I/O connection
2.3.2 Audio I/O connections
2.4 Starting up for the first time
2.5 Turning off the computer
BIOS setup
3.1 Knowing BIOS
3.2 BIOS setup program
3.2.1 EZ Mode
3.2.2 Advanced Mode
3.3 Main menu
3.4 Ai Tweaker menu
3.5 Advanced menu
3.5.1 CPU Configuration
3.5.2 North Bridge Configuration
3.5.3 South Bridge Configuration
3.5.4 SATA Configuration
3.5.5 USB Configuration
3.5.6 CPU Core On/Off Function
3.5.7 Onboard Devices Configuration
3.5.8 APM
3.5.9 Network Stack
3.6 Monitor menu
3.7 Boot menu
3.8 Tools menu
3.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility
3.8.2 ASUS SPD Information
3.8.3 ASUS O.C. Profile
3.9 Exit menu
3.10 Updating BIOS
3.10.1 ASUS Update
3.10.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2
3.10.3 ASUS BIOS Updater
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
4.3.2 ASUS TUF Thermal Radar
4.3.3 Remote GO!
4.3.4 TurboV EVO
4.3.5 DIGI+ Power Control
4.3.6 Sensor Recorder
4.3.7 Ai Charger+
4.3.8 USB 3.0 Boost
4.3.9 USB BIOS Flashback Wizard
4.3.10 Network iControl
4.3.11 ASUS Update
4.3.12 MyLogo2
4.3.13 Audio configurations
RAID support
5.1 RAID configurations
5.1.1 RAID definitions
5.1.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS
5.1.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility
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 floppy disk drive
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
6.1.4 Installing the device drivers
6.1.5 Enabling the AMD® CrossFireX™ technology
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
Appendices
Notices
ASUS contact information
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Place nine screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the
chassis.
DO NOT overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard.
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