E8047-M5A97-LE-R20-V2-WEB-英文版说明书

Motherboard

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Contents

Safetyinformation vi

Aboutthisguide vii

M5A97LER2.0specificationssummary ix

Packagecontents xii

Installationtoolsandcomponents xiii

Chapter1:

Productintroduction

Specialfeatures 1-1

Producthighlights 1-1

DIP(DualIntelligentProcessors)-TPU

(TurboVProcessingUnit)&EPU(EnergyProcessingUnit) 1-2

ASUSExclusiveFeatures 1-2

ASUSQuietThermalSolution 1-3

ASUSEZDIY 1-3

Otherspecialfeatures 1-4

Motherboardoverview 1-5

Beforeyouproceed 1-5

Motherboardlayout 1-6

CentralProcessingUnit(CPU) 1-8

Systemmemory 1-9

Expansionslots 1-15

Jumpers 1-17

OnboardLEDs 1-18

Internalconnectors 1-19

Chapter2:

BasicInstallation

BuildingyourPCsystem 2-1

Motherboardinstallation 2-1

CPUinstallation 2-4

CPUheatsinkandfanassemblyinstallation 2-5

DIMMinstallation 2-8

ATXPowerconnection 2-9

SATAdeviceconnection 2-10

FrontI/OConnector 2-10

ExpansionCardinstallation 2-11

Motherboardrearandaudioconnections 2-12

RearI/Oconnection 2-12

AudioI/Oconnections 2-14

Startingupforthefirsttime 2-16

Turningoffthecomputer 2-16

Chapter3:

BIOSsetup

KnowingBIOS 3-1

BIOSsetupprogram 3-2

EZMode 3-3

AdvancedMode 3-4

Mainmenu 3-6

AiTweakermenu 3-8

Advancedmenu 3-15

CPUConfiguration 3-15

NorthBridge 3-16

SouthBridge 3-17

SATAConfiguration 3-17

USBConfiguration 3-18

CPUCoreOn/OffFunction 3-18

OnboardDevicesConfiguration 3-19

APM 3-20

NetworkStack 3-21

Monitormenu 3-22

Bootmenu 3-25

Toolsmenu 3-27

ASUSEZFlash2Utility 3-27

ASUSSPDInformation 3-27

ASUSO.C.Profile 3-27

Exitmenu 3-28

UpdatingBIOS 3-29

ASUSUpdate 3-29

ASUSEZFlash2 3-32

ASUSBIOSUpdater 3-33

Chapter4:

Softwaresupport

Installinganoperatingsystem 4-1

SupportDVDinformation 4-1

RunningthesupportDVD 4-1

Obtainingthesoftwaremanuals 4-2

Softwareinformation 4-3

AISuiteII 4-3

TurboVEVO 4-4

EPU 4-8

USB3.0Boost 4-9

NetworkiControl 4-10

FANXpert 4-14

AiCharger+ 4-15

ProbeII 4-16

SensorRecorder 4-17

ASUSUpdate 4-19

MyLogo2 4-20

Audioconfigurations 4-22

Chapter5:

RAIDsupport

RAIDconfigurations 5-1

RAIDdefinitions 5-1

InstallingSerialATAharddisks 5-2

SettingtheRAIDiteminBIOS 5-2

AMD®OptionROMutility 5-3

CreatingaRAIDdriverdisk 5-6

CreatingaRAIDdriverdiskwithoutenteringtheOS 5-6

CreatingaRAIDdriverdiskinWindows® 5-6

InstallingtheRAIDdriverduringWindows®OSinstallation 5-7

UsingaUSBfloppydiskdrive 5-8

Chapter6:

MultipleGPUsupport

AMD®CrossFireX™technology 6-1

Requirements 6-1

Beforeyoubegin 6-1

InstallingtwoCrossFireX™graphicscards 6-2

Installingthedevicedrivers 6-3

EnablingtheAMD®CrossFireX™technology 6-3

Appendices

NoticesA-1

ASUScontactinformationA-4

Safetyinformation

Electricalsafety

Topreventelectricalshockhazard,disconnectthepowercablefromtheelectricaloutlet

beforerelocatingthesystem.

Whenaddingorremovingdevicestoorfromthesystem,ensurethatthepowercablesforthedevicesareunpluggedbeforethesignalcablesareconnected.Ifpossible,disconnectallpowercablesfromtheexistingsystembeforeyouaddadevice.

Beforeconnectingorremovingsignalcablesfromthemotherboard,ensurethatallpowercablesareunplugged.

Seekprofessionalassistancebeforeusinganadapterorextensioncord.Thesedevicescouldinterruptthegroundingcircuit.

Ensurethatyourpowersupplyissettothecorrectvoltageinyourarea.Ifyouarenotsureaboutthevoltageoftheelectricaloutletyouareusing,contactyourlocalpowercompany.

Ifthepowersupplyisbroken,donottrytofixitbyyourself.Contactaqualifiedservice

technicianoryourretailer.

Operationsafety

Beforeinstallingthemotherboardandaddingdevicesonit,carefullyreadallthemanualsthatcamewiththepackage.

Beforeusingtheproduct,ensureallcablesarecorrectlyconnectedandthepowercablesarenotdamaged.Ifyoudetectanydamage,contactyourdealerimmediately.

Toavoidshortcircuits,keeppaperclips,screws,andstaplesawayfromconnectors,slots,socketsandcircuitry.

Avoiddust,humidity,andtemperatureextremes.Donotplacetheproductinanyareawhereitmaybecomewet.

Placetheproductonastablesurface.

Ifyouencountertechnicalproblemswiththeproduct,contactaqualifiedservice

technicianoryourretailer.

Aboutthisguide

Thisuserguidecontainstheinformationyouneedwheninstallingandconfiguringthe

motherboard.

Howthisguideisorganized

Thisguidecontainsthefollowingparts:

Chapter1:Productintroduction

Thischapterdescribesthefeaturesofthemotherboardandthenewtechnologyitsupports.Itincludesdescriptionoftheswitches,jumpers,andconnectorsonthemotherboard.

Chapter2:BasicInstallation

Thischapterliststhehardwaresetupproceduresthatyouhavetoperformwheninstallingsystemcomponents.

Chapter3:BIOSsetup

ThischaptertellshowtochangesystemsettingsthroughtheBIOSSetupmenus.DetaileddescriptionsoftheBIOSparametersarealsoprovided.

Chapter4:Softwaresupport

ThischapterdescribesthecontentsofthesupportDVDthatcomeswiththemotherboardpackageandthesoftware.

Chapter5:RAIDsupport

ThischapterdescribestheRAIDconfigurations.

Chapter6:MultipleGPUtechnologysupport

ThischapterdescribeshowtoinstallandconfiguremultipleAMD®CrossFireX™graphicscards.

Wheretofindmoreinformation

Refertothefollowingsourcesforadditionalinformationandforproductandsoftwareupdates.

ASUSwebsites

TheASUSwebsiteprovidesupdatedinformationonASUShardwareandsoftwareproducts.RefertotheASUScontactinformation.

Optionaldocumentation

Yourproductpackagemayincludeoptionaldocumentation,suchaswarrantyflyers,thatmayhavebeenaddedbyyourdealer.Thesedocumentsarenotpartofthestandardpackage.

Conventionsusedinthisguide

Toensurethatyouperformcertaintasksproperly,takenoteofthefollowingsymbolsusedthroughoutthismanual.

DANGER/WARNING:Informationtopreventinjurytoyourselfwhentryingto

completeatask.

CAUTION:Informationtopreventdamagetothecomponentswhentryingtocompleteatask

IMPORTANT:InstructionsthatyouMUSTfollowtocompleteatask..

NOTE:Tipsandadditionalinformationtohelpyoucompleteatask.

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Boldtext

Indicatesamenuoranitemtoselect.

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Usedtoemphasizeawordoraphrase.

<Key>

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<Key1>+<Key2>+<Key3>

Ifyoumustpresstwoormorekeyssimultaneously,thekeynamesarelinkedwithaplussign(+).

M5A97LER2.0specificationssummary

CPU

AMD®SocketAM3+forAMD®FXSeriesCPUupto8-core

CompatiblewithAMD®SocketAM3forAMD®PhenonTMII/AthlonTMII/SempronTM100Seriesprocessors

AMD®140WCPUSupportAMD®Cool‘n’QuietTMsupportSupportAM3+32nmCPU

Chipset

AMD®970/SB950

SystemBus

Upto4800MT/s;HyperTransportTM3.0

Memory

4xDIMMs,Max.32GB,DDR32133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066MHz,

ECC,Non-ECC,unbufferedMemoryDual-channelmemoryarchitecture

DuetoCPUspec,AMD100SeriesCPUssupportuptoDDR31066MHz.WithASUSdesign,thismotherboardcansupportuptoDDR31333MHz.

Whenyouinstallatotalmemoryof4GBcapacityormore,Windows®32-bitoperatingsystemmayonlyrecognizelessthan3GB.Werecommendamaximumof3GBsystemmemoryifyouareusingaWindows®32-bitoperatingsystem.

Referto

forthelatestMemoryQVL(QualifiedVendorsList).

Expansionslots

2xPCIe2.0x16slots(Blue@x16speed,Black@x4speed)2xPCIe2.0x1slots

2xPCIslots

Multi-GPUsupport

SupportsAMD®Quad-GPUCrossFireXTMTechnology

Storage

AMD®SB950Chipset:

-6xSATA6Gb/sportswithRAID0,1,5and10support

LAN

Realtek®8111FGigabitLANcontroller

Audio

Realtek®ALC8878-channelHighDefinitionAudioCODEC

SupportsJack-Detection,Multi-Streaming,FrontPanelJack-Retasking

OpticalS/PDIFoutheaderatmid-board

ASUSNoiseFilter

USB

1xAsmedia®USB3.0controller:

2xUSB3.0/2.0portsatbackpanel(blue)

AMD®SB950Chipset:

12xUSB2.0/1.1ports(6portsatthemid-board,6portsatthebackpanel)

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M5A97LER2.0specificationssummary

ASUSuniquefeatures

ASUSDualIntelligentProcessors

ASUSPowerDesign

4+2PhasePowerDesign

ASUSEPU

EPU

ASUSTPU

AutoTuning,TurboV

ASUSExclusiveFeatures

ASUSUEFIBIOSEZModefeaturingfriendlygraphicsuserinterface

ASUSUSB3.0Boost

ASUSNetworkiControl

ASUSAISuiteII

ASUSAiCharger+

ASUSQuietThermalSolution

ASUSFanlessDesign:heatsinksolution

ASUSFanXpert

ASUSEZDIY

ASUSO.C.Profile

ASUSEZFlash2

ASUSMyLogo2

PrecisionTweaker2

Multi-languageBIOS

ASUSQDesign

ASUSQ-Slot

ASUSexclusiveoverclockingfeatures

PrecisionTweaker2

vCore:AdjustableCPUvoltageat0.00625Vincrement

vDDNB:AdjustableCPU/NBvoltageat0.00625Vincrement

vNB:AdjustableNBvoltageat0.00625Vincrement

vNBHTBus:AdjustableHTvoltageat0.00625Vincrement

vDRAMBus:AdjustableDRAMvoltageat0.00625Vincrement

vSB:AdjustableSBvoltageat0.00500Vincrement

SFS(SteplessFrequencySelection):

InternalBaseClocktuningfrom100MHzupto600MHzat1MHz

increment

PCIExpressfrequencytuningfrom100MHzupto150MHzat1MHz

increment

OverclockingProtection:

-ASUSC.P.R(CPUParameterRecall)

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M5A97LER2.0specificationssummary

BackPanelI/Oports

1xPS/2Keyboard(Purple)1xPS/2Mouse(Green)

1xLAN(RJ-45)port

2xUSB3.0/2.0ports(blue)6xUSB2.0/1.1ports

3audiojacksfor8-channelaudio

InternalI/Oconnectors/buttons/switches

3xUSB2.0/1.1connectorssupportadditional6USB2.0/1.1ports6xSATA6.0Gb/sconnectors

1xCPUfanconnector

3xChassisfanconnectors(3x4-pin)Frontpanelaudioconnector

1xS/PDIFOutheader1xClearCMOSjumper

24-pinEATXpowerconnector4-pinATX12VpowerconnectorSystempanelconnector

1xChassisIntrusionheader

1xCOMconnector

BIOS

64MbFlashROM,UEFIBIOS,PnP,DMI2.0,WfM2.0,SMBIOS

2.7,ACPI2.0aMulti-languageBIOS,ASUSEZFlash2,F12PrintScreen,F3ShortcutFunctionandASUSDRAMSPD(SeriealPresenceDetect)memoryinformation

Manageability

WfM2.0,DMI2.0,WOLbyPME,WORbyPME,PXE

Accessories

2xSerialATA6.0Gb/scables1xI/OShield

1xUserManual

SupportDVD

DriversASUSutilities

ASUSUpdate

Anti-Virussoftware(OEMversion)

Formfactor

ATXformfactor:12inx9in(30.5cmx22.9cm)

Specificationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

Packagecontents

M5A97LER2.0

ASUSM5A97LER2.0motherboard

UserGuide

SupportDVD

2xSerialATA6.0Gb/scables

1xASUSI/OShield

SOCKETAM3+

UserManual

Checkyourmotherboardpackageforthefollowingitems.

Ifanyoftheaboveitemsisdamagedormissing,contactyourretailer.

Theillustrateditemsaboveareforreferenceonly.Actualproductspecificationsmay

varywithdifferentmodels.

Installationtoolsandcomponents

1bagofscrews

Philips(cross)screwdriver

PCchassis

Powersupplyunit

AMDAM3+CPU

AMDAM3+compatibleCPUFan

DIMM

SATAharddiskdrive

SATAopticaldiscdrive(optional)

Graphicscard(optional)

Thetoolsandcomponentsinthetableabovearenotincludedinthemotherboardpackage.

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Chapter1:Productintroduction

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Productintroduction

Specialfeatures

Producthighlights

AMD®FX™Series/Phenom™II/Athlon™II/Sempron™100seriesCPUsupport

ThismotherboardsupportsAMD®SocketAM3+multi-coreprocessorswithuniqueL3cacheanddeliversbetteroverclockingcapabilitieswithlesspowerconsumption.Itfeaturesdual-channelDDR3memorysupportandacceleratesdatatransferrateupto4800MT/svia

HyperTransport™3.0-basedsystembus.ThismotherboardalsosupportsAMD®CPUsinthenew32nmmanufacturingprocess.

AMD®970Chipset

AMD®970Chipsetisdesignedtosupportupto4800MT/sHyperTransport™3.0(HT3.0)interfacespeedandPCIExpress™2.0x16graphics.ItisoptimizedwithAMD®’slatestAM3+andmulti-coreCPUstoprovideexcellentsystemperformanceandoverclockingcapabilities.

DDR32133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066support

ThismotherboardsupportsDDR3memorythatfeaturesdatatransferratesof2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066MHztomeetthehigherbandwidthrequirementsofthelatest3Dgraphics,multimedia,andInternetapplications.Thedual-channelDDR3

architectureenlargesthebandwidthofyoursystemmemorytoboostsystemperformance.

AMD®SB950Chipset

TheAMD®SB950SouthbridgenativelysupportsthenextgenerationSATA6.0Gb/sdatatransferrateandPCIExpress2.0interface.

AMDCool‘n’QuietTMTechnology

ThismotherboardsupportstheAMDCool‘n’QuietTMtechnologywhichmonitorssystemoperationandautomaticallyadjustsCPUvoltageandfrequencyforacoolandquietoperatingenvironment.

TrueUSB3.0Support

Experienceultra-fastdatatransfersat5.0GbpswithUSB3.0–thelatestconnectivitystandard.Builttoconnecteasilywithnext-generationcomponentsandperipherals,USB3.0transfersdata10XfasterandisalsobackwardcompatiblewithUSB2.0components.

NativeSATA6.0Gb/ssupport

WithAMD®SB950chipsetnativelysupportforthenext-generationSerialATA(SATA)storageinterface,thismotherboarddeliversupto6.0Gb/sdatatransferrates.Italsoprovidesenhancedscalability,fasterdataretrieval,doublethebandwidthofcurrentbussystems.

AMD®CrossFireX™Technology

AMD’sCrossFireX™boostsimagequalityalongwithrenderingspeed,eliminatingtheneedtoscaledownscreenresolutiontogethighqualityimages.CrossFireX™allowshigherantialiasing,anisotropicfiltering,shading,andtexturesettings.Adjustyourdisplay

configurations,experimentwiththeadvanced3Dsettings,andchecktheeffectswithareal-

time3D-renderedpreviewswithinAMDVisionEngineControlCenter.

Chapter1

DIP(DualIntelligentProcessors)-TPU(TurboVProcessingUnit)&EPU(EnergyProcessingUnit)

TPU

UnleashyourperformancewithAISuiteIIutility.ASUSAutotuningfeaturecanintelligentlyoptimizethesystemforfast,yetstableclockspeeds,andtheTurboVgivesyouthefreedomtoadjustCPUfrequenciesandratiostooptimizeperformanceundervariedsystemconditions.

EPU

TheASUSEPU(EnergyProcessingUnit)providestotalsystempowermanagementbydetectingcurrentPCloadingsandintelligentlymoderatingpowerusageforcriticalPCcomponentsinreal-time–helpingsavepowerandmoney!

ASUSExclusiveFeatures

ASUSTurboV

Withitsuser-friendlyinterface,ASUSTurboVoffersyoutheadrenalinerushofreal-timeoverclockingwithoutexitingorrebootingtheOS.ItalsoprovidesyouwiththeASUSOCprofilesforthebestoverclockingsettingsindifferentscenarios.

AutoTuning

AutoTuningisanintelligenttoolthatautomatesoverclockingtoachieveatotalsystemlevelup.Thistoolalsoprovidesstabilitytesting.EvenO.C.beginnerscanachieveextremeyetstableoverclockingresultswithAutoTuning!

USB3.0Boost

ASUSUSB3.0BoosttechnologysupportsUASP(USBAttachedSCSIProtocol),thelatestUSB3.0standard.WithtUSB3.0Boosttechnology,aUSBdevice’stransmissionspeedissignificantlyincreasedupto170%,addingtoanalreadyimpressivefastUSB3.0transferspeed.ASUSsoftwareautomaticallyacceleratesdataspeedsforcompatibleUSB3.0peripheralswithouttheneedforanyuserinteraction.

NetworkiControl

NetworkiControlisanintuitiveone-stepnetworkcontrolcenterthatmakesiteasierforyoutomanageyourbandwidthandallowsyoutoset,monitor,andschedulethebandwidthprioritiesforyournetworkprograms.ItallowsyoutoautomaticallyconnecttoaPPPoEnetworkforamoreconvenientonlineexperience.

AISuiteII

Withitsuser-friendlyinterface,ASUSAISuiteIIconsolidatesalltheexclusiveASUSfeaturesintoonesimpletousesoftwarepackage.Itallowsuserstosuperviseoverclocking,energymanagement,fanspeedcontrol,voltageandsensorreadings.Thisall-in-onesoftwareoffersdiverseandeasetousefunctions,withnoneedtoswitchbackandforthbetweendifferentutilities.

Chapter1

ASUSQuietThermalSolution

FanlessDesign:stylishheatsinksolution

Thestylishheatsinkfeaturesa0-dBthermalsolutionthatoffersyouanoiselessPCenvironment.Theheatsinkdesignalsolowersthetemperatureofthechipsetandpowerphaseareathroughhighefficientheat-exchange.Combinedwithusabilityandaesthetics,theASUSstylishheatsinkwillgiveyouanextremelysilentandcoolingexperiencewiththeelegantappearance!

ASUSFanXpert

ASUSFanXpertintelligentlyallowsyoutoadjustboththeCPUandchassisfanspeedsaccordingtodifferentambienttemperaturescausedbydifferentclimateconditionsindifferentgeographicregionsandyourPC’sloading.Thebuilt-invarietyofusefulprofilesofferflexiblecontrolsoffanspeedtoachieveaquietandcoolenvironment.

ASUSEZDIY

ASUSUEFIBIOS(EZMode)

ASUSUEFIBIOS,aUEFIcompliantarchitecture,offersthefirstmouse-controlledintuitivegraphicalBIOSinterfacethatgoesbeyondthetraditionalkeyboard-onlyBIOScontrols,providingyouwithmoreflexibility,convenience,andeasytonavigateUEFIBIOSthanthetraditionalBIOSversions.Itoffersyouwithdualselectablemodesandnativesupportforharddriveslargerthan2.2TB.

ASUSUEFIBIOSincludesthefollowingnewfeatures:

F12BIOSsnapshothotkey

F3Shortcutformostaccessedinformation

ASUSDRAMSPD(SerialPresenceDetect)informationdetectingfaultyDIMMs,and

helpingwithdifficultPOSTsituations.

ASUSEZ-Flash2

ASUSEZFlash2isauser-friendlyutilitythatallowsyoutoupdatetheBIOSwithoutusinga

bootablefloppydiskoranOS-basedutility.

AiCharger+

ASUSAiCharger+,thelatestAiCharger*version,bringsyoutoanewlevelofUSB3.0fastchargingexperience.Withitseasyanduser-friendlyinterface,youcaneasilychargeiPod,iPhone,iPad,butalsoBC1.1**standardmobiledevicesthreetimes***asfastasbefore.

* AiChargerisASUSuniquefast-chargingsoftwarethatsupportsiPod,iPhoneandiPad.

**CheckyourUSBmobiledevicemanufacturerifitfullysupportstheBC1.1function.

***TheactualchargingspeedmayvarywithyourUSBdevice’sconditions.

ASUSMyLogo2™

Turnyourfavoritephotosinto256-colorbootlogostopersonalizeyoursystem.

Chapter1

C.P.R.(CPUParameterRecall)

TheBIOSC.P.R.featureautomaticallyrestorestheCPUdefaultsettingswhenthesystemhangsduetooverclockingfailure.C.P.R.eliminatestheneedtoopenthesystemchassisandcleartheRTCdata.Simplyshutdownandrebootthesystem,andtheBIOSautomaticallyrestorestheCPUparameterstotheirdefaultsettings.

ASUSO.C.Profile

ThemotherboardfeaturestheASUSO.C.ProfilethatallowsyoutoconvenientlystoreorloadmultipleBIOSsettings.TheBIOSsettingscanbestoredintheCMOSoraseparatefile,givingyouthefreedomtoshareanddistributeyourfavoritesettings.

PrecisionTweaker2

Allowsyoutofine-tunetheVCore/VDDNBvoltagein0.00625VstepsandDRAMvoltagein0.00625Vstepstoachievethemostprecisesettingfortheultimateoverclockingconfiguration.

Otherspecialfeatures

ErPready

ThemotherboardisEuropeanUnion´sEnergy-relatedProducts(ErP)ready,andErPrequiresproductstomeetcertainenergyefficiencyrequirementsinregardstoenergyconsumptions.ThisisinlinewithASUSvisionofcreatingenvironment-friendlyandenergy-efficientproductsthroughproductdesignandinnovationtoreducecarbonfootprintoftheproductandthusmitigateenvironmentalimpacts.

Chapter1

Motherboardoverview

Beforeyouproceed

Takenoteofthefollowingprecautionsbeforeyouinstallmotherboardcomponentsorchangeanymotherboardsettings.

Unplugthepowercordfromthewallsocketbeforetouchinganycomponent.

Beforehandlingcomponents,useagroundedwriststraportouchasafelygroundedobjectorametalobject,suchasthepowersupplycase,toavoiddamagingthemduetostaticelectricity.

HoldcomponentsbytheedgestoavoidtouchingtheICsonthem.

Wheneveryouuninstallanycomponent,placeitonagroundedantistaticpadorinthebagthatcamewiththecomponent.

Beforeyouinstallorremoveanycomponent,switchofftheATXpowersupplyanddetachitspowercord.Failuretodosomaycauseseveredamagetothemotherboard,peripherals,orcomponents.

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22.9cm(9.0in)

CHA_FAN2CPU_FANCHA_FAN3

ATX12V

ASM1042

USB56

USB34

2

CHA_FAN1

AUDIO

RTL8111F

LithiumCellCMOSPower

SATA6G_6

M5A97LER2.0

64MbBIOS

SATA6G_5

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TPU

AMD®SB950

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7

ALC887

SATA6G_2SATA6G_4

SB_PWR

CLRTC

COM1

SPDIF_OUT

AAFP

USB1314USB1112USB910

PANEL

SATA6G_1SATA6G_3

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CHASSIS

1312

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8

PCI2

PCI1

PCIEX16_2

PCIEX1_2

SuperI/O

PCIEX1_1

PCIEX16_1

AMD®970

LAN_USB12

USB3_12

KBMS

Chapter1

SOCKETAM3+

DDR3DIMM_A1(64bit,240-pinmodule)

DDR3DIMM_A2(64bit,240-pinmodule)

DDR3DIMM_B1(64bit,240-pinmodule)

DDR3DIMM_B2(64bit,240-pinmodule)

EATXPWR

30.5cm(12.0in)

Motherboardlayout

Referto1.2.9Internalconnectorsand2.3.1RearI/Oconnectionformoreinformationaboutrearpanelconnectorsandinternalconnectors.

Chapter1

Layoutcontents

Connectors/Jumpers/Slots/LED

Page

1.

CPUandchassisfanconnectors(4-pinCPU_FANand4-pinCHA_FAN1/2/3)

1-20

2.

ATXpowerconnectors(24-pinEATXPWR,4-pinATX12V)

1-22

3.

AMDAM3+CPUsocket

1-8

4.

DDR3DIMMslots

1-9

5.

SATA6.0Gb/sconnectors(7-pinSATA6G_1~6)

1-19

6.

StandbypowerLED(SB_PWR)

1-18

7.

ClearRTCRAM(3-pinCLRTC)

1-17

8.

Systempanelconnector(20-8pinPANEL)

1-24

9.

Chassisintrusionconnector(4-1pinCHASSIS)

1-23

10.

USB2.0connectors(10-1pinUSB910,USB1112,USB1314)

1-20

11.

Frontpanelaudioconnector(10-1pinAAFP)

1-21

12.

Serialportconnector(10-1pinCOM1)

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CentralProcessingUnit(CPU)

ThemotherboardcomeswithanAM3+/AM3socketdesignedforAMD®FX™Series/Phenom™II/Athlon™II/Sempron™100SeriesProcessors.

M5A97LER2.0

M5A97LER2.0CPUsocketAM3+

EnsurethatallpowercablesareunpluggedbeforeinstallingtheCPU.

TheAM3+sockethasadifferentpinoutfromthe940-pinsocketdesignedfortheAMDOpteronprocessor.EnsurethatyouuseaCPUdesignedfortheAM3+socket.TheCPUfitsinonlyonecorrectorientation.DONOTforcetheCPUintothesock