[. . . ] SABERTOOTH X58 Motherboard E5995 Second Edition (V2) August 2010 Copyright © 2010 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. [. . . ] Click Next. 5. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the update process. The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet. Always update the utility to avail all its features. Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file To update the BIOS through a BIOS file: 1. Fom the Windows® desktop, click Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. Select Update BIOS from a file from the dropdown menu, then click Next. Locate the BIOS file from the Open window, then click Open. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the update process. SABTOX58. ROM SABTOX58 Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. See section 3. 10 Exit Menu for details. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 3-3 Chapter 3 3. 2. 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to use a bootable floppy disk or an OS-based utility. Before you start using this utility, download the latest BIOS from the ASUS website at www. asus. com. To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2: 1. Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port, and then launch EZ Flash 2 in any of these two ways: Press <Alt> + <F2> during POST to display the following. Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash 2 and press <Enter> to enable it. ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3. 44 FLASH TYPE: WINBOND W25P/X16 Current ROM BOARD: SABERTOOTH X58 VER: 0204 DATE: 06/21/2010 PATH: A:\ A: Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown · · Note [Enter] Select or Load [Up/Down/Home/End] Move [Tab] Switch [B] Backup [V] Drive Info [Esc] Exit Chapter 3 3-4 2. Press <Tab> to switch between drives until the correct BIOS file is found. When the correct BIOS file is found, EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS update process and automatically reboots the system when done. · · This function can support devices such as a USB flash disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. See section 3. 10 Exit Menu for details. Chapter 3: BIOS setup 3. 2. 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can restore a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support DVD or a USB flash drive that contains the BIOS file. The BIOS file in the motherboard support DVD may be older than the BIOS file published on the ASUS official website. If you want to use the newer BIOS file, download the file at support. asus. com and save it to a USB flash drive. Recovering the BIOS To recover the BIOS: 1. Turn on the system. Insert the motherboard support DVD to the optical drive, or the USB flash drive containing the BIOS file to the USB port. The utility automatically checks the devices for the BIOS file. When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. Turn off the system after the utility completes the updating process and power on again. The system requires you to enter BIOS Setup to recover BIOS setting. To ensure system compatibility and stability, we recommend that you press <F2> to load default BIOS values. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS!Doing so can cause system boot failure! ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 3-5 Chapter 3 3. 3 BIOS setup program A BIOS Setup program is provided for BIOS item modification. When you start up the computer, the system provides you with the opportunity to run this program. Press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the Setup utility. Otherwise, POST continues with its test routines. If you wish to enter Setup after POST, restart the system by pressing <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Delete>, or by pressing the reset button on the system chassis. Do this last option only if the first two failed. The Setup program is designed to make it as easy to use as possible. [. . . ] Select Enable CrossFireX. 2 1 5 3 4 4. 5. From the list, select the appropriate GPU combination to apply the CrossFireX technology. Click Apply, and then click OK to exit the window. ASUS SABERTOOTH X58 5-5 Chapter 5 In the Catalyst Control Center window, click Graphics Settings > CrossFireX > Configure. 5. 2 NVIDIA® SLITM technology The motherboard supports the NVIDIA® SLITM (Scalable Link Interface) technology that allows you to install multi-graphics processing units (GPU) graphics cards. Follow the installation procedures in this section. 5. 2. 1 · · · Requirements Chapter 5 5-6 In SLI mode, you should have two identical SLI-ready graphics cards that are NVIDIA® certified. Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the NVIDIA SLI technology. [. . . ]