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Chapter 2 2.9 Onboard LEDs 1. Standby Power LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED. The green LED lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft‑off mode. This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED. SB_PWR M5A88-M M5A88-M Onboard LED ON OFF Standby Power Powered Off 2. DRAM LED DRAM LED checks the DRAM in sequence during motherboard booting process. If an error is found, the LED next to the error device will continue lighting until the problem is solved. This user-friendly design provides an intuitional way to locate the root problem within a second. DRAM LED M5A88-M M5A88-M DRAM LED 3. Core Unlocker LED The Core Unlocker LED lights when the Core Unclocker switch is turned to Enable. M5A88-M O2LED1 M5A88-M Core Unlocker LED The Core Unlocker LED keeps on lighting even though the ASUS Core Unlocker item in the BIOS menu is set to [Disabled]. ASUS M5A88-M 2-31

Section	Page
Notices	7
Safety information	8
About this guide	9
M5A88-M specifications summary	11
Chapter 1: Product introduction	15
1.1 Welcome!	15
1.2 Package contents	15
1.3 Special features	16
1.3.1 Product highlights	16
1.3.2 ASUS Hybrid Processor - TPU (TurboV Processing Unit)*	17
1.3.3 ASUS Xtreme Design—Hybrid Switch*	17
1.3.4 ASUS unique features	18
Chapter 2: Hardware information	19
2.1 Before you proceed	19
2.2 Motherboard overview	20
2.2.1 Motherboard layout	20
2.2.2 Layout contents	21
2.2.3 Placement direction	22
2.2.4 Screw holes	22
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	23
2.3.1 Installing the CPU	23
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan	25
2.4 System memory	28
2.4.1 Overview	28
2.4.2 Memory configurations	29
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM	30
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM	30
2.5 Expansion slots	31
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card	31
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card	31
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments	32
2.5.4 PCI slot	33
2.5.5 PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots	33
2.5.6 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot	33
2.6 Jumper	34
2.7 Onboard switches	35
2.8 Connectors	37
2.8.1 Rear panel connectors	37
2.8.2 Audio I/O connections	40
2.8.3 Internal connectors	42
2.8.4. ASUS Q-Connector (system panel)	48
2.9 Onboard LEDs	49
2.10 Starting up for the first time	50
2.11 Turning off the computer	50
Chapter 3: BIOS setup	51
3.1 Knowing BIOS	51
3.2 Updating BIOS	51
3.2.1 ASUS Update utility	52
3.2.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility	54
3.2.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	55
3.2.4 ASUS BIOS Updater	56
3.3 BIOS setup program	59
3.3.1 BIOS menu screen	59
3.3.2 Menu bar	59
3.3.3 Navigation keys	60
3.3.4 Menu items	60
3.3.5 Submenu items	60
3.3.6 Configuration fields	60
3.3.7 Pop-up window	60
3.3.8 Scroll bar	60
3.3.9 General help	60
3.4 Main menu	61
3.4.1 SATA6G_1~6	61
3.4.2 SATA Configuration	63
3.4.3 System Information	64
3.5 Ai Tweaker menu	65
3.5.1 CPU Level UP [Auto]	65
3.5.2 CPU OverClocking [Auto]	66
3.5.3 CPU Ratio [Auto]	67
3.5.4 DRAM Frequency [Auto]	67
3.5.5 CPU/NB Frequency [Auto]	67
3.5.6 HT Link Speed [Auto]	67
3.5.7 GPU Booster [Enabled]	67
3.5.8 OC Tuner Utility	68
3.5.9 DRAM Timing Configuration	68
3.5.10 DRAM Driving Configuration	69
3.5.11 CPU & NB Voltage Mode [Offset]	70
3.5.12 CPU VDDA Voltage [Auto]	70
3.5.13 DRAM Voltage [Auto]	70
3.5.14 HT Voltage [Auto]	70
3.5.15 NB Voltage [Auto]	70
3.5.16 NB 1.8V Voltage [Auto]	70
3.5.17 SB Voltage [Auto]	70
3.5.18 CPU Load-Line Calibration [Auto]	71
3.5.19 CPU/NB Load-Line Calibration [Auto]	71
3.5.20 PCI/PCIe CLK Status [Enabled]	71
3.6 Advanced menu	71
3.6.1 CPU Configuration	71
3.6.2 Chipset	73
3.6.3 Onboard Devices Configuration	75
3.6.4 PCIPnP	76
3.6.5 USB Configuration	77
3.7 Power menu	78
3.7.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]	78
3.7.2 ACPI 2.0 Support [Enabled]	78
3.7.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]	78
3.7.4 APM Configuration	79
3.7.5 HW Monitor Configuration	80
3.7.6 Anti Surge Support [Enabled]	81
3.7.7 NB Thermal Protect [Enabled]	81
3.8 Boot menu	82
3.8.1 Boot Device Priority	82
3.8.2 Boot Settings Configuration	83
3.8.3 Security	84
3.9 Tools menu	86
3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2	86
3.9.2 ASUS O.C. Profile	86
3.10 Exit menu	88
Chapter 4: Software support	89
4.1 Installing an operating system	89
4.2 Support DVD information	89
4.2.1 Running the support DVD	89
4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals	90
4.3 Software information	91
4.3.1 ASUS PC Probe II	91
4.3.2 Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology	92
4.3.3 ASUS AI Suite	93
4.3.4 ASUS Fan Xpert	94
4.3.5 ASUS EPU	95
4.3.6 Audio configurations	96
4.3.7 ASUS GPU Boost	97
4.3.8 Turbo Unlocker	98
4.4 ASUS Unique Overclocking Utility—TurboV EVO	99
4.4.1 Using ASUS TurboV	99
4.4.2 Using ASUS TurboV Auto Tuning Mode	100
4.4.3 Using CPU Level UP	101
4.4.4 Using ASUS Turbo Key	101
4.5 RAID configurations	102
4.5.1 RAID definitions	102
4.5.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks	103
4.5.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	103
4.5.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility	104
4.6 Creating a RAID driver disk	107
4.6.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS	107
4.6.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®	107
4.6.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation	107
4.6.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive	108
Chapter 5: ATI® Hybrid CrossFireX™ technology support	111
ATI® Hybrid CrossFireX™	111
System requirements	111
Before you proceed	111
Installing AMD Chipset Driver	112