ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors, Extreme USB 3.0

Transfer Speed, and Windows 8 on AMD 970

Dual Intelligent Processors - TPU + EPU

USB 3.0 Boost - Faster USB 3.0 Transmission with UASP

Network iControl - Real-time Network Bandwidth Control

UEFI BIOS - Flexible & Easy BIOS Interface

Auto Tuning - Auto System Level Up

Quad-GPU CrossFireX Support!

True USB 3.0 & SATA 6Gb/s Support - Fully Unleash Performance

Windows 8 Ready – Assured Compatibility

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Fast Boot

Instant OS Login

ASUS has released new hardware and software designs to shorten

system boot-up time to 2-seconds* for a smoother user experience

that removes annoying delays under Windows 8, and even previous

versions of Windows. Faster system boot and restart means

Windows starts quicker and higher efficiency - No more waiting

around.

TPU

The Ultimate Turbo Processor

Unleash your performance with ASUS' AI

Suite II utility. The TPU chip offers precise

voltage control and advanced monitoring

through Auto Tuning and TurboV functions.

Auto Tuning offers a user friendly way to

automatically optimize the system for fast, yet stable clock

speeds, while TurboV enables unlimited freedom to adjust

Windows 8 Exclusive Features

ASUS Boot Setting

Multi-startup Options

Thanks to ASUS Windows 8 hardware optimization, ASUS Boot Setting provides better flexibility in customizing

your PCs startup process. You can enter the BIOS directly with one click through a user-friendly interface, and

quickly select your preferred system boot up method: either get to the OS in seconds or opt for regular boot up.

Whatever your choice, settings are saved and persistent, with no need to choose every time you power on.

Dual Intelligent Processors

Dual Intelligent Processors

ASUS continues to put innovation at its forefront, launching the world’s first Dual Intelligent

Processors technology. This exclusive design consists of the EPU (Energy Processing Unit), which

automatically monitors power consumption system-wide to ensure efficiency, and the TPU (TurboV

Processing Unit) - guaranteeing superior performance for every task, bringing users an unbeatable

experience.

CPU frequencies and ratios for optimized performance in

diverse situations.

EPU

Energy Efficiency All Around

Tap into the world's first real-time PC power

saving chip through AI Suite II utility. Get total

system-wide energy optimization by

automatically detecting current PC loadings

and intelligently moderating power

consumption. This also reduces fan noise and extends

component longevity!

ASUS Exclusive Features

USB 3.0 Boost

Faster USB 3.0 Transmission with UASP

New ASUS USB 3.0 Boost technology supports UASP (USB Attached

SCSI Protocol), the latest USB 3.0 standard. With USB 3.0 Boost

technology, a USB device's transmission speed is significantly

increased up to 170%, adding to an already impressive fast USB 3.0

transfer speed. ASUS software automatically accelerates data

speeds for compatible USB 3.0 peripherals without the need for any

user interaction.

World’s 1st USB 3.0 UASP Support – 170% faster instantly

Complete USB 3.0 Solution – Performance boost for most USB

devices

Simple Plug & Boost – Auto detection design ensures best

performance always

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When transferring a 13.8 GB movie, USB 3.0 Boost from ASUS lands an overall better-performing PC. Check out these

benchmarks for more info:

Network iControl

Real-time Network Bandwidth Control

With a single-click on/off button, the application currently in use has its data and

network bandwidth prioritized over other programs. Moreover, you can prioritize

your favorite software easily by configuring profiles through the intuitive user

interface. Within the profile, programs can be pre-scheduled to run in a specific

time period to avoid network congestion and long-waits on downloads. Auto

PPPoE network connection provides a one-step setup for enhanced online

convenience. Overall, it's an intuitive network bandwidth control center.

UEFI BIOS

ASUS UEFI BIOS offers the first mouse-controlled graphical BIOS designed with selectable modes, providing a user-friendly

SATA 6Gb/s Support

AMD® SB950 Southbridge natively supports

next-generation Serial ATA (SATA) storage

interface, this motherboard delivers up to 6

Gb/s data transfer rates. Additionally, get

enhanced scalability, faster data retrieval,

double the bandwidth of current bus systems.

interface that goes beyond traditional keyboard-only controls. It also natively supports fully-utilized hard drives larger than 2.2TB

in 64-bit operating systems.

ASUS Exclusive Interface

EZ Mode displays frequently-accessed info. Users can choose system performance settings and drag and drop boot priorities.

Advanced Mode for performance enthusiasts includes detailed DRAM settings via a dedicated memory info page for complete

insight.

New Upgrade! Quick and Easy Info for Enhanced System Control

F12 BIOS snapshot hotkey for sharing UEFI setup info and troubleshooting

New F3 Shortcut for most accessed info

ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) Information for accessing memory info, detecting faulty DIMMs and helping with

difficult POST situations

AI Suite II

One-stop Access to Innovative ASUS Features

With its user-friendly interface, ASUS AI Suite II consolidates

all exclusive ASUS features into one simple-to-use package.

It allows users to supervise overclocking, energy

management, fan speed, voltage, and sensor readings.

This all-in-one software offers diverse and easy to use

functions, with no need to switch back and forth between different utilities.

Latest Transfer Technology

AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX Series CPU upto 8-core

AMD® FX™-Series/Phenom™ II/Athlon™

II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors (socket

AM3+/AM3)

M5A97 LE R2.0 supports AMD® AM3+/AM3

USB 3.0 support

Experience ultra-fast data transfers at 5.0 Gb/s

with USB 3.0–the latest connectivity standard.

Built to connect easily with next-generation

components and peripherals, USB 3.0

transfers data 10X faster and is also backward

compatible with USB 2.0 components.

CPU, Chipset and Graphics features

multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers

better overclocking capabilities with less power consumption.

It features dual-channel DDR3 1866 memory support and

accelerates data transfer rate up to 4800MT/s via

HyperTransport™ 3.0 based system bus. This motherboard

also supports AMD® CPUs in the new 32nm manufacturing

process.

Windows 8 Ready

Windows 8 Ready

With hardware driver

compatibility tested and

assured, ASUS provides a

complete solution for

Windows 8 support. Starting

now, users can experience the next generation operating

system on ASUS hardware, and can rest assured that they

can easily upgrade once the final driver versions are released

without any compatibility issues!

AMD® 970 Chipset

AMD® 970 Chipset is designed to support up to

4800MT HyperTransport™ 3.0 (HT 3.0)

interface speed and PCI Express™ 2.0 x16

graphics. It is optimized with AMD®’s latest

AM3+ and multi-core CPUs to provide excellent system

performance and overclocking capabilities.

Quad-GPU CrossFireX Support!

Flexible Multi-GPU Solutions, Your Weapon of Choice!

AMD's CrossFireX™ boosts image quality along with rendering speed, eliminating the need to scale

down screen resolution to get high quality images. CrossFireX™ allows higher antialiasing, anisotropic

filtering, shading and texture settings. Adjust your display configurations, experiment with the 3D settings, and check the effects

with a real-time 3D-rendered previews within AMD Vision™ Engine Control Center.

Rich Software Bundled

ASUS CPU-Z

Whole New Design of CPU-Z

ASUS CPU-Z is a customized ASUS version

authorized by CPUID. It has the same functionality

and credibility as the original version, with a

TurboV

Adjust system

performance

parameters

with just a few

clicks away.

AI Suite II

One-stop

Access to

Innovative

ASUS

Features.

Fan Xpert

Built-in variety

of useful

profiles offer

flexible

controls of fan speed to

achieve a quiet and cool

environment.

unique design. Use the whole new look of ASUS CPU-Z to

truly report your CPU related information and your

uniqueness.

RoHS

GreenASUS and ErP Ready

The motherboard is European Union´s Energy-related Products (ErP) ready, and ErP requires products to

meet certain energy efficiency requirements in regards to energy consumptions. This is in line with ASUS

vision of creating environment-friendly and energy-efficient products through product design and innovation

to reduce carbon footprint of the product and thus mitigate environmental impacts.

M5A97 LE R2.0 Product Overview

Other ASUS Features

All SolidCapacitor

Uses 100%

All High-

quality

Conductive

Polymer Capacitors.

CPU

AMD AM3+ FX™/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 Series Processors

Supports AM3+ 32 nm CPU

Supports CPU up to 8 cores

Supports CPU up to 140 W

AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology

Chipset

AMD 970/SB950

Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

* Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

* Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation

system may only recognize less than 3GB. Install a 64-bit Windows® OS when you want to install 4GB or

more memory on the motherboard.

* Due to CPU spec., AMD 100 series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066MHz. With ASUS design, this

motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz.

System Bus

Up to 4.8 GT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0

Multi-GPU Support

Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology

Expansion Slots

1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (blue)

1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black)

2 x PCIe 2.0 x1

2 x PCI

Storage

AMD SB950 controller :

6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray

Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10

LAN

Realtek® 8111F, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)

Audio

Realtek® ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC *

- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking

Audio Feature :

- ASUS Noise Filter

- Optical S/PDIF out header(s) at mid-board

USB Ports

ASMedia® USB 3.0 controller :

2 x USB 3.0/2.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue)

AMD SB950 controller :

12 x USB 2.0/1.1 port(s) (6 at back panel, black, 6 at mid-board)

ROG Exclusive Features

Overclocking Protection :

- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Special Features

ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors - TPU & EPU :

ASUS TPU :

- Auto Tuning

1

- TurboV

ASUS EPU :

- EPU

ASUS Power Design :

- 4 +2 Phase Power Design

ASUS Exclusive Features :

- AI Suite II

- Ai Charger+

- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface

- Network iControl

- USB 3.0 Boost

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :

- Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution

- ASUS Fan Xpert

ASUS EZ DIY :

- Precision Tweaker 2

- ASUS O.C. Profile

- ASUS EZ Flash 2

- ASUS MyLogo 2

- Multi-language BIOS

ASUS Q-Design :

- ASUS Q-Slot

Operating System Support

Windows® 8.1

Windows® 8

Windows® 7

Windows® Vista

Windows® XP

Back I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 keyboard (purple)

1 x PS/2 mouse (green)

1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)

2 x USB 3.0

6 x USB 2.0

3 x Audio jack(s)

Internal I/O Ports

3 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 6 USB 2.0 port(s)

1 x COM port(s) connector(s)

6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)

1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)

3 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)

1 x S/PDIF out header(s)

1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)

1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)

1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)

1 x System panel(s)

1 x Chassis Intrusion connector(s)

1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)

Accessories

User's manual

I/O Shield

2 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)

BIOS

64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS

EZ Flash 2, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut Function and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect)

memory information

Manageability

WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE

Support Disc

Drivers

ASUS Utilities

ASUS Update

Anti-virus software (OEM version)

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor

12 inch x 9 inch ( 30.5 cm x 22.9 cm )

Note

1: Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support an 8-channel audio output.*