Asus M4A78-EM manual

M4A78-EM

Motherboard

Contents

Page Page Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: BIOS information Page Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Conventions used in this guide Where to find more information Typography CPU Chipset Front side bus Memory Graphics Storage / RAID Audio USB LAN ASUS overclocking BIOS Accessories Form factor Support DVD Page 1.3.1Product highlights AMD® 780G chipset HyperTransport™ 3.0 support AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology Native DDR2 1066 support Hybrid CrossFireX support 1.3.2Innovative ASUS features ASUS EZ Flash ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EPU ASUS AI Nap ASUS AI NET2 Onboard LED 1.5.1Placement direction 1.5.2Screw holes 1.5.3Motherboard layout 1.5.4Layout contents 1.6.1Installing the CPU Page 1.6.2Installing the heatsink and fan 1.7.1Overview 1.7.2Memory configurations DDR2-800MHzcapability Page DDR2-667MHzcapability 1.7.3Installing a DIMM 1.7.4Removing a DIMM 1.8.1Installing an expansion card 1.8.2Configuring an expansion card 1.8.3PCI slots 1.8.4PCI Express x1 slot 1.8.5PCI Express x16 slot 1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) <Del 1.10.1Rear panel ports Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration USB 2.0 ports 1 and eSATA port HDMI port 1.10.2Internal connectors 2.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) 3.IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_IDE) 4.LPT connector 5.Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA5, and SATA6) 6.Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1) 7.System panel connector (20-8pin F_PANEL) •System power LED •Hard disk drive activity LED •System warning speaker •Power/Soft-offbutton 8.USB connectors (10-1pin USB78, USB910, USB1112) 9.Optical drive audio in connector (4-pinCD) 10.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT) 11.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP) Power, CPU, and chassis fan connectors 1.11.1Installing an operating system 1.11.2Support DVD information Page 2.1.1ASUS Update utility Updating the BIOS Start Programs ASUS a.Select Update BIOS from the Internet, then click Next 2.1.2ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 2.1.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS <Ctrl <Alt 2.2.1BIOS menu screen 2.2.2Menu bar 2.2.3Navigation keys 2.2.4Menu items 2.2.5Submenu items 2.2.6Configuration fields 2.2.7Pop-upwindow 2.2.8Scroll bar 2.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx] 2.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 2.3.3Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA 1/2/3/5/6, E-SATA 2.3.4SATA Configuration 2.3.5System Information 2.4.1JumperFree Configuration 2.4.2CPU Configuration 2.4.3Chipset 2.4.4Onboard Device Configuration 2.4.5PCIPnP 2.4.6USB Configuration 2.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto] 2.5.2ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] 2.5.3ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 2.5.4APM Configuration 2.5.5HW Monitor Configuration 2.6.1Boot Device Priority 2.6.2Boot Settings Configuration 2.6.3Security User Access Level [Full Access] No Access Change User Password 1.Select the Change User Password item and press <Enter Clear User Password 2.7.1ASUS EZ Flash 2.7.2Express Gate [Auto] 2.7.3AI NET Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults