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...utility)... 4-15 4.3.5 ASUS PC Probe II 4-24 4.3.6 ASUS AI Suite 4-30 4.3.7 ASUS AI Gear 2 4-32 4.3.8 ASUS AI Nap 4-33 4.3.9 ASUS Q-Fan 2 4-34 4.3.10 ASUS AI Booster 4-35 4.3.11 ASUS Express Gate 4-36 4.3....12 AMD OverDrive (AOD 4-45 4.4 RAID configurations 4-46 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-46 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-47 4.4.3 AMD® RAID configurations 4-47 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-53 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-53 4.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA...
...utility)... 4-15 4.3.5 ASUS PC Probe II 4-24 4.3.6 ASUS AI Suite 4-30 4.3.7 ASUS AI Gear 2 4-32 4.3.8 ASUS AI Nap 4-33 4.3.9 ASUS Q-Fan 2 4-34 4.3.10 ASUS AI Booster 4-35 4.3.11 ASUS Express Gate 4-36 4.3....12 AMD OverDrive (AOD 4-45 4.4 RAID configurations 4-46 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-46 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-47 4.4.3 AMD® RAID configurations 4-47 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-53 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-53 4.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA...
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... Supports ATI CrossFireX™ technology, up to 140W AMD® 790FX / SB750 Up to 5200 MT/s; ASUS AI Audio 2 - Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3 GB is supported by AM2+... Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF Out ports at midboard; one at back I/O - M3A79-T Deluxe specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support Storage LAN ...™ Southbridge: - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports supporting RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 - 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 Marvell® 88SE6111 SATA controller - 1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-The-Go) Marvell® 88E8056...
... Supports ATI CrossFireX™ technology, up to 140W AMD® 790FX / SB750 Up to 5200 MT/s; ASUS AI Audio 2 - Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3 GB is supported by AM2+... Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF Out ports at midboard; one at back I/O - M3A79-T Deluxe specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support Storage LAN ...™ Southbridge: - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports supporting RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10 - 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 Marvell® 88SE6111 SATA controller - 1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-The-Go) Marvell® 88E8056...
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xiii M3A79-T Deluxe specifications summary Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Form factor 1 x PS/2 keyboard / mouse combo port 1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical) port 1 x External SATA 1 x IEEE 1394a port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 8-channel Audio I/O ports 3 x... 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, PXE, Chassis Intrusion Drivers ASUS Express Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite AMD OverDrive (AOD) Anti-virus Utility (OEM version) ATX form factor: 12 in...
xiii M3A79-T Deluxe specifications summary Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Form factor 1 x PS/2 keyboard / mouse combo port 1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial + Optical) port 1 x External SATA 1 x IEEE 1394a port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 8-channel Audio I/O ports 3 x... 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, PXE, Chassis Intrusion Drivers ASUS Express Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite AMD OverDrive (AOD) Anti-virus Utility (OEM version) ATX form factor: 12 in...
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See page 2-18 for superb graphics performance. Multi-GPU support This motherboard is supported by some of the AM2+ CPUs only. The external SATA port located at the back I/O provides smart setup and hot-plug functions. Refer to www.asus.com for details. ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 1-3 See page 2‑10 for the supported CPU models. Adjust your...
See page 2-18 for superb graphics performance. Multi-GPU support This motherboard is supported by some of the AM2+ CPUs only. The external SATA port located at the back I/O provides smart setup and hot-plug functions. Refer to www.asus.com for details. ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 1-3 See page 2‑10 for the supported CPU models. Adjust your...
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... are usually available for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCIE x16_1 shared shared shared shared - - - - PCIE x16_3 shared shared shared shared - - - - shared - - 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 - shared - - - - IRQ assignments for ISA or PCI devices. PCIE x16_4 shared shared shared shared - - - - Onboard SATA - - - - ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 2-17 shared - - - - shared - - - - shared...
... are usually available for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCIE x16_1 shared shared shared shared - - - - PCIE x16_3 shared shared shared shared - - - - shared - - 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard function 0 1 System Timer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 - shared - - - - IRQ assignments for ISA or PCI devices. PCIE x16_4 shared shared shared shared - - - - Onboard SATA - - - - ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 2-17 shared - - - - shared - - - - shared...
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... signal up to this port. 13. This port connects the side speakers in 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. The external SATA port supports external Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s devices. ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 2-23 This port connects an external Serial ATA hard disk drive. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting...
... signal up to this port. 13. This port connects the side speakers in 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2. The external SATA port supports external Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s devices. ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 2-23 This port connects an external Serial ATA hard disk drive. These 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting...
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... for Serial ATA hard disk and optical disk drives. 4. AMD® SB750 Southbridge Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6) These connectors are set the Onchip SATA Type item in the support DVD. • If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration through the onboard AMD...Service Pack 1 before using these connectors, set to the RAID manual in the BIOS to [RAID]. 2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information If you install SATA hard disk drives to the SATA1-6 connectors, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using Serial ATA. • For detailed instructions on ...
... for Serial ATA hard disk and optical disk drives. 4. AMD® SB750 Southbridge Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6) These connectors are set the Onchip SATA Type item in the support DVD. • If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration through the onboard AMD...Service Pack 1 before using these connectors, set to the RAID manual in the BIOS to [RAID]. 2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information If you install SATA hard disk drives to the SATA1-6 connectors, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using Serial ATA. • For detailed instructions on ...
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... card: PCI Express x16 Radeon 4870 X2 (x2) Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drive: DVD-RW (x1) ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 2-31 aspx?SLanguage=en-us for your system, refer to support the motherboard power requirements with more power-consuming devices. 11. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR; 8-pin EATX12V) These connectors are...
... card: PCI Express x16 Radeon 4870 X2 (x2) Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drive: DVD-RW (x1) ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 2-31 aspx?SLanguage=en-us for your system, refer to support the motherboard power requirements with more power-consuming devices. 11. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR; 8-pin EATX12V) These connectors are...
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... the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 3.3.6 Storage Configuration Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Onchip SATA Channel [Enabled] Onchip SATA Type [IDE] Options Disabled Enabled Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following item appears only when you enable Onchip...
... the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 3.3.6 Storage Configuration Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Onchip SATA Channel [Enabled] Onchip SATA Type [IDE] Options Disabled Enabled Select Screen Select Item +- Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following item appears only when you enable Onchip...
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... 0, RAID1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to [AHCI], only SATA connectors 1-4 can be detected. If you could use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices, keep ...SATA connectors 1-6 in this item is set this item to internally optimize the order of the general system specifications. When this menu. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe...
... 0, RAID1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to [AHCI], only SATA connectors 1-4 can be detected. If you could use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices, keep ...SATA connectors 1-6 in this item is set this item to internally optimize the order of the general system specifications. When this menu. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe...
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...SoundMAX® ADI audio driver and application. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 4-2 Chapter 4: Software support ASUS InstAll - AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ technology driver. AMD Chipset Program Driver Installs the AMD® ...chipset drivers for the AMD 790FX chipset. Install the necessary drivers to support external SATA devices(s) with PM (Port Multiplier) function. Marvell 61xx SATA RAID Controller Driver Installs the Marvell® Serial ATA RAID controller driver to activate the devices. ...
...SoundMAX® ADI audio driver and application. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the Universal Serial Bus 2.0 (USB 2.0) driver. 4-2 Chapter 4: Software support ASUS InstAll - AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Driver Installs the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ technology driver. AMD Chipset Program Driver Installs the AMD® ...chipset drivers for the AMD 790FX chipset. Install the necessary drivers to support external SATA devices(s) with PM (Port Multiplier) function. Marvell 61xx SATA RAID Controller Driver Installs the Marvell® Serial ATA RAID controller driver to activate the devices. ...
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Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS Express Gate Installer. 3. Within a few seconds of onboard SATA ports. • ASUS Express Gate supports installation on USB HDDs and Flash drives, but the software performance may be at the Express ...2. Installing ASUS Express Gate • ASUS Express Gate supports installation on SATA HDDs in IDE mode only. • ASUS Express Gate supports HDDs or ODDs connected to the Internet. 4.3.11 ASUS Express Gate ASUS Express Gate is an instant-on environment that gives you quick access to motherboard chipset-controlled onboard SATA ports only....
Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS Express Gate Installer. 3. Within a few seconds of onboard SATA ports. • ASUS Express Gate supports installation on USB HDDs and Flash drives, but the software performance may be at the Express ...2. Installing ASUS Express Gate • ASUS Express Gate supports installation on SATA HDDs in IDE mode only. • ASUS Express Gate supports HDDs or ODDs connected to the Internet. 4.3.11 ASUS Express Gate ASUS Express Gate is an instant-on environment that gives you quick access to motherboard chipset-controlled onboard SATA ports only....
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... Chat instant messaging tool. The smaller icons on the right side of the screen. If a USB device is detected, the icon contains a green arrow. • ASUS Express Gate supports file uploading and downloading from USB drives only. • Only the image files in JPG, BMP, GIF, and PNG formats can rightclick... configured to dock on its icon and then select Close to force it to the World Wide Web. The LaunchBar can also be uploaded from SATA HDDs, ODDs and USB drives. Start the Skype software, which lets you want more screen space for quick access to close. In the rare case...
... Chat instant messaging tool. The smaller icons on the right side of the screen. If a USB device is detected, the icon contains a green arrow. • ASUS Express Gate supports file uploading and downloading from USB drives only. • Only the image files in JPG, BMP, GIF, and PNG formats can rightclick... configured to dock on its icon and then select Close to force it to the World Wide Web. The LaunchBar can also be uploaded from SATA HDDs, ODDs and USB drives. Start the Skype software, which lets you want more screen space for quick access to close. In the rare case...
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..., and PNG formats are updated from time to motherboard chipsetcontrolled onboard SATA ports only. You have to enable the network connection to the on-line Help for detailed software operation. ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 4-43 or play them in thumbnail view; All onboard extended SATA ports and external SATA ports are NOT supported. You can view pictures in... Manager that allows you to view pictures stored in your hard drive or external devices Shows usercreated image album(s) View mode selection Image control bar ASUS Express Gate supports HDDs connected to time.
..., and PNG formats are updated from time to motherboard chipsetcontrolled onboard SATA ports only. You have to enable the network connection to the on-line Help for detailed software operation. ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 4-43 or play them in thumbnail view; All onboard extended SATA ports and external SATA ports are NOT supported. You can view pictures in... Manager that allows you to view pictures stored in your hard drive or external devices Shows usercreated image album(s) View mode selection Image control bar ASUS Express Gate supports HDDs connected to time.
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Press to enter the BIOS setup. 3. ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 4-47 To install the SATA hard disks for reference only, and may not exactly match the items on each drive. 4.4.3 AMD® RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 configurations for Serial ATA hard disks... RAID set the RAID item in this : 1. Install the internal Serial ATA hard disk drives to the SATA connectors labeled SATA_1/2/3/4/5/6. 2. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives.
Press to enter the BIOS setup. 3. ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 4-47 To install the SATA hard disks for reference only, and may not exactly match the items on each drive. 4.4.3 AMD® RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10 configurations for Serial ATA hard disks... RAID set the RAID item in this : 1. Install the internal Serial ATA hard disk drives to the SATA connectors labeled SATA_1/2/3/4/5/6. 2. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives.
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.... 4. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive. 3. Press during POST to avoid computer virus infection. Place the motherboard support DVD into the floppy drive then press . 9. Write-protect the floppy disk to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. ... ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 4-53 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver. 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID/SATA driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Start Windows®. 2. For Windows® Vista™ operating system, use either the motherboard...
.... 4. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive. 3. Press during POST to avoid computer virus infection. Place the motherboard support DVD into the floppy drive then press . 9. Write-protect the floppy disk to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. ... ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 4-53 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver. 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID/SATA driver disk without entering the OS: 1. Start Windows®. 2. For Windows® Vista™ operating system, use either the motherboard...