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... this guide viii M4A77TD PRO specifications summary x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-1 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-1 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-3 1.4 Before you proceed 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-6 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-6 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-6 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.5.4 Layout contents 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-8 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-8 1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan 1-10 1.7 System memory 1-11 1.7.1 Overview 1-11 1.7.2 Memory configurations 1-12 1.7.3 Installing...
... this guide viii M4A77TD PRO specifications summary x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-1 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-1 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-3 1.4 Before you proceed 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-6 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-6 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-6 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.5.4 Layout contents 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-8 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-8 1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan 1-10 1.7 System memory 1-11 1.7.1 Overview 1-11 1.7.2 Memory configurations 1-12 1.7.3 Installing...
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... 4GB or more, Windows® 32-bit operating system may only recognize less than 3GB. M4A77TD PRO specifications summary CPU Chipset Front side bus Memory Expansion slots Storage / RAID LAN Audio USB AMD® Socket AM3 for AMD® Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II... 4 x 240-pin DIMM slots support maximum 16GB unbuffered ECC and non-ECC DDR3 1800(O.C.) / 1600(O.C.) / 1333 / 1066MHz memory modules * Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List). ** When you are using a Windows® 32-bit operating system. 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slots (blue @ x16 mode, black...
... 4GB or more, Windows® 32-bit operating system may only recognize less than 3GB. M4A77TD PRO specifications summary CPU Chipset Front side bus Memory Expansion slots Storage / RAID LAN Audio USB AMD® Socket AM3 for AMD® Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II... 4 x 240-pin DIMM slots support maximum 16GB unbuffered ECC and non-ECC DDR3 1800(O.C.) / 1600(O.C.) / 1333 / 1066MHz memory modules * Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List). ** When you are using a Windows® 32-bit operating system. 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slots (blue @ x16 mode, black...
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..., making it , check the items in your package with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® M4A77TD PRO motherboard! ASUS M4A77TD PRO 1-1 It features dual-channel DDR3 1333 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport™ 3.0-based system bus. Thank you start installing the motherboard...
..., making it , check the items in your package with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® M4A77TD PRO motherboard! ASUS M4A77TD PRO 1-1 It features dual-channel DDR3 1333 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport™ 3.0-based system bus. Thank you start installing the motherboard...
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... times more discrete graphics cards to work together to boost graphics performance. The dual-channel DDR3 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidth up to 5200MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 (HT 3.0) interface speed and PCI Express ...2.0 x16 graphics. Refer to www.amd.com for DDR3. Furthermore, the supply voltage for the memory is reduced from 1.8V for DDR2 to just 1.5V for the discrete graphics cards that support ATI CrossFireX™. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product ...
... times more discrete graphics cards to work together to boost graphics performance. The dual-channel DDR3 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system memory to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidth up to 5200MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 (HT 3.0) interface speed and PCI Express ...2.0 x16 graphics. Refer to www.amd.com for DDR3. Furthermore, the supply voltage for the memory is reduced from 1.8V for DDR2 to just 1.5V for the discrete graphics cards that support ATI CrossFireX™. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product ...
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... specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for Express Gate source codes. ASUS M4A77TD PRO 1-3 This series' high quality power components effectively lower system temperature to integrated memory/HT controller. This series also features an extra 1 phase power dedicated to ensure longer... design which means there will be no more confusion of Line-in, Line-out, and Mic jacks. 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features ASUS Express Gate ASUS Express Gate is an instant-on your computer, you quick access to the motherboard USB port before turning on the...
... specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for Express Gate source codes. ASUS M4A77TD PRO 1-3 This series' high quality power components effectively lower system temperature to integrated memory/HT controller. This series also features an extra 1 phase power dedicated to ensure longer... design which means there will be no more confusion of Line-in, Line-out, and Mic jacks. 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features ASUS Express Gate ASUS Express Gate is an instant-on your computer, you quick access to the motherboard USB port before turning on the...
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... CPU fan connector! When the fan and heatsink assembly is in place. DO NOT forget to plug this connector. 1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview This motherboard comes with less power consumption. Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you cannot snap the retention bracket in ...DDR3 DIMM sockets: DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B2 Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 M4A77TD PRO M4A77TD PRO 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets ASUS M4A77TD PRO 1-11 Ensure that the retention bracket is notched differently to the connector on a DDR2 DIMM socket. The figure...
... CPU fan connector! When the fan and heatsink assembly is in place. DO NOT forget to plug this connector. 1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview This motherboard comes with less power consumption. Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you cannot snap the retention bracket in ...DDR3 DIMM sockets: DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B2 Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 M4A77TD PRO M4A77TD PRO 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets ASUS M4A77TD PRO 1-11 Ensure that the retention bracket is notched differently to the connector on a DDR2 DIMM socket. The figure...
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...Chip Brand Chip NO. 3072MB(kit of the lower-sized channel for the dual-channel configuration. Any excess memory from the same vendor. • Due to the memory address limitation on 32-bit Windows® OS, when you do any of the following: I�n�...can be about 3GB or less. You may install varying memory sizes in ��g�a��3�2�-�b�it�W��i�n�d�o�w��s® OS. - M4A77TD PRO Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1866(O.C.)MHz capability ...
...Chip Brand Chip NO. 3072MB(kit of the lower-sized channel for the dual-channel configuration. Any excess memory from the same vendor. • Due to the memory address limitation on 32-bit Windows® OS, when you do any of the following: I�n�...can be about 3GB or less. You may install varying memory sizes in ��g�a��3�2�-�b�it�W��i�n�d�o�w��s® OS. - M4A77TD PRO Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1866(O.C.)MHz capability ...
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...; • • • • • • • • • • • • • • We recommend that you install the DDR3 1600+ memory modules on the next page) ASUS M4A77TD PRO 1-13 A-Data A-Data Apacer Apacer Corsair Corsair CORSAIR Corsair CRUCIAL AD31333001GOU AD31333002GOU 78.01GC6.9L0 78.A1GC6.9L1 CM3X1024-1333C9DHX CM3X1024-1333C9 TR3X3G1333C9...
...; • • • • • • • • • • • • • • We recommend that you install the DDR3 1600+ memory modules on the next page) ASUS M4A77TD PRO 1-13 A-Data A-Data Apacer Apacer Corsair Corsair CORSAIR Corsair CRUCIAL AD31333001GOU AD31333002GOU 78.01GC6.9L0 78.A1GC6.9L1 CM3X1024-1333C9DHX CM3X1024-1333C9 TR3X3G1333C9...
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Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for the latest QVL. ASUS M4A77TD PRO 1-15 CL Elpida EBJ51UD8BAFA-AC-E 512MB SS Elpida EBJ51UD8BAFA-AE-E 512MB SS G.SKILL F3-8500CL6D-2GBHK 1024MB SS Kingston KVR1066D3N7/1G 1024MB SS Kingston KVR1066D3N7/...; • • • • • • SS: Single-sided / DS: Double-sided DIMM support: • A*: Supports one module inserted into any slot as single-channel memory configuration. • B*: Supports one pair of modules inserted into either the orange slots or the black slots as one pair of dual-channel...
Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for the latest QVL. ASUS M4A77TD PRO 1-15 CL Elpida EBJ51UD8BAFA-AC-E 512MB SS Elpida EBJ51UD8BAFA-AE-E 512MB SS G.SKILL F3-8500CL6D-2GBHK 1024MB SS Kingston KVR1066D3N7/1G 1024MB SS Kingston KVR1066D3N7/...; • • • • • • SS: Single-sided / DS: Double-sided DIMM support: • A*: Supports one module inserted into any slot as single-channel memory configuration. • B*: Supports one pair of modules inserted into either the orange slots or the black slots as one pair of dual-channel...
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M4A77TD PRO CLRTC 12 23 Normal (Default) M4A77TD PRO Clear RTC RAM Clear RTC To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! • If the steps above do not ... pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the jumper again to overclocking. Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Keep the cap on CLRTC jumper default position. For system failure...
M4A77TD PRO CLRTC 12 23 Normal (Default) M4A77TD PRO Clear RTC RAM Clear RTC To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! • If the steps above do not ... pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the jumper again to overclocking. Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Keep the cap on CLRTC jumper default position. For system failure...
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... the device occurs multiple sectors at a time. ASUS M4A77TD PRO 2-9 Configuration options: [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. When this mode, and if the device...
... the device occurs multiple sectors at a time. ASUS M4A77TD PRO 2-9 Configuration options: [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. When this mode, and if the device...
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...] Configuration options: [Auto] [90ns] [110ns] [160ns] [300ns] [350ns] TREF [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Every 7.8ms] [Every 3.9ms] ASUS M4A77TD PRO 2-11 CPU Over Voltage [Auto] Sets the CPU over voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] [4 Bit] [8 Bit] [16 Bit] DRAM Frequency [Auto] Selects ...] HT Link Width [Auto] Sets the HyperTransport link width. Configuration options: [Auto] [800MHz] [1067MHz] [1333MHz] [1600MHz] Memory Over Voltage [Auto] Sets the memory over voltage. If this item is set to [Auto], the DRAM speed depends on the SPDs. Configuration options: [Auto] [Normal...
...] Configuration options: [Auto] [90ns] [110ns] [160ns] [300ns] [350ns] TREF [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Every 7.8ms] [Every 3.9ms] ASUS M4A77TD PRO 2-11 CPU Over Voltage [Auto] Sets the CPU over voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] [4 Bit] [8 Bit] [16 Bit] DRAM Frequency [Auto] Selects ...] HT Link Width [Auto] Sets the HyperTransport link width. Configuration options: [Auto] [800MHz] [1067MHz] [1333MHz] [1600MHz] Memory Over Voltage [Auto] Sets the memory over voltage. If this item is set to [Auto], the DRAM speed depends on the SPDs. Configuration options: [Auto] [Normal...
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... adapter on the PCIe x16_2 or PCIe x1 slot PCI: primary display adapter on the PCI slot ASUS M4A77TD PRO 2-13 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] DCT Unganged Mode [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable memory remapping around memory hole. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Address bits 6] [Address bits 12] [XOR of Address bits [20:16, 6]] [XOR...
... adapter on the PCIe x16_2 or PCIe x1 slot PCI: primary display adapter on the PCI slot ASUS M4A77TD PRO 2-13 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] DCT Unganged Mode [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable memory remapping around memory hole. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Address bits 6] [Address bits 12] [XOR of Address bits [20:16, 6]] [XOR...
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... the Parallel Port base addresses. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices. When this item is set to [Yes] and if you to select the Serial Port1 base address. Plug and...
... the Parallel Port base addresses. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices. When this item is set to [Yes] and if you to select the Serial Port1 base address. Plug and...