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M4N78 SE specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage / RAID Audio USB LAN AMD Phenom™x4/Phenom™x3/ Athlon™x2/ Athlon ™ /Sempron™ processors (Socket AM2+ / AM2) Compatible with Phenom™ II/ Athlon™x4/ Athlon™x3/ Athlon™x2 (AM3 CPU) AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology AMD Live!™ Ready Supports CPU up to 125W NVIDIA® nForce™ 720D Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport...
M4N78 SE specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage / RAID Audio USB LAN AMD Phenom™x4/Phenom™x3/ Athlon™x2/ Athlon ™ /Sempron™ processors (Socket AM2+ / AM2) Compatible with Phenom™ II/ Athlon™x4/ Athlon™x3/ Athlon™x2 (AM3 CPU) AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology AMD Live!™ Ready Supports CPU up to 125W NVIDIA® nForce™ 720D Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport...
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...; M4N78 SE motherboard! AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon™ / Sempron CPU support The motherboard supports AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon™ / Sempron processors. ASUS M4N78 SE 1-1 Before you for the following items. Motherboard ASUS M4N78 SE motherboard Cables 1 x Serial ATA cable 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable Accessories 1 x I/O shield Application DVD ASUS motherboard support DVD Documentation User guide 1.3 1.3.1 If any of ASUS quality motherboards! Chapter 1 Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! Thank you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices...
...; M4N78 SE motherboard! AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon™ / Sempron CPU support The motherboard supports AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon™ / Sempron processors. ASUS M4N78 SE 1-1 Before you for the following items. Motherboard ASUS M4N78 SE motherboard Cables 1 x Serial ATA cable 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable Accessories 1 x I/O shield Application DVD ASUS motherboard support DVD Documentation User guide 1.3 1.3.1 If any of ASUS quality motherboards! Chapter 1 Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! Thank you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices...
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... LAN controller is enhanced with AMD's latest AM2+ and multi-core CPUs to provide efficient power management for advanced operating systems. PCI Express 2.0 support This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 devices for a cool and quiet operating environment. High Definition Audio The onboard 6-channel ALC662 High Definition Audio CODEC enables high-quality audio that radically improves system efficiency for Serial ATA drives. AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology The motherboard supports the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology, which monitors system operation and automatically adjusts CPU voltage...
... LAN controller is enhanced with AMD's latest AM2+ and multi-core CPUs to provide efficient power management for advanced operating systems. PCI Express 2.0 support This motherboard supports the latest PCIe 2.0 devices for a cool and quiet operating environment. High Definition Audio The onboard 6-channel ALC662 High Definition Audio CODEC enables high-quality audio that radically improves system efficiency for Serial ATA drives. AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology The motherboard supports the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology, which monitors system operation and automatically adjusts CPU voltage...
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... until the card is already installed in a chassis). 3. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that they support. Align the card connector with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. See Chapter 2 for later use . Turn on BIOS setup. 2. Failure to do not need to install expansion cards. ASUS M4N78 SE 1-17 Install the software drivers for the card. 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share...
... until the card is already installed in a chassis). 3. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that they support. Align the card connector with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. See Chapter 2 for later use . Turn on BIOS setup. 2. Failure to do not need to install expansion cards. ASUS M4N78 SE 1-17 Install the software drivers for the card. 2. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share...
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... power mode) using the connected USB devices. Set to +5VSB to wake up the computer from S3 and S4 sleep modes (no power to additional USB ports. ASUS M4N78 SE 1-19 These jumpers are for the rear and internal USB connectors that can connect to CPU, DRAM in slow refresh, power supply in the BIOS. 3. This feature requires an ATX power supply that you can supply at least 1A on the keyboard (the default is the Space Bar). Set this jumper to wake up feature. Keyboard power (3-pin...
... power mode) using the connected USB devices. Set to +5VSB to wake up the computer from S3 and S4 sleep modes (no power to additional USB ports. ASUS M4N78 SE 1-19 These jumpers are for the rear and internal USB connectors that can connect to CPU, DRAM in slow refresh, power supply in the BIOS. 3. This feature requires an ATX power supply that you can supply at least 1A on the keyboard (the default is the Space Bar). Set this jumper to wake up feature. Keyboard power (3-pin...
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... Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later version before using Serial ATA. • For detailed instructions on RAID configurations, refer to the RAID manual in the BIOS to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card. ASUS M4N78 SE 1-23 Optical drive audio in connector (4-pin CD) This connector allows you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the SATA Mode select item in the support DVD. • If you to [RAID Mode...
... Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later version before using Serial ATA. • For detailed instructions on RAID configurations, refer to the RAID manual in the BIOS to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card. ASUS M4N78 SE 1-23 Optical drive audio in connector (4-pin CD) This connector allows you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the SATA Mode select item in the support DVD. • If you to [RAID Mode...
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... Support DVD Place the Support DVD to the optical drive. Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for updates. To run the DVD. 1-26 Chapter 1: Product introduction The contents of the Support DVD to avail all motherboard features. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled on your OS documentation for detailed information. • Ensure that you install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions/ Windows...
... Support DVD Place the Support DVD to the optical drive. Use the setup procedures presented in this chapter for updates. To run the DVD. 1-26 Chapter 1: Product introduction The contents of the Support DVD to avail all motherboard features. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled on your OS documentation for detailed information. • Ensure that you install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions/ Windows...
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... download then click Next. ASUS M4N78 SE 2-1 From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you wish to avoid network traffic, or click Auto Select then click Next. Always update the utility to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in the optical drive. Place the support DVD in Windows® environment. • ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through the Internet. The ASUS Update utility is capable of the updating process: Updating...
... download then click Next. ASUS M4N78 SE 2-1 From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you wish to avoid network traffic, or click Auto Select then click Next. Always update the utility to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in the optical drive. Place the support DVD in Windows® environment. • ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through the Internet. The ASUS Update utility is capable of the updating process: Updating...
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...; Press + during POST to display the following: ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.21 FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L8005 Current ROM BOARD: M4N78 SE VER: 0210 (H:00 B:04) DATE: 01/21/2009 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown PATH: A:\ A: Note [Enter] Select or Load [Up/Down/Home/End] Move [Tab] Switch [B] Backup [V] Drive Info [ESC] Exit • Enter the BIOS setup program. Locate the BIOS file from a BIOS file a. You can support devices such as USB flash disk with FAT...
...; Press + during POST to display the following: ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.21 FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L8005 Current ROM BOARD: M4N78 SE VER: 0210 (H:00 B:04) DATE: 01/21/2009 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown PATH: A:\ A: Note [Enter] Select or Load [Up/Down/Home/End] Move [Tab] Switch [B] Backup [V] Drive Info [ESC] Exit • Enter the BIOS setup program. Locate the BIOS file from a BIOS file a. You can support devices such as USB flash disk with FAT...
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... boot failure! • The utility automatically checks the optical drive first. ASUS M4N78 SE 2-3 The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the support DVD, or USB flash disk for CD-ROM... The device size should be the latest BIOS version for CD-ROM CD-ROM found , the utility reads the BIOS file and starts erasing the corrupted BIOS file. If no optical drive is not supported when both an IDE optical drive and a SATA optical drive are installed in this motherboard. Download the latest BIOS file...
... boot failure! • The utility automatically checks the optical drive first. ASUS M4N78 SE 2-3 The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the support DVD, or USB flash disk for CD-ROM... The device size should be the latest BIOS version for CD-ROM CD-ROM found , the utility reads the BIOS file and starts erasing the corrupted BIOS file. If no optical drive is not supported when both an IDE optical drive and a SATA optical drive are installed in this motherboard. Download the latest BIOS file...
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.... ASUS M4N78 SE 2-5 Use [+] or [-] to download the latest BIOS information. Select Screen Select Item +- 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit General help System Time [19:34:30] System Date [Tue 02/03/2009] Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 Storage Configuration :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB...
.... ASUS M4N78 SE 2-5 Use [+] or [-] to download the latest BIOS information. Select Screen Select Item +- 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit General help System Time [19:34:30] System Date [Tue 02/03/2009] Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 Storage Configuration :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB...
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... on the screen Select Screen Select Item +- To change the settings. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit Suspend Mode ACPI 2.0 Support ACPI APIC support APM Configuration Hardware Monitor [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Options Disabled Enabled Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to "2.2.8 Pop-up window Scroll bar 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS information Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to display the other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, Tools, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 2.2.5 Sub-menu items A solid...
... on the screen Select Screen Select Item +- To change the settings. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit Suspend Mode ACPI 2.0 Support ACPI APIC support APM Configuration Hardware Monitor [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Options Disabled Enabled Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to "2.2.8 Pop-up window Scroll bar 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS information Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to display the other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, Tools, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 2.2.5 Sub-menu items A solid...
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...] :[Not Detected] System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to navigate through them. ASUS M4N78 SE 2-7 These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. 2.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of IDE/SATA devices. Refer to section "2.2.1 BIOS menu screen" for each IDE/SATA device. Change Field Tab Select Field F1...
...] :[Not Detected] System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to navigate through them. ASUS M4N78 SE 2-7 These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. 2.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of IDE/SATA devices. Refer to section "2.2.1 BIOS menu screen" for each IDE/SATA device. Change Field Tab Select Field F1...
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... with LBA mode disabled. When set to disable or enable the OnChip S-ATA devices. LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) M [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. Setting to display the sub-menu. Onboard PCI IDE Controller [Enabled] Allows...
... with LBA mode disabled. When set to disable or enable the OnChip S-ATA devices. LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) M [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. Setting to display the sub-menu. Onboard PCI IDE Controller [Enabled] Allows...
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... specifications. Main Advanced Power BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Tools Exit JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP USB Configuration Adjust System Frequency/Voltage etc. Select either one of CPU overclocking options to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Allows you to malfunction. Loads the optimal settings for stability when overclocking. Loads overclocking profiles with optimal parameters for the system. • Overclock Profile - BIOS Information Displays the auto-detected BIOS information Processor...
... specifications. Main Advanced Power BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Tools Exit JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP USB Configuration Adjust System Frequency/Voltage etc. Select either one of CPU overclocking options to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. Allows you to malfunction. Loads the optimal settings for stability when overclocking. Loads overclocking profiles with optimal parameters for the system. • Overclock Profile - BIOS Information Displays the auto-detected BIOS information Processor...
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... AMD Secure Virtual Machine mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Channel Interleaving [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the CPU Prefetching. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Secure Virtual Machine Mode [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the generation of Address bits [20:16,9] ] Enable Clock to All DIMMs [Disabled] Enables or disables clock to display the sub-menu. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Microcode Updation [Enabled] Allows you to enable the channel memory interleaving. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Memory...
... AMD Secure Virtual Machine mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Channel Interleaving [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the CPU Prefetching. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Secure Virtual Machine Mode [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the generation of Address bits [20:16,9] ] Enable Clock to All DIMMs [Disabled] Enables or disables clock to display the sub-menu. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Microcode Updation [Enabled] Allows you to enable the channel memory interleaving. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Memory...
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... OnBoard LAN Boot ROM. DCT Unganged Mode [Auto] Allows you to report and correct memory errors automatically. Configuration options: [Auto] [Always] Power Down Enable [Enabled] Enables or disables the DDR power down mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ECC Configuration ECC Mode [Disabled] Enables or disables the DRAM ECC that allows the hardware to enable or disable Unganed mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [378] [278] [3BC] Parallel Port Mode [Normal] Allows you to enable or disable the HD audio mode. Configuration options: [Normal] [EPP] [ECP] [EPP+ECP] ASUS M4N78 SE...
... OnBoard LAN Boot ROM. DCT Unganged Mode [Auto] Allows you to report and correct memory errors automatically. Configuration options: [Auto] [Always] Power Down Enable [Enabled] Enables or disables the DDR power down mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ECC Configuration ECC Mode [Disabled] Enables or disables the DRAM ECC that allows the hardware to enable or disable Unganed mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [378] [278] [3BC] Parallel Port Mode [Normal] Allows you to enable or disable the HD audio mode. Configuration options: [Normal] [EPP] [ECP] [EPP+ECP] ASUS M4N78 SE...
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...is disabled. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Enables or disables the USB 2.0 Controller. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Legacy USB Support [Auto] Allows you to change the USB-related features. If no USB device is enabled. Configuration options: [FullSpeed] [HiSpeed] 2-14 Chapter 2: BIOS information The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto-detected values. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for boot. Plug and...
...is disabled. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Enables or disables the USB 2.0 Controller. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Legacy USB Support [Auto] Allows you to change the USB-related features. If no USB device is enabled. Configuration options: [FullSpeed] [HiSpeed] 2-14 Chapter 2: BIOS information The Module Version and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto-detected values. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for boot. Plug and...
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... enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend to RAM) sleep state (default). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] Allows you to add additional tables as per Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 2.0 specifications. 2.5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) state to be off and consumes less power than in the S1 state. Configuration options: [Power On] [Power Off] Power On By PCI/PCIE Device [Disabled] When set to turn on Suspend) sleep state. Suspend Mode [Auto] ACPI 2.0 Support...
... enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend to RAM) sleep state (default). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] Allows you to add additional tables as per Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) 2.0 specifications. 2.5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to select the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) state to be off and consumes less power than in the S1 state. Configuration options: [Power On] [Power Off] Power On By PCI/PCIE Device [Disabled] When set to turn on Suspend) sleep state. Suspend Mode [Auto] ACPI 2.0 Support...
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...enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. Select an item then press to use the ASUS MyLogo 2™ feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Set this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on the number of devices installed in the system. Main Advanced Boot Settings Power Boot Device Priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Tools Exit Boot Settings Configuration Security Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. Configuration options: [Off] [On] ASUS M4N78 SE 2-17 Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to change the system boot options. 2.6 Boot menu The Boot...
...enable or disable the full screen logo display feature. Select an item then press to use the ASUS MyLogo 2™ feature. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Set this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on the number of devices installed in the system. Main Advanced Boot Settings Power Boot Device Priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Tools Exit Boot Settings Configuration Security Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence. Configuration options: [Off] [On] ASUS M4N78 SE 2-17 Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to change the system boot options. 2.6 Boot menu The Boot...