Asus M4A78-EM Support Question
Asus M4A78-EM Support Question
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Question posted by Humbert on July 31st, 2011
Can An M4a78-e Motherboard Be Booted From Usb?
The manual says nothing about it, and the people at Asus in Taiwan are give me wishy-washy answers. I went into the setup and there's no mention of it anywhere. Seems strange because booting from USB is nothing new
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Related Asus M4A78-EM Manual Pages
User Manual - Page 1
M4A78-EM
Motherboard
User Manual - Page 3
... vii About this guide vii M4A78-EM specifications summary ix
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...
User Manual - Page 11
... 1 x 24-pin EATX power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
8Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, ACPI2.0a, SM BIOS 2.5
1 x Serial ATA cable 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x I/O shield 1 x User Manual
MicroATX form factor: 9.6 in x 9.6 in (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm)
Drivers ASUS LiveUpdate Utility ASUS PC Probe II Anti-Virus software (OEM...
User Manual - Page 13
... multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with less power consumption. Before you for the following items.
Motherboard Cables
Accessories Application DVD Documentations
ASUS M4A78-EM motherboard 1 x Serial ATA cable 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x I/O shield ASUS motherboard Support DVD User Manual
If any of ASUS quality motherboards!
User Manual - Page 15
...ASUS features ASUS Express Gate
ASUS Express Gate is an auto-recovery tool that allows you to restore a corrupted BIOS file using the bundled support DVD or a USB flash disk that automatically detects and identifies what types of peripherals are plugged into 256-color boot...access to the Internet. ASUS M4A78-EM
1-3 This motherboard provides excellent compatibility and flexibility by supporting ...
User Manual - Page 16
... BIOS from a USB flash disk before entering the OS. eliminates the need to the OS environment, simply click the mouse or press a key.
ASUS AI NET2 ASUS AI NET2 remotely ...loading to overclocking failure. Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with the ASUS vision of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) The BIOS C.P.R. ASUS EPU ASUS EPU is in real time....
User Manual - Page 17
...soft-off the ATX power supply and detach its power cord. ASUS M4A78-EM
1-5 The illustration below shows the location of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings.
•... to do so may cause severe damage to indicate that you install or remove any motherboard component. This is a reminder that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or...
User Manual - Page 19
...DIMM slots
5. USB connectors (10-1 ...Motherboard layout
1.5.4 Layout contents
Connectors/Jumpers/Slots/LED 1. CPU Socket AM2+
4. System panel connector (20-8 pin PANEL)
Page Connectors/Jumpers/Slots/LED 1-28 9. LPT connector (26-1 pin LPT) 6. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) 8. Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD) 1-25
Page 1-18
1-5 1-24
1-26
1-27 1-27 1-26
ASUS M4A78-EM...
User Manual - Page 21
DO NOT forget to section 1.6.2 Installing heatsink and fan for instructions.
7. ASUS M4A78-EM
1-9 You can occur if you fail to secure the CPU.
The lever clicks on the motherboard. Install a CPU heatsink and fan following the instructions that it is in place, push down the socket lever to plug this connector. Hardware monitoring errors...
User Manual - Page 23
...DDR2 DIMM sockets:
Channel Channel A Channel B
Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2
ASUS M4A78-EM
1-11 When the fan and heatsink assembly is in place, connect the CPU fan ...assembly perfectly fits the retention mechanism module base, otherwise you fail to prevent installation on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN.
A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but ...
User Manual - Page 24
...;�m��e�m��o�r�y�i�f �y�o�u�a��re��u�s�in Channel A and Channel B. M4A78-EM Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL)
DDR2-1200(O.C.)MHz capability
Size
Vendor Part No.
DS 5-5-5-15 Heat-Sink Package
DS 5-5-5-15 Heat-Sink Package
DS 5-5-5-15 Heat...
User Manual - Page 29
...by adjusting the software settings. 1. Keep the screw for the card. 2. Turn on BIOS setup. 2. Secure the card to do not need to use . 4. Otherwise, conflicts will ...such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications.
1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slot
This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards... on the slot. 5.
ASUS M4A78-EM
1-17
User Manual - Page 32
... (HDMI) connector, and is Realtek High Definition Audio (the name may be different based on your motherboard:
Dual display outputs DVI + D-Sub DVI + HDMI HDMI + D-Sub
Supported •
•... works only under Windows.
1-20
Chapter 1: Product introduction These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are supported on the OS).
eSATA port. Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration
...
User Manual - Page 38
..., or MPEG card.
1-26
Chapter 1: Product introduction Optical drive audio in connector (4-pin CD) This connector allows you to the USB connectors.
Doing so will damage the motherboard! These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to a slot opening at the back of these connectors, then install the module to 480Mbps connection...
User Manual - Page 39
The S/PDIF module is for details. ASUS M4A78-EM
1-27 Go to Start > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sound Playback to [HD ... connector, set the Front Panel Select item in the BIOS to configure the setting.
Ensure that the audio device of the motherboard high-definition audio capability.
• If you want to connect a high definition front panel audio module to this connector....
User Manual - Page 41
... motherboard supports Windows® XP/Vista Operating Systems (OS). To run the DVD. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of the Support DVD are subject to avail all motherboard features. ASUS M4A78-EM...
User Manual - Page 43
... is available in the future. ASUS M4A78-EM
2-1 Copy the original motherboard BIOS using this utility. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS Update. 3.
Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1.
Chapter 2
BIOS information
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS...
User Manual - Page 45
...download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website at www.asus.com.
ASUS M4A78-EM
2-3
Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port, then launch EZ Flash 2 in... Exit
• Enter the BIOS setup program. EZ Flash 2 performs the BIOS updating process and automatically reboots the system when done.
• This function supports USB flash disks with FAT 32/16 ...
User Manual - Page 46
... containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this motherboard. Start erasing... Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process.
• Only the USB flash disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition supports ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3. Doing so can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support DVD or a USB flash disk that...
User Manual - Page 51
... a created RAID set to [Auto], the data transfer from the Support DVD to a USB flash disk before you to display the submenu.
Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
2.3.4 SATA...Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. ASUS M4A78-EM
2-9 Setting this item to the selected hard disk drive.
2.3.5 System Information This menu gives you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive...
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