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... USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. All Rights Reserved. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR ...BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. Legal Compliance Dept. 15 Li Te...
... USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. All Rights Reserved. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR ...BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. Legal Compliance Dept. 15 Li Te...
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... came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding components, carefully read all the manuals that all power cables are using, contact your local power company. • If the power supply is set to the correct voltage in any damage...
... came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding components, carefully read all the manuals that all power cables are using, contact your local power company. • If the power supply is set to the correct voltage in any damage...
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.... If you must press the Enter or Return key. These documents are linked with a plus sign (+). Keys enclosed in this manual. Used to select. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Typography Bold text Italics Indicates a menu or an item to emphasize a word or a phrase. Where to... standard package. Conventions used throughout this guide To ensure that may have been added by your dealer. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to the ASUS contact information. 2.
.... If you must press the Enter or Return key. These documents are linked with a plus sign (+). Keys enclosed in this manual. Used to select. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Typography Bold text Italics Indicates a menu or an item to emphasize a word or a phrase. Where to... standard package. Conventions used throughout this guide To ensure that may have been added by your dealer. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to the ASUS contact information. 2.
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Under the default state, some memory modules for the latest QVL. 1.4.3 1 Installing a DIMM 2 3 ASUS A78M-A 1-9 To operate at the vendor-marked or at a higher frequency, refer to section 2.5 Ai Tweaker menu for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use a more efficient memory cooling system to support a full memory load (4 DIMMs) or overclocking...
Under the default state, some memory modules for the latest QVL. 1.4.3 1 Installing a DIMM 2 3 ASUS A78M-A 1-9 To operate at the vendor-marked or at a higher frequency, refer to section 2.5 Ai Tweaker menu for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use a more efficient memory cooling system to support a full memory load (4 DIMMs) or overclocking...
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... Autorun is enabled in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Click Drivers, Utilities, Make Disk, Manual, and Contact tabs to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. ASUS A78M-A 1-23 The following screen is NOT enabled on your OS documentation for detailed information. • Ensure that you install... run the Support DVD Place the Support DVD into the optical drive. To run the DVD. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to change at www.asus.com for reference only. The contents of the Support DVD to display their respective menus.
... Autorun is enabled in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Click Drivers, Utilities, Make Disk, Manual, and Contact tabs to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. ASUS A78M-A 1-23 The following screen is NOT enabled on your OS documentation for detailed information. • Ensure that you install... run the Support DVD Place the Support DVD into the optical drive. To run the DVD. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to change at www.asus.com for reference only. The contents of the Support DVD to display their respective menus.
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Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. 2.1.1 EZ Update EZ Update is a utility that allows you can also manually update the saved BIOS and select a boot logo when the system goes into POST. To launch EZ Update, click EZ Update on the AI ... logo Click to restore the BIOS in the future. With this utlity, you to automatically update your motherboard's softwares, drivers and the BIOS version easily. ASUS A78M-A 2-1 BIOS information 2 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 ...
Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. 2.1.1 EZ Update EZ Update is a utility that allows you can also manually update the saved BIOS and select a boot logo when the system goes into POST. To launch EZ Update, click EZ Update on the AI ... logo Click to restore the BIOS in the future. With this utlity, you to automatically update your motherboard's softwares, drivers and the BIOS version easily. ASUS A78M-A 2-1 BIOS information 2 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 ...
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...options: [Auto] Loads the optimal settings for the system. [Manual] Allows you to set overclocking parameters. Configuration options: [Auto] [Light Power Saving Mode] [Medium Power Saving Mode] [Max Power Saving Mode] ASUS A78M-A 2-13 Use the and keys to individually set the memory ...the CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency. APU Frequency [XXX] This item appears only when you to select the CPU overclocking options to [Manual]. Use the and keys to become unstable! Configuration options: [Auto] [DDR3800MHz] [DDR3-1066MHz] [DDR3-1333MHz] [DDR3-1600MHz] [DDR3-1866MHz]...
...options: [Auto] Loads the optimal settings for the system. [Manual] Allows you to set overclocking parameters. Configuration options: [Auto] [Light Power Saving Mode] [Medium Power Saving Mode] [Max Power Saving Mode] ASUS A78M-A 2-13 Use the and keys to individually set the memory ...the CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency. APU Frequency [XXX] This item appears only when you to select the CPU overclocking options to [Manual]. Use the and keys to become unstable! Configuration options: [Auto] [DDR3800MHz] [DDR3-1066MHz] [DDR3-1333MHz] [DDR3-1600MHz] [DDR3-1866MHz]...
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... Proceeds phase control depending on your CPU specifiation. Increasing phase number under light system loading to [Manual Adjustment]. Setting a higher frequency gets faster transient response. ASUS A78M-A 2-15 Configuration options: [100%] [110%] [120%] [130%] CPU Power Phase Control [Standard...on the CPU loading. [Optimized] Loads the ASUS optimized phase tuning profile. [Extreme] Proceeds the full phase mode. [Manual Adjustment] Allows manual adjustment. CPU/NB Load Line Calibration [Auto] Allows you to Extreme and Manual Adjustment. Configuration options: [100%] [110%]...
... Proceeds phase control depending on your CPU specifiation. Increasing phase number under light system loading to [Manual Adjustment]. Setting a higher frequency gets faster transient response. ASUS A78M-A 2-15 Configuration options: [100%] [110%] [120%] [130%] CPU Power Phase Control [Standard...on the CPU loading. [Optimized] Loads the ASUS optimized phase tuning profile. [Extreme] Proceeds the full phase mode. [Manual Adjustment] Allows manual adjustment. CPU/NB Load Line Calibration [Auto] Allows you to Extreme and Manual Adjustment. Configuration options: [100%] [110%]...
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...Q-Fan Upper Temperature [70] Use the and keys to adjust the minimum CPU fan duty cycle. The values range from 20ºC to 100%. ASUS A78M-A 2-23 If the fan is under the lower limit, the CPU fan will operate at the minimum duty cycle. The values range from 0% to...[Silent] Sets to [Silent] to minimize the fan speed for quiet CPU fan operation. [Turbo] Sets to [Turbo] to achieve maximum CPU fan speed. [Manual] Sets to [Manual] to 100%. The values range from 0% to assign detailed fan speed control parameters. Configuration options: [Ignore] [100 RPM] [200 RPM] [300 RPM] ...
...Q-Fan Upper Temperature [70] Use the and keys to adjust the minimum CPU fan duty cycle. The values range from 20ºC to 100%. ASUS A78M-A 2-23 If the fan is under the lower limit, the CPU fan will operate at the minimum duty cycle. The values range from 0% to...[Silent] Sets to [Silent] to minimize the fan speed for quiet CPU fan operation. [Turbo] Sets to [Turbo] to achieve maximum CPU fan speed. [Manual] Sets to [Manual] to 100%. The values range from 0% to assign detailed fan speed control parameters. Configuration options: [Ignore] [100 RPM] [200 RPM] [300 RPM] ...
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The following four items appear only when you to disable or set Q-Fan Profile to [Manual]. Q-Fan Max. Duty Cycle(%) [100] Use the and keys to adjust the minimum chassis fan duty cycle. When the chassis temperature is under 40ºC, ... temperature. [Silent] Sets to [Silent] to minimize the fan speed for quiet chassis fan operation. [Turbo] Sets to [Turbo] to achieve maximum chassis fan speed. [Manual] Sets to [Manual] to 100%.
The following four items appear only when you to disable or set Q-Fan Profile to [Manual]. Q-Fan Max. Duty Cycle(%) [100] Use the and keys to adjust the minimum chassis fan duty cycle. When the chassis temperature is under 40ºC, ... temperature. [Silent] Sets to [Silent] to minimize the fan speed for quiet chassis fan operation. [Turbo] Sets to [Turbo] to achieve maximum chassis fan speed. [Manual] Sets to [Manual] to 100%.