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... of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ...MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. E3643 First Edition February 2008 Copyright ...
... of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS ...MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. E3643 First Edition February 2008 Copyright ...
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Contents Contents...iii Notices...vi Safety information vii About this guide viii M3A-H/HDMI specifications summary x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-3 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-3 1.3.2 ASUS AI Lifestyle unique features 1-5 1.3.3 ASUS intelligent performance and overclocking features 1-7 1.4 Before you proceed 1-8 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-9 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1-9 1.5.2 Placement direction 1-10 1.5.3 Screw holes 1-10 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-11 1.6.1 Installing...
Contents Contents...iii Notices...vi Safety information vii About this guide viii M3A-H/HDMI specifications summary x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-3 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-3 1.3.2 ASUS AI Lifestyle unique features 1-5 1.3.3 ASUS intelligent performance and overclocking features 1-7 1.4 Before you proceed 1-8 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-9 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1-9 1.5.2 Placement direction 1-10 1.5.3 Screw holes 1-10 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-11 1.6.1 Installing...
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Supports up to 1920 x 1200 (1080P) - Supports HDMI™ Technology (HDCP compliant) with max. resolution up to 8 GB system memory *DDR2 1066 is supported by some of 256MB 1 x PCIe x16 slot 2 x PCIe ...;e�t�a�s�k�in�g� - Supports DVI with max. AMD® integrated graphics - Supports Microsoft® DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.0, Pixel Shader 4.0 - M3A-H/HDMI specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory VGA Expansion slots Storage LAN High Definition Audio USB AMD® Socket AM2+ Phenom™ FX / Phenom™ / Athlon...
Supports up to 1920 x 1200 (1080P) - Supports HDMI™ Technology (HDCP compliant) with max. resolution up to 8 GB system memory *DDR2 1066 is supported by some of 256MB 1 x PCIe x16 slot 2 x PCIe ...;e�t�a�s�k�in�g� - Supports DVI with max. AMD® integrated graphics - Supports Microsoft® DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.0, Pixel Shader 4.0 - M3A-H/HDMI specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory VGA Expansion slots Storage LAN High Definition Audio USB AMD® Socket AM2+ Phenom™ FX / Phenom™ / Athlon...
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... 1MHz increment Overclocking protection: - PCI Express frequency tuning from 200MHz up to 600MHz at 0.0125V increment - ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS Crystal Sound - AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner) - M3A-H/HDMI specifications summary ASUS AI Lifestyle unique features Other features ASUS exclusive overclocking features ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: - vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 1MHz increment - Memory tuning from 533MHz up...
... 1MHz increment Overclocking protection: - PCI Express frequency tuning from 200MHz up to 600MHz at 0.0125V increment - ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS Crystal Sound - AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner) - M3A-H/HDMI specifications summary ASUS AI Lifestyle unique features Other features ASUS exclusive overclocking features ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: - vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 1MHz increment - Memory tuning from 533MHz up...
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M3A-H/HDMI specifications summary Rear panel I/O ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 1 x PS/2 mouse port (green) 1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial) 1 x HDMI Out 1 x D-Sub 1 x LAN (RJ-45) 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 8-channel audio I/O Internal I/O connectors 4 x USB connectors support additional 8 USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive ... SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a, ASUS EZ Flash 2 Support DVD contents Drivers Express Gate Lite ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update AMD AOD Anti-virus Utility (OEM version) Form factor ATX form factor: 12 in x 8.6 in (30.5 cm x 21.8 cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice...
M3A-H/HDMI specifications summary Rear panel I/O ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 1 x PS/2 mouse port (green) 1 x S/PDIF Out (Coaxial) 1 x HDMI Out 1 x D-Sub 1 x LAN (RJ-45) 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 8-channel audio I/O Internal I/O connectors 4 x USB connectors support additional 8 USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive ... SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a, ASUS EZ Flash 2 Support DVD contents Drivers Express Gate Lite ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update AMD AOD Anti-virus Utility (OEM version) Form factor ATX form factor: 12 in x 8.6 in (30.5 cm x 21.8 cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice...
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... It provides faster data transfer rate and more bandwidth to www.asus. AMD® Hybrid CrossFire Technology Hybrid CrossFire Technology is HDCP compliant aloowing playback of the AM2+ CPUs only. HDMI Interface HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first and only industrysupported, ...ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology This motherboard supports the next-generation hard disk drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specifications, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for details. com for details. See page 1-27 for the supported CPU ...
... It provides faster data transfer rate and more bandwidth to www.asus. AMD® Hybrid CrossFire Technology Hybrid CrossFire Technology is HDCP compliant aloowing playback of the AM2+ CPUs only. HDMI Interface HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the first and only industrysupported, ...ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology This motherboard supports the next-generation hard disk drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specifications, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for details. com for details. See page 1-27 for the supported CPU ...
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...PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with PCI Express specifications. Refer to the figure below for more information about Hybrid Crossfire™ support. ASUS M3A-H/HDMI 1-23 Refer to the figure below for the location of the slot. PCIe x1_1 slot PCIe 2.0... Express x1 slots This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with PCI Express specifications. 1.8.3 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with...
...PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with PCI Express specifications. Refer to the figure below for more information about Hybrid Crossfire™ support. ASUS M3A-H/HDMI 1-23 Refer to the figure below for the location of the slot. PCIe x1_1 slot PCIe 2.0... Express x1 slots This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with PCI Express specifications. 1.8.3 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with...
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...Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s specification. The data transfer rate of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards. GND RSATA_RXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND GND RSATA_RXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND M3A-H/HDMI ® GND ...RSATA_TXP5 GND RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND SATA4 SATA5 GND RSATA_RXN6 RSATA_TXP6 GND RSATA_TXN6 RSATA_TXP6 GND GND RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_TXP1 GND RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_TXP1 GND M3A-H/HDMI SATA connectors SATA1 SATA6 Important note on Serial ATA Install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ...
...Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s specification. The data transfer rate of SATA cable to the onboard SATA port to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards. GND RSATA_RXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND RSATA_TXN4 RSATA_TXP4 GND GND RSATA_RXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND RSATA_TXN3 RSATA_TXP3 GND M3A-H/HDMI ® GND ...RSATA_TXP5 GND RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND SATA4 SATA5 GND RSATA_RXN6 RSATA_TXP6 GND RSATA_TXN6 RSATA_TXP6 GND GND RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_TXP1 GND RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_TXP1 GND M3A-H/HDMI SATA connectors SATA1 SATA6 Important note on Serial ATA Install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ...
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...PIN 1 PIN 1 USB+5V USB_P11USB_P11+ GND USB+5V USB_P9USB_P9+ GND USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND USB+5V USB_P5USB_P5+ GND M3A-H/HDMI USB 2.0 connectors You can connect the front panel USB cable to the ASUS Q-Connector (USB, blue) first, and then install the Q-Connector (USB) to a slot opening at the back ... 8. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78, USB910, USB1112) These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a DVD-ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card. Optical drive audio in connector...
...PIN 1 PIN 1 USB+5V USB_P11USB_P11+ GND USB+5V USB_P9USB_P9+ GND USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND USB+5V USB_P5USB_P5+ GND M3A-H/HDMI USB 2.0 connectors You can connect the front panel USB cable to the ASUS Q-Connector (USB, blue) first, and then install the Q-Connector (USB) to a slot opening at the back ... 8. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78, USB910, USB1112) These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a DVD-ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card. Optical drive audio in connector...
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... boot up if the power is recommended when configuring a system with ATX 12 V Specification 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of 400 W. • Do not forget to connect the 4-pin EATX12V power plug; M3A-H/HDMI ® +12V DC +12V DC GND GND ATX12V PIN 1 EATXPWR +3 Volts... GND +5 Volts GND +3 Volts +3 Volts PIN 1 GND +5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts -5 Volts GND GND GND PSON# GND -12 Volts +3 Volts M3A-H/HDMI ATX power connectors • For a fully configured system, we recommend that you are designed to the Recommended Power Supply Wattage Calculator at http://support...
... boot up if the power is recommended when configuring a system with ATX 12 V Specification 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of 400 W. • Do not forget to connect the 4-pin EATX12V power plug; M3A-H/HDMI ® +12V DC +12V DC GND GND ATX12V PIN 1 EATXPWR +3 Volts... GND +5 Volts GND +3 Volts +3 Volts PIN 1 GND +5 Volts +5 Volts +5 Volts -5 Volts GND GND GND PSON# GND -12 Volts +3 Volts M3A-H/HDMI ATX power connectors • For a fully configured system, we recommend that you are designed to the Recommended Power Supply Wattage Calculator at http://support...
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Use [+] or [-] to another. 2.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that is user- configurable, you can change the value of a field, select it then press to display the other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, ...
Use [+] or [-] to another. 2.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that is user- configurable, you can change the value of a field, select it then press to display the other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, ...
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...] enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. These values are specifically configuring a DVD-ROM drive. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode...
...] enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. These values are specifically configuring a DVD-ROM drive. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode...
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... want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to [AHCI]. ASUS M3A-H/HDMI 2-17 Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. I�f �y�o�u��w��a�n�t��to��u�s�e��t�h�e�...
... want to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to [AHCI]. ASUS M3A-H/HDMI 2-17 Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. I�f �y�o�u��w��a�n�t��to��u�s�e��t�h�e�...
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... set the USB 2.0 controller mode to HiSpeed (480 Mbps) or FullSpeed (12 Mbps). IRQ-xx assigned to [PCI Device] When set to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is free for use of USB devices at startup. Configuration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved] 2.4.8 USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to...
... set the USB 2.0 controller mode to HiSpeed (480 Mbps) or FullSpeed (12 Mbps). IRQ-xx assigned to [PCI Device] When set to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is free for use of USB devices at startup. Configuration options: [PCI Device] [Reserved] 2.4.8 USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to...
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... the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support in the RSDT pointer list. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS M3A-H/HDMI 2-31 When set to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). Main Advanced Power BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Tools Exit Suspend Mode Repost Video on S3...
... the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support in the RSDT pointer list. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS M3A-H/HDMI 2-31 When set to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). Main Advanced Power BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Tools Exit Suspend Mode Repost Video on S3...
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... to enable or disable RTC to turn on the +5VSB lead. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Power On By PCIE Devices [Disabled] Allows you to set specific keys on the PS/2 keyboard to generate a wake event. Thus, connection cannot be made on AC Power Loss [On/Off] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled...
... to enable or disable RTC to turn on the +5VSB lead. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Power On By PCIE Devices [Disabled] Allows you to set specific keys on the PS/2 keyboard to generate a wake event. Thus, connection cannot be made on AC Power Loss [On/Off] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled...
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Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the support DVD. Click an icon to display the specified information. 3.2.7 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the motherboard. Browse this DVD Displays the support DVD contents in graphical format. 3-8 Chapter 3: Software support
Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the support DVD. Click an icon to display the specified information. 3.2.7 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the motherboard. Browse this DVD Displays the support DVD contents in graphical format. 3-8 Chapter 3: Software support