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...Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 1 x PCIe x16 slot 2 x PCIe x1 slots 3 x PCI 2.2 slots Support PCIe 2.0 / 1.0 Architecture - 4 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors support RAID 0, 1, and 0+1 - 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100 Atheros® PCIe Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET 2 Realtek ALC883 8-...CODEC - Supports Jack-Detection, and Multi-Streaming - ASUS AI Nap - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS Crystal Sound - M3A specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage LAN High Definition audio USB ASUS AI Lifestyle unique features BIOS features AMD® Socket...
...Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 1 x PCIe x16 slot 2 x PCIe x1 slots 3 x PCI 2.2 slots Support PCIe 2.0 / 1.0 Architecture - 4 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors support RAID 0, 1, and 0+1 - 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100 Atheros® PCIe Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET 2 Realtek ALC883 8-...CODEC - Supports Jack-Detection, and Multi-Streaming - ASUS AI Nap - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS Crystal Sound - M3A specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage LAN High Definition audio USB ASUS AI Lifestyle unique features BIOS features AMD® Socket...
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... x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 4 x SATA connectors 1 x CPU Fan connector 1 x Chassis Fan connector 1 x Power Fan connector Front panel audio connector 1...ATX Power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector System Panel (Q-Connector) Support CD contents Drivers ASUS Gear 2 ASUS AI Nap ASUS Q-Fan2 ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-virus Utility (OEM version) Form factor ATX...AM2+ CPU only.) - M3A specifications summary Other features ASUS MyLogo2™ ASUS exclusive overclocking features Intelligent overclocking tools:...
... x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 4 x SATA connectors 1 x CPU Fan connector 1 x Chassis Fan connector 1 x Power Fan connector Front panel audio connector 1...ATX Power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector System Panel (Q-Connector) Support CD contents Drivers ASUS Gear 2 ASUS AI Nap ASUS Q-Fan2 ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-virus Utility (OEM version) Form factor ATX...AM2+ CPU only.) - M3A specifications summary Other features ASUS MyLogo2™ ASUS exclusive overclocking features Intelligent overclocking tools:...
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...2-22 and 2-28 for double speed and bandwidth which enhances system performance. Native DDR2 1066 support This motherboard is supported by AM2+ CPU only. You can now talk to different destinations. High Definition Audio Enjoy ...SATA) 3Gb/s storage specifications, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and save. The onboard 8-channel HD audio (High Definition Audio, previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC enables high-quality 192KHz/24-bit audio output that simultaneously sends different audio streams to your partners on your PC! ASUS M3A...
...2-22 and 2-28 for double speed and bandwidth which enhances system performance. Native DDR2 1066 support This motherboard is supported by AM2+ CPU only. You can now talk to different destinations. High Definition Audio Enjoy ...SATA) 3Gb/s storage specifications, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and save. The onboard 8-channel HD audio (High Definition Audio, previously codenamed Azalia) CODEC enables high-quality 192KHz/24-bit audio output that simultaneously sends different audio streams to your partners on your PC! ASUS M3A...
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...cards. SATA4 [black]) These connectors are set to the table below for details. • Before creating a RAID set the Onchip SATA Type item in the motherboard support CD. • You must install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before using the connectors in Native IDE mode, connect... to the SATA1/2/3/4 connectors, you are using Windows® XP or later version. • When using Serial ATA hard disk drives. right angle side ASUS M3A 2-25 The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0 and RAID 1) is available only if you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 0+1 configuration...
...cards. SATA4 [black]) These connectors are set to the table below for details. • Before creating a RAID set the Onchip SATA Type item in the motherboard support CD. • You must install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before using the connectors in Native IDE mode, connect... to the SATA1/2/3/4 connectors, you are using Windows® XP or later version. • When using Serial ATA hard disk drives. right angle side ASUS M3A 2-25 The Serial ATA RAID feature (RAID 0 and RAID 1) is available only if you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 0+1 configuration...
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...the power is recommended when configuring a system with more power-consuming devices. 8. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR; 4-pin ATX12V) These connectors are for your system, refer to support the motherboard power requirements with ATX 12 V Specification 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of ...800 (x4) Graphics card: PCI Express x16 NVIDIA 7900GTX Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drives: CD-RW ASUS M3A 2-29 aspx?SLanguage=en-us for details. • The ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant (500W) PSU has been tested to the Recommended ...
...the power is recommended when configuring a system with more power-consuming devices. 8. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR; 4-pin ATX12V) These connectors are for your system, refer to support the motherboard power requirements with ATX 12 V Specification 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of ...800 (x4) Graphics card: PCI Express x16 NVIDIA 7900GTX Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drives: CD-RW ASUS M3A 2-29 aspx?SLanguage=en-us for details. • The ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant (500W) PSU has been tested to the Recommended ...
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... Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. The utility will not function. Reading file "M3A.ROM". Completed. The device size should be smaller than 8GB. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS...starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. 4.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you use a SATA optical drive, always connect the SATA cable to the optical drive. 3. You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD, the floppy disk, or...
... Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk To recover the BIOS from the support CD: 1. The utility will not function. Reading file "M3A.ROM". Completed. The device size should be smaller than 8GB. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS...starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. 4.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you use a SATA optical drive, always connect the SATA cable to the optical drive. 3. You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD, the floppy disk, or...
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...Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] ASUS M3A 4-13 There is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block(Multi-sector Transfer)M [Auto] PIO Mode ...disabled. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY SATA 1 Device : Hard Disk Vendor : WDC WD800JD-00LSA0 Size : 80.0GB LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode : 16 Sectors PIO Mode : ...
...Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is a separate sub-menu for each IDE device. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] ASUS M3A 4-13 There is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block(Multi-sector Transfer)M [Auto] PIO Mode ...disabled. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY SATA 1 Device : Hard Disk Vendor : WDC WD800JD-00LSA0 Size : 80.0GB LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode : 16 Sectors PIO Mode : ...
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... you set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to configure your storage device(s). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnChip SATA Type [IDE] This item appears only when you to the device occurs one sector at a time if the device supports multi-sector... Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. When set the OnChip SATA Type. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] ASUS M3A 4-15 Allows you to set to [Disabled], the data transfer...
... you set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to configure your storage device(s). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnChip SATA Type [IDE] This item appears only when you to the device occurs one sector at a time if the device supports multi-sector... Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. When set the OnChip SATA Type. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Disabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] ASUS M3A 4-15 Allows you to set to [Disabled], the data transfer...
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... ATI RAID Driver Allows you to create an AMD® Serial ATA RAID driver disk for 32bit Windows Vista™ operating system. Before using the ASUS Update, make sure that you have an Internet connection so that you to create an AMD® Serial ATA RAID driver disk for 64bit Windows... Vista™ operating system. 5- Chapter 5: Software support Make ATI 32bit Vista RAID Allows you can connect to create the AMD 770 SATA/RAID driver disk. ATI WEBPAM Installs the ATI WebPAM RAID Utility. 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to the...
... ATI RAID Driver Allows you to create an AMD® Serial ATA RAID driver disk for 32bit Windows Vista™ operating system. Before using the ASUS Update, make sure that you have an Internet connection so that you to create an AMD® Serial ATA RAID driver disk for 64bit Windows... Vista™ operating system. 5- Chapter 5: Software support Make ATI 32bit Vista RAID Allows you can connect to create the AMD 770 SATA/RAID driver disk. ATI WEBPAM Installs the ATI WebPAM RAID Utility. 5.2.4 Make Disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to the...
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...590 SLI only) If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in the motherboard support CD for detailed information on each drive. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Refer to the power connector on RAID configurations. Two hard disks... driver disk for this setup. The new drive must be calculated and written. RAID 0+1 is required for details. 5.4.1 Installing hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. This RAID configuration provides ...
...590 SLI only) If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in the motherboard support CD for detailed information on each drive. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. Refer to the power connector on RAID configurations. Two hard disks... driver disk for this setup. The new drive must be calculated and written. RAID 0+1 is required for details. 5.4.1 Installing hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. For optimal performance, install identical drives of both RAID 0 and RAID 1 configurations. This RAID configuration provides ...
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... Windows® OS after you can create a RAID set the OnChip SATA Type item to Storage Configuration, and set (s). In the Main Menu, go to [RAID]. 3. Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in this : 1. ASUS M3A 5-27 To do this section are for details. You may not...
... Windows® OS after you can create a RAID set the OnChip SATA Type item to Storage Configuration, and set (s). In the Main Menu, go to [RAID]. 3. Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in this : 1. ASUS M3A 5-27 To do this section are for details. You may not...