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... 3: BIOS setup 3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 3-1 3.1.1 ASUS Update utility 3-1 3.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk 3-4 3.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 3-5 3.1.4 AFUDOS utility 3-6 3.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility 3-8 3.2 BIOS setup program 3-9 3.2.1 BIOS menu screen 3-10 3.2.2 Menu bar 3-10 3.2.3 Navigation keys 3-10 3.2.4 Menu items 3-11 3.2.5 Sub-menu items 3-11 3.2.6 Configuration fields 3-11 3.2.7 Pop-up window 3-11 3.2.8 Scroll bar 3-11 3.2.9 General help 3-11...
... 3: BIOS setup 3.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 3-1 3.1.1 ASUS Update utility 3-1 3.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk 3-4 3.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 3-5 3.1.4 AFUDOS utility 3-6 3.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 utility 3-8 3.2 BIOS setup program 3-9 3.2.1 BIOS menu screen 3-10 3.2.2 Menu bar 3-10 3.2.3 Navigation keys 3-10 3.2.4 Menu items 3-11 3.2.5 Sub-menu items 3-11 3.2.6 Configuration fields 3-11 3.2.7 Pop-up window 3-11 3.2.8 Scroll bar 3-11 3.2.9 General help 3-11...
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...utility)... 4-15 4.3.5 ASUS PC Probe II 4-24 4.3.6 ASUS AI Suite 4-30 4.3.7 ASUS AI Gear 2 4-32 4.3.8 ASUS AI Nap 4-33 4.3.9 ASUS Q-Fan 2 4-34 4.3.10 ASUS AI Booster 4-35 4.3.11 ASUS Express Gate 4-36 4.3....12 AMD OverDrive (AOD 4-45 4.4 RAID configurations 4-46 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-46 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-47 4.4.3 AMD® RAID configurations 4-47 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-53 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-53 4.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows...
...utility)... 4-15 4.3.5 ASUS PC Probe II 4-24 4.3.6 ASUS AI Suite 4-30 4.3.7 ASUS AI Gear 2 4-32 4.3.8 ASUS AI Nap 4-33 4.3.9 ASUS Q-Fan 2 4-34 4.3.10 ASUS AI Booster 4-35 4.3.11 ASUS Express Gate 4-36 4.3....12 AMD OverDrive (AOD 4-45 4.4 RAID configurations 4-46 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-46 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-47 4.4.3 AMD® RAID configurations 4-47 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-53 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS.... 4-53 4.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows...
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M3A79-T Deluxe specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support Storage LAN Audio IEEE 1394 USB AMD® Socket AM2/AM2+ for AM2 CPU Dual-channel memory architecture - 4 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support unbufferred ECC/non-ECC DDR2 1066*/800/667 MHz memory modules - ASUS... AI Audio 2 - Supports up to 16 GB system memory * DDR2 1066 MHz is supported by AM2+ CPU for one DIMM per channel only. ** Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of 4 GB capacity or more, Windows...and 10 -...
M3A79-T Deluxe specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support Storage LAN Audio IEEE 1394 USB AMD® Socket AM2/AM2+ for AM2 CPU Dual-channel memory architecture - 4 x 240-pin DIMM sockets support unbufferred ECC/non-ECC DDR2 1066*/800/667 MHz memory modules - ASUS... AI Audio 2 - Supports up to 16 GB system memory * DDR2 1066 MHz is supported by AM2+ CPU for one DIMM per channel only. ** Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of 4 GB capacity or more, Windows...and 10 -...
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...connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk and optical disk drives. Important note on Serial ATA Install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA. • For detailed instructions on how to configure RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID... these connectors, set the Onchip SATA Type item in the support DVD. • If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration through the onboard AMD® SB750 controller. AMD® SB750 Southbridge Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6) These connectors are set the Onchip SATA Type...
...connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk and optical disk drives. Important note on Serial ATA Install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before using Serial ATA. • For detailed instructions on how to configure RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID... these connectors, set the Onchip SATA Type item in the support DVD. • If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration through the onboard AMD® SB750 controller. AMD® SB750 Southbridge Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6) These connectors are set the Onchip SATA Type...
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...should turn off after Windows® shuts down function If you are using Windows® Vista: 1. Refer to section 3.5 Power Menu in Chapter 3 for less than four seconds lets the system enter the soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS setting. 2.10 Turning off the computer 2.10.1 Using the OS shut...Click the Turn Off button to soft-off after Windows® shuts down the computer. 3. Click the Start button then select ShutDown. 2. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to shut down . 2.10.2 Using the dual function power switch While the...
...should turn off after Windows® shuts down function If you are using Windows® Vista: 1. Refer to section 3.5 Power Menu in Chapter 3 for less than four seconds lets the system enter the soft-off mode regardless of the BIOS setting. 2.10 Turning off the computer 2.10.1 Using the OS shut...Click the Turn Off button to soft-off after Windows® shuts down the computer. 3. Click the Start button then select ShutDown. 2. Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds puts the system to sleep mode or to shut down . 2.10.2 Using the dual function power switch While the...
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...] Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Express Gate feature. ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 3-41 ASUS Express Gate is useful in the rare case where corrupt settings prevent the Express Gate environment from the support DVD first before starting Windows or other installed OS. Choose [Disabled] ... run again when you enter the Express Gate environment after clearing its settings. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Boot Out Timer [10] Sets countdown duration that provides quick access to the Internet browser and Skype. Configuration options: [No] [Reset] When setting this ...
...] Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Express Gate feature. ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 3-41 ASUS Express Gate is useful in the rare case where corrupt settings prevent the Express Gate environment from the support DVD first before starting Windows or other installed OS. Choose [Disabled] ... run again when you enter the Express Gate environment after clearing its settings. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Boot Out Timer [10] Sets countdown duration that provides quick access to the Internet browser and Skype. Configuration options: [No] [Reset] When setting this ...
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After flashing the BIOS, restart the computer to load the new boot logo. 10. When the screen returns to the ASUS Update utility, flash the original BIOS to display the new boot logo during POST. 4-10 Chapter 4: Software support Adjust the boot image to enlarge by selecting a value on it. 8. When the logo images appear on the right window pane, select an image to your desired size by clicking on the Ratio box. 9. 7.
After flashing the BIOS, restart the computer to load the new boot logo. 10. When the screen returns to the ASUS Update utility, flash the original BIOS to display the new boot logo during POST. 4-10 Chapter 4: Software support Adjust the boot image to enlarge by selecting a value on it. 8. When the logo images appear on the right window pane, select an image to your desired size by clicking on the Ratio box. 9. 7.
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ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 4-35 4.3.10 ASUS AI Booster The ASUS AI Booster application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in WIndows® environment without the hassle of booting the BIOS. The options on the AI Suite main window. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support DVD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows® OS taskbar and click the AI Booster button on the taskbar allow you to use the default settings, adjust CPU/ Memory/PCI-E frequency manually, or create and apply your personal overclocking configurations.
ASUS M3A79-T Deluxe 4-35 4.3.10 ASUS AI Booster The ASUS AI Booster application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in WIndows® environment without the hassle of booting the BIOS. The options on the AI Suite main window. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support DVD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows® OS taskbar and click the AI Booster button on the taskbar allow you to use the default settings, adjust CPU/ Memory/PCI-E frequency manually, or create and apply your personal overclocking configurations.
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...than the existing drive. With the RAID 0+1 configuration you install an operating system to a selected hard disk drive. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to a second drive. If one ...RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data from the support DVD to the surviving drive as RAID sets. For Windows XP, If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a RAID set, first copy the RAID driver from one...
...than the existing drive. With the RAID 0+1 configuration you install an operating system to a selected hard disk drive. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to a second drive. If one ...RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of data from the support DVD to the surviving drive as RAID sets. For Windows XP, If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a RAID set, first copy the RAID driver from one...