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User Manual - Page 9
...X3 / Athlon™ X2 (AM3 CPU)
AMD® 45nm CPU support AMD Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology
AMD 780G / SB700
Up to 2560 x
1440 @ 75 Hz - M4A78 PRO specifications summary
CPU Chipset System bus Memory
VGA
Expansion Slots
AMD® Phenom™ X4 / Phenom™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 / Athlon™ / Sempron™ processors (socket AM2+/AM2)
Compatible with max. resolution up to...
User Manual - Page 12
xii M4A78 PRO specifications summary
BIOS features
8 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, ASUS EZ Flash 2
Support DVD contents
Drivers Express Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update AMD OverDrive Utility (AOD) Anti-Virus Utility (OEM version)
Form factor
ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
*Specifications are subject to change without notice.
User Manual - Page 13
... motherboard supports AMD® AM3 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 PRO motherboard 1 x Serial ATA cable 2 x SATA cables 1 x I/O shield ASUS motherboard support DVD User manual
If any of ASUS...
User Manual - Page 14
... Power Design To fully unleash the next-generation AM3 CPU's potential, ASUS M4A78 PRO motherboard has adopted a brand-new 4-phase VRM power design. This enhances system performance in real-time. It features the integrated ATI RV610-based graphics and fully Directx 10.0 compliant.
Visit www.amd.com for integrated memory/HT controller to provide independent power to vital components...
User Manual - Page 18
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ASUS M4A78 PRO CPU socket AM2+/AM2
4. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6)
7.
1.5.3 Motherboard layout
1.5.4 Layout contents
Connectors/Jumpers/Slots
1.
USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78, USB910, USB1112)
13.
Optical drive audio in connector (4-pin CD)
17. DDR2 DIMM slots
6. Onboard LED (SB_PWR)
10. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
14.
Front...
User Manual - Page 22
...-sized channel for overclocking may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to support a full memory load (4 DIMMs) or overclocking condition.
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ASUS M4A78 PRO For effective use a more memory on a DDR DIMM socket. 1.7 System memory
1.7.1 Overview
The motherboard comes with...
User Manual - Page 28
... a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications.
1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slots
This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards, and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications.
1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot
This motherboard supports a PCI Express x16 graphics card that you removed earlier.
6. Turn on BIOS setup.
2. The...
User Manual - Page 32
...Suggested list AMD® Athlon 4400+ DDR2 800 (1GB or higher)
BIOS setup
Playback software
Frame Buffer Size--256MB or higher
CyberLink® PowerDVD 7.3 (not supporting video acceleration)
File format
Non-protected clips HD-DVD Blu-Ray
Best resolution
Windows XP
Windows Vista
1920 x 1080p
1920 x 1080p
1920 x 1080p
1280 x 1080p
1280 x 1080p
1280 x 1080p
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Dual...
User Manual - Page 33
Install AMD Chipset Driver from the motherboard support DVD.
2. Click Scaling Options.
5.
Chapter 1: Product introduction
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To resize your HDTV desktop:
1. Move the Underscan/Overscan slider to adjust the overall size of the DTV (HDMI™) 1 item in the ATI CATALYST Control Center is not filling the entire display area while using the onboard HDMI out port and the...
User Manual - Page 34
... fan cables to use the chassis intrusion detection feature.
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ASUS M4A78 PRO DO NOT place jumper caps on the motherboard, making sure that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector. Only the CPU_FAN and CHA_FAN1 connectors support the ASUS Q FAN 2 feature.
2. Connect one end of 1A~2.22A (26.64W...
User Manual - Page 38
...ASUS M4A78 PRO Pressing the power switch for more than four seconds while the system is ON turns the system OFF.
• Reset button (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset... The IDE LED lights up when you turn on the BIOS settings. System panel connector (10-1 pin PANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.
• System power LED (2-pin...
User Manual - Page 46
... a. The ASUS Update utility is available in the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package. Select Update BIOS from a BIOS file a. The Drivers menu appears.
2. Updating the BIOS To update the BIOS: 1. From the Windows® desktop, click Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate >
ASUSUpdate to complete the updating process.
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b. Updating from a file...
User Manual - Page 50
... can change the power management settings. See section 2.9 Exit Menu.
• The BIOS setup screens shown in this motherboard.
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ASUS M4A78 PRO This section explains how to configure your screen.
• Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file for most conditions to "Run Setup". Even if you are installing a motherboard, reconfiguring your computer in...
User Manual - Page 55
... Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory.
Ensure to install the AHCI driver to detect and use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as Parallel ATA physical storage devices, keep the default setting [IDE].
• If you an overview of commands.
• When SATA is configured as [AHCI] in BIOS, only SATA port 1-4 can be detected...
User Manual - Page 56
... value. You can cause the system to malfunction. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual]
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ASUS M4A78 PRO The default values of the following three (3) items appear only when you install on the CPU and memory modules you set the Ai Overclocking item to [Manual]. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit
Configure System Frequency/Voltage
AI...
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