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... to infringe. ii Products and corporate names appearing in this manual, including the products and software described in it, may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of ASUSTeK Computer Inc. ("ASUS"). ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS ..., transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; 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...
... to infringe. ii Products and corporate names appearing in this manual, including the products and software described in it, may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of ASUSTeK Computer Inc. ("ASUS"). ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS ..., transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; 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...
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...existing system before you detect any area where it may become wet. • Place the product on it, carefully read all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit. • .... vii Do not place the product in your retailer. Detailed descriptions of the electrical outlet you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the ...
...existing system before you detect any area where it may become wet. • Place the product on it, carefully read all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit. • .... vii Do not place the product in your retailer. Detailed descriptions of the electrical outlet you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the ...
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...65533;d��a�d�d��it �e�m�t�o�s�e�le�c�t. Italics Used to the ASUS contact information. 2. Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /iM4A78PRO.ROM viii IMPORTANT: Instructions that ...used in the less-than and greater-than sign means that you must press the enclosed key. Conventions used throughout this manual. CAUTION: I �n��fo��rm��a��ti�o�n��t�o...
...65533;d��a�d�d��it �e�m�t�o�s�e�le�c�t. Italics Used to the ASUS contact information. 2. Example: At the DOS prompt, type the command line: afudos /iM4A78PRO.ROM viii IMPORTANT: Instructions that ...used in the less-than and greater-than sign means that you must press the enclosed key. Conventions used throughout this manual. CAUTION: I �n��fo��rm��a��ti�o�n��t�o...
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Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for H.264, VC-1, and MPEG-2 - resolution up to 1920 x 1080 (1080P) - resolution up to 2560 x 1440 @ 75 Hz - Supports Microsoft® DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.0, Pixel ... / SB700 Up to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 512MB 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot 2 x PCIe x1 slots 3 x PCI 2.2 slots (continued on the next page) ix M4A78 PRO specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory VGA Expansion Slots AMD® Phenom™ X4 / Phenom™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 / Athlon™ / Sempron™...
Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for H.264, VC-1, and MPEG-2 - resolution up to 1920 x 1080 (1080P) - resolution up to 2560 x 1440 @ 75 Hz - Supports Microsoft® DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.0, Pixel ... / SB700 Up to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 512MB 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot 2 x PCIe x1 slots 3 x PCI 2.2 slots (continued on the next page) ix M4A78 PRO specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory VGA Expansion Slots AMD® Phenom™ X4 / Phenom™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 / Athlon™ / Sempron™...
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... 5200MT/s via HyperTransort™ 3.0 based system bus. Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-1 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 quality motherboards! Chapter 1 Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! AMD® Phenom™ X4 / Phenom™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 / Athlon...
... 5200MT/s via HyperTransort™ 3.0 based system bus. Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-1 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 quality motherboards! Chapter 1 Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! AMD® Phenom™ X4 / Phenom™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 / Athlon...
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... 1 or later version before using Serial ATA. • For detailed instructions on how to configure RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD, refer to the RAID manual in the BIOS to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the OnChip SATA Type item in the support DVD. • If you...
... 1 or later version before using Serial ATA. • For detailed instructions on how to configure RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and JBOD, refer to the RAID manual in the BIOS to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the OnChip SATA Type item in the support DVD. • If you...
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...computer, browse the contents of the Support DVD to change at www.asus.com. Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-31 Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. Click an icon to display Support DVD/ motherboard information Click an item to install If Autorun is NOT enabled in ...the Support DVD or download the latest software manual from the BIN folder. The DVD ...
...computer, browse the contents of the Support DVD to change at www.asus.com. Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-31 Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. Click an icon to display Support DVD/ motherboard information Click an item to install If Autorun is NOT enabled in ...the Support DVD or download the latest software manual from the BIN folder. The DVD ...
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... [Auto] Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to adjust the PCIE frequency. Configuration options: [Manual] [Auto] The following items vary depending on the motherboard. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Configure System Frequency/Voltage AI ...will be stable. If the system becomes unstable, return to adjust the FSB frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] 2-12 ASUS M4A78 PRO CPU Ratio [Auto] Allows you set the Ai Overclocking item to malfunction. Frequencies higher than CPU manufacturer recommends are...
... [Auto] Allows selection of CPU overclocking options to adjust the PCIE frequency. Configuration options: [Manual] [Auto] The following items vary depending on the motherboard. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Ai Tweaker Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Configure System Frequency/Voltage AI ...will be stable. If the system becomes unstable, return to adjust the FSB frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] 2-12 ASUS M4A78 PRO CPU Ratio [Auto] Allows you set the Ai Overclocking item to malfunction. Frequencies higher than CPU manufacturer recommends are...
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... item to enable or disable the DDR power down mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Memory Hole Remapping [Enabled] Allows you to [Manual] and allows you set the channel interleaving mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Address bits 6] [Address bits 12] [XOR of Address bits ... Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-13 The configuration options for some of Address bits [20:16, 9]] MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID [Disabled] Allows you install on the motherboard. Configuration options: [Auto] [200 MHz] [400 MHz] [600 MHz] [800 MHz] [1 GHz] [1.2 GHz] [1.4 GHz] [1.6 GHz] [1.8 GHz]...
... item to enable or disable the DDR power down mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Memory Hole Remapping [Enabled] Allows you to [Manual] and allows you set the channel interleaving mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Address bits 6] [Address bits 12] [XOR of Address bits ... Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-13 The configuration options for some of Address bits [20:16, 9]] MemClk Tristate C3/ATLVID [Disabled] Allows you install on the motherboard. Configuration options: [Auto] [200 MHz] [400 MHz] [600 MHz] [800 MHz] [1 GHz] [1.2 GHz] [1.4 GHz] [1.6 GHz] [1.8 GHz]...
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Select an item then press to adjust the DRAM BG Scrub sub-item manually. Set this item to [Enabled] to allow ECC mode autoadjustment. This item allows the L1 Data Cache RAM to be corrected when idle. This item ....2us] [20.5us] [41.0us] [81.9us] [163.8us] [327.7us] [655.4us] [1.31ms] [2.62ms] [5.24ms] [10.49ms] [20.97ms] [42.00ms] [84.00ms] 2-18 ASUS M4A78 PRO Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enable] 2.5.2 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to allow hardware to report and correct memory errors. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-Bit ECC...
Select an item then press to adjust the DRAM BG Scrub sub-item manually. Set this item to [Enabled] to allow ECC mode autoadjustment. This item allows the L1 Data Cache RAM to be corrected when idle. This item ....2us] [20.5us] [41.0us] [81.9us] [163.8us] [327.7us] [655.4us] [1.31ms] [2.62ms] [5.24ms] [10.49ms] [20.97ms] [42.00ms] [84.00ms] 2-18 ASUS M4A78 PRO Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enable] 2.5.2 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to allow hardware to report and correct memory errors. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-Bit ECC...