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Contents Notices...vi Safety information vii About this guide viii M4A785-M specifications summary x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-1 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-1 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-3 1.4 Before you proceed 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-6 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-6 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-6 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.5.4 Layout contents 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-8 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-8 1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan 1-10 1.7 System memory 1-11 1.7.1 Overview...
Contents Notices...vi Safety information vii About this guide viii M4A785-M specifications summary x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-1 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-1 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-3 1.4 Before you proceed 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-6 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-6 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-6 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.5.4 Layout contents 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-8 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-8 1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan 1-10 1.7 System memory 1-11 1.7.1 Overview...
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... free disk space. ASUS M4A785-M 1-3 HDMI/DVI/RGB support This motherboard supports multiple digital and analog display output interfaces: HDMI, DVI, and D-Sub. Innovative ASUS features ASUS Express Gate ASUS Express Gate is a highly integrated Gb LAN controller. 1.3.2 Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology This motherboard supports hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specifications, delivering enhanced...
... free disk space. ASUS M4A785-M 1-3 HDMI/DVI/RGB support This motherboard supports multiple digital and analog display output interfaces: HDMI, DVI, and D-Sub. Innovative ASUS features ASUS Express Gate ASUS Express Gate is a highly integrated Gb LAN controller. 1.3.2 Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology This motherboard supports hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specifications, delivering enhanced...
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... slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. 1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards, and other cards that comply with the PCI Express... slots and the expansion cards that you intend to the chassis with the PCI Express specifications. 1-18 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.8 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Failure to ...
... slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. 1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards, and other cards that comply with the PCI Express... slots and the expansion cards that you intend to the chassis with the PCI Express specifications. 1-18 Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.8 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Failure to ...
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ASUS M4A785-M 1-25 The Serial ATA 3Gb/s is faster than the standard parallel ATA with Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s specification. The data transfer rate of the SATA connectors in the support DVD. If you install Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create RAID 0, ... compatible with 133 MB/s (Ultra DMA133). Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for details. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy disk drive connector. See section 2.3.4 SATA Configuration for Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard disk and optical disk drives. You could use a...
ASUS M4A785-M 1-25 The Serial ATA 3Gb/s is faster than the standard parallel ATA with Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s specification. The data transfer rate of the SATA connectors in the support DVD. If you install Serial ATA hard disk drives, you can create RAID 0, ... compatible with 133 MB/s (Ultra DMA133). Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-6) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for details. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy disk drive connector. See section 2.3.4 SATA Configuration for Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard disk and optical disk drives. You could use a...
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These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to the USB connectors. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1) The connector is purchased separately. 6. Connect the serial port module cable to ... the system chassis. Never connect a 1394 cable to 480Mbps connection speed. 5. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB78, USB910, USB1112) These connectors are for a serial (COM) port. ASUS M4A785-M 1-27 Doing so will damage the motherboard!
These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to the USB connectors. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1) The connector is purchased separately. 6. Connect the serial port module cable to ... the system chassis. Never connect a 1394 cable to 480Mbps connection speed. 5. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB78, USB910, USB1112) These connectors are for a serial (COM) port. ASUS M4A785-M 1-27 Doing so will damage the motherboard!