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... names appearing in any form or by any language in this manual may or may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY... INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS ...
... names appearing in any form or by any language in this manual may or may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY... INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS ...
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.... Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you detect any area where it , carefully read all the manuals that came with your retailer. Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating...
.... Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you detect any area where it , carefully read all the manuals that came with your retailer. Safety information Electrical safety • To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating...
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... to prevent damage to the components when trying to the ASUS contact information. 2. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to complete a task. About... this guide This user guide contains the information you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. Conventions used throughout this manual...
... to prevent damage to the components when trying to the ASUS contact information. 2. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to complete a task. About... this guide This user guide contains the information you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. 1. Conventions used throughout this manual...
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Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). ** Due to 2560 x 1600 @ 60Hz - Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 4200 GPU - Hence, a total installed memory of 4GB ... sockets support unbufferred ECC / non-ECC DDR2 1200(O.C)* / 1066* / 800 / 667 MHz memory modules - Supports up to 5200 MT/s; Dual independent displays support with max. M4A785G HTPC Series specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Graphics Expansion Slots AMD® AM3/AM2+/AM2 Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Phenom™ / Athlon...
Refer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). ** Due to 2560 x 1600 @ 60Hz - Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 4200 GPU - Hence, a total installed memory of 4GB ... sockets support unbufferred ECC / non-ECC DDR2 1200(O.C)* / 1066* / 800 / 667 MHz memory modules - Supports up to 5200 MT/s; Dual independent displays support with max. M4A785G HTPC Series specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Graphics Expansion Slots AMD® AM3/AM2+/AM2 Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Phenom™ / Athlon...
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... version only) 1 x ASUS Home Theater Gate Remote Controller set (RC Edition only) ASUS motherboard support DVD User manual If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® M4A785G HTPC Series motherboard! Chapter 1: ...data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransort™ 3.0 based system bus. Before you for the following items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentations ASUS M4A785G HTPC Series motherboard 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable 2 x Serial ATA signal cables 1 x I/O shield 1 x 2 in 1 Q-connector...
... version only) 1 x ASUS Home Theater Gate Remote Controller set (RC Edition only) ASUS motherboard support DVD User manual If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® M4A785G HTPC Series motherboard! Chapter 1: ...data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransort™ 3.0 based system bus. Before you for the following items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentations ASUS M4A785G HTPC Series motherboard 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable 2 x Serial ATA signal cables 1 x I/O shield 1 x 2 in 1 Q-connector...
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... Pack 2 or later version before using Serial ATA. • For detailed instructions on how to configure RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10, refer to the RAID manual in the support DVD. • If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 10 configuration through the onboard SB710 chipset. The data transfer rate of.../s is backward compatible with 133 MB/s (Ultra DMA133). Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-5) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for details. 1-28 ASUS M4A785G HTPC Series
... Pack 2 or later version before using Serial ATA. • For detailed instructions on how to configure RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10, refer to the RAID manual in the support DVD. • If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 10 configuration through the onboard SB710 chipset. The data transfer rate of.../s is backward compatible with 133 MB/s (Ultra DMA133). Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-5) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for details. 1-28 ASUS M4A785G HTPC Series
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...install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before installing the drivers for updates. • For detailed software instructions, see the Manual menu in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Click an icon to display Support DVD/ motherboard information Click an item ... all motherboard features. • The contents of the Support DVD to change at www.asus.com. To run the Support DVD Place the Support DVD to run the DVD. 1-34 ASUS M4A785G HTPC Series Refer to your computer, browse the contents of the Support DVD are subject to ...
...install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before installing the drivers for updates. • For detailed software instructions, see the Manual menu in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Click an icon to display Support DVD/ motherboard information Click an item ... all motherboard features. • The contents of the Support DVD to change at www.asus.com. To run the Support DVD Place the Support DVD to run the DVD. 1-34 ASUS M4A785G HTPC Series Refer to your computer, browse the contents of the Support DVD are subject to ...
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... performance on the setting of the general system specifications. BIOS Information Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. 2-8 ASUS M4A785G HTPC Series PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.3.6 Storage Configuration This menu allows you to configure the storage devices. The available... Information This menu gives you set this menu. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] SATA Port5 - The BIOS automatically detects the items in this item to [Manual].
... performance on the setting of the general system specifications. BIOS Information Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. 2-8 ASUS M4A785G HTPC Series PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.3.6 Storage Configuration This menu allows you to configure the storage devices. The available... Information This menu gives you set this menu. Configuration options: [IDE] [RAID] [AHCI] SATA Port5 - The BIOS automatically detects the items in this item to [Manual].
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Configuration options: [Manual] [Auto] The following items vary depending on the CPU and memory modules you install on the motherboard. You can also type the desired PCIE frequency ... set the DDR2 operating frequency. The default values of the following two (2) items appear only when you to set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to [Manual]. Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-9 Main Ai Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Configure System Frequency/Voltage Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] CPU Ratio [Auto] DRAM Frequency...
Configuration options: [Manual] [Auto] The following items vary depending on the CPU and memory modules you install on the motherboard. You can also type the desired PCIE frequency ... set the DDR2 operating frequency. The default values of the following two (2) items appear only when you to set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to [Manual]. Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-9 Main Ai Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot Configure System Frequency/Voltage Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] CPU Ratio [Auto] DRAM Frequency...
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...] [3 CLK] [4 CLK] - [16 CLK] [17 CLK] TWRRD [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 CLK] [2 CLK] [3 CLK] [4 CLK] TWTR [Auto] Specifies the write to [Manual]. Configuration options: [Auto] [1 CLK] [2 CLK] [3 CLK] TWRWR [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 CLK] [2 CLK] [3 CLK] [4 CLK] TRDRD [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] ... Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-11 DRAM Command Rate [Auto] Allows selection of the DRAM Timing Mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] The following sub-items appear only when you set the DRAM Timing Mode item to read delay when accessing the same DIMM. ...
...] [3 CLK] [4 CLK] - [16 CLK] [17 CLK] TWRRD [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 CLK] [2 CLK] [3 CLK] [4 CLK] TWTR [Auto] Specifies the write to [Manual]. Configuration options: [Auto] [1 CLK] [2 CLK] [3 CLK] TWRWR [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [1 CLK] [2 CLK] [3 CLK] [4 CLK] TRDRD [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] ... Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-11 DRAM Command Rate [Auto] Allows selection of the DRAM Timing Mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] The following sub-items appear only when you set the DRAM Timing Mode item to read delay when accessing the same DIMM. ...
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...L2/L3 Cache BG Scrub [Disabled] Disables or sets the L2/L3 Cache BG Scrub. Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] 2-14 ASUS M4A785G HTPC Series You may use the internal graphics as the primary display and enable this item to [Enabled] to allow ECC mode auto-adjustment. Configuration options... [Disabled] Set this item, you may also adjust all sub-items by setting this item to [Super] to adjust the DRAM BG Scrub sub-item manually. Configuration options: [Disabled] [40ns] [80ns] [160ns] [320ns] [640ns] [1.28us] [2.56us] [5.12us] [10.2us] [20.5us] [41.0us] [81.9us] [...
...L2/L3 Cache BG Scrub [Disabled] Disables or sets the L2/L3 Cache BG Scrub. Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disabled] 2-14 ASUS M4A785G HTPC Series You may use the internal graphics as the primary display and enable this item to [Enabled] to allow ECC mode auto-adjustment. Configuration options... [Disabled] Set this item, you may also adjust all sub-items by setting this item to [Super] to adjust the DRAM BG Scrub sub-item manually. Configuration options: [Disabled] [40ns] [80ns] [160ns] [320ns] [640ns] [1.28us] [2.56us] [5.12us] [10.2us] [20.5us] [41.0us] [81.9us] [...