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... Contents 2.8 Starting up for the first time 2-37 2.9 Turning off the computer 2-37 Chapter 3: BIOS set up 3.1 Knowing BIOS 3-1 3.2 Updating BIOS 3-1 3.2.1 ASUS Update utility 3-2 3.2.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk 3-4 3.2.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 3-5 3.2.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 3-6 3.3 BIOS setup program 3-7 3.3.1 BIOS menu screen 3-7 3.3.2 Menu bar...3-7 3.3.3 Navigation keys 3-8 3.3.4 Menu items 3-8 3.3.5 Submenu items 3-8 3.3.6 Configuration fields 3-8 3.3.7 Pop...
... Contents 2.8 Starting up for the first time 2-37 2.9 Turning off the computer 2-37 Chapter 3: BIOS set up 3.1 Knowing BIOS 3-1 3.2 Updating BIOS 3-1 3.2.1 ASUS Update utility 3-2 3.2.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk 3-4 3.2.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 3-5 3.2.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 3-6 3.3 BIOS setup program 3-7 3.3.1 BIOS menu screen 3-7 3.3.2 Menu bar...3-7 3.3.3 Navigation keys 3-8 3.3.4 Menu items 3-8 3.3.5 Submenu items 3-8 3.3.6 Configuration fields 3-8 3.3.7 Pop...
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4.3.10 ASUS Turbo Key 4-12 4.4 RAID configurations 4-13 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-13 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-14 4.4.3 AMD® RAID configurations 4-14 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-20 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-20 4.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows 4-20 Chapter 5: ATI® CrossFireX™ technology support 5.1 ATI®...
4.3.10 ASUS Turbo Key 4-12 4.4 RAID configurations 4-13 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-13 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-14 4.4.3 AMD® RAID configurations 4-14 4.5 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-20 4.5.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-20 4.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows 4-20 Chapter 5: ATI® CrossFireX™ technology support 5.1 ATI®...
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...total memory of 512MB SB750 chipset: - 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 for H.264, VC-1, and MPEG-2 - ASUS Noise Filtering (continued on the next page) xi M4A78T-E specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots VGA Storage LAN Audio AMD® Phenom™ II / Athlon... using a Windows® 32-bit OS. ** Refer to 2560 x 1440 @75Hz - Supports HDMI™ Technology with max. resolution up to 2 PATA devices - 5 x SATA 3 Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD - 1 x eSATA 3 Gb/s port Atheros® L1E Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET 2 VIA® VT1708S...
...total memory of 512MB SB750 chipset: - 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 for H.264, VC-1, and MPEG-2 - ASUS Noise Filtering (continued on the next page) xi M4A78T-E specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots VGA Storage LAN Audio AMD® Phenom™ II / Athlon... using a Windows® 32-bit OS. ** Refer to 2560 x 1440 @75Hz - Supports HDMI™ Technology with max. resolution up to 2 PATA devices - 5 x SATA 3 Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD - 1 x eSATA 3 Gb/s port Atheros® L1E Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET 2 VIA® VT1708S...
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xiii M4A78T-E specifications summary Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Form factor 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x S/PDIF Out port (Optical) 1 x HDMI port 1 x DVI port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x External SATA 1 x IEEE 1394a port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 8-channel Audio I/O ...Chassis Intrusion connector CD audio in 24-pin ATX Power connector System Panel (Q-Connector) 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector 8 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 WOL by PME, WOR by...
xiii M4A78T-E specifications summary Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Manageability Support DVD contents Form factor 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x S/PDIF Out port (Optical) 1 x HDMI port 1 x DVI port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x External SATA 1 x IEEE 1394a port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 8-channel Audio I/O ...Chassis Intrusion connector CD audio in 24-pin ATX Power connector System Panel (Q-Connector) 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector 8 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 WOL by PME, WOR by...
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... - - - - USB controller 2 - - - shared - - - - shared - - - - Onboard SATA - - - - PCIE x16_2 shared shared shared shared - - - - PCIE x1_1 shared shared shared shared - - - - USB 2.0 controller - - - shared - - shared - - - - shared - - - - ASUS M4A78T-E 2-17 HD audio shared - - - - - - - USB controller 1 - - - PCI_1 shared shared shared... IDE Channel * These IRQs are usually available for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCIE x16_1 shared shared shared shared - - - - IRQ assignments for...
... - - - - USB controller 2 - - - shared - - - - shared - - - - Onboard SATA - - - - PCIE x16_2 shared shared shared shared - - - - PCIE x1_1 shared shared shared shared - - - - USB 2.0 controller - - - shared - - shared - - - - shared - - - - ASUS M4A78T-E 2-17 HD audio shared - - - - - - - USB controller 1 - - - PCI_1 shared shared shared... IDE Channel * These IRQs are usually available for this motherboard A B C D E F G H PCIE x16_1 shared shared shared shared - - - - IRQ assignments for...
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2.7 Connectors 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors Chapter 2 Rear panel connectors 1. DVI Out port 9. See section 3.4.2 Storage Configuration for details. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4 5. External SATA port 11. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 12. ASUS M4A78T-E 2-21 PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 2. IEEE 1394a port 10. Audio I/O ports * To use hot-plug, set the OnChip SATA Type in the BIOS settings to [AHCI] mode. VGA Out port 4. HDMI Out port 8. LAN (RJ-45) port 6. USB 2.0 ports 5 and 6 7. Optical S/PDIF Out port 3.
2.7 Connectors 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors Chapter 2 Rear panel connectors 1. DVI Out port 9. See section 3.4.2 Storage Configuration for details. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4 5. External SATA port 11. USB 2.0 ports 1 and 2 12. ASUS M4A78T-E 2-21 PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 2. IEEE 1394a port 10. Audio I/O ports * To use hot-plug, set the OnChip SATA Type in the BIOS settings to [AHCI] mode. VGA Out port 4. HDMI Out port 8. LAN (RJ-45) port 6. USB 2.0 ports 5 and 6 7. Optical S/PDIF Out port 3.
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..., refer to the RAID manual in the support DVD. • If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the Onchip SATA Type item in the BIOS to [IDE] by default. Chapter 2: Hardware information AMD® SB750 Southbridge Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-5) These connectors are set... or JBOD configuration through the onboard AMD® SB750 controller. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the OnChip SATA Type item in the BIOS to the SATA1-5 connectors, you install...
..., refer to the RAID manual in the support DVD. • If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the Onchip SATA Type item in the BIOS to [IDE] by default. Chapter 2: Hardware information AMD® SB750 Southbridge Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-5) These connectors are set... or JBOD configuration through the onboard AMD® SB750 controller. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the OnChip SATA Type item in the BIOS to the SATA1-5 connectors, you install...
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...] Select Screen Select Item +- Select a device item then press to configure the System Time. Refer to the system. Chapter 3 ASUS M4A78T-E 3-9 Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Device : Hard Disk Vendor : WDC WD800JD-00LSA0 Size 80.0GB LBA Mode : Supported...12/09/200�8 1.44M, 3.5 in the system. These values are not user-configurable. Use [+] or [-] to display the SATA device information. There is installed in .] [English] Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 ESATA Storage Configuration [...
...] Select Screen Select Item +- Select a device item then press to configure the System Time. Refer to the system. Chapter 3 ASUS M4A78T-E 3-9 Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY Primary IDE Master Device : Hard Disk Vendor : WDC WD800JD-00LSA0 Size 80.0GB LBA Mode : Supported...12/09/200�8 1.44M, 3.5 in the system. These values are not user-configurable. Use [+] or [-] to display the SATA device information. There is installed in .] [English] Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 ESATA Storage Configuration [...
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...you want to the processor. Chapter 3 ASUS M4A78T-E 3-11 This makes more efficient use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as fewer transactions are needed for the transfer of a particular amount of data. [Disabled] Disables this item is set the SATA configuration. This item appears only when ...can be detected. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you want the SATA hard disk drives to use SATA connectors 1-5 and E-SATA connector in AHCI mode under OS. Set to [RAID] when you could use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller ...
...you want to the processor. Chapter 3 ASUS M4A78T-E 3-11 This makes more efficient use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as fewer transactions are needed for the transfer of a particular amount of data. [Disabled] Disables this item is set the SATA configuration. This item appears only when ...can be detected. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that you want the SATA hard disk drives to use SATA connectors 1-5 and E-SATA connector in AHCI mode under OS. Set to [RAID] when you could use the AHCI (Advanced Host Controller ...
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... DVD or click environment for the BIOS setup details. • ASUS Express Gate SSD / ASUS Express Gate supports SATA devices connected to install ASUS Express Gate from the motherboard support DVD before turning on the computer. 4.3.4 ASUS Express Gate SSD / ASUS Express Gate ASUS Express Gate SSD / ASUS Express Gate is an instant-on environment that gives you start...
... DVD or click environment for the BIOS setup details. • ASUS Express Gate SSD / ASUS Express Gate supports SATA devices connected to install ASUS Express Gate from the motherboard support DVD before turning on the computer. 4.3.4 ASUS Express Gate SSD / ASUS Express Gate ASUS Express Gate SSD / ASUS Express Gate is an instant-on environment that gives you start...
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...your screen. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set the OnChip SATA Type item to [RAID]. 3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on your computer, and press during POST to Storage Configuration, and set . For...exactly match the items on each drive. 4.4.3 AMD® RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 configurations for a RAID configuration: 1. 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Install the internal Serial ATA hard disk ...
...your screen. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set the OnChip SATA Type item to [RAID]. 3. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on your computer, and press during POST to Storage Configuration, and set . For...exactly match the items on each drive. 4.4.3 AMD® RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 configurations for a RAID configuration: 1. 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Install the internal Serial ATA hard disk ...
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... Follow the succeeding screen instructions to avoid a computer virus infection. Write-protect the floppy disk to complete the process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.... and exit BIOS. 6. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install third- For Windows® Vista™ operating system, use either the motherboard support DVD or a USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 3. Press then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver ...
... Follow the succeeding screen instructions to avoid a computer virus infection. Write-protect the floppy disk to complete the process. 4.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in a RAID set. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process.... and exit BIOS. 6. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to install third- For Windows® Vista™ operating system, use either the motherboard support DVD or a USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 3. Press then insert the floppy disk with RAID driver ...