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Contents 4.3.2 Audio configurations 4-4 4.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 4-5 4.3.4 ASUS Express Gate SSD / ASUS Express Gate 4-6 4.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 4-7 4.3.6 ASUS EPU 4-8 4.3.7 ASUS Q-Fan 2 4-9 4.3.8 ASUS AI Nap 4-10 4.3.9 ASUS TurboV 4-11 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...
Contents 4.3.2 Audio configurations 4-4 4.3.3 ASUS PC Probe II 4-5 4.3.4 ASUS Express Gate SSD / ASUS Express Gate 4-6 4.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 4-7 4.3.6 ASUS EPU 4-8 4.3.7 ASUS Q-Fan 2 4-9 4.3.8 ASUS AI Nap 4-10 4.3.9 ASUS TurboV 4-11 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...
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...AMD® CPU limitation, DDR2 1066 MHz is recommended. 4 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots, support ATI® CrossFireX™ technology (@ dual x16, triple x16 / x8 / x8, or quad x8 link) 2 x PCI 2.2 slots SB750 chipset: - 1 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 for the memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). ** Due to 5200 MT/s; M4A79 Deluxe... Gb/s port Realtek® 8112 Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET 2 Realtek® ALC1200 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Refer to www.asus.com for up to 2 PATA devices - 5 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports with Phenom™ II / Athlon™ X4 / Athlon™...
...AMD® CPU limitation, DDR2 1066 MHz is recommended. 4 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots, support ATI® CrossFireX™ technology (@ dual x16, triple x16 / x8 / x8, or quad x8 link) 2 x PCI 2.2 slots SB750 chipset: - 1 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 for the memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). ** Due to 5200 MT/s; M4A79 Deluxe... Gb/s port Realtek® 8112 Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET 2 Realtek® ALC1200 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Refer to www.asus.com for up to 2 PATA devices - 5 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports with Phenom™ II / Athlon™ X4 / Athlon™...
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... Overclocking protection: - ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) (continued on the next page) xii vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 65ºC) ASUS MyLogo 2™ AMD® OverDrive (AOD) support* * Advanced cooling system is required when advanced overclocking functions of AMD® OverDrive are enabled. M4A79 Deluxe specifications summary ASUS unique features Special features ASUS exclusive overclocking features ASUS Power Solutions: - 8+2 Phase...
... Overclocking protection: - ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) (continued on the next page) xii vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 65ºC) ASUS MyLogo 2™ AMD® OverDrive (AOD) support* * Advanced cooling system is required when advanced overclocking functions of AMD® OverDrive are enabled. M4A79 Deluxe specifications summary ASUS unique features Special features ASUS exclusive overclocking features ASUS Power Solutions: - 8+2 Phase...
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M4A79 Deluxe 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 (purple) 1 x PS/2 mouse port (green) 1 x S/PDIF Out ... ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, PXE, Chassis Intrusion Drivers Express Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite AMD OverDrive (AOD) utility Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x 24...
M4A79 Deluxe 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 (purple) 1 x PS/2 mouse port (green) 1 x S/PDIF Out ... ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 WOL by PME, WOR by PME, WOR by Ring, PXE, Chassis Intrusion Drivers Express Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update ASUS AI Suite AMD OverDrive (AOD) utility Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX form factor: 12 in x 9.6 in (30.5 cm x 24...
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It is designed to support up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport™ 3.0 based system bus. Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with the ASUS vision of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). It features dualchannel DDR2 1066 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate ...up to 5200MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 (HT 3.0) interface speed and quad PCI Express™ 2.0 x16 graphics. This motherboard also supports AMD® CPUs...
It is designed to support up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport™ 3.0 based system bus. Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with the ASUS vision of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). It features dualchannel DDR2 1066 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate ...up to 5200MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 (HT 3.0) interface speed and quad PCI Express™ 2.0 x16 graphics. This motherboard also supports AMD® CPUs...
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...AMD® SB750 Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-5) 8. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS) 11. IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1 pin IE1394_2) 17. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) Page 2-35 2-5 2-33 2-11 2-29 2-22 2-30 2-21 2-37 2-34 2-23 2-23 2-31 2-32 2-28 2-32 2-28 2-31 2-36 Chapter 2 ASUS M4A79 Deluxe... 2-3 Power-on switch 13. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) 16. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 8-pin EATX12V) 2. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1)...
...AMD® SB750 Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-5) 8. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS) 11. IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1 pin IE1394_2) 17. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) Page 2-35 2-5 2-33 2-11 2-29 2-22 2-30 2-21 2-37 2-34 2-23 2-23 2-31 2-32 2-28 2-32 2-28 2-31 2-36 Chapter 2 ASUS M4A79 Deluxe... 2-3 Power-on switch 13. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) 16. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 8-pin EATX12V) 2. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1)...
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...lever ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 2-5 The CPU fits in completely. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to a 90º angle. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90º angle; It is lifted up to prevent bending the connectors on the motherboard. ... AM2+/AM2). Ensure that you use a CPU designed for the AMD Opteron processor. The AM2+/AM2 socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed for the AM2+/AM2 socket. 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with AMD® Phenom™ II / Athlon™ X4 / Athlon™...
...lever ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 2-5 The CPU fits in completely. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to a 90º angle. Unlock the socket by pressing the lever sideways, then lift it up to a 90º angle; It is lifted up to prevent bending the connectors on the motherboard. ... AM2+/AM2). Ensure that you use a CPU designed for the AMD Opteron processor. The AM2+/AM2 socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed for the AM2+/AM2 socket. 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with AMD® Phenom™ II / Athlon™ X4 / Athlon™...
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...heatsink on top of the installed CPU, ensuring that a Thermal Interface Material is already installed on the motherboard upon purchase. • You do not match the CPU documentation, follow the latter. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 2-7 Chapter 2 Retention bracket lock Retention bracket CPU fan CPU heatsink Retention module base Your boxed CPU...the instructions in this section do not have to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components. • If you use only AMD-certified heatsink and fan assembly. To install the CPU heatsink and fan: 1.
...heatsink on top of the installed CPU, ensuring that a Thermal Interface Material is already installed on the motherboard upon purchase. • You do not match the CPU documentation, follow the latter. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 2-7 Chapter 2 Retention bracket lock Retention bracket CPU fan CPU heatsink Retention module base Your boxed CPU...the instructions in this section do not have to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components. • If you use only AMD-certified heatsink and fan assembly. To install the CPU heatsink and fan: 1.
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These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk and optical disk drives. AMD® SB750 Southbridge Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-5) These connectors are set the Onchip SATA Type item in the BIOS to [RAID]. 2-30 Chapter 2: ...Hardware information If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 or JBOD configuration through the onboard AMD® SB750 controller. 4. If you install SATA hard disk drives to the SATA1-5 connectors, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors...
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk and optical disk drives. AMD® SB750 Southbridge Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1-5) These connectors are set the Onchip SATA Type item in the BIOS to [RAID]. 2-30 Chapter 2: ...Hardware information If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 or JBOD configuration through the onboard AMD® SB750 controller. 4. If you install SATA hard disk drives to the SATA1-5 connectors, you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors...
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... system with the following configuration: CPU: AMD Phenom 9950 Memory: 1024 MB DDR2 (x4) Graphics card: PCI Express x16 Radeon 4870 X2 (x2) Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drive: DVD-RW (x1) ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 2-35 ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR; 8-pin... EATX12V) These connectors are designed to connect the 8-pin EATX +12 V power plug. The power supply plugs are for your system, refer to support the motherboard power requirements with more power-consuming devices...
... system with the following configuration: CPU: AMD Phenom 9950 Memory: 1024 MB DDR2 (x4) Graphics card: PCI Express x16 Radeon 4870 X2 (x2) Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drive: DVD-RW (x1) ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 2-35 ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR; 8-pin... EATX12V) These connectors are designed to connect the 8-pin EATX +12 V power plug. The power supply plugs are for your system, refer to support the motherboard power requirements with more power-consuming devices...
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...Auto] HT Link Speed [Auto] ******* Please key in this chapter vary depending on the CPU and DIMM model you installed on the motherboard. Select Screen Select Item +- Loads the optimal settings for this menu. Frequencies higher than CPU manufacturer recommends are not guaranteed to the.... Chapter 3 3-12 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS Information Version : 0302 Build Date: 12/19/08 Processor Type : AMD Phenom(tm) 8600 Triple-Core Processor Speed : 2300MHz System Memory Usable Size : 1024MB 3.5 Ai Tweaker menu The Ai (Extreme) Tweaker menu ...
...Auto] HT Link Speed [Auto] ******* Please key in this chapter vary depending on the CPU and DIMM model you installed on the motherboard. Select Screen Select Item +- Loads the optimal settings for this menu. Frequencies higher than CPU manufacturer recommends are not guaranteed to the.... Chapter 3 3-12 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS Information Version : 0302 Build Date: 12/19/08 Processor Type : AMD Phenom(tm) 8600 Triple-Core Processor Speed : 2300MHz System Memory Usable Size : 1024MB 3.5 Ai Tweaker menu The Ai (Extreme) Tweaker menu ...
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...AMD Cool'n'Quiet function. ACPI SRAT Table [Enabled] [Disabled] Disables the building of ACPI SRAT Table. [Enabled] Enables the building of ACPI SRAT Table. GART Error Reporting [Disabled] [Disabled] Disables the GART Error Reporting function. [Enabled] Enables the GART Error Reporting function. Chapter 3 ASUS M4A79 Deluxe.... [Enabled] Enables the CPU prefetching. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Module Version: 13.40 AGESA Version:3.3.1.0 AMD Phenom(tm) 8600 Triple-Core Processor Revision: B2 Cache L1: 384KB Cache L2: 1536KB Cache L3: 2MB Speed...
...AMD Cool'n'Quiet function. ACPI SRAT Table [Enabled] [Disabled] Disables the building of ACPI SRAT Table. [Enabled] Enables the building of ACPI SRAT Table. GART Error Reporting [Disabled] [Disabled] Disables the GART Error Reporting function. [Enabled] Enables the GART Error Reporting function. Chapter 3 ASUS M4A79 Deluxe.... [Enabled] Enables the CPU prefetching. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Module Version: 13.40 AGESA Version:3.3.1.0 AMD Phenom(tm) 8600 Triple-Core Processor Revision: B2 Cache L1: 384KB Cache L2: 1536KB Cache L3: 2MB Speed...
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...> CPU Configuration > Cool 'n'Quiet and set your Power Option Properties depending on your operating system. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 4-3 Install Cool 'n' Quiet!™ software from the motherboard support DVD. 2. The Cool 'n' Quiet!™ technology screen appears and displays the current CPU Frequency..., and amount of the applications in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for more information. 4.3.1 Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology The motherboard supports the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology that will conveniently guide you through the ...
...> CPU Configuration > Cool 'n'Quiet and set your Power Option Properties depending on your operating system. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 4-3 Install Cool 'n' Quiet!™ software from the motherboard support DVD. 2. The Cool 'n' Quiet!™ technology screen appears and displays the current CPU Frequency..., and amount of the applications in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for more information. 4.3.1 Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology The motherboard supports the AMD Cool 'n' Quiet!™ Technology that will conveniently guide you through the ...
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... Use the Save Profile function to High Performance Mode while using ASUS TurboV. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 4-11 Load existing ASUS Turbo profiles. Three pre-defined profiles are provided: "Race Car", "Jet Plane", and "Rocket". Launching ASUS TurboV 1. Save the current settings as a new profile Target settings...settings and manually load the profile after Windows starts. • For system stability, set ASUS EPU to save your motherboard manual for detailed software configuration. • Only AMD® Black Edition processors support the CPU Ratio function. • Set the CPU Ratio...
... Use the Save Profile function to High Performance Mode while using ASUS TurboV. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 4-11 Load existing ASUS Turbo profiles. Three pre-defined profiles are provided: "Race Car", "Jet Plane", and "Rocket". Launching ASUS TurboV 1. Save the current settings as a new profile Target settings...settings and manually load the profile after Windows starts. • For system stability, set ASUS EPU to save your motherboard manual for detailed software configuration. • Only AMD® Black Edition processors support the CPU Ratio function. • Set the CPU Ratio...
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...0 and RAID 1 configurations. With the RAID 0+1 configuration you install an operating system to the surviving drive as RAID sets. Chapter 4 ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 4-13 Among the advantages of the same size or larger than the existing drive. For Windows XP, If you to be of RAID ... data protection and increases fault tolerance to section 4.4 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the AMD SB750 chipset that of both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. RAID 1 (Data mirroring) ...
...0 and RAID 1 configurations. With the RAID 0+1 configuration you install an operating system to the surviving drive as RAID sets. Chapter 4 ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 4-13 Among the advantages of the same size or larger than the existing drive. For Windows XP, If you to be of RAID ... data protection and increases fault tolerance to section 4.4 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the AMD SB750 chipset that of both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. RAID 1 (Data mirroring) ...
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4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Install the internal Serial ATA hard disk drives to enter the BIOS setup. 3. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown ... hard disks for reference only, and may not 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 Serial ATA hard disks drives through the AMD SB750 chip. Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in...
4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Install the internal Serial ATA hard disk drives to enter the BIOS setup. 3. The RAID BIOS setup screens shown ... hard disks for reference only, and may not 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 Serial ATA hard disks drives through the AMD SB750 chip. Setting the RAID item in BIOS You must set the RAID item in...
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...™ Utility To enter the AMD® FastBuild™ utility: 1. Press , , , or to enter the option you to select an operation to display the main menu of the hard disk drives. ...) Utility (c) 2004-2005 ATI Technology, Inc. [ Main Menu ] View Drive Assignments........[1] Define LD 2] Delete LD 3] Controller Configuration......[4] [ Keys Available ] Press 1..4 to exit the utility. Chapter 4 ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 4-15 Boot up your computer. 2. The Main Menu options include: • View Drive Assignments: shows the status of the utility.
...™ Utility To enter the AMD® FastBuild™ utility: 1. Press , , , or to enter the option you to select an operation to display the main menu of the hard disk drives. ...) Utility (c) 2004-2005 ATI Technology, Inc. [ Main Menu ] View Drive Assignments........[1] Define LD 2] Delete LD 3] Controller Configuration......[4] [ Keys Available ] Press 1..4 to exit the utility. Chapter 4 ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 4-15 Boot up your computer. 2. The Main Menu options include: • View Drive Assignments: shows the status of the utility.
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... units (GPU) graphics cards. Select your computer. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 5-1 For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. Chapter 5 Chapter 5: 5.1 Chapter 5 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology support ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology that allows... your current graphics card drivers. 4. Download the latest driver from the AMD website at www.amd.com. • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at http://game.amd.com for details. • The ATI Triple CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX technology...
... units (GPU) graphics cards. Select your computer. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 5-1 For Windows XP, select Add/Remove. Chapter 5 Chapter 5: 5.1 Chapter 5 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology support ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology that allows... your current graphics card drivers. 4. Download the latest driver from the AMD website at www.amd.com. • Ensure that your power supply unit (PSU) can provide at http://game.amd.com for details. • The ATI Triple CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX technology...
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... Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 5-5 Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. You can also rightclick the ATI icon in Windows ...; Control Center in the Windows notification area and select Cayalyst Control Center. 2. Download the latest driver from the AMD website at www.amd.com. • If you are using a Triple or Quad CrossFireX system, ensure to the Catalyst Control Center Advanced View window...
... Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology After installing your PCI Express graphics card driver supports the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 5-5 Right-click on the Windows® desktop and select Catalyst(TM) Control Center. You can also rightclick the ATI icon in Windows ...; Control Center in the Windows notification area and select Cayalyst Control Center. 2. Download the latest driver from the AMD website at www.amd.com. • If you are using a Triple or Quad CrossFireX system, ensure to the Catalyst Control Center Advanced View window...