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...3.6.1 CPU Configuration 3-19 3.6.2 Chipset 3-20 3.6.3 Onboard Devices Configuration 3-22 3.6.4 USB Configuration 3-23 3.6.5 PCIPnP 3-24 3.7 Power menu 3-25 3.7.1 Suspend Mode [Auto 3-25 3.7.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No 3-25 3.7.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled 3-25 3.7.4 ACPI APIC Support [...Enabled 3-25 3.7.5 APM Configuration 3-26 3.7.6 Hardware Monitor 3-27 3.8 Boot menu 3-28 3.8.1 Boot Device Priority 3-28 3.8.2 Boot Settings Configuration 3-29 3.8.3 Security 3-30 3.9 Tools menu 3-32 3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ...
...3.6.1 CPU Configuration 3-19 3.6.2 Chipset 3-20 3.6.3 Onboard Devices Configuration 3-22 3.6.4 USB Configuration 3-23 3.6.5 PCIPnP 3-24 3.7 Power menu 3-25 3.7.1 Suspend Mode [Auto 3-25 3.7.2 Repost Video on S3 Resume [No 3-25 3.7.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled 3-25 3.7.4 ACPI APIC Support [...Enabled 3-25 3.7.5 APM Configuration 3-26 3.7.6 Hardware Monitor 3-27 3.8 Boot menu 3-28 3.8.1 Boot Device Priority 3-28 3.8.2 Boot Settings Configuration 3-29 3.8.3 Security 3-30 3.9 Tools menu 3-32 3.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ...
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... or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3 GB is supported by AM2+ / AM3 CPU for one DIMM per channel only. ASUS Noise Filtering VIA® VT6315N controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at back panel) 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports ... total memory of less than 3 GB. Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF Out ports at back I/O - Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, and Front Panel Jack-Retasking - M4A79 Deluxe specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio IEEE 1394 USB Phenom™ X4 / Phenom™...
... or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3 GB is supported by AM2+ / AM3 CPU for one DIMM per channel only. ASUS Noise Filtering VIA® VT6315N controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at back panel) 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports ... total memory of less than 3 GB. Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF Out ports at back I/O - Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, and Front Panel Jack-Retasking - M4A79 Deluxe specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio IEEE 1394 USB Phenom™ X4 / Phenom™...
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... control SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection): - ASUS Q-Shield - TurboV - FSB tuning from 100 MHz to 600 MHz at 1 MHz increment Overclocking protection: - ASUS Anti-Surge Protection ASUS Green Design: - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 - AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner) - Profile - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS Q-Connector - EPU - M4A79 Deluxe specifications summary ASUS unique features Special features ASUS exclusive overclocking features ASUS Power Solutions: - 8+2 Phase Power...
... control SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection): - ASUS Q-Shield - TurboV - FSB tuning from 100 MHz to 600 MHz at 1 MHz increment Overclocking protection: - ASUS Anti-Surge Protection ASUS Green Design: - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2 - AI Overclocking (intelligent CPU frequency tuner) - Profile - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS Q-Connector - EPU - M4A79 Deluxe specifications summary ASUS unique features Special features ASUS exclusive overclocking features ASUS Power Solutions: - 8+2 Phase Power...
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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 port (coaxial) 1 x S/PDIF Out port (optical) 1 x External SATA port 1 x IEEE 1394a port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 8-channel Audio I/O ports 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports 1 x Floppy...
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 port (coaxial) 1 x S/PDIF Out port (optical) 1 x External SATA port 1 x IEEE 1394a port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 8-channel Audio I/O ports 3 x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports 1 x Floppy...
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...interface speed and quad PCI Express™ 2.0 x16 graphics. Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with the ASUS vision of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). AMD® 790FX Chipset AMD 790FX Chipset is designed to support up to get high quality images. ATI® CrossFireX™ ... consumption. AMD® Phenom™ II / Athlon™ X4 / Athlon™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 (AM3 CPU) This motherboard supports AMD® AM3 multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with rendering speed, eliminating the need to...
...interface speed and quad PCI Express™ 2.0 x16 graphics. Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with the ASUS vision of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). AMD® 790FX Chipset AMD 790FX Chipset is designed to support up to get high quality images. ATI® CrossFireX™ ... consumption. AMD® Phenom™ II / Athlon™ X4 / Athlon™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 (AM3 CPU) This motherboard supports AMD® AM3 multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with rendering speed, eliminating the need to...
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...without having to short the pins or moving jumpers! 1.3.3 ASUS intelligent performance and overclocking features TurboV Feel the adrenaline rush of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re-setting to the BIOS default settings...CPU voltage in 0.0125v steps and NB/DRAM voltage in case when the BIOS codes and the data are corrupted. eliminates the need to restore the original BIOS data from the support DVD in 0.02v steps to finetune voltage to overclocking, C.P.R. ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS...OS-based flash utility. Moreover, the ASUS OC profiles in different scenarios. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 1-5
...without having to short the pins or moving jumpers! 1.3.3 ASUS intelligent performance and overclocking features TurboV Feel the adrenaline rush of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re-setting to the BIOS default settings...CPU voltage in 0.0125v steps and NB/DRAM voltage in case when the BIOS codes and the data are corrupted. eliminates the need to restore the original BIOS data from the support DVD in 0.02v steps to finetune voltage to overclocking, C.P.R. ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS...OS-based flash utility. Moreover, the ASUS OC profiles in different scenarios. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 1-5
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...it is recommended that you install 4GB or more on the motherboard. • This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 256 megabit (Mb) chips or less. • The default memory operation frequency is supported by AM3/AM2+ CPU for overclocking may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and...Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. Under the default state, some memory modules for one DIMM per channel only. Chapter 2 ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 2-11 The system maps the total size of accessing information from the same vendor. • Due to install 4GB or more memory ...
...it is recommended that you install 4GB or more on the motherboard. • This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 256 megabit (Mb) chips or less. • The default memory operation frequency is supported by AM3/AM2+ CPU for overclocking may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and...Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. Under the default state, some memory modules for one DIMM per channel only. Chapter 2 ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 2-11 The system maps the total size of accessing information from the same vendor. • Due to install 4GB or more memory ...
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ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 2-33 Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are not jumpers! Chapter 2 9. Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the motherboard connector labled CHA_FAN1 or CHA_FAN2 for better themal environment. Do not place jumper caps on the motherboard, making sure that you install two VGA cards, we...
ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 2-33 Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are not jumpers! Chapter 2 9. Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the motherboard connector labled CHA_FAN1 or CHA_FAN2 for better themal environment. Do not place jumper caps on the motherboard, making sure that you install two VGA cards, we...
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...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 asus.com/PowerSupplyCalculator/PSCalculator.aspx?SLanguage=en-us for details. • The ATX... 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant (1000W) PSU has been tested to the Recommended Power Supply Wattage Calculator at http://support. ATX...to support the motherboard power requirements with ATX 12...
...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 asus.com/PowerSupplyCalculator/PSCalculator.aspx?SLanguage=en-us for details. • The ATX... 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant (1000W) PSU has been tested to the Recommended Power Supply Wattage Calculator at http://support. ATX...to support the motherboard power requirements with ATX 12...
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... [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your computer to transfer data to the device occurs one sector at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA (Logical Block Addressing) mode. [Auto] [Disabled] Select ...mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with much less CPU overhead. Setting to Mode 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4. Select this option if you to enable the LBA mode (Logical Block Addressing mode) if the device supports this function. Allows automatic selection of IDE drive installed. [Not Installed]...
... [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your computer to transfer data to the device occurs one sector at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA (Logical Block Addressing) mode. [Auto] [Disabled] Select ...mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with much less CPU overhead. Setting to Mode 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4. Select this option if you to enable the LBA mode (Logical Block Addressing mode) if the device supports this function. Allows automatic selection of IDE drive installed. [Not Installed]...
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...numeric keypad. Chapter 3 3-16 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 3.5.10 CPU Voltage [Auto] Allows selection of the CPU/NB Voltage. The values range from 0.8000V to 1.90V* with a 0.0125V interval. • The value [1.90V] is supported only if the OV_CPU jumper is [1.70V]. The values range ...from 0.8000V to 1.90V* with a 0.0125V interval. 3.5.11 CPU/NB Voltage [Auto] Allows selection of the processor Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] [1.80V]...
...numeric keypad. Chapter 3 3-16 Chapter 3: BIOS setup 3.5.10 CPU Voltage [Auto] Allows selection of the CPU/NB Voltage. The values range from 0.8000V to 1.90V* with a 0.0125V interval. • The value [1.90V] is supported only if the OV_CPU jumper is [1.70V]. The values range ...from 0.8000V to 1.90V* with a 0.0125V interval. 3.5.11 CPU/NB Voltage [Auto] Allows selection of the processor Voltage. Configuration options: [Auto] [1.80V]...
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...Enabled] Secure Virtual Machine Mode [Enabled] Cool 'n' Quiet [Disabled] ACPI SRAT Table [Enabled] CPU Prefetching [Enabled] C1E Support [Disabled] This option should remain disabled for testing purpose. Secure Virtual Machine Mode [Enabled] [...CPU Prefetching [Enabled] [Disabled] Disables the CPU prefetching. [Enabled] Enables the CPU prefetching. The items shown in this screen may enable it for the normal operation. The driver developer may be different due to update the Microcode automatically, enhancing system performance. Chapter 3 ASUS M4A79 Deluxe...
...Enabled] Secure Virtual Machine Mode [Enabled] Cool 'n' Quiet [Disabled] ACPI SRAT Table [Enabled] CPU Prefetching [Enabled] C1E Support [Disabled] This option should remain disabled for testing purpose. Secure Virtual Machine Mode [Enabled] [...CPU Prefetching [Enabled] [Disabled] Disables the CPU prefetching. [Enabled] Enables the CPU prefetching. The items shown in this screen may enable it for the normal operation. The driver developer may be different due to update the Microcode automatically, enhancing system performance. Chapter 3 ASUS M4A79 Deluxe...
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...Power-On Self-Test (POST). [Enabled] BIOS checks the Realtek LAN cable during POST. Chapter 3 ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 3-35 Check Realtek LAN Cable [Disabled] [Disabled] BIOS will take 3 to 10 seconds to prevent ...boot failure! • We recommend that you update the BIOS file only coming from the same memory/CPU configuration and BIOS version. • Only the CMO file can be loaded. 3.9.4 AI NET 2...Disabled] Check Realtek LAN cable during the Power-On Self-Test (POST). • This function can support devices such as a USB flash disk or a floppy disk with FAT 32/16 format and single...
...Power-On Self-Test (POST). [Enabled] BIOS checks the Realtek LAN cable during POST. Chapter 3 ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 3-35 Check Realtek LAN Cable [Disabled] [Disabled] BIOS will take 3 to 10 seconds to prevent ...boot failure! • We recommend that you update the BIOS file only coming from the same memory/CPU configuration and BIOS version. • Only the CMO file can be loaded. 3.9.4 AI NET 2...Disabled] Check Realtek LAN cable during the Power-On Self-Test (POST). • This function can support devices such as a USB flash disk or a floppy disk with FAT 32/16 format and single...
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... have wizards that dynamically and automatically change the CPU speed, voltage, and amount of the applications in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration. Install Cool 'n' Quiet!™ software from the motherboard support DVD. 2. Save your operating system. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 4-3 Turn on the system and enter BIOS by pressing...
... have wizards that dynamically and automatically change the CPU speed, voltage, and amount of the applications in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration. Install Cool 'n' Quiet!™ software from the motherboard support DVD. 2. Save your operating system. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 4-3 Turn on the system and enter BIOS by pressing...
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...utility, you are assured that your computer the moment you of any problem with these components. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 4-5 With this icon to the software manual in the Windows® notification area. PC Probe ...Interconnect window Opens the Windows Management Instrumentation window Opens the hard disk drive, memory, CPU usage window Shows/Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Refer to ... Probe II icon appears in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at a healthy operating condition. Install PC Probe II from the motherboard support DVD. 2.
...utility, you are assured that your computer the moment you of any problem with these components. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 4-5 With this icon to the software manual in the Windows® notification area. PC Probe ...Interconnect window Opens the Windows Management Instrumentation window Opens the hard disk drive, memory, CPU usage window Shows/Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Refer to ... Probe II icon appears in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at a healthy operating condition. Install PC Probe II from the motherboard support DVD. 2.
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...Suite from the motherboard support DVD. 2. The AI Suite icon appears in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. Click to open the monitor window that displays system information such as CPU temperature, CPU voltage, fan speed, and CPU/FSB frequency Chapter... click the Normal button to launch several ASUS utilities easily. Launching AI Suite 1. The AI Suite main window appears. 3. The actual utility buttons vary by clicking Start > All Programs > ASUS > AI Suite > AI Suite v1.xx. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 4-7 If you to restore system default ...
...Suite from the motherboard support DVD. 2. The AI Suite icon appears in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. Click to open the monitor window that displays system information such as CPU temperature, CPU voltage, fan speed, and CPU/FSB frequency Chapter... click the Normal button to launch several ASUS utilities easily. Launching AI Suite 1. The AI Suite main window appears. 3. The actual utility buttons vary by clicking Start > All Programs > ASUS > AI Suite > AI Suite v1.xx. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 4-7 If you to restore system default ...
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...effect. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe click to display the drop-down list button Profile list appears after clicking the Enable Q-Fan 2 box. Click the drop-down list button and select a profile. Click the drop-down menu button and display the fan names. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support DVD..., you to set to automatically adjust depending on the AI Suite maIn window. Select CPU Q-Fan 2 or CHASSIS Q-Fan 2. Optimal mode makes the fans adjust speed with the temperature;...
...effect. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe click to display the drop-down list button Profile list appears after clicking the Enable Q-Fan 2 box. Click the drop-down list button and select a profile. Click the drop-down menu button and display the fan names. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support DVD..., you to set to automatically adjust depending on the AI Suite maIn window. Select CPU Q-Fan 2 or CHASSIS Q-Fan 2. Optimal mode makes the fans adjust speed with the temperature;...
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... Profile function to save your motherboard manual for detailed software configuration. • Only AMD® Black Edition processors support the CPU Ratio function. • Set the CPU Ratio item in TurboV. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 4-11 Save the current settings as a new profile Target settings Default settings Click to show more settings Advanced CPU and chipset voltage settings Voltage...
... Profile function to save your motherboard manual for detailed software configuration. • Only AMD® Black Edition processors support the CPU Ratio function. • Set the CPU Ratio item in TurboV. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 4-11 Save the current settings as a new profile Target settings Default settings Click to show more settings Advanced CPU and chipset voltage settings Voltage...