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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 the...
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 the...
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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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...physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Align the card connector with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. Turn on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ"...to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on the next page for later use . Replace the system cover. 2.5.2 Configuring an ...earlier. 6. Assign an IRQ to the table on the slot. 5. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 2-17 Ensure to use . 4.
...physical injury and damage motherboard components. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Align the card connector with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. Turn on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ"...to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on the next page for later use . Replace the system cover. 2.5.2 Configuring an ...earlier. 6. Assign an IRQ to the table on the slot. 5. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 2-17 Ensure to use . 4.
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...channel SATA port. [Disabled] Disables the onboard channel SATA port. OnChip SATA Type [IDE] Allows you to display the submenu. Chapter 3 ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 3-11 The following item appears only when you want the SATA hard disk drives to [AHCI], only SATA connectors 1-4 can be detected. Select... transactions are needed for the transfer of a particular amount of commands. Set to [RAID] when you 've installed the AHCI driver, so that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of data. [Disabled] Disables ...
...channel SATA port. [Disabled] Disables the onboard channel SATA port. OnChip SATA Type [IDE] Allows you to display the submenu. Chapter 3 ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 3-11 The following item appears only when you want the SATA hard disk drives to [AHCI], only SATA connectors 1-4 can be detected. Select... transactions are needed for the transfer of a particular amount of commands. Set to [RAID] when you 've installed the AHCI driver, so that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of data. [Disabled] Disables ...
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...Virtual Machine mode. ACPI SRAT Table [Enabled] [Disabled] Disables the building of ACPI SRAT Table. [Enabled] Enables the building of ACPI SRAT Table. Chapter 3 ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 3-19 GART Error Reporting [Disabled] [Disabled] Disables the GART Error Reporting function. [Enabled] Enables the GART Error Reporting function. CPU Prefetching [Enabled] [Disabled...for testing purpose. 3.6.1 CPU Configuration The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. The driver developer may be different due to the CPU you installed.
...Virtual Machine mode. ACPI SRAT Table [Enabled] [Disabled] Disables the building of ACPI SRAT Table. [Enabled] Enables the building of ACPI SRAT Table. Chapter 3 ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 3-19 GART Error Reporting [Disabled] [Disabled] Disables the GART Error Reporting function. [Enabled] Enables the GART Error Reporting function. CPU Prefetching [Enabled] [Disabled...for testing purpose. 3.6.1 CPU Configuration The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. The driver developer may be different due to the CPU you installed.
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... software that you want to create the ATI® RAID/AHCI driver disk. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 4-1 Chapter 4 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ Vista™ operating systems (OS). The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. The Make disk menu contains...
... software that you want to create the ATI® RAID/AHCI driver disk. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 4-1 Chapter 4 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ Vista™ operating systems (OS). The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. The Make disk menu contains...
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Follow the installation wizard to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration. 4-4 Chapter 4: Software support If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed, you will find the... settings window Information button Exit button Minimize button Chapter 4 Information button Refer to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support CD/DVD that came with the motherboard package. 4.3.2 Audio configurations The Realtek® audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to display the Realtek HD Audio...
Follow the installation wizard to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration. 4-4 Chapter 4: Software support If the Realtek audio software is correctly installed, you will find the... settings window Information button Exit button Minimize button Chapter 4 Information button Refer to install the Realtek® Audio Driver from the support CD/DVD that came with the motherboard package. 4.3.2 Audio configurations The Realtek® audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability to display the Realtek HD Audio...
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... drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the AMD SB750 chipset that of the same size or larger than the existing drive. ...motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to section 4.4 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. With the RAID 0+1 configuration you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in parallel, interleaved stacks. Chapter 4 ASUS M4A79 Deluxe...
... drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup. 4.4 RAID configurations The motherboard comes with the AMD SB750 chipset that of the same size or larger than the existing drive. ...motherboard supports the following RAID configurations: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. 4.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives to section 4.4 Creating a RAID driver disk for this setup. With the RAID 0+1 configuration you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in parallel, interleaved stacks. Chapter 4 ASUS M4A79 Deluxe...
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... succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 5. Follow the succeeding screen instructions 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 ... "Press any key to install third- For Windows® Vista™ operating system, use either the motherboard support DVD or a USB device with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that you to press ...
... succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive. 5. Follow the succeeding screen instructions 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 ... "Press any key to install third- For Windows® Vista™ operating system, use either the motherboard support DVD or a USB device with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that you to press ...
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... Triple CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX technology are ATI® certified. • Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 5-1 Follow the installation procedures in this section. 5.1.1 Requirements • In Dual CrossFireX mode, prepare .... Close all existing graphics card drivers: 1. Select your computer. For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. Chapter 5 Chapter 5: 5.1 Chapter 5 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology support ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFireX™...
... Triple CrossFireX and Quad CrossFireX technology are ATI® certified. • Ensure that your graphics card driver supports the ATI CrossFireX technology. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 5-1 Follow the installation procedures in this section. 5.1.1 Requirements • In Dual CrossFireX mode, prepare .... Close all existing graphics card drivers: 1. Select your computer. For Windows Vista, select Uninstall. 5. Chapter 5 Chapter 5: 5.1 Chapter 5 ATI® CrossFireX™ technology support ATI® CrossFireX™ technology The motherboard supports the ATI® CrossFireX™...
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... install the device drivers. • Ensure that your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center in the Windows notification area and select Cayalyst Control Center. 2. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 5-5 Download the latest driver from the AMD ...website at www.amd.com. • If you are using a Triple or Quad CrossFireX system, ensure to install the ATI Catalyst® driver under Windows® Vista™ OS.
... install the device drivers. • Ensure that your graphics cards and the device drivers, enable the CrossFireX™ feature through the ATI Catalyst™ Control Center in the Windows notification area and select Cayalyst Control Center. 2. ASUS M4A79 Deluxe 5-5 Download the latest driver from the AMD ...website at www.amd.com. • If you are using a Triple or Quad CrossFireX system, ensure to install the ATI Catalyst® driver under Windows® Vista™ OS.