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... this guide vii M4A87T specifications summary ix Chapter 1 Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-1 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-1 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-2 1.4 Before you proceed 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-6 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-6 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-6 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.5.4 Layout contents 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-8 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-8 1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan 1-10 1.7 System memory 1-11 1.7.1 Overview 1-11 1.7.2 Memory configurations (AM3...
... this guide vii M4A87T specifications summary ix Chapter 1 Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-1 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-1 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-2 1.4 Before you proceed 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-6 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-6 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-6 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.5.4 Layout contents 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-8 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-8 1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan 1-10 1.7 System memory 1-11 1.7.1 Overview 1-11 1.7.2 Memory configurations (AM3...
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...24-pin EATX power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector (continued on the motherboard. *** Refer to DDR3 1066MHz. M4A87T specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion slots Storage / RAID Internal connectors AMD® Socket AM3 for AMD® Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II.../ Sempron™ 100 series processors AMD® 140W CPU support AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology Supports 45nm CPU * Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List). 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots 3 x PCI slots AMD® SB850 southbridge: ...
...24-pin EATX power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector (continued on the motherboard. *** Refer to DDR3 1066MHz. M4A87T specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion slots Storage / RAID Internal connectors AMD® Socket AM3 for AMD® Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II.../ Sempron™ 100 series processors AMD® 140W CPU support AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology Supports 45nm CPU * Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List). 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots 3 x PCI slots AMD® SB850 southbridge: ...
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.... Before you for the following items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentations ASUS M4A87T motherboard 2 x Serial ATA 6Gb/s cables 1 x I/O shield ASUS motherboard Support DVD User Manual If any of ASUS quality motherboards! Chapter 1 Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! It features dual-channel DDR3 1333 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport™...
.... Before you for the following items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentations ASUS M4A87T motherboard 2 x Serial ATA 6Gb/s cables 1 x I/O shield ASUS motherboard Support DVD User Manual If any of ASUS quality motherboards! Chapter 1 Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! It features dual-channel DDR3 1333 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport™...
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... 3.0 (HT 3.0) interface speed and PCI Express 2.0 x16 graphics. Dual-Channel DDR3 2000(O.C.) support This motherboard supports DDR3 memory that radically improves system efficiency for a smoother and faster computing environment. with an ACPI management function to provide efficient power management...is optimized with AMD's latest AM3 multi-core CPUs to provide excellent system performance and overclocking capabilities. Innovative ASUS features Core Unlocker ASUS Core Unlocker simplifies the activation of the current bus systems. Gigabit LAN solution The onboard LAN controller is ...
... 3.0 (HT 3.0) interface speed and PCI Express 2.0 x16 graphics. Dual-Channel DDR3 2000(O.C.) support This motherboard supports DDR3 memory that radically improves system efficiency for a smoother and faster computing environment. with an ACPI management function to provide efficient power management...is optimized with AMD's latest AM3 multi-core CPUs to provide excellent system performance and overclocking capabilities. Innovative ASUS features Core Unlocker ASUS Core Unlocker simplifies the activation of the current bus systems. Gigabit LAN solution The onboard LAN controller is ...
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... is an intelligent tool that detects the current system loadings and adjusts the power consumption in TurboV provides the best O.C. ASUS M4A87T 1-3 This tool also provides stability testing. It allows you to turn the PC power button into one software offers diverse and... automates overclocking to achieve a total system level up and running in -one simple to switch back and forth between different utilities. This remarkable memory rescue tool requires a mere push of real-time OC-now a reality with Auto Tuning! settings in different scenarios. MemOK! After the easy...
... is an intelligent tool that detects the current system loadings and adjusts the power consumption in TurboV provides the best O.C. ASUS M4A87T 1-3 This tool also provides stability testing. It allows you to turn the PC power button into one software offers diverse and... automates overclocking to achieve a total system level up and running in -one simple to switch back and forth between different utilities. This remarkable memory rescue tool requires a mere push of real-time OC-now a reality with Auto Tuning! settings in different scenarios. MemOK! After the easy...
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... of the DDR3 DIMM sockets: DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 M4A87T M4A87T 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets ASUS M4A87T 1-11 A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to the retention module...fan to connect the CPU fan connector! DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with four Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. 3. DO NOT forget to the module base. 5. Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you cannot snap the ...
... of the DDR3 DIMM sockets: DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 M4A87T M4A87T 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets ASUS M4A87T 1-11 A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to the retention module...fan to connect the CPU fan connector! DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with four Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. 3. DO NOT forget to the module base. 5. Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you cannot snap the ...
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...;e�m��o�r�y�i�f �y�o�u�a��re��u�s�in Channel A and Channel B. With ASUS design, this motherboard can be about 3GB or less. Size SS/ DS Transcend TX2400KLU-4GK(XMP) 4GB ( 2x 2GB ) DS Chip Brand ...8226; Due to DDR3 1066MHz. Use a 64-bit �W�i�nd�o�w��s® OS if you obtain memory modules from a memory module. M4A87T Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-2000(O.C.)MHz capability Vendor Part No.
...;e�m��o�r�y�i�f �y�o�u�a��re��u�s�in Channel A and Channel B. With ASUS design, this motherboard can be about 3GB or less. Size SS/ DS Transcend TX2400KLU-4GK(XMP) 4GB ( 2x 2GB ) DS Chip Brand ...8226; Due to DDR3 1066MHz. Use a 64-bit �W�i�nd�o�w��s® OS if you obtain memory modules from a memory module. M4A87T Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-2000(O.C.)MHz capability Vendor Part No.
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...up to install it on the A1 slot for the latest QVL. 1-16 Chapter 1: Product introduction Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for better overclocking capability. DDR3-1066MHz capability Vendor Crucial Crucial Crucial Crucial ELPIDA ELPIDA ELPIDA KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON ...KINGSTON Micron Micron Micron Micron OCZ SAMSUNG SAMSUNG Part No. When using a DDR3 2000MHz memory module, ensure to DDR3 1333MHz. •...
...up to install it on the A1 slot for the latest QVL. 1-16 Chapter 1: Product introduction Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for better overclocking capability. DDR3-1066MHz capability Vendor Crucial Crucial Crucial Crucial ELPIDA ELPIDA ELPIDA KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON ...KINGSTON Micron Micron Micron Micron OCZ SAMSUNG SAMSUNG Part No. When using a DDR3 2000MHz memory module, ensure to DDR3 1333MHz. •...
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... 12 23 Normal (Default) M4A87T Clear RTC RAM Clear RTC To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 1-2. 3. Keep the cap on CLRTC jumper ... and unplug the power cord. 2. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer. 4. ASUS M4A87T 1-19 You can automatically reset parameter settings to overclocking. Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data...
... 12 23 Normal (Default) M4A87T Clear RTC RAM Clear RTC To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 1-2. 3. Keep the cap on CLRTC jumper ... and unplug the power cord. 2. Plug the power cord and turn ON the computer. 4. ASUS M4A87T 1-19 You can automatically reset parameter settings to overclocking. Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data...
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... 2. M4A87T M4A87T MemOK! Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord for about 30 seconds for the system to begin automatic memory compatibility tuning for the exact location of failsafe settings. It takes about 5-10 seconds. • If your system fail to boot due to memory tuning ...installed. switch to boot after using the MemOK! A message will appear during the tuning process, the system continues memory tuning after turning on the ASUS website at www.asus.com after the whole tuning process, the DRAM_LED lights continuously. Press and hold the MemOK! switch does not ...
... 2. M4A87T M4A87T MemOK! Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord for about 30 seconds for the system to begin automatic memory compatibility tuning for the exact location of failsafe settings. It takes about 5-10 seconds. • If your system fail to boot due to memory tuning ...installed. switch to boot after using the MemOK! A message will appear during the tuning process, the system continues memory tuning after turning on the ASUS website at www.asus.com after the whole tuning process, the DRAM_LED lights continuously. Press and hold the MemOK! switch does not ...
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... you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the SATA connectors 1-6 in this menu. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. 2-12 Chapter 2: BIOS information The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on...
... you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the SATA connectors 1-6 in this menu. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. 2-12 Chapter 2: BIOS information The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on...
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... disables the onboard LAN controller. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices and setting the memory size block for PCI/PnP devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Enables or disables the Onboard LAN Boot ROM. Take caution...
... disables the onboard LAN controller. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices and setting the memory size block for PCI/PnP devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] Enables or disables the Onboard LAN Boot ROM. Take caution...
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...menu items allow you to prevent the system 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 support devices such as a USB flash disk with FAT 32/16 ... you to the BIOS Flash. Start O.C. Profile Allows you press , a confirmation message appears. ASUS M4A87T 2-27 When you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. Main Ai Tweaker Tools Settings ASUS EZ Flash 2 M4A87T BIOS Setup Advanced Power Boot ASUS O.C. Use the left/right arrow key to select between [Yes] or [No], then press ...
...menu items allow you to prevent the system 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 support devices such as a USB flash disk with FAT 32/16 ... you to the BIOS Flash. Start O.C. Profile Allows you press , a confirmation message appears. ASUS M4A87T 2-27 When you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. Main Ai Tweaker Tools Settings ASUS EZ Flash 2 M4A87T BIOS Setup Advanced Power Boot ASUS O.C. Use the left/right arrow key to select between [Yes] or [No], then press ...