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... ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. The GPL and LGPL licensed code...ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. E5263 First Edition V1 March 2010 Copyright © 2010 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...
... ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. The GPL and LGPL licensed code...ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. E5263 First Edition V1 March 2010 Copyright © 2010 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO...
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... descriptions of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. • Chapter 2: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to fix it , carefully read all the manuals that your area. How this guide This user guide contains the information you detect any area where it may become wet. • Place the product...
... descriptions of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. • Chapter 2: BIOS setup This chapter tells how to fix it , carefully read all the manuals that your area. How this guide This user guide contains the information you detect any area where it may become wet. • Place the product...
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...65533;it �e�m�t�o�s�e�le�c�t. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Italics Used to the ASUS contact information. 2. Example: means that you must press the Enter or ...;o��y�o��u�r�s�e�l�f when trying to the following symbols used in this manual. Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers, that you must press two ...
...65533;it �e�m�t�o�s�e�le�c�t. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Italics Used to the ASUS contact information. 2. Example: means that you must press the Enter or ...;o��y�o��u�r�s�e�l�f when trying to the following symbols used in this manual. Optional documentation Your product package may include optional documentation, such as warranty flyers, that you must press two ...
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..., this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz. *** R efer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) Supports A��T�I /O - Supports 192kHz/24bit BD Lossless Sound - ASUS Noise Filter VIA® VT6308P controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports NEC USB 3.0 controller: -...CPUs support up to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more memory on the next page) ix M4A87TD EVO specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Multi-GPU support Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio IEEE 1394 USB AMD® Socket...
..., this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz. *** R efer to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) Supports A��T�I /O - Supports 192kHz/24bit BD Lossless Sound - ASUS Noise Filter VIA® VT6308P controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports NEC USB 3.0 controller: -...CPUs support up to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more memory on the next page) ix M4A87TD EVO specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Multi-GPU support Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio IEEE 1394 USB AMD® Socket...
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..., and hardware devices on �ne�ct�or Accessories 1 x I/O shield Application DVD ASUS motherboard support DVD Documentations User manual If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your package with less power consumption. ... via HyperTransort™ 3.0 based system bus. Chapter 1 Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! Before you for the following items. Motherboard ASUS M4A87TD EVO motherboard Cables 1�x�U�lt�ra�D�M�A�1�33�/1�0�0 �ca�b�...
..., and hardware devices on �ne�ct�or Accessories 1 x I/O shield Application DVD ASUS motherboard support DVD Documentations User manual If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your package with less power consumption. ... via HyperTransort™ 3.0 based system bus. Chapter 1 Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! Before you for the following items. Motherboard ASUS M4A87TD EVO motherboard Cables 1�x�U�lt�ra�D�M�A�1�33�/1�0�0 �ca�b�...
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...or overclocking condition. For effective use of memory, we recommend that you install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard, the actual usable memory for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use a more memory installed on the motherboard. • Due to CPU spec., AMD 100... single-channel operation. • Always install DIMMs with four Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. With ASUS Design, this motherboard can be about 3GB or less. 1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview The motherboard comes with the same CAS latency.
...or overclocking condition. For effective use of memory, we recommend that you install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard, the actual usable memory for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use a more memory installed on the motherboard. • Due to CPU spec., AMD 100... single-channel operation. • Always install DIMMs with four Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. With ASUS Design, this motherboard can be about 3GB or less. 1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview The motherboard comes with the same CAS latency.
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...a bare or opencase system. A messgae 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. switch until the DRAM_LED starts blinking to begin automatic memory compatibility tuning... default settings. • We recommend that are incompatible with ones recommended in the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) in this user manual or on the computer. Turn off the computer and replace DIMMs during POST reminding you that the BIOS has been restored to test ...
...a bare or opencase system. A messgae 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. switch until the DRAM_LED starts blinking to begin automatic memory compatibility tuning... default settings. • We recommend that are incompatible with ones recommended in the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) in this user manual or on the computer. Turn off the computer and replace DIMMs during POST reminding you that the BIOS has been restored to test ...
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... at www.asus.com for reference only. Refer to your computer, browse the contents of the Support DVD to maximize the features of the Support DVD are subject to install If Autorun is enabled in the Support DVD or download the latest software manual from the BIN folder. ...1-33 1.13 Software support 1.13.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® 7/Vista/XP Operating Systems (OS). Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com. Click an icon to display Support DVD/ motherboard information Click an item to change at any time without notice. To run the ...
... at www.asus.com for reference only. Refer to your computer, browse the contents of the Support DVD to maximize the features of the Support DVD are subject to install If Autorun is enabled in the Support DVD or download the latest software manual from the BIN folder. ...1-33 1.13 Software support 1.13.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® 7/Vista/XP Operating Systems (OS). Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com. Click an icon to display Support DVD/ motherboard information Click an item to change at any time without notice. To run the ...
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...Inappropriate settings of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. Inappropriate BIOS updating may result to instability or failure to update your BIOS if necessary. ASUS Update: Updates the BIOS in the motherboard CMOS. ASUS EZ Flash 2: Updates the BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. Copy the original motherboard..., and boot device configuration that are needed for details on these utilities. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file for this chapter to boot. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility: Restores the BIOS using the current version of the BIOS may...
...Inappropriate settings of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. Inappropriate BIOS updating may result to instability or failure to update your BIOS if necessary. ASUS Update: Updates the BIOS in the motherboard CMOS. ASUS EZ Flash 2: Updates the BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. Copy the original motherboard..., and boot device configuration that are needed for details on these utilities. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file for this chapter to boot. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility: Restores the BIOS using the current version of the BIOS may...
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... CPU level. ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- If you want to adjust more, set Ai Overclock Tuner to Manual after selecting a CPU level. It takes around five minutes, and the system will reboot for several times until auto tuning is completed. ...[Auto] HT Link Speed [Auto] DRAM Timing Configuration DRAM Driving Configuration ******* Please key in detail, set Ai Overclock Tuner to [Manual] after you want to manually configure the settings in numbers directly! ******* CPU & NB Voltage Mode [Offset] CPU Offset Voltage 1.296 [Auto] CPU/NB Offset ...
... CPU level. ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- If you want to adjust more, set Ai Overclock Tuner to Manual after selecting a CPU level. It takes around five minutes, and the system will reboot for several times until auto tuning is completed. ...[Auto] HT Link Speed [Auto] DRAM Timing Configuration DRAM Driving Configuration ******* Please key in detail, set Ai Overclock Tuner to [Manual] after you want to manually configure the settings in numbers directly! ******* CPU & NB Voltage Mode [Offset] CPU Offset Voltage 1.296 [Auto] CPU/NB Offset ...
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...you set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to [Manual] and allows you to select a CPU level. The profile information varies according to the default setting. 2-12 ASUS M4A87TD EVO If this happens, revert to the DRAM O.C. Manual Auto D.O.C.P CPU Level UP Allows you to ...individually set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to [Manual] and �d�is��p�l�a�y�...
...you set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to [Manual] and allows you to select a CPU level. The profile information varies according to the default setting. 2-12 ASUS M4A87TD EVO If this happens, revert to the DRAM O.C. Manual Auto D.O.C.P CPU Level UP Allows you to ...individually set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to [Manual] and �d�is��p�l�a�y�...
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... the keyboard and press the key. 2.5.10 CPU & NB Voltage Mode [Offset] Allows you to set the CPU & CPU/NB Voltage Mode. Configuration options: [Offset] [Manual] CPU Offset Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU & NB Voltage Mode item to [Offset] and allows you to set the... can also use the and keys to the CPU & NB Voltage Mode item setting. The values range from 0.003125V to 0.700000V with a 0.003125V interval. 2-14 ASUS M4A87TD EVO
... the keyboard and press the key. 2.5.10 CPU & NB Voltage Mode [Offset] Allows you to set the CPU & CPU/NB Voltage Mode. Configuration options: [Offset] [Manual] CPU Offset Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU & NB Voltage Mode item to [Offset] and allows you to set the... can also use the and keys to the CPU & NB Voltage Mode item setting. The values range from 0.003125V to 0.700000V with a 0.003125V interval. 2-14 ASUS M4A87TD EVO
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...] Allows you to set the Northbridge voltage. CPU/NB Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU & NB Voltage Mode item to [Manual] and allows you to set a fixed CPU/NB voltage. 2.5.11 CPU VDDA Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the CPU/NB Offset voltage. Configuration options... CPU Load-Line mode. Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-15 CPU Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU & NB Voltage Mode item to [Manual] and allows you to select the CPU/NB Load-Line mode.
...] Allows you to set the Northbridge voltage. CPU/NB Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU & NB Voltage Mode item to [Manual] and allows you to set a fixed CPU/NB voltage. 2.5.11 CPU VDDA Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the CPU/NB Offset voltage. Configuration options... CPU Load-Line mode. Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-15 CPU Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU & NB Voltage Mode item to [Manual] and allows you to select the CPU/NB Load-Line mode.
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...The following item appear only when you set the DDR power down mode. 2.6.2 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to adjust all the subitems manually. Configuration options: [Channel] [Chip Select] ECC Configuration ECC Mode [Disabled] Disables or sets the DRAM ECC mode that allows the hardware ... mode automatically. [Good] Set to [Good] to adjust ECC mode automatically. [Super] Set to [Super] to adjust the DRAM BG Scrub sub-item manually. [Max] Set to [Max] to adjust ECC mode automatically. [User] Set to [User] to change the advanced chipset settings. Configuration options: [Disabled...
...The following item appear only when you set the DDR power down mode. 2.6.2 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to adjust all the subitems manually. Configuration options: [Channel] [Chip Select] ECC Configuration ECC Mode [Disabled] Disables or sets the DRAM ECC mode that allows the hardware ... mode automatically. [Good] Set to [Good] to adjust ECC mode automatically. [Super] Set to [Super] to adjust the DRAM BG Scrub sub-item manually. [Max] Set to [Max] to adjust ECC mode automatically. [User] Set to [User] to change the advanced chipset settings. Configuration options: [Disabled...