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...TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. 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. You may not be registered trademarks or copyrights...with you want to have it , may contain copyrighted software that is dependent on the preferred carrier and the location where you . ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ...
...TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. 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. You may not be registered trademarks or copyrights...with you want to have it , may contain copyrighted software that is dependent on the preferred carrier and the location where you . ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ...
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... or your retailer. If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you detect any area where it , carefully read all the manuals that your area. If you are using, contact your local power company. • If the power supply is organized This guide contains the following parts...
... or your retailer. If you are not sure about the voltage of the electrical outlet you detect any area where it , carefully read all the manuals that your area. If you are using, contact your local power company. • If the power supply is organized This guide contains the following parts...
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... information. 2. Refer to complete a task. If you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the standard package. Keys enclosed in this manual. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Example: means that you must press the enclosed key. Conventions used throughout this guide To ensure that you...
... information. 2. Refer to complete a task. If you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the standard package. Keys enclosed in this manual. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Example: means that you must press the enclosed key. Conventions used throughout this guide To ensure that you...
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... connector 1 x CPU fan connector 1 x Chassis fan connector 1 x 24-pin EATX power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x MemOK! M4A88T-M specifications summary Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS Accessories Support DVD Form factor 1 x PS/2 Combo port (Keyboard & Mouse) 1 x Optical S/PDIF... 1 x DVI port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 8-channel audio I /O shield 1 x User Manual Drivers ASUS Utilities Anti-Virus software (OEM version) MicroATX form factor: 9.6 in x 9.6 in (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm) * Specifications are subject to change without notice.
... connector 1 x CPU fan connector 1 x Chassis fan connector 1 x 24-pin EATX power connector 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x MemOK! M4A88T-M specifications summary Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS Accessories Support DVD Form factor 1 x PS/2 Combo port (Keyboard & Mouse) 1 x Optical S/PDIF... 1 x DVI port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 8-channel audio I /O shield 1 x User Manual Drivers ASUS Utilities Anti-Virus software (OEM version) MicroATX form factor: 9.6 in x 9.6 in (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm) * Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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... less power consumption. Before you for the following items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentations ASUS M4A88T-M motherboard 2 x Serial ATA cables 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x I/O shield ASUS motherboard Support DVD User Manual If any of ASUS quality motherboards! ASUS M4A88T-M 1-1 Chapter 1 Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! It features dual-channel DDR3 1333 memory support and accelerates data...
... less power consumption. Before you for the following items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentations ASUS M4A88T-M motherboard 2 x Serial ATA cables 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable 1 x I/O shield ASUS motherboard Support DVD User Manual If any of ASUS quality motherboards! ASUS M4A88T-M 1-1 Chapter 1 Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! It features dual-channel DDR3 1333 memory support and accelerates data...
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... the SATA Port1-Port4 and SATA Port5-Port6 items in the BIOS to the RAID/AHCI Supplementary Guide included in the folder named Manual in the support DVD. ASUS M4A88T-M 1-25 You could use a USB floppy disk drive when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that includes a RAID/AHCI...
... the SATA Port1-Port4 and SATA Port5-Port6 items in the BIOS to the RAID/AHCI Supplementary Guide included in the folder named Manual in the support DVD. ASUS M4A88T-M 1-25 You could use a USB floppy disk drive when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that includes a RAID/AHCI...
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...reboots when each timing set of failsafe settings. MemOK! If the installed DIMMs still fail to enhance system performance. 1. Press and hold the MemOK! M4A88T-M M4A88T-M MemOK! This is not properly installed. To stop memory tuning, turn off the computer and replace DIMMs during POST reminding you that the BIOS has...restored to its default settings. • We recommend that are incompaible with ones recommended in the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) in this user manual or on the ASUS website at www.asus.com after the whole tuning process, the DRAM_LED lights continuously.
...reboots when each timing set of failsafe settings. MemOK! If the installed DIMMs still fail to enhance system performance. 1. Press and hold the MemOK! M4A88T-M M4A88T-M MemOK! This is not properly installed. To stop memory tuning, turn off the computer and replace DIMMs during POST reminding you that the BIOS has...restored to its default settings. • We recommend that are incompaible with ones recommended in the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) in this user manual or on the ASUS website at www.asus.com after the whole tuning process, the DRAM_LED lights continuously.
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... Boot Tools Exit JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP USB Configuration Version 2106 Adjust System Frequency/Voltage etc. Configuration options: [Manual] [Auto] [Overclock Profile] [Test Mode] ASUS M4A88T-M 2-9 BIOS Information Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. CPU Overclocking [Auto] Selects the CPU overclocking...
... Boot Tools Exit JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP USB Configuration Version 2106 Adjust System Frequency/Voltage etc. Configuration options: [Manual] [Auto] [Overclock Profile] [Test Mode] ASUS M4A88T-M 2-9 BIOS Information Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. CPU Overclocking [Auto] Selects the CPU overclocking...
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...CPU installed. Use the / keys to 100% with a 3.225% increment. The following item only appears when you set PCIE Overclocking to [Manual]. Configuration options: [Auto] [Overclock 2%] [Overclock 5%] [Overclock 8%] [Overclock 10%] GPU OverClocking [Auto] Sets the GPU overclocking. Configuration options...[Max. = 100%] [Min. = 0%] 2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS information Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] The following item only appears when you set CPU Overclocking to [Manual]. The value range depends on the CPU installed. Key in the value directly or use +/- to adjust ...
...CPU installed. Use the / keys to 100% with a 3.225% increment. The following item only appears when you set PCIE Overclocking to [Manual]. Configuration options: [Auto] [Overclock 2%] [Overclock 5%] [Overclock 8%] [Overclock 10%] GPU OverClocking [Auto] Sets the GPU overclocking. Configuration options...[Max. = 100%] [Min. = 0%] 2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS information Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] The following item only appears when you set CPU Overclocking to [Manual]. The value range depends on the CPU installed. Key in the value directly or use +/- to adjust ...
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...Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [3 CLK] ~ [10 CLK] tRDRD [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [3 CLK] ~ [10 CLK] ASUS M4A88T-M 2-11 Configuration options: [Auto] [800MHz] [1067MHz] [1333MHz] [1600MHz] DRAM Timing Mode [Manual] Sets the DRAM timing mode. DRAM Frequency [Auto] Sets the DRAM frequency. Configuration options: [Auto...: [Auto] [8 Bit] [16 Bit] HT Over Voltage [Auto] Sets the HT over voltage. The value ranges from 1.20000V to [Manual]. to adjust the voltage. HT Link Frequency [Auto] Sets the HyperTransport link speed. Configuration options: [200MHz] [400MHz] [600MHz] ~ [...
...Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [3 CLK] ~ [10 CLK] tRDRD [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [3 CLK] ~ [10 CLK] ASUS M4A88T-M 2-11 Configuration options: [Auto] [800MHz] [1067MHz] [1333MHz] [1600MHz] DRAM Timing Mode [Manual] Sets the DRAM timing mode. DRAM Frequency [Auto] Sets the DRAM frequency. Configuration options: [Auto...: [Auto] [8 Bit] [16 Bit] HT Over Voltage [Auto] Sets the HT over voltage. The value ranges from 1.20000V to [Manual]. to adjust the voltage. HT Link Frequency [Auto] Sets the HyperTransport link speed. Configuration options: [200MHz] [400MHz] [600MHz] ~ [...
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... Cores to [Manual]. Configuration options: [0%] [+2%] [+4%] [+6%] [+8%] [+10%] [+12%] [-2%] [-4%] [-6%] [-8%] [-10%] [-12%] ASUS M4A88T-M 2-13 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] [All Cores] [Per Core] The following items only appear when you to [Auto], [All Cores], or [Per Core]. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] 2nd / ... you set Advanced Clock Calibration to set the overclocking percentage for each processor core separately. Select [All Cores] to manually turn ON/OFF a process core. Select [Auto] to allow you to configure all the processor cores as a whole...
... Cores to [Manual]. Configuration options: [0%] [+2%] [+4%] [+6%] [+8%] [+10%] [+12%] [-2%] [-4%] [-6%] [-8%] [-10%] [-12%] ASUS M4A88T-M 2-13 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] [All Cores] [Per Core] The following items only appear when you to [Auto], [All Cores], or [Per Core]. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] 2nd / ... you set Advanced Clock Calibration to set the overclocking percentage for each processor core separately. Select [All Cores] to manually turn ON/OFF a process core. Select [Auto] to allow you to configure all the processor cores as a whole...