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M4N78 PRO specifications summary Storage High Definition Audio ASUS Unique Features Special Features ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features NVIDIA GeForce 8300 - 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100 - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (Legacy IDE operation is supported by AM3/AM2+ CPU only. ASUS 4+1 Phase Power Design - ASUS Anti-Surge Protection Express Gate ASUS Green Design: - ASUS AI Nap *ASUS EPU is only supported on the next...
M4N78 PRO specifications summary Storage High Definition Audio ASUS Unique Features Special Features ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features NVIDIA GeForce 8300 - 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100 - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (Legacy IDE operation is supported by AM3/AM2+ CPU only. ASUS 4+1 Phase Power Design - ASUS Anti-Surge Protection Express Gate ASUS Green Design: - ASUS AI Nap *ASUS EPU is only supported on the next...
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M4N78 PRO specifications summary Rear panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Support DVD contents Form factor 1 x PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 1 x PS/2 mouse port (green) 1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical) 1 x HDMI Out 1 x D-Sub 1 x DVI 1 x LAN (RJ-45) 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 8-channel audio I/O 4 x USB connectors support additional 8 USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x COM connector 1 x IDE connector 6 x SATA connectors 1 x CPU...
M4N78 PRO specifications summary Rear panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS features Support DVD contents Form factor 1 x PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 1 x PS/2 mouse port (green) 1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical) 1 x HDMI Out 1 x D-Sub 1 x DVI 1 x LAN (RJ-45) 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 8-channel audio I/O 4 x USB connectors support additional 8 USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x COM connector 1 x IDE connector 6 x SATA connectors 1 x CPU...
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...to the SATA1/2/3/4/5/6 connectors, you set to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the motherboard support DVD. • SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Make sure to [SATA Mode] by default. Otherwise, the devices will not work. • Due to chipset limitation,...set any of the SATA ports to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode simultaneously. • You must install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before connecting devices to the manual bundled in the bundled support DVD before using Windows® XP or later version. 1-22 ASUS M4N78 PRO
...to the SATA1/2/3/4/5/6 connectors, you set to install the AHCI driver or RAID driver in the motherboard support DVD. • SATA 5-6 connectors support AHCI mode and RAID mode only. Make sure to [SATA Mode] by default. Otherwise, the devices will not work. • Due to chipset limitation,...set any of the SATA ports to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode simultaneously. • You must install the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 before connecting devices to the manual bundled in the bundled support DVD before using Windows® XP or later version. 1-22 ASUS M4N78 PRO
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... options: [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.3.6 SATA 1-4 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE drive. These items show Not Detected if no Serial ATA device is... SATA device. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] 2-10 ASUS M4N78 PRO...
... options: [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.3.6 SATA 1-4 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE drive. These items show Not Detected if no Serial ATA device is... SATA device. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] 2-10 ASUS M4N78 PRO...
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...Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. When set this item to configure the SATA devices. Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-11 The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that ...]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.3.7 Storage Configuration This menu allows you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use SATA port 5-6 in BIOS, only SATA port 1-4 can be detected. Onboard PCI IDE Controller [Enabled] Enables or disables the onboard integrated IDE controller. Configuration options: [Auto...
...Auto] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. When set this item to configure the SATA devices. Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-11 The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that ...]. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.3.7 Storage Configuration This menu allows you want the Serial ATA hard disk drives to use SATA port 5-6 in BIOS, only SATA port 1-4 can be detected. Onboard PCI IDE Controller [Enabled] Enables or disables the onboard integrated IDE controller. Configuration options: [Auto...
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...The following items vary depending on the CPU and memory modules you install on the motherboard. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. Frequencies higher than CPU manufacturer recommends are ...Voltage AI Overclocking DRAM Frequency Control HT Link Speed CPU Voltage CPU/NB Voltage CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum PCI Spread Spectrum [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled... you set the Ai Overclocking item to [Manual]. 2-12 ASUS M4N78 PRO The default values of the general system specifications.
...The following items vary depending on the CPU and memory modules you install on the motherboard. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. Frequencies higher than CPU manufacturer recommends are ...Voltage AI Overclocking DRAM Frequency Control HT Link Speed CPU Voltage CPU/NB Voltage CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum PCIE Spread Spectrum SATA Spread Spectrum PCI Spread Spectrum [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled... you set the Ai Overclocking item to [Manual]. 2-12 ASUS M4N78 PRO The default values of the general system specifications.
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.... 2.4.7 DRAM Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the HyperTransport voltage. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.4.11 PCIE Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Linear Down] 2.4.12 SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Linear Down] 2.4.13 PCI Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Linear Down] Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-17 The values range...
.... 2.4.7 DRAM Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the HyperTransport voltage. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.4.11 PCIE Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Linear Down] 2.4.12 SATA Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Linear Down] 2.4.13 PCI Spread Spectrum [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Linear Down] Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-17 The values range...