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... 2™ Intelligent overclocking tools: - ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: - ASUS Noise Filtering ASUS EZ DIY - ASUS 4+1 Phase Power Design - ASUS AI Nap *ASUS EPU is only supported on the next page) ix ASUS O.C. 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...
... 2™ Intelligent overclocking tools: - ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: - ASUS Noise Filtering ASUS EZ DIY - ASUS 4+1 Phase Power Design - ASUS AI Nap *ASUS EPU is only supported on the next page) ix ASUS O.C. 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...
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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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... Due to chipset limitation, when you are using these connectors, set the SATA Mode select item in the BIOS to [RAID Mode]. • Before creating a RAID set any of the SATA ports to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode simultaneously. • You must install the Windows... are set using Windows® XP or later version. 1-22 ASUS M4N78 PRO 7. If you install SATA hard disk drives to the SATA1/2/3/4/5/6 connectors, you intend 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 ...
... Due to chipset limitation, when you are using these connectors, set the SATA Mode select item in the BIOS to [RAID Mode]. • Before creating a RAID set any of the SATA ports to RAID mode, all SATA ports run at RAID mode simultaneously. • You must install the Windows... are set using Windows® XP or later version. 1-22 ASUS M4N78 PRO 7. If you install SATA hard disk drives to the SATA1/2/3/4/5/6 connectors, you intend 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 ...
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... with LBA mode disabled. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] 2-10 ASUS M4N78 PRO Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode... Selects the type of Serial ATA devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Setting to display the SATA device information. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) M [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. Configuration options...
... with LBA mode disabled. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] 2-10 ASUS M4N78 PRO Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode... Selects the type of Serial ATA devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] Selects the PIO mode. Setting to display the SATA device information. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) M [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. Configuration options...
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...RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to select the SATA type. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.3.7 Storage Configuration This menu allows you to [RAID Mode]. Configuration options: [Enabled]... [Disabled] OnChip S-ATA Channel [Enabled] Enables or disables the OnChip SATA Channel. Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-11 Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options:...
...RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 configuration from the Serial ATA hard disk drives, set this item to select the SATA type. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.3.7 Storage Configuration This menu allows you to [RAID Mode]. Configuration options: [Enabled]... [Disabled] OnChip S-ATA Channel [Enabled] Enables or disables the OnChip SATA Channel. Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-11 Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options:...
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.... Configuration options: [Manual] [Auto] The following items vary depending on the motherboard. BIOS Information Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. 2.3.8 System Information This menu gives...and memory modules you set the Ai Overclocking item to [Manual]. 2-12 ASUS M4N78 PRO Frequencies higher than CPU manufacturer recommends are not guaranteed to achieve desired CPU ...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...
.... Configuration options: [Manual] [Auto] The following items vary depending on the motherboard. BIOS Information Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. 2.3.8 System Information This menu gives...and memory modules you set the Ai Overclocking item to [Manual]. 2-12 ASUS M4N78 PRO Frequencies higher than CPU manufacturer recommends are not guaranteed to achieve desired CPU ...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...
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.... 2.4.8 HT 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 2.4.7 DRAM Voltage [Auto...
.... 2.4.8 HT 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 2.4.7 DRAM Voltage [Auto...