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M4N78 SE specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage / RAID Audio USB LAN AMD Phenom™x4/Phenom™x3/ Athlon™x2/ Athlon ™ /Sempron™ processors (Socket AM2+ / AM2) Compatible with Phenom™ II/ Athlon™x4/ Athlon™x3/ Athlon™x2 (AM3 CPU) AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology AMD Live!™ Ready Supports CPU up to 125W NVIDIA® nForce™ 720D Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport...
M4N78 SE specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage / RAID Audio USB LAN AMD Phenom™x4/Phenom™x3/ Athlon™x2/ Athlon ™ /Sempron™ processors (Socket AM2+ / AM2) Compatible with Phenom™ II/ Athlon™x4/ Athlon™x3/ Athlon™x2 (AM3 CPU) AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology AMD Live!™ Ready Supports CPU up to 125W NVIDIA® nForce™ 720D Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport...
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...™ FX /Phenom™ II / Athlon™ / CPU support This motherboard supports AMD® Socket AM2+ multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your retailer. AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon™ / Sempron CPU support The motherboard supports AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon™ / Sempron processors. ASUS M4N78 SE 1-1 Thank you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it another standout in your package...
...™ FX /Phenom™ II / Athlon™ / CPU support This motherboard supports AMD® Socket AM2+ multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with the list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your retailer. AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon™ / Sempron CPU support The motherboard supports AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon™ / Sempron processors. ASUS M4N78 SE 1-1 Thank you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it another standout in your package...
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... Technology, which enhances system performance. Native DDR2 1066 support This motherboard supports native DDR2 1066. It is a highly integrated Gb LAN controller. ALC662 also supports the Windows® Vista Premium OS. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction High Definition Audio The onboard 6-channel ALC662 High Definition Audio CODEC enables high-quality audio that radically improves system efficiency for double speed and bandwidth which monitors system operation and automatically adjusts CPU voltage and frequency for Serial ATA drives. It...
... Technology, which enhances system performance. Native DDR2 1066 support This motherboard supports native DDR2 1066. It is a highly integrated Gb LAN controller. ALC662 also supports the Windows® Vista Premium OS. 1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction High Definition Audio The onboard 6-channel ALC662 High Definition Audio CODEC enables high-quality audio that radically improves system efficiency for double speed and bandwidth which monitors system operation and automatically adjusts CPU voltage and frequency for Serial ATA drives. It...
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... and the card inoperable. 1.8.3 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. 1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards, and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. 1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports a PCI Express x16 graphics card that complies with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. Unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do not need to use . 4. See Chapter...
... and the card inoperable. 1.8.3 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. 1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards, and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. 1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports a PCI Express x16 graphics card that complies with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. Unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do not need to use . 4. See Chapter...
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... S3 and S4 sleep modes (no power to additional USB ports. This feature requires an ATX power supply that you can supply at least 1A on the keyboard (the default is the Space Bar). USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW1-6, USBPW7-12) Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power mode) using the connected USB devices. 2. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPW) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up the...
... S3 and S4 sleep modes (no power to additional USB ports. This feature requires an ATX power supply that you can supply at least 1A on the keyboard (the default is the Space Bar). USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW1-6, USBPW7-12) Set these jumpers to +5V to wake up from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power mode) using the connected USB devices. 2. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPW) This jumper allows you to enable or disable the keyboard wake-up the...
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... support DVD. • If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the SATA Mode select item in connector (4-pin CD) This connector allows you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD configurations through the onboard chipset. See page 2-8 for Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard disk and optical disk drives. If you install Serial ATA hard disk drives, you to [RAID Mode]. Optical drive audio in the BIOS to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card. ASUS M4N78 SE...
... support DVD. • If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the SATA Mode select item in connector (4-pin CD) This connector allows you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD configurations through the onboard chipset. See page 2-8 for Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard disk and optical disk drives. If you install Serial ATA hard disk drives, you to [RAID Mode]. Optical drive audio in the BIOS to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card. ASUS M4N78 SE...
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... ASUS website at any time without notice. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled on your OS documentation for detailed information. • Ensure that you install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions/ Windows® Vista Service Pack 1 or later versions before installing the drivers for updates. 1.11 Software support 1.11.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/Vista Operating Systems (OS). Use the setup...
... ASUS website at any time without notice. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is NOT enabled on your OS documentation for detailed information. • Ensure that you install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions/ Windows® Vista Service Pack 1 or later versions before installing the drivers for updates. 1.11 Software support 1.11.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/Vista Operating Systems (OS). Use the setup...
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... the installation. Select Update BIOS from the Internet a. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to launch the ASUS Update utility. 2. Quit all its features. The ASUS Update utility is available in the optical drive. Place the support DVD in the support DVD that you wish to download then click Next. ASUS M4N78 SE 2-1 Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update. 3. c. From the dropdown list, select any of updating itself through a network or an Internet Service...
... the installation. Select Update BIOS from the Internet a. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to launch the ASUS Update utility. 2. Quit all its features. The ASUS Update utility is available in the optical drive. Place the support DVD in the support DVD that you wish to download then click Next. ASUS M4N78 SE 2-1 Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update. 3. c. From the dropdown list, select any of updating itself through a network or an Internet Service...
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... Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.21 FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L8005 Current ROM BOARD: M4N78 SE VER: 0210 (H:00 B:04) DATE: 01/21/2009 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown PATH: A:\ A: Note [Enter] Select or Load [Up/Down/Home/End] Move [Tab] Switch [B] Backup [V] Drive Info [ESC] Exit • Enter the BIOS setup program. To update the BIOS using this utility, download the latest BIOS file from the Open window, then click Open. 3. You can support devices such as USB flash disk...
... Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.21 FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L8005 Current ROM BOARD: M4N78 SE VER: 0210 (H:00 B:04) DATE: 01/21/2009 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown PATH: A:\ A: Note [Enter] Select or Load [Up/Down/Home/End] Move [Tab] Switch [B] Backup [V] Drive Info [ESC] Exit • Enter the BIOS setup program. To update the BIOS using this utility, download the latest BIOS file from the Open window, then click Open. 3. You can support devices such as USB flash disk...
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... during the updating process. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the support DVD, or USB flash disk for CD-ROM CD-ROM found! ASUS M4N78 SE 2-3 Turn on the system. 2. Starting BIOS recovery... You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support DVD or a USB flash disk that allows you to the disk drive or port. 3. When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts erasing the corrupted BIOS file. Completed. Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for the BIOS file. The device size should be the latest BIOS version for this...
... during the updating process. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the support DVD, or USB flash disk for CD-ROM CD-ROM found! ASUS M4N78 SE 2-3 Turn on the system. 2. Starting BIOS recovery... You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support DVD or a USB flash disk that allows you to the disk drive or port. 3. When found, the utility reads the BIOS file and starts erasing the corrupted BIOS file. Completed. Starting BIOS recovery... Checking for the BIOS file. The device size should be the latest BIOS version for this...
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... +- ASUS M4N78 SE 2-5 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit General help System Time [19:34:30] System Date [Tue 02/03/2009] Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 Storage Configuration :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to download the latest BIOS information. Sub-menu...
... +- ASUS M4N78 SE 2-5 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit General help System Time [19:34:30] System Date [Tue 02/03/2009] Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 Storage Configuration :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] System Information Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to download the latest BIOS information. Sub-menu...
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... selected. Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another. 2.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that the iteam has a sub-menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items on any menu screen means that particular menu. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit Suspend Mode ACPI 2.0 Support ACPI APIC support APM Configuration Hardware Monitor [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Options Disabled Enabled Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB...
... selected. Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another. 2.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that the iteam has a sub-menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items on any menu screen means that particular menu. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit Suspend Mode ACPI 2.0 Support ACPI APIC support APM Configuration Hardware Monitor [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] Options Disabled Enabled Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB...
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... are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of IDE drive. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is installed in the system. ASUS M4N78 SE 2-7 These items show Not Detected if no IDE/SATA device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Type [Auto] Selects the type of the appropriate IDE device type. Refer to section "2.2.1 BIOS menu screen" for each IDE/SATA device. There is a separate submenu for information on the menu screen items...
... are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of IDE drive. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is installed in the system. ASUS M4N78 SE 2-7 These items show Not Detected if no IDE/SATA device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Type [Auto] Selects the type of the appropriate IDE device type. Refer to section "2.2.1 BIOS menu screen" for each IDE/SATA device. There is a separate submenu for information on the menu screen items...
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... to display the sub-menu. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] The following item appears only when the OnChip S-ATA Controller item is set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. Configuration options: [SATA Mode] [RAID Mode] [AHCI Mode] 2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS information Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.3.4 Storage Configuration The Storage Configuration menu allows you to configure your storage device(s). Onboard PCI IDE Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or...
... to display the sub-menu. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] The following item appears only when the OnChip S-ATA Controller item is set to [Auto], the data transfer from and to the device occurs one sector at a time if the device supports multi-sector transfer feature. Configuration options: [SATA Mode] [RAID Mode] [AHCI Mode] 2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS information Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.3.4 Storage Configuration The Storage Configuration menu allows you to configure your storage device(s). Onboard PCI IDE Controller [Enabled] Allows you to enable or...
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... the preset overclocking. • Manual - Main Advanced Power BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Tools Exit JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP USB Configuration Adjust System Frequency/Voltage etc. Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. 2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration CPU Overclocking [Auto] Allows selection of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to achieve desired CPU internal frequency. Select...
... the preset overclocking. • Manual - Main Advanced Power BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Tools Exit JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP USB Configuration Adjust System Frequency/Voltage etc. Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2008, American Megatrends, Inc. 2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration CPU Overclocking [Auto] Allows selection of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to achieve desired CPU internal frequency. Select...
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...Enabled] 2-12 Chapter 2: BIOS information Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Secure Virtual Machine Mode [Disabled] Allows you to enable the channel memory interleaving. Select an item then press to enable or disable the microcode updation. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 2.4.3 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to enable the bank memory interleaving. The driver developer may enable it for the normal operation. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Channel Interleaving [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the CPU Prefetching. GART Error...
...Enabled] 2-12 Chapter 2: BIOS information Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Secure Virtual Machine Mode [Disabled] Allows you to enable the channel memory interleaving. Select an item then press to enable or disable the microcode updation. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 2.4.3 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to enable the bank memory interleaving. The driver developer may enable it for the normal operation. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Channel Interleaving [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the CPU Prefetching. GART Error...
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... [PCIE -> PCI] Display Device Priority, from high to enable or disable SouthBridge ACPI HPET TABLE. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] SouthBridge ACPI HPET TABLE [Enabled] Allows you to low. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [378] [278] [3BC] Parallel Port Mode [Normal] Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address. Configuration options: [Normal] [EPP] [ECP] [EPP+ECP] ASUS M4N78 SE 2-13 DCT Unganged Mode [Auto...
... [PCIE -> PCI] Display Device Priority, from high to enable or disable SouthBridge ACPI HPET TABLE. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] SouthBridge ACPI HPET TABLE [Enabled] Allows you to low. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [378] [278] [3BC] Parallel Port Mode [Normal] Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address. Configuration options: [Normal] [EPP] [ECP] [EPP+ECP] ASUS M4N78 SE 2-13 DCT Unganged Mode [Auto...
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...to enable or disable support for legacy ISA devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] Allows you to configure the USB 2.0 controller in this menu allows you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Enables or disables the USB 2.0 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 Legacy USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives...
...to enable or disable support for legacy ISA devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] Allows you to configure the USB 2.0 controller in this menu allows you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled] Enables or disables the USB 2.0 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 Legacy USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives...
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... an ATX power supply that provides at any time. [S3 Only] - Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend to display the configuration options. Detected by a wake-up device or event, the system resumes to be used for System Suspend. 2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] Allows you to be off and consumes less power than in a low power mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS M4N78 SE 2-15 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.5.4 APM Configuration Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off] When set to Power...
... an ATX power supply that provides at any time. [S3 Only] - Enables the system to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend to display the configuration options. Detected by a wake-up device or event, the system resumes to be used for System Suspend. 2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] Allows you to be off and consumes less power than in a low power mode. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS M4N78 SE 2-15 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.5.4 APM Configuration Restore on AC Power Loss [Power Off] When set to Power...
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...the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. When set to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] This allows you to change the system boot options. Configuration options: [Off] [On] ASUS M4N78 SE 2-17 Select an item then press to use the ASUS MyLogo 2™ feature. 2.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to select the power-on state for option ROM. Main Advanced Boot Settings Power Boot Device Priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Tools Exit Boot Settings Configuration Security...
...the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. When set to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] This allows you to change the system boot options. Configuration options: [Off] [On] ASUS M4N78 SE 2-17 Select an item then press to use the ASUS MyLogo 2™ feature. 2.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to select the power-on state for option ROM. Main Advanced Boot Settings Power Boot Device Priority BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Tools Exit Boot Settings Configuration Security...