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... Probe II 4-3 4.3.2 ASUS AI Suite 4-4 4.3.3 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-5 Contents 3.5.12 HT Voltage 3-14 3.5.13 NB Voltage 3-14 3.5.14 nForce200 Voltage 3-15 3.5.15 CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum 3-15 3.5.16 PCIE Spread Spectrum 3-15 3.5.17 SATA Spread Spectrum 3-15 3.5.18 PCI Spread Spectrum 3-15 3.6 Advanced menu 3-16 3.6.1 CPU Configuration 3-16 3.6.2 Chipset 3-18 3.6.3 Onboard Devices Configuration...
... Probe II 4-3 4.3.2 ASUS AI Suite 4-4 4.3.3 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-5 Contents 3.5.12 HT Voltage 3-14 3.5.13 NB Voltage 3-14 3.5.14 nForce200 Voltage 3-15 3.5.15 CPU/LDT Spread Spectrum 3-15 3.5.16 PCIE Spread Spectrum 3-15 3.5.17 SATA Spread Spectrum 3-15 3.5.18 PCI Spread Spectrum 3-15 3.6 Advanced menu 3-16 3.6.1 CPU Configuration 3-16 3.6.2 Chipset 3-18 3.6.3 Onboard Devices Configuration...
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... SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go) Broadcom® B5071 Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET 2 VIA® VT1708S 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - ASUS Noise Filter VIA® VT6308P controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at back panel) 12 x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at midboard; 6 ports at ... 133 / 100 port - 5 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports (Legacy IDE operation is only supported on the next page) xi M4N98TD EVO specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Multi-GPU support Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio IEEE 1394 USB AMD® Socket AM3; Phenom™ II / ...
... SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go) Broadcom® B5071 Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET 2 VIA® VT1708S 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - ASUS Noise Filter VIA® VT6308P controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at back panel) 12 x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at midboard; 6 ports at ... 133 / 100 port - 5 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports (Legacy IDE operation is only supported on the next page) xi M4N98TD EVO specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Multi-GPU support Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio IEEE 1394 USB AMD® Socket AM3; Phenom™ II / ...
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... support and accelerates data transfer rate up to increase memory data transfer rate and computing efficiency. NVIDIA nForce® 980a SLI® chipset NVIDIA nForce® 980a SLI® media and communication processors (MCPs) power the most feature-rich, high performance motherboards for more...series motherboard GPUs. Hybrid SLI™ is a unique hybrid multi-GPU technology built upon NVIDIA. The NVIDIA nFORCE® 980a SLI® chipset also supports six Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s devices, PCI Express x16 slots with less power consumption. Hybrid SLI™ turbo-charges performance of...
... support and accelerates data transfer rate up to increase memory data transfer rate and computing efficiency. NVIDIA nForce® 980a SLI® chipset NVIDIA nForce® 980a SLI® media and communication processors (MCPs) power the most feature-rich, high performance motherboards for more...series motherboard GPUs. Hybrid SLI™ is a unique hybrid multi-GPU technology built upon NVIDIA. The NVIDIA nFORCE® 980a SLI® chipset also supports six Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s devices, PCI Express x16 slots with less power consumption. Hybrid SLI™ turbo-charges performance of...
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...innovative heat pipe design on this motherboard is that the groundbreaking fanless design does not have lifetime problems as a chipset fan does. It effectively and noiselessly transfers heat generated by different climate conditions in different geographic regions and your ...you to adjust both the CPU and chassis fan speeds according to page 4-5 for effective heat dissipation- ASUS M4N98TD EVO 1-3 Chapter 1 1.3.2 ASUS unique features ASUS Power Solutions ASUS power solutions intelligently and automatically provide balanced computing power and energy consumption. 8+1 Phase Power Design To ...
...innovative heat pipe design on this motherboard is that the groundbreaking fanless design does not have lifetime problems as a chipset fan does. It effectively and noiselessly transfers heat generated by different climate conditions in different geographic regions and your ...you to adjust both the CPU and chassis fan speeds according to page 4-5 for effective heat dissipation- ASUS M4N98TD EVO 1-3 Chapter 1 1.3.2 ASUS unique features ASUS Power Solutions ASUS power solutions intelligently and automatically provide balanced computing power and energy consumption. 8+1 Phase Power Design To ...
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... erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Keep the cap on CLRTC jumper default position. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC) This jumper allows you to the chipset behavior, AC power off and on the power supply or unplug and plug the power cord before rebooting the system. 2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information
... erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Keep the cap on CLRTC jumper default position. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC) This jumper allows you to the chipset behavior, AC power off and on the power supply or unplug and plug the power cord before rebooting the system. 2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information
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... connectors Chapter 2 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 7. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4 5. Coaxial S/PDIF out port 4. See section 3.4.2 Storage Configuration for details. • Due to chipset limitation, port multipliers are not supported by the external SATA port. • The external SATA port will be disabled if you set the SATA Mode...
... connectors Chapter 2 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 7. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4 5. Coaxial S/PDIF out port 4. See section 3.4.2 Storage Configuration for details. • Due to chipset limitation, port multipliers are not supported by the external SATA port. • The external SATA port will be disabled if you set the SATA Mode...
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...Service Pack 2 or later version before connecting devices to chipset limitation, port multipliers are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk and optical disk drives. These connectors are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. ASUS M4N98TD EVO 2-27 Otherwise, the devices will not work. ...8226; Due to chipset limitation, when you are set any of the SATA ports to [IDE Mode] by the onboard ...
...Service Pack 2 or later version before connecting devices to chipset limitation, port multipliers are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk and optical disk drives. These connectors are using Serial ATA hard disk drives. ASUS M4N98TD EVO 2-27 Otherwise, the devices will not work. ...8226; Due to chipset limitation, when you are set any of the SATA ports to [IDE Mode] by the onboard ...
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... RAS# to set the DDR3 operating frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [1000MHz] [1200MHz] [1400MHz] [1600MHz] [1800MHz] [2000MHz] 3.5.5 HT Link Speed [Auto] Allows you set the CPU-Chipset HyperTransport link speed. The valid value ranges vary according to your CPU model. 3.5.3 DRAM Frequency [Auto] Allows you install on the motherboard. Configuration options: [Auto...
... RAS# to set the DDR3 operating frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [1000MHz] [1200MHz] [1400MHz] [1600MHz] [1800MHz] [2000MHz] 3.5.5 HT Link Speed [Auto] Allows you set the CPU-Chipset HyperTransport link speed. The valid value ranges vary according to your CPU model. 3.5.3 DRAM Frequency [Auto] Allows you install on the motherboard. Configuration options: [Auto...
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... change the settings for testing purpose. ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- Main Ai Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP USB Configuration Tools Exit Configure CPU. 3.6 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to the CPU you installed. Be cautious...
... change the settings for testing purpose. ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- Main Ai Tweaker BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP USB Configuration Tools Exit Configure CPU. 3.6 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to the CPU you installed. Be cautious...
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...[Chip Select] Chapter 3 3-18 Chapter 3: BIOS setup BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced Chipset Settingsz NorthBridge Configuration SouthBridge Configuration Options for NB NorthBridge Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced NorthBridge Chipset Configuration DRAM Controller Configuration ECC Configuration DRAM Controller Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced DRAM Controller ... [Disabled] Enables or disables the DDR power down mode. Select an item then press to display the submenu. 3.6.2 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to set the DDR power down mode.
...[Chip Select] Chapter 3 3-18 Chapter 3: BIOS setup BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced Chipset Settingsz NorthBridge Configuration SouthBridge Configuration Options for NB NorthBridge Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced NorthBridge Chipset Configuration DRAM Controller Configuration ECC Configuration DRAM Controller Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced DRAM Controller ... [Disabled] Enables or disables the DDR power down mode. Select an item then press to display the submenu. 3.6.2 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to set the DDR power down mode.
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... dGPU is scrubbed in 8 hours. Set to [Max] to adjust ECC mode automatically. SouthBridge Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced Chipset Settings Hybrid SLI support Hybrid SLI Frame buffer size Primary Graphics Adapter SouthBridge ACPI HPET TABLE [Disabled] [Disabled] [PCIE VGA Card...Configuration options: [PCI VGA Card First] [PCIE VGA Card First] SouthBridge ACPI HPET TABLE [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS M4N98TD EVO 3-19 Note: The 'Super' ECC mode dynamically sets the DRAM scrub rate so all the subitems manually. Set to [Super] to...
... dGPU is scrubbed in 8 hours. Set to [Max] to adjust ECC mode automatically. SouthBridge Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced Chipset Settings Hybrid SLI support Hybrid SLI Frame buffer size Primary Graphics Adapter SouthBridge ACPI HPET TABLE [Disabled] [Disabled] [PCIE VGA Card...Configuration options: [PCI VGA Card First] [PCIE VGA Card First] SouthBridge ACPI HPET TABLE [Enabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS M4N98TD EVO 3-19 Note: The 'Super' ECC mode dynamically sets the DRAM scrub rate so all the subitems manually. Set to [Super] to...
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... then proceed more settings Advanced CPU and chipset voltage settings Voltage Adjustment bars Adjusts CPU core ratio Chapter 4 Applies all changes Undoes all changes made in BIOS to BIOS settings and will not be kept on the next system boot. Click Start > All Programs > ASUS > TurboV > TurboV. Save the current settings as...
... then proceed more settings Advanced CPU and chipset voltage settings Voltage Adjustment bars Adjusts CPU core ratio Chapter 4 Applies all changes Undoes all changes made in BIOS to BIOS settings and will not be kept on the next system boot. Click Start > All Programs > ASUS > TurboV > TurboV. Save the current settings as...
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... Windows® XP SP2 or later versions. • Due to Windows® XP / Vista limitation, a RAID array with the NVIDIA nForce® 980a SLI® chipset that of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to...
... Windows® XP SP2 or later versions. • Due to Windows® XP / Vista limitation, a RAID array with the NVIDIA nForce® 980a SLI® chipset that of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. This RAID configuration provides data protection and increases fault tolerance to...
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... dGPU is properly installed. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced Chipset Settings Hybrid SLI support Hybrid SLI Frame buffer size Primary Graphics Adapter SouthBridge ACPI HPET TABLE [Disabled] [Disabled] [PCIE VGA Card Firs] [Enabled] ASUS M4N98TD EVO 5-5 GeForce® Boost enhances the performance of the...™ Before enabling GeForce Boost, ensure that includes two primary features: GeForce® Boost and HybridPower™. See section 3.6.2 Chipset for GeForce Boost on the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to the mGPU. HybridPower cannot be...
... dGPU is properly installed. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced Chipset Settings Hybrid SLI support Hybrid SLI Frame buffer size Primary Graphics Adapter SouthBridge ACPI HPET TABLE [Disabled] [Disabled] [PCIE VGA Card Firs] [Enabled] ASUS M4N98TD EVO 5-5 GeForce® Boost enhances the performance of the...™ Before enabling GeForce Boost, ensure that includes two primary features: GeForce® Boost and HybridPower™. See section 3.6.2 Chipset for GeForce Boost on the system and press during the Power-On Self-Test (POST) to the mGPU. HybridPower cannot be...
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... Power Saving mode is enabled, the dGPU does not show in Performance mode and that GeForce Boost is being done by the dGPU. Visit www.asus.com for the latest chipset driver. Save your changes and Exit Setup. 4. The onboard GPU will change state (from to ) to install the NVIDIA... Chipset Driver Program. 5. The mGPU is enabled. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive, and go to the Drivers menu to indicate that the ...
... Power Saving mode is enabled, the dGPU does not show in Performance mode and that GeForce Boost is being done by the dGPU. Visit www.asus.com for the latest chipset driver. Save your changes and Exit Setup. 4. The onboard GPU will change state (from to ) to install the NVIDIA... Chipset Driver Program. 5. The mGPU is enabled. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive, and go to the Drivers menu to indicate that the ...