Asus M3A78-CM User Manual download pdf (Page 94)

3-8 Chapter 3: Software support

3.2.6 ASUS Contact information

Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. You can also nd

this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.

3.2.7 Other information

The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the

motherboard and the contents of the support DVD. Click an icon to display the

specied information.

Motherboard Info

Displays the general specications of the motherboard.

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Motherboard 1
Second Edition V2 2
July 2008 2
Contents 3
Safety information 7
About this guide 8
Typography 9
(continued on the next page) 10
Product 13
1.1 Welcome! 14
1.2 Package contents 14
1.3 Special features 14
ASUS M3A78-CM 1-3 15
Gigabit LAN solution 16
PCI Express 2.0 support 16
DVI Interface 16
Max. 12 USB 2.0 ports 17
DisplayPort 17
Express Gate 17
1.4 Before you proceed 19
1.5 Motherboard overview 20
1.5.2 Placement direction 21
1.5.3 Screw holes 21
M3A78-CM 22
Retention Module Base 24
CPU Heatsink 24
Retention bracket lock 24
Retention bracket 24
DDR2-800MHz capability 28
DDR2-1066MHz capability 28
DDR2-667MHz capability 29
DDR2-533MHz capability 29
1.7.3 Installing a DIMM 30
1.7.4 Removing a DIMM 30
1.8 Expansion slots 31
Interrupt assignments 32
1.8.3 PCI slots 33
1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slot 33
1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot 33
1.9 Jumpers 34
1.10 Connectors 35
1.10.2 Internal connectors 37
SPDIFOUT 41
Legacy AC’97-compliant 42
Azalia-compliant 42
BIOS setup 47
DOS environment 48
XP environment 48
2.1.2 AFUDOS utility 49
Updating the BIOS le 50
ASUS M3A78-CM 2-5 51
2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 52
2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 54
2.1.5 ASUS Update utility 55
2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 56
ASUS M3A78-CM 2-11 57
The ASUS Update utility is 57
2.2 BIOS setup program 58
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 59
2.2.2 Menu bar 59
2.2.4 Menu items 60
2.2.5 Sub-menu items 60
2.2.6 Conguration elds 60
2.2.7 General help 60
2.2.3 Navigation keys 60
2.2.8 Pop-up window 61
2.3 Main menu 62
Type [Auto] 63
LBA/Large Mode [Auto] 63
PIO Mode [Auto] 63
2.3.5 SATA 1-6 64
2.3.6 SATA Conguration 65
2.3.7 System Information 66
2.4 Advanced menu 67
2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 68
2.4.2 CPU Conguration 69
2.4.3 Chipset 70
ECC Conguration 71
Internal Graphics 72
Surround View [Auto] 72
Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] 73
2.4.5 PCIPnP 74
2.4.6 USB Conguration 75
2.5 Power menu 76
2.5.4 APM Conguration 77
2-32 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 78
2.6 Boot menu 79
2.6.1 Boot Device Priority 80
ASUS M3A78-CM 2-35 81
2.6.3 Security 82
Change User Password 83
Password Check [Setup] 83
2.7 Tools menu 84
2.7.2 Express Gate [Enabled] 85
2.7.3 AI NET 2 85
2.8 Exit menu 86
Software 87
3.2 Support DVD information 88
3.2.2 Drivers menu 89
3.2.3 Utilities menu 90
3-5ASUS M3A78-CM 91
3.2.4 Make Disk menu 92
3.2.5 Manual menu 93
3.2.7 Other information 94
Technical support Form 95
Filelist 95
Browse this DVD 95

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