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ASUS M3N78 PRO

Chapter summary

5.1 Installing an operating system ................................................... 5-1

5.2 Support DVD information ............................................................ 5-1

5.3 Software information ................................................................... 5-9

5.4 RAID congurations .................................................................. 5-42

5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk ....................................................... 5-50

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Motherboard 1
First Edition 2
May 2008 2
Contents 3
Safety information 8
About this guide 9
Typography 10
(continued on the next page) 11
Chapter 1: Product 15
1.1 Welcome! 17
1.2 Package contents 17
1.3 Special features 18
ASUS M3N78 PRO 1-3 19
1.3.2 ASUS unique features 20
ASUS Crystal Sound 21
ASUS EZ DIY 21
features 22
Chapter 2: Hardware 23
2.1 Before you proceed 25
2.2 Motherboard overview 26
2.2.3 Motherboard layout 27
2.2.4 Layout contents 28
2.3.1 Installing the CPU 30
ASUS M3N78 PRO 31
Retention bracket lock 32
Retention bracket 32
Retention module base 32
CPU heatsink 32
2.4 System memory 35
2.4.2 Memory congurations 36
ASUS M3N78 PRO 2-13 37
ASUS M3N78 PRO 2-15 39
ASUS M3N78 PRO 2-17 41
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM 44
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM 44
2.5 Expansion slots 45
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments 46
2.5.4 PCI slots 46
2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slots 46
2.6 Jumper 48
2.7 Connectors 49
ASUS M3N78 PRO 2-27 51
2.7.2 Internal connectors 52
Right angle side 54
Graphics card 62
VGA module 62
Chapter 3: 65
Powering up 65
3.2 Turning off the computer 68
Chapter 4: 69
BIOS setup 69
4.1.1 ASUS Update utility 71
4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 72
Quit all Windows 72
M3N78.bin 73
4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 74
ASUS M3N78 PRO 4-5 75
4.1.4 Updating the BIOS 76
ASUS M3N78 PRO 4-7 77
4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 78
4.2 BIOS setup program 79
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen 80
4.2.2 Menu bar 80
4.2.4 Menu items 81
4.2.5 Sub-menu items 81
4.2.6 Conguration elds 81
4.2.3 Legend bar 81
4.2.7 Pop-up window 82
4.2.8 General help 82
4.3 Main menu 83
PIO Mode [Auto] 84
UDMA Mode [Auto] 84
4.3.5 SATA1/2/3/4 86
4.3.8 Usable Memory [XXX MB] 87
4.4 Advanced menu 88
ASUS M3N78 PRO 4-19 89
4.4.2 Ai Net 2 90
4.4.3 CPU Conguration 90
4.4.4 Chipset 91
4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 92
4.4.5 PCIPnP 93
Maximum Payload Size [4096] 94
IDE Function Setup 94
MCP Storage Cong 95
Onboard 1394 [Enabled] 95
HD Audio [Auto] 95
HDMI Audio [Auto] 95
4.4.7 USB Conguration 96
4.5 Power menu 97
4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 98
4.5.4 Hardware Monitor 99
4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 100
4.6 Boot menu 101
4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 102
4.6.4 Security 103
Password Check 104
4.7 Tools menu 105
4.7.2 Express Gate 106
4.8 Exit menu 107
4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 108
Chapter 5: Software 109
Chapter summary 110
5.2 Support DVD information 111
5.2.2 Drivers menu 112
ASUS Express Gate Installer 113
5.2.4 Make Disk menu 115
5.2.5 Manual menu 116
5.2.7 Other information 117
Technical support Form 118
File list 118
5.3 Software information 119
ASUS M3N78 PRO 5-11 121
ASUS M3N78 PRO 5-13 123
5.3.3 Audio congurations 124
Device advanced settings 125
Information 125
Connector settings 125
Conguration options 125
Digital Output 126
Speakers 126
Microphone 127
Minimize 128
Audio I/O 130
3D Audio Demo 131
5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II 132
Preference 133
Hardware monitor panels 134
WMI browser 135
DMI browser 135
PCI browser 136
Conguring PC Probe II 137
5.3.5 ASUS AI Suite 138
Other feature buttons 139
5.3.6 ASUS AI Gear 2 140
5.3.7 ASUS AI Nap 141
5.3.8 ASUS Q-Fan 2 142
5.3.9 ASUS AI Booster 143
5.3.10 ASUS Express Gate 144
The First Screen 145
The Express Gate Environment 145
Using the Conguration Panel 146
Using the LaunchBar 147
FAT16/32 format only 148
ASUS M3N78 PROM3N78 PRO 5-39 149
Updating Express Gate 151
Repairing Express Gate 151
5.4 RAID congurations 152
5.4.2 NVIDIA 153
RAID congurations 153
Entering the NVIDIA 154
RAID utility 154
Creating a RAID Volume 155
Rebuilding a RAID array 156
ASUS M3N78 PRO 5-47 157
You will need to enter Window 157
Deleting a RAID array 158
Clearing a disk data 159
ASUS M3N78 PRO 5-51 161
Hybrid SLI™ 163
6.1 NVIDIA 165
Hybrid SLI 165
Technology 165
6.1.2 Enabling GeForce 166
Boost and HybridPower™ 166
ASUS M3N78 PRO 6-3 167
6-4 Chapter 6: NVIDIA 168

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