Asus M3A78 - Motherboard - ATX manuals

Asus M3A78 - Motherboard - ATX Specifications (104 pages)

Brand: Asus | Category: Motherboards | Size: 2.70 MB |

English

Table of contents

Motherboard

1

Second Edition V2

2

August 2008

2

Contents

3

Safety information

7

About this guide

8

Typography

9

M3A78 specications summary

10

Product

13

1.3 Special features

14

1.2 Package contents

14

1.1 Welcome!

14

Native DDR2 1066 support

15

CPU support

15

64-bit CPU support

15

1.3.2 ASUS unique features

17

AI NET2

18

ASUS EZ Flash 2

18

Green ASUS

18

Express Gate

18

1.4 Before you proceed

19

1.5 Motherboard overview

20

1.5.2 Placement direction

21

1.5.3 Screw holes

21

1.6.1 Installing the CPU

22

Gold triangle

23

Small triangle

23

Retention Module Base

24

CPU Heatsink

24

Retention bracket lock

24

Retention bracket

24

1.7 System memory

26

DDR2-1066MHz capability

27

DDR2-800MHz 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

34

1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slot

34

1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot

34

1.9 Jumpers

35

1.10 Connectors

36

1.10.2 Internal connectors

38

NOTE: Orient the red markings

39

(usually zigzag) on the ID

39

CPU FAN PWR

41

CPU FAN IN

41

CPU FAN PWM

41

M3A78 USB 2.0 Connectors

42

Legacy AC’97-compliant

44

Azalia-compliant

44

System Panel Connector

46

BIOS setup

47

DOS environment

48

XP environment

48

2.1.2 AFUDOS utility

49

Updating the BIOS le

50

ASUS M3A78 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

M3A78.ROM

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

2.2.3 Navigation keys

60

2.2.5 Sub-menu items

60

2.2.6 Conguration elds

60

2.2.7 General help

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

Alternate VID [Auto]

71

Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7]

72

2.4.5 PCIPnP

73

2.4.6 USB Conguration

74

2.5 Power menu

75

2.5.4 APM Conguration

76

ASUS M3A78 2-31

77

2.6 Boot menu

78

2.6.1 Boot Device Priority

79

2-34 Chapter 2: BIOS setup

80

2.6.3 Security

81

Change User Password

82

Password Check [Setup]

82

2.7 Tools menu

83

2.7.2 Express Gate [Enabled]

84

2.7.3 AI NET 2

84

2.8 Exit menu

85

2-40 Chapter 2: BIOS setup

86

Software

87

3.2 Support DVD information

88

3.2.2 Drivers menu

89

3.2.3 Utilities menu

90

3-5ASUS M3A78

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

3.3 ASUS Express Gate

96

The First Screen

97

The Express Gate Environment

97

Using the Conguration Panel

99

Using the LaunchBar

100

3-15ASUS M3A78

101

Using the Photo Manager

103

Updating Express Gate

104

Repairing Express Gate

104

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