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ASUS M3A78-EM 1-39

Q-Connector (system panel)

You can use ASUS Q-Connector to connect / disconnect chassis front panel

cables by only a few steps. Directions below shows how to install ASUS

Q-Connector.

Step2.

Properly install the ASUS Q-Connector to the

System panel connctor.

Step1.

Connect correct front panel to ASUS

Q-Connector rst. You can refer to the

marking on Q-Connector itself to know the

detail pin denition.

Step3.

Front panel functions are enabled.

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Motherboard 1
First Edition V1 2
May 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-EM 1-3 15
HDMI Interface 16
HDMI/DVI/RGB Support 16
Hybrid CrossFireX 16
PCI Express 2.0 support 16
DDR2 memory support 16
Gigabit LAN solution 17
USB 2.0 technology 17
DisplayPort 17
1.3.2 ASUS unique features 18
ASUS EZ DIY 19
1.3.3 ASUS stylish features 20
1.4 Before you proceed 21
1.5 Motherboard overview 22
1.5.2 Placement direction 23
1.5.3 Screw holes 23
1.6.1 Installing the CPU 24
Gold triangle 25
Small triangle 25
Retention Module Base 26
CPU Heatsink 26
Retention bracket lock 26
Retention bracket 26
1.7 System memory 28
DDR2-1066 MHz capability 30
DDR2-800 MHz capability 30
DDR2-667MHz capability 31
1.7.3 Installing a DIMM 32
1.7.4 Removing a DIMM 32
1.8 Expansion slots 33
Interrupt assignments 34
1.8.3 PCI slots 36
1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slot 36
1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot 36
Clear RTC 37
(Default) 37
1.10 Connectors 38
Activity/Link Speed LED 39
Orient the red markings on 41
IDE Connector 42
M3A78-EM 43
CPU FAN PWR 44
CPU FAN IN 44
CPU FAN PWM 44
Right Audio Channel 45
Left Audio Channel 45
SPDIFOUT 46
Legacy ACʼ97-compliant 47
Azalia-compliant 47
+5VSB_MB 48
Chassis Signal 48
System Panel Connector 50
ASUS M3A78-EM 1-39 51
BIOS setup 53
DOS environment 54
XP environment 54
2.1.2 AFUDOS utility 55
Updating the BIOS le 56
ASUS M3A78-EM 2-5 57
2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 58
ASUS M3A78-EM 2-7 59
60
2.1.5 ASUS Update utility 61
2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 62
ASUS M3A78-EM 2-11 63
The ASUS Update utility is 63
2.2 BIOS setup program 64
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 65
2.2.2 Menu bar 65
2.2.4 Menu items 66
2.2.5 Sub-menu items 66
2.2.6 Conguration elds 66
2.2.3 Navigation keys 66
2.2.7 General help 66
2.2.8 Pop-up window 67
2.3 Main menu 68
Type [Auto] 69
LBA/Large Mode [Auto] 69
PIO Mode [Auto] 70
DMA Mode [Auto] 70
SMART Monitoring [Auto] 70
2.3.6 SATA Conguration 71
2.3.7 System Information 72
2.4 Advanced menu 73
2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 74
2.4.2 CPU Conguration 75
2.4.3 Chipset 76
NorthBridge Conguration 76
ECC Conguration 77
AMD 780 HD Audio [Enabled] 78
Internal Graphics 78
Surround View [Auto] 78
Parallel Port Address [378] 79
Parallel Port Mode [Normal] 79
HDAudio Controller [Enabled] 79
Front Panel Select [HD Audio] 79
2.4.5 PCIPnP 80
2.4.6 USB Conguration 81
2.5 Power menu 82
2.5.4 APM Conguration 83
2-32 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 84
2.6 Boot menu 85
2.6.1 Boot Device Priority 86
Full Screen Logo [Enabled] 87
Bootup Num-Lock [On] 87
2.6.3 Security 88
Change User Password 89
Clear User Password 89
Password Check [Setup] 89
2.7 Tools menu 90
2.7.2 Express Gate [Enabled] 91
2.7.3 AI NET 2 91
2.8 Exit menu 92
Software 93
3.2 Support DVD information 94
3.2.2 Drivers menu 95
3.2.3 Utilities menu 96
3-5ASUS M3A78-EM 97
3.2.4 Make Disk menu 98
3.2.5 Manual menu 99
3.2.7 Other information 100
Technical support Form 101
Filelist 101
Browse this DVD 101
Appendix 103
Hybrid CrossFireX™ 104
Control Center 105
A.4 Using the ATI CATALYST 105
A-4 Appendix 106
ASUS M3A78-EM A-5 107
A-6 Appendix 108

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