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Asus M3A User Manual (134 pages)

Brand: Asus | Category: Motherboard | Size: 4.67 MB |

English

Table of contents

Motherboard

1

First Edition V1

2

October 2007

2

Contents

3

Safety information

8

About this guide

9

Typography

10

M3A specications summary

11

Product

13

1.1 Welcome!

15

1.2 Package contents

15

1.3 Special features

16

Native DDR2 1066 support

17

PCIe 2.0 support

17

S/PDIF digital sound ready

17

High Denition Audio

17

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution

18

ASUS Crystal Sound

18

ASUS EZ DIY

19

ASUS MyLogo2™

19

features

20

Hardware

21

2.1 Before you proceed

23

2.2 Motherboard overview

24

2.2.3 Motherboard layout

25

2.2.4 Layout contents

26

2.3.1 Installing the CPU

28

ASUS M3A

29

Retention module base

30

CPU heatsink

30

Retention bracket lock

30

Retention bracket

30

CPU FAN PWR

32

CPU FAN IN

32

CPU FAN PWM

32

2.4 System memory

33

Windows Vista x64 Edition

34

DDR2-800MHz capability

35

DDR2-667MHz capability

36

2.4.3 Installing a DIMM

37

2.4.4 Removing a DIMM

37

2.5 Expansion slots

38

2.5.3 Interrupt assignments

39

2.5.4 PCI slots

40

2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slots

40

Normal Clear RTC

41

(Default)

41

2.7 Connectors

43

2.7.2 Internal connectors

45

NOTE: Orient the red markings

46

(usually zigzag) on the IDE

46

Right Audio Channel

52

Left Audio Channel

52

PLED SPEAKER

53

Powering up

55

3.2 Turning off the computer

58

BIOS setup

59

4.1.1 ASUS Update utility

61

4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

62

Quit all Windows

62

ASUS M3A 4-3

63

The ASUS Update utility is

63

XP environment

64

DOS environment

64

4.1.4 AFUDOS utility

66

ASUS M3A 4-7

67

lename at the DOS prompt

67

4.2 BIOS setup program

69

4.2.2 Menu bar

70

4.2.3 Navigation keys

70

4.2.1 BIOS menu screen

70

Main menu items

71

Scroll bar

71

Pop-up window

71

4.3 Main menu

72

Type [Auto]

73

LBA/Large Mode [Auto]

73

PIO Mode [Auto]

73

4.3.5 SATA1/2/3/4

74

4.3.6 Storage Conguration

75

4.3.7 System Information

76

4.4 Advanced menu

77

FSB Frequency [XXX]

78

PCIE Frequency [XXX]

78

CPU-NB HT Link Speed [Auto]

78

DRAM Voltage [Auto]

79

Southbridge Voltage [Auto]

79

DRAM Timing Conguration

79

Memory Clock Mode [Auto]

79

Processor Voltage [Auto]

79

4.4.2 AI NET 2

80

4.4.3 CPU Conguration

81

4.4.4 Chipset

82

NB-SB Link ASPM [Disabled]

83

HD Audio Azalia Device [Auto]

84

Onboard LAN [Enable]

84

4.4.6 PCI PnP

85

4.4.7 USB Conguration

86

4.5 Power menu

87

4.5.4 APM Conguration

88

4.5.5 Hardware Monitor

89

4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

90

Prole settings

90

4.6 Boot menu

91

4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

92

feature

92

Chassis Intrusion [Enabled]

93

4.6.3 Security

94

Change User Password

95

Clear User Password

95

Password Check [Setup]

95

4.7 Tools menu

96

4.8 Exit menu

97

4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup

98

Software

99

Chapter summary

100

5.2 Support CD information

101

5.2.2 Drivers menu

102

5.2.3 Utilities menu

103

5.2.4 Make Disk menu

104

5.2.5 Manual menu

105

5.2.7 Other information

106

Technical support Form

107

Filelist

107

5.3 Software information

108

ASUS M3A 5-9

109

Launching the Cool ‘n’ Quiet!

112

software

112

5.3.3 Audio congurations

113

Information

114

Minimize

114

Conguration options

114

Audio I/O

115

Microphone

116

3D Audio Demo

116

5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II

117

Preference

118

Hardware monitor panels

119

WMI browser

120

DMI browser

120

PCI browser

121

Conguring PC Probe II

122

5.3.5 ASUS AI Gear 2

123

5.3.6 ASUS AI Nap

124

5.3.7 ASUS Q-Fan 2

125

5.4 RAID congurations

126

5.4.2 AMD

127

RAID congurations

127

FastBuild™ Utility

128

ASUS M3A 5-29

129

ASUS M3A 5-31

131

Deleting a RAID conguration

132

Please choose a ~ d:_

133

Asus M3A User Manual (134 pages)

Brand: Asus | Category: Motherboard | Size: 2.57 MB |

German

Table of contents

Motherboard

1

Erste Version V1

2

Dezember 2007

2

Kapitel 3: Einschalten

4

Kapitel 4: BIOS-Setup

4

Erklärungen

7

Sicherheitsinformationen

8

Über dieses Handbuch

9

Schriftformate

10

(OEM-Version)

12



13

1.1 Willkommen!

15

1.2 Paketinhalt

15

1.3 Sonderfunktionen

16



17



17



18

ASUS Crystal Sound

18

ASUS EZ DIY

19

ASUS MyLogo2™

19

Precision Tweaker

20

Hardware

21

Beschreibungen

21

2.1 Bevor Sie beginnen

23

2.2 Motherboard-Übersicht

24

2.2.3 Motherboard-Layout

25

2.2.4 Layout-Inhalt

26

2.3.1 Installieren der CPU

28

ASUS M3A 2-7

29

Befestigungsmodul

30



30



30

Befestigungsklammerhebel

30

Befestigungsklammer

30

CPU FAN PWR

32

CPU FAN IN

32

CPU FAN PWM

32

2.4 Systemspeicher

33

Windows Vista x64 Edition

34

DDR2-800MHz

35



36

2.4.4 Entfernen eines DIMMs

37

2.5 Erweiterungssteckplätze

38

2.5.3 Interruptzuweisungen

39

2.5.4 PCI-Steckplätze

40

Normal Clear RTC

41

(Default)

41

 

43

 

45

NOTE: Orient the red markings

46

(usually zigzag) on the IDE

46

Right Audio Channel

52

Left Audio Channel

52

PLED SPEAKER

53

Einschalten

55

3.1 Erstmaliges Starten

57

3-2 Kapitel 3: Einschalten

58

BIOS-Setup

59

4.1.1 ASUS Update-Programm

61

4-2 Kapitel 4: BIOS-Setup

62

Beenden Sie alle Windows

62

Programms aktualisieren

62

DOS-Umgebung

64

XP-Umgebung

64

4.1.4 AFUDOS-Programm

66

ASUS M3A 4-7

67

4.2 BIOS-Setupprogramm

69

 

70

4.2.3 Navigationstasten

70

 

70



71

Popup-Fenster

71



71

 

72

Type [Auto]

73

LBA/Large Mode [Auto]

73

PIO Mode [Auto]

73

4.3.5 SATA1/2/3/4

74

 

75

4.3.7 System Information

76

4.4 

77

FSB Frequency [XXX]

78

PCIE Frequency [XXX]

78

CPU-NB HT Link Speed [Auto]

78

DRAM Voltage [Auto]

79

Southbridge Voltage [Auto]

79



79

Memory Clock Mode [Auto]

79

Processor Voltage [Auto]

79

4.4.2 AI NET 2

80

 

81

4.4.4 ChipsatzChipsatz

82

NB-SB Link ASPM �Disabled]

83

HD Audio Azalia Device [Auto]

84

Onboard LAN [Enable]

84

4.4.6 PCI PnP

85

USB Functions [Enabled]

86

USB 2.0 Controller [Enabled]

86

BIOS EHCI Hand-off [Enabled]

86

Legacy USB Support [Auto]

86

 

87

MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]

89

 

91

4-32 Kapitel 4: BIOS-Setup

92

Chassis Intrusion [Enabled]

93

4.6.3 Sicherheit

94

Change User Password

95

Clear User Password

95

Password Check [Setup]

95

 

96

 

97

4-38 Kapitel 4: BIOS-Setup

98

Software

99



99



100

5.2 Support-CD-Informationen

101

ASUS M3A 5-3

103

 

104

 

105

5.2.6 ASUS Kontaktdaten

105

5.2.7 Weitere Informationen

106

Dateiliste

107

5.3 Software-Informationen

108

ASUS M3A 5-9

109

 

113

Informationen

114

Verkleinern

114



114

Audio I/O

115

Microphone

116

3D Audio Demo

116

5.3.4 ASUS PC Probe II

117

Preference (Eigenschaften)

118



119

WMI Browser

120

DMI Browser

120

PCI Browser

121



122

5.3.5 ASUS AI Gear 2

123

5.3.6 ASUS AI Nap

124

5.3.7 ASUS Q-Fan 2

125

5.4.2 AMD

127



127

FastBuild™-Hilfsprogramm

128

ASUS M3A 5-29

129

ASUS M3A 5-31

131

Pleasechoosea~d:_

133

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