Contents - Asus M4A78-E - Motherboard - ATX User Manual

Contents

2.8.1
2.8.2
2.8.3
2.9 Starting up for the first time .................................................................... 2-38
2.10 Turning off the computer ......................................................................... 2-38
Chapter 3:
3.1 Knowing BIOS ............................................................................................ 3-1
3.2 Updating BIOS ............................................................................................ 3-1
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.2.3
3.2.4
3.3 BIOS setup program .................................................................................. 3-7
3.3.1
3.3.2
3.3.3
3.3.4
3.3.5
3.3.6
3.3.7
3.3.8
3.3.9
3.4 Main menu .................................................................................................. 3-9
3.4.1
3.4.2
3.4.3
3.5 Ai Tweaker menu ...................................................................................... 3-12
3.5.1
3.5.2
3.5.3
3.5.4
3.5.5
3.5.6
3.5.7
3.5.8
3.5.9
3.5.10
3.5.11
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Rear panel connectors .............................................................. 2-23
Audio I/O connections ............................................................... 2-24
Internal connectors.................................................................... 2-27
BIOS setup
ASUS Update utility..................................................................... 3-2
Creating a bootable floppy disk ................................................... 3-4
ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ............................................................... 3-5
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility................................................... 3-6
BIOS menu screen ...................................................................... 3-7
Menu bar ..................................................................................... 3-7
Navigation keys ........................................................................... 3-8
Menu items.................................................................................. 3-8
Submenu items ........................................................................... 3-8
Configuration fields ..................................................................... 3-8
Pop-up window............................................................................ 3-8
Scroll bar ..................................................................................... 3-8
General help................................................................................ 3-8
Primary IDE Master/Slave; SATA 1-5; ESATA ............................ 3-9
Storage Configuration ............................................................... 3-11
System Information ................................................................... 3-12
AI Overclocking Tuner ............................................................... 3-12
CPU Ratio ................................................................................. 3-13
CPU Bus Frequency ................................................................. 3-13
PCIE Frequency ........................................................................ 3-13
DRAM Frequency Control ........................................................ 3-13
CPU/NB Frequency .................................................................. 3-13
HT Link Speed ......................................................................... 3-13
Memory Configuration ............................................................... 3-14
DRAM Timing Configuration...................................................... 3-15
CPU Voltage ............................................................................. 3-16
CPU/NB Voltage ....................................................................... 3-17