Asus M4A785D-M PRO- User Manual

Asus M4A785D-M PRO

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Copyright © 2009 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 3 – Contents; M4A785D-M PRO specifications summary; Chapter 1: Product introduction; Innovative ASUS features
  • Page 4 – Chapter 2: BIOS information
  • Page 6 – Notices; Federal Communications Commission Statement; • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.; Canadian Department of Communications Statement; REACH; DO NOT
  • Page 7 – Operation safety; Safety information; Electrical safety; motherboard) and is defined as a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT.
  • Page 8 – Where to find more information; ASUS websites; Conventions used in this guide; B o l d t e x t; Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.; About this guide; How this guide is organized; • Chapter 1: Product introduction
  • Page 11 – Package contents; x Serial ATA cables; Chapter 1; Product introduction; up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransportTM 3.0 based system bus, and AMD; AMD; Special features; Product highlights
  • Page 12 – AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology; The motherboard supports the AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology, which
  • Page 13 – ASUS Express Gate; ASUS EPU
  • Page 14 – Before you proceed; any motherboard settings.; AI NET2; ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto-recovery tool that allows you to; ASUS EZ Flash 2; using a bootable floppy disk or an OS-based utility.; Green ASUS; impact on the environment.
  • Page 15 – Onboard LED; Placement direction; Place this side towards; Screw holes; Motherboard overview
  • Page 16 – Motherboard layout; Layout contents
  • Page 17 – Installing the CPU; Unlock the socket by pressing the lever; Socket lever; Gold triangle
  • Page 18 – When the CPU is in place, push down the
  • Page 19 – Installing the heatsink and fan; To install the CPU heatsink and fan:
  • Page 20 – System memory; Overview; the DDR2 DIMM sockets:; sound denotes that the retention bracket is in place.; heatsink and fan to the module base.
  • Page 21 – Memory configurations
  • Page 28 – DDR2 DIMM notch; Installing a DIMM; unlock a DDR2 DIMM socket.; Removing a DIMM; Remove the DIMM from the socket.; Locked Retaining Clip
  • Page 29 – Expansion slots; Installing an expansion card; Assign an IRQ to the card.; PCI slots; comply with PCI specifications.; PCI Express x1 slot; comply with the PCI Express specifications.; PCI Express x16 slot; Express specifications.
  • Page 30 – Jumpers; key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to
  • Page 31 – Connectors; Rear panel connectors; available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.; LAN port LED indications; LAN port
  • Page 32 – Dual display output support; supported for your motherboard:; Dual display outputs; The dual display function works only under Windows.
  • Page 33 – Playback of HD DVD and Blu-Ray Discs; requirements listed below.; Suggested list; DIMM; File format
  • Page 34 – Internal connectors; push down firmly until the connectors completely fit.
  • Page 35 – following modes to configure your devices:
  • Page 36 – OnChip
  • Page 38 – 80 Mbps connection speed.; Front Panel Select; panel audio I/O module cable to this connector.
  • Page 40 – Click an item to install; To run the Support DVD; if Autorun is enabled on your computer.; Software support; Installing an operating system; This motherboard supports Windows; Support DVD information
  • Page 41 – Chapter 2; BIOS information; Managing and updating your BIOS; Updating the BIOS; From the dropdown list, select any of the updating process:; ASUS Update utility; Installing ASUS Update; Click the Utilities
  • Page 42 – ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility; EZ Flash 2. You can launch EZ Flash 2 in two ways.; Tools; Update BIOS from a file
  • Page 43 – ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility; Recovering the BIOS; or USB flash disk for the BIOS file.
  • Page 44 – Load Setup Defaults; BIOS setup program; in the CMOS RAM of the firmware chip.; power button; available options using the navigation keys.
  • Page 45 – The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:
  • Page 46 – General help; with the configuration options for; items that do not fit on the screen.; Scroll bar
  • Page 47 – Main menu; When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the; Main; menu screen appears, giving you an; a device item then press; not user-configurable. These items show Not Detected; if no IDE/SATA device is installed in
  • Page 48 – SATA Configuration; menu allows you to configure your SATA device(s). Select an item
  • Page 49 – System Information; BIOS Information; Displays the auto-detected CPU specification; System Memory; Advanced menu; Advanced; JumperFree Configuration
  • Page 50 – CPU Overclocking; Allows you to set the overclock options.; PCIE Overclocking
  • Page 51 – Memory Clock Mode; Allows you to set the memory clock value.
  • Page 52 – CPU Configuration; Allows you to enable or disable the microcode updation.
  • Page 53 – Chipset; ECC Configuration
  • Page 54 – Allows you to enable or disable the AMD 785 HDMI Audio.; Onboard Devices Configuration; Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address.
  • Page 55 – Auto; USB Mass Storage Device Configuration; None; USB Configuration; PCI PnP; devices, and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices.
  • Page 56 – ACPI; Power Off; Power menu
  • Page 57 – HW Monitor Configuration; Ignored; Boot menu; Boot; Enable or disable PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse to generate a wake event.; Enabled
  • Page 58 – Security; Change Supervisor Password; Boot Device Priority; st ~ xxth Boot Device
  • Page 59 – View Only allows access but does not allow change to any field.; Change User Password; Confirm the password when prompted.; Confirm the password when prompted.
  • Page 60 – Tools menu; confirm your choice.; AI NET 2; first screen of Express Gate for user action.
  • Page 61 – Exit & Discard Changes; Password, the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting.; Discard Changes; OK; Exit menu
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Page 2 - Copyright © 2009 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All Rights Reserved.

ii Copyright © 2009 ASUSTeK Computer Inc. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kep...

Page 3 - Contents; M4A785D-M PRO specifications summary; Chapter 1: Product introduction; Innovative ASUS features

iii Contents Notices ......................................................................................................... viSafety information ..................................................................................... viiAbout this guide .................................................

Page 4 - Chapter 2: BIOS information

iv Contents 1.11 Software support ........................................................................ 1-30 1.11.1 Installing an operating system ...................................... 1-30 1.11.2 Support DVD information .............................................. 1-30 Chapter 2: BIOS informa...

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