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• The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply to most conditions to ensure optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS settings, load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit menu. See section 2.8 Exit menu. • The BIOS setup screens in this section are for reference only. They may not exactly match what you see on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard. 2.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit Main Settings System Time System Date [19:34:30] [Tue 01/01/2002] Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to select a field. Primary IDE Master Primary IDE Slave SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA Configuration :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] Use [+] or [-] to configure system Time. System Information 2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system time. 2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to set the system date. 2.3.3 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA1-4 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE/SATA devices. There is a separate submenu for each IDE/SATA device. Select a device item then press to display the IDE/SATA device information. The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). These values are not user-configurable. These items show Not Detected if no IDE/SATA device is installed in the system. Type [Auto] Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to [Auto] allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type. Select [CDROM] if you are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Select [ARMD] (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] This item only appears in the Primary IDE Master/Slave menus. 2-4 ASUS M4A78-VM IN/SI

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The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply to most conditions to ensure
optimum performance. If the system becomes unstable after changing any BIOS
settings, load the default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Select the
Load Setup Defaults
item under the
Exit
menu. See section
2.8 Exit menu
.
•
The BIOS setup screens in this section are for reference only. They may not exactly
match what you see on your screen.
•
Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com
to download the latest BIOS file for this
motherboard.
2.3
Main menu
When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the
Main
menu screen appears, giving you an
overview of the basic system information.
2.3.1
System Time [xx:xx:xx]
Allows you to set the system time.
2.3.2
System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
Allows you to set the system date.
2.3.3
Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA1-4
While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of IDE/SATA devices.
There is a separate submenu for each IDE/SATA device. Select a device item then press
<Enter>
to display the IDE/SATA device information.
The BIOS automatically detects the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size,
LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). These
values are not user-configurable. These items show
Not Detected
if no IDE/SATA device is
installed in the system.
Type [Auto]
Selects the type of IDE drive. Setting to
[Auto
] allows automatic selection of the appropriate
IDE device type. Select
[CDROM]
if you are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Select
[ARMD]
(ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive.
Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD]
This item only appears in the Primary IDE Master/Slave menus.
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Main
Advanced
Power
Boot
Tools
Exit
Use [ENTER], [TAB]
or [SHIFT-TAB] to
select a field.
Use [+] or [-] to
configure system
Time.
System Time
[
19
:34:30]
System Date
[Tue 01/01/2002]
Primary IDE Master
:[Not Detected]
Primary IDE Slave
:[Not Detected]
SATA1
:[Not Detected]
SATA2
:[Not Detected]
SATA3
:[Not Detected]
SATA4
:[Not Detected]
SATA Configuration
System Information
Main Settings