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Contents

2.3.3

Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA1-4

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2.3.4

SATA Configuration

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2.3.5

System Information

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2.4

Advanced menu

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2.4.1

Hyper Transport Configuration

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2.4.2

CPU Configuration

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2.4.3

Chipset

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2.4.4

Onboard Devices Configuration

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2.4.5

PCI PnP

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2.4.6

USB Configuration

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2.5

Power menu

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2.5.1

Suspend Mode

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2.5.2

ACPI 2.0 Support

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2.5.3

ACPI APIC Support

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2.5.4

APM Configuration

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2.5.5

HW Monitor Configuration

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2.6

Boot menu

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2.6.1

Boot Device Priority

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2.6.2

Boot Settings Configuration

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2.6.3

Security

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2.7

Tools menu

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2.7.1

ASUS EZ Flash 2

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2.8

Exit menu

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Section	Page
Notices	5
About this guide	6
Safety information	6
M4A78-VM IN/SI specifications summary	8
Chapter 1	10
Product introduction	10
1.1 Before you proceed	10
1.2 Motherboard overview	11
1.2.1 Motherboard layout	11
1.2.2 Layout contents	11
1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	12
1.4 System memory	12
1.4.1 Overview	12
1.4.2 Memory configurations	12
1.5 Expansion slots	15
1.5.1 Installing an expansion card	15
1.5.2 Configuring an expansion card	15
1.5.3 PCI slots	15
1.5.4 PCI Express x16 slot	15
1.6 Jumpers	16
1.7 Connectors	18
1.7.1 Rear panel ports	18
1.7.2 Internal connectors	20
1.8 Software support	26
1.8.1 Installing an operating system	26
1.8.2 Support DVD information	26
Chapter 2	27
BIOS information	27
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	27
2.1.1 ASUS Update utility	27
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility	28
2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	28
2.2 BIOS setup program	29
2.3 Main menu	30
2.3.1 System Time	30
2.3.2 System Date	30
2.3.3 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA1-4	30
2.3.4 SATA Configuration	31
2.3.5 System Information	31
2.4 Advanced menu	32
2.4.1 Hyper Transport Configuration	32
2.4.2 CPU Configuration	32
2.4.3 Chipset	33
2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration	35
2.4.5 PCI PnP	35
2.4.6 USB Configuration	35
2.5 Power menu	36
2.5.1 Suspend Mode	36
2.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support	36
2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support	36
2.5.4 APM Configuration	37
2.5.5 HW Monitor Configuration	37
2.6 Boot menu	38
2.6.1 Boot Device Priority	38
2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration	38
2.6.3 Security	39
2.7 Tools menu	40
2.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2	40

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