Asus M3N78-EMH HDMI User Manual

Motherboard

Table of contents

Document Outline

Contents
Notices
Safety information
About this guide
M3N78-EMH HDMI specifications summary
Product introduction
1.1 Welcome!
1.2 Package contents
1.3 Special features
- 1.3.1 Product highlights
- 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features
1.4 Before you proceed
1.5 Motherboard overview
- 1.5.1 Motherboard layout
- 1.5.2 Placement direction
- 1.5.3 Screw holes
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
- 1.6.1 Installing the CPU
- 1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan
1.7 System memory
- 1.7.1 Overview
- 1.7.2 Memory configurations
- 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM
- 1.7.4 Removing a DIMM
1.8 Expansion slots
- 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card
- 1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card
- 1.8.3 PCI slots
- 1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slot
- 1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot
1.9 Jumpers
1.10 Connectors
- 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors
- 1.10.2 Internal connectors
BIOS setup
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
- 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk
- 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
- 2.1.3 AFUDOS utility
- 2.1.4 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
- 2.1.5 ASUS Update utility
2.2 BIOS setup program
- 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen
- 2.2.2 Menu bar
- 2.2.3 Navigation keys
- 2.2.4 Menu items
- 2.2.5 Sub-menu items
- 2.2.6 Configuration fields
- 2.2.7 Pop-up window
- 2.2.8 Scroll bar
- 2.2.9 General help
2.3 Main menu
- 2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]
- 2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
- 2.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
- 2.3.4 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA1~4
- 2.3.5 IDE Configuration
- 2.3.6 System Information
2.4 Advanced menu
- 2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration
- 2.4.2 CPU Configuration
- 2.4.3 Chipset
- 2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration
- 2.4.5 PCI PnP
- 2.4.6 USB Configuration
2.5 Power menu
- 2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]
- 2.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled]
- 2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
- 2.5.4 APM Configuration
- 2.5.5 Hardware Monitor
2.6 Boot menu
- 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority
- 2.6.2 Hard Disk Drives
- 2.6.3 Boot Settings Configuration
- 2.6.4 Security
2.7 Tools menu
- ASUS EZ Flash 2
2.8 Exit menu
Software support
3.1 Installing an operating system
3.2 Support DVD information
- 3.2.1 Running the support DVD
- 3.2.2 Drivers menu
- 3.2.3 Utilities menu
- 3.2.4 Make Disk menu
- 3.2.5 Manual menu
- 3.2.6 ASUS Contact information
- 3.2.7 Other information
3.3 Creating a RAID driver disk
- 3.3.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
- 3.3.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®