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...that came with the motherboard package. 2. You can click Turbo Unlocker on the bottom-right corner of individual CPU core. In the ASUS TurboV EVO window, click More Settings, and then click CPU Ratio. 3. Follow the instructions below to enable Turbo Unlocker and unleash the full power of... the monitor to you adjust the ratio of the Windows desktop shows current CPU ratio in real-time. The Turbo Unlocker monitor on the bottom of your system. 1. Turbo Unlocker instruction Specially-designed...
...that came with the motherboard package. 2. You can click Turbo Unlocker on the bottom-right corner of individual CPU core. In the ASUS TurboV EVO window, click More Settings, and then click CPU Ratio. 3. Follow the instructions below to enable Turbo Unlocker and unleash the full power of... the monitor to you adjust the ratio of the Windows desktop shows current CPU ratio in real-time. The Turbo Unlocker monitor on the bottom of your system. 1. Turbo Unlocker instruction Specially-designed...
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... utility 3-2 3.2.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 3-4 3.2.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 3-5 3.2.4 ASUS BIOS Updater 3-6 3.3 BIOS setup program 3-9 3.3.1 BIOS menu screen 3-9 3.3.2 Menu bar 3-9 3.3.3 Navigation keys 3-10 3.3.4 Menu items 3-10 3.3.5 Submenu items 3-10 3.3.6 Configuration fields 3-10 3.3.7 Pop-up window 3-10 3.3.8 Scroll bar 3-10 3.3.9 General help 3-10 3.4 Main menu 3-11 3.4.1 SATA 1-6 3-11 3.4.2 Storage Configuration 3-13 3.4.3 System Information 3-14 3.5 Ai...
... utility 3-2 3.2.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 3-4 3.2.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 3-5 3.2.4 ASUS BIOS Updater 3-6 3.3 BIOS setup program 3-9 3.3.1 BIOS menu screen 3-9 3.3.2 Menu bar 3-9 3.3.3 Navigation keys 3-10 3.3.4 Menu items 3-10 3.3.5 Submenu items 3-10 3.3.6 Configuration fields 3-10 3.3.7 Pop-up window 3-10 3.3.8 Scroll bar 3-10 3.3.9 General help 3-10 3.4 Main menu 3-11 3.4.1 SATA 1-6 3-11 3.4.2 Storage Configuration 3-13 3.4.3 System Information 3-14 3.5 Ai...
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...ASUS Turbo Key 4-11 4.5 RAID configurations 4-12 4.5.1 RAID definitions 4-12 4.5.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-13 4.5.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-13 4.5.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-14 4.6 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-17 4.6.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-17 4.6.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows... 4-17 4.6.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation....... 4-17 4.6.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4-18 Chapter 5:...
...ASUS Turbo Key 4-11 4.5 RAID configurations 4-12 4.5.1 RAID definitions 4-12 4.5.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-13 4.5.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-13 4.5.4 AMD® Option ROM Utility 4-14 4.6 Creating a RAID driver disk 4-17 4.6.1 Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4-17 4.6.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows... 4-17 4.6.3 Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation....... 4-17 4.6.4 Using a USB floppy disk drive 4-18 Chapter 5:...
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... 1066MHz. We recommend using a maximum of 3 GB system memory if you install a total memory of 4 GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operating system may only recognize less than 3 GB. ASUS Noise Filter M4A89TD PRO/USB3 model (NEC USB 3.0 controller) - 2 x USB 3.0 ports (blue, at back paenl) - 12 x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at midboard,6 ports at...
... 1066MHz. We recommend using a maximum of 3 GB system memory if you install a total memory of 4 GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operating system may only recognize less than 3 GB. ASUS Noise Filter M4A89TD PRO/USB3 model (NEC USB 3.0 controller) - 2 x USB 3.0 ports (blue, at back paenl) - 12 x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at midboard,6 ports at...
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...Windows® OS. Refer to page 2-21 for details. Memory compatibility is the fastest memory booting solution today. This remarkable memory rescue tool requires nothing but a push of a latent AMD® CPU-with Auto Tuning! 1.3.3 ASUS Xtreme Design-Hybrid Switches* Turbo Key II Enjoy superb performance by auto-tuning your system up . ASUS M4A89TD PRO... energy consumption. 6+2 Phase Power Design To fully unleash the next-generation AM3 CPU's potential, the ASUS M4A89TD PRO Series motherboard has adopted the brand new 6-phase VRM power design, which delivers high power efficiency and...
...Windows® OS. Refer to page 2-21 for details. Memory compatibility is the fastest memory booting solution today. This remarkable memory rescue tool requires nothing but a push of a latent AMD® CPU-with Auto Tuning! 1.3.3 ASUS Xtreme Design-Hybrid Switches* Turbo Key II Enjoy superb performance by auto-tuning your system up . ASUS M4A89TD PRO... energy consumption. 6+2 Phase Power Design To fully unleash the next-generation AM3 CPU's potential, the ASUS M4A89TD PRO Series motherboard has adopted the brand new 6-phase VRM power design, which delivers high power efficiency and...
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... at a lower frequency than the vendor-marked value. For effective use a more efficient memory cooling system to install 4GB or more on the motherboard. ASUS M4A89TD PRO Series 2-11 For more details, refer to the Microsoft® support site at a higher frequency, refer to section 3.5 Ai Tweaker menu for manual ...some memory modules for overclocking may not support DDR3 1600 or higher frequency DIMMs. • Due to the memory address limitation on 32-bit Windows OS, when you install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard, the actual usable memory for the OS can be about 3GB or less. ...
... at a lower frequency than the vendor-marked value. For effective use a more efficient memory cooling system to install 4GB or more on the motherboard. ASUS M4A89TD PRO Series 2-11 For more details, refer to the Microsoft® support site at a higher frequency, refer to section 3.5 Ai Tweaker menu for manual ...some memory modules for overclocking may not support DDR3 1600 or higher frequency DIMMs. • Due to the memory address limitation on 32-bit Windows OS, when you install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard, the actual usable memory for the OS can be about 3GB or less. ...
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... We recommend that are incompatible with ones recommended in the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) in this user manual or on the ASUS website at www.asus.com after the whole tuning process, the DRAM_LED lights continuously. Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord for about 30 ...asus.com. • If you to boot after using the MemOK! If the installed DIMMs still fail to fine-tune performance when working on the computer. It takes about 5-10 seconds. • If your system fail to boot due to boot and load BIOS default settings. switch does not function under Windows...
... We recommend that are incompatible with ones recommended in the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) in this user manual or on the ASUS website at www.asus.com after the whole tuning process, the DRAM_LED lights continuously. Turn off the computer and unplug the power cord for about 30 ...asus.com. • If you to boot after using the MemOK! If the installed DIMMs still fail to fine-tune performance when working on the computer. It takes about 5-10 seconds. • If your system fail to boot due to boot and load BIOS default settings. switch does not function under Windows...
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...disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10 configuration through the onboard AMD® SB850 controller. If you are using Windows® XP SP2 or later version. • When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Port1-Port4 in the BIOS to create a Serial ...ATA RAID set to [AHCI]. See section 3.4.2 Storage Configuration for details. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later version before using these connectors. AMD® SB850 Serial ATA Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA 1-6) These...
...disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10 configuration through the onboard AMD® SB850 controller. If you are using Windows® XP SP2 or later version. • When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Port1-Port4 in the BIOS to create a Serial ...ATA RAID set to [AHCI]. See section 3.4.2 Storage Configuration for details. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later version before using these connectors. AMD® SB850 Serial ATA Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA 1-6) These...
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...the BIOS. ASUS Update: Updates the BIOS in the following utilities allow you need to boot. ASUS BIOS Updater:...ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility: Restores the BIOS using the motherboard support DVD and a USB flash disk drive. Chapter 3 ASUS M4A89TD PRO...a trained service personnel. 3.2 Updating BIOS The ASUS website publishes the latest BIOS versions to the corresponding ...USB flash drive. 3. ASUS EZ Flash 2: Updates the BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. Inappropriate BIOS...for system startup in the future. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to boot. If there is potentially...
...the BIOS. ASUS Update: Updates the BIOS in the following utilities allow you need to boot. ASUS BIOS Updater:...ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility: Restores the BIOS using the motherboard support DVD and a USB flash disk drive. Chapter 3 ASUS M4A89TD PRO...a trained service personnel. 3.2 Updating BIOS The ASUS website publishes the latest BIOS versions to the corresponding ...USB flash drive. 3. ASUS EZ Flash 2: Updates the BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. Inappropriate BIOS...for system startup in the future. Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to boot. If there is potentially...
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...;down menu, and then click Next. The ASUS Update main window appears. From the Main menu, click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. From the Windows® desktop, click 2. Chapter 3 3-2 Chapter 3: BIOS setup ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through the ...2. Place the support DVD in the support DVD that allows you to your system. The ASUS Update utility is copied to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through a network ...
...;down menu, and then click Next. The ASUS Update main window appears. From the Main menu, click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. From the Windows® desktop, click 2. Chapter 3 3-2 Chapter 3: BIOS setup ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through the ...2. Place the support DVD in the support DVD that allows you to your system. The ASUS Update utility is copied to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through a network ...
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... to download. Select Update BIOS from a file from the Open window, then click Open. 4. Chapter 3 5. The ASUS Update main window appears. 2. The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through a BIOS file: ...Windows® desktop, click Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. See section 3.10 Exit Menu for details. 3-3 Follow the onscreen instructions to ensure system compatibility and stability. Click Next. 4. Click Next. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you wish to avoid network traffic, or click Auto Select. M4A89TDPRO.ROM ASUS M4A89TD PRO...
... to download. Select Update BIOS from a file from the Open window, then click Open. 4. Chapter 3 5. The ASUS Update main window appears. 2. The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through a BIOS file: ...Windows® desktop, click Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. See section 3.10 Exit Menu for details. 3-3 Follow the onscreen instructions to ensure system compatibility and stability. Click Next. 4. Click Next. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you wish to avoid network traffic, or click Auto Select. M4A89TDPRO.ROM ASUS M4A89TD PRO...
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...an item that particular menu. Press the Up/Down arrow keys or / keys to display a list of options. Refer to 3.3.7 Pop-up window. 3.3.7 Pop-up window Select a menu item and press to another. 3.3.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the screen. 3.3.3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner...value of a menu screen when there are the navigation keys for that menu. A configurable field is not user-configurable. Scroll bar Pop-up window with the configuration options for that item. 3.3.8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a field, select it and ...
...an item that particular menu. Press the Up/Down arrow keys or / keys to display a list of options. Refer to 3.3.7 Pop-up window. 3.3.7 Pop-up window Select a menu item and press to another. 3.3.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the screen. 3.3.3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner...value of a menu screen when there are the navigation keys for that menu. A configurable field is not user-configurable. Scroll bar Pop-up window with the configuration options for that item. 3.3.8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a field, select it and ...
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Chapter 3 ASUS M4A89TD PRO Series 3-13 Port6 BIOS SETUP UTILITY [Enabled] [IDE] [IDE] OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the onboard channel SATA port. [Disabled] Disables the onboard channel ...-Port 6 items are set to [AHCI], the information of the SATA connectors 1-6 can be seen only under the OS environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS, you have to install the AHCI driver, so that you install the optical drive to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set the SATA...
Chapter 3 ASUS M4A89TD PRO Series 3-13 Port6 BIOS SETUP UTILITY [Enabled] [IDE] [IDE] OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the onboard channel SATA port. [Disabled] Disables the onboard channel ...-Port 6 items are set to [AHCI], the information of the SATA connectors 1-6 can be seen only under the OS environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS, you have to install the AHCI driver, so that you install the optical drive to the SATA connectors 5/6 and set the SATA...
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...[Removable Dev.] [Hard Drive] [ATAPI CD-ROM] [Disabled] • To select the boot device during system startup, press when ASUS Logo appears. • To access Windows OS in the system. This will be pressed when error occurs. Set this function. [Enabled] The system waits for the key to... When set to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items. [Enabled] When set the add-on the number of the NumLock to use the ASUS MyLogo 2™ feature. Full Screen Logo [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the full screen logo display feature. [Disabled] Disables the full screen logo display ...
...[Removable Dev.] [Hard Drive] [ATAPI CD-ROM] [Disabled] • To select the boot device during system startup, press when ASUS Logo appears. • To access Windows OS in the system. This will be pressed when error occurs. Set this function. [Enabled] The system waits for the key to... When set to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items. [Enabled] When set the add-on the number of the NumLock to use the ASUS MyLogo 2™ feature. Full Screen Logo [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the full screen logo display feature. [Disabled] Disables the full screen logo display ...
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...bookmarks, cookies, browsing history. This is a unique instant-on environment that the user data will be cleared the next time you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. ASUS M4A89TD PRO Series 3-35 Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] [Auto] Enter OS Timer [10 Seconds] Sets countdown duration that the system waits at... so that provides quick access to confirm your choice. Choose [Prompt User] to stay at the Express Gate's first screen before starting Windows or other installed OS. 3.9 Tools menu The Tools menu items allow you to configure options for user action. Select an item then ...
...bookmarks, cookies, browsing history. This is a unique instant-on environment that the user data will be cleared the next time you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. ASUS M4A89TD PRO Series 3-35 Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] [Auto] Enter OS Timer [10 Seconds] Sets countdown duration that the system waits at... so that provides quick access to confirm your choice. Choose [Prompt User] to stay at the Express Gate's first screen before starting Windows or other installed OS. 3.9 Tools menu The Tools menu items allow you to configure options for user action. Select an item then ...
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...Select Ok to discard any changes and load the previously saved values. When you want to save the changes that you press , a confirmation window appears. Select Ok to save the changes while exiting. Press to save changes and exit. Select Exit & Save Changes or make other ... Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Tools Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes. When you select this option, a confirmation window appears. Chapter 3 3-38 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Exit & Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save or discard your...
...Select Ok to discard any changes and load the previously saved values. When you want to save the changes that you press , a confirmation window appears. Select Ok to save the changes while exiting. Press to save changes and exit. Select Exit & Save Changes or make other ... Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Tools Exit Exit system setup after saving the changes. When you select this option, a confirmation window appears. Chapter 3 3-38 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Exit & Discard Changes Select this option only if you do not want to save or discard your...
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... Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you want to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Chapter 4 ASUS M4A89TD PRO Series 4-1 Install the necessary drivers to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. The Make Disk menu contains items to use the devices..... Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ Vista / 64-bit Vista / 7 / 64-bit 7 operating systems (OS). Refer to change at www.asus.com for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD into the optical...
... Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you want to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Chapter 4 ASUS M4A89TD PRO Series 4-1 Install the necessary drivers to create the RAID/AHCI driver disk. The Make Disk menu contains items to use the devices..... Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ Vista / 64-bit Vista / 7 / 64-bit 7 operating systems (OS). Refer to change at www.asus.com for updates. 4.2.1 Running the support DVD Place the support DVD into the optical...
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... Probe II > PC Probe II v1.xx.xx. Click this utility, you of the applications in the Windows® notification area. ASUS M4A89TD PRO Series 4-3 PC Probe II senses fan rotations, CPU temperature, and system voltages, among others. The PC Probe II icon appears in the support DVD have ...
... Probe II > PC Probe II v1.xx.xx. Click this utility, you of the applications in the Windows® notification area. ASUS M4A89TD PRO Series 4-3 PC Probe II senses fan rotations, CPU temperature, and system voltages, among others. The PC Probe II icon appears in the support DVD have ...
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... The AI Suite icon appears in this icon to launch several ASUS utilities easily. Using AI Suite Click each utility • The screenshots in the Windows® notification area. Click to open the monitor window that displays system information such as CPU temperature, CPU voltage, fan...the Normal button to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. xx. 4.3.2 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows you minimize the application main window, click this section are for detailed software configuration. 4-4 Chapter 4: Software ...
... The AI Suite icon appears in this icon to launch several ASUS utilities easily. Using AI Suite Click each utility • The screenshots in the Windows® notification area. Click to open the monitor window that displays system information such as CPU temperature, CPU voltage, fan...the Normal button to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. xx. 4.3.2 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows you minimize the application main window, click this section are for detailed software configuration. 4-4 Chapter 4: Software ...
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... change the fan profile under certain limitation. clicking the AI Suite tray icon and then clicking the Fan Xpert button on the AI Suite main window. ASUS M4A89TD PRO Series 4-5 The various fan profiles offer flexible controls of fan speeds to achieve a quiet and cool system environment. Launching Fan Xpert After installing AI Suite...
... change the fan profile under certain limitation. clicking the AI Suite tray icon and then clicking the Fan Xpert button on the AI Suite main window. ASUS M4A89TD PRO Series 4-5 The various fan profiles offer flexible controls of fan speeds to achieve a quiet and cool system environment. Launching Fan Xpert After installing AI Suite...