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Contents
1.11 Software support 1-34 1.11.1 Installing an operating system 1-34 1.11.2 Support DVD information 1-34 1.11.3 ASUS Home Theater Gate 1-35
Chapter 2
BIOS information
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-1
2.1.1 ASUS Update utility 2-1
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 2-2
2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 2-3
2.2 BIOS setup program 2-3
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-4
2.2.2...
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...information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard.
How this guide is organized
This guide contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction
This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. • Chapter 2: BIOS setup
This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions...
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M4A785G HTPC Series specifications summary
CPU Chipset System bus Memory
Graphics
Expansion Slots
AMD® AM3/AM2+/AM2 Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Phenom™ / Athlon™ / Sempron™ Processors
AMD® 45nm CPU support AMD Cool'n'Quiet™ Technology
AMD® 785G / SB710
Up to 5200 MT/s; HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface for AM3 / AM2+ CPU
2000 / 1600 MT/s for AM2...
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M4A785G HTPC Series specifications summary
BIOS features Support DVD contents
Form factor
16 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0
Drivers ASUS Home Theater Gate ASUS Express Gate ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-Virus Utility (OEM version)
uATX form factor: 9.6 in x 9.6 in (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm)
*Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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... 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. For effective use of memory, we recommend that you install a 64-bit Windows OS when having 4GB or more memory installed on the motherboard.
• This motherboard does not support DIMMs made...
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... drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable.
1.8.3 PCI slot
The PCI slot supports cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications.
1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slots
This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network...
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... an external Serial ATA hard disk drive.
• The external SATA port supports external Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s devices. Longer cables support higher power requirements to deliver signal up to two meters away, and enables improved hot-swap function.
• Before using the External SATA port, ensure to set the OnChip SATA Type in the BIOS settings to [AHCI] and install the AHCI driver.
DO NOT...
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... is supported or not.
Dual display output DVI + D-Sub HDMI + D-Sub DVI + HDMI
Support • •
Not support •
Playback of HD DVD and Blu-Ray Discs
For better playback quality, we suggest that you follow the system requirements in the suggested list below.
CPU DIMM
Suggested list AMD® Athlon 4400+ DDR2 800 (1GB or higher)
BIOS setup Playback software
Frame...
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... your desktop is extending beyond the viewable display area or the desktop or image is not filling the entire display area while using the onboard HDMI out port and the HDMI cable, you can resize the desktop appearing on your HDTV screen. To resize your HDTV desktop:
1. Install AMD Chipset Driver from the motherboard support DVD.
2. Right-click the desktop and select ATI CATALYST(R) Control Center...
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... ATA
Install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later version before using Serial ATA.
• For detailed instructions on how to configure RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10, refer to the RAID manual in the support DVD.
• If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the OnChip SATA Type item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See page 2-8 for details.
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... Support DVD or download the latest software manual from the ASUS website at www.asus.com.
To run the Support DVD Place the Support DVD to the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
The screen on this page is used for reference only.
Click an icon to display Support DVD/ motherboard information
Click an item to install...
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... the bundled remote controller, you can launch the ASUS Home Theater Gate and start media applications with just one touch.
Launching Home Theater Gate
1. Install Home Theater Gate from the motherboard support DVD.
2. To launch Home Theater Gate ,click Start > All Programs > ASUS > ASUS Home Theater Gate > ASUS Home Theater Gate 1.xx.xx. The Home Theater Gate main window appears...
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... Player Classic, RealPlayer and Arcsoft TotalMedia Theatre 3
Windows® Media Player, Winamp, KMPlayer, RealPlayer, iTunes
• Visit the ASUS website at http://support.asus.com/download/download. aspx?SLanguage=en-us for the latest supported type.
• Due to Window® XP limitation, you have to install the UDF Reader to recognize the Blu-ray disc.
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... either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP).
• This utility is available in the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package.
Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. Place the support DVD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, and then click Install ASUS Update. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the...
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... USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port, and then launch EZ Flash 2 in any of these two ways:
• Press + during POST to display the following. • Enter the BIOS setup program. Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash 2 and
press to enable it.a.
ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.38
FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A
Current ROM
BOARD: M4A785G-HTPC...
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... optical drive, or the USB flash drive
containing the BIOS file to the USB port. 3. The utility automatically checks the devices for the BIOS file. When found, the utility
reads the BIOS file and starts flashing the corrupted BIOS file. 4. Turn off the system after the utility completes the updating process and power on again. 5. The system requires you to enter BIOS Setup to recover BIOS setting...
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... are items that do not fit on the screen. Press the / arrow keys or / keys to display the other items on the screen.
Main
Ai Tweaker
BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Power Boot
Suspend Mode ACPI Version Features ACPI APIC support
APM Configuration Hardware Monitor
[Auto] [Disabled] [EDniasbalbelde]d
Enabled
Tools Exit
Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB...
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... allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices.
Be cautious when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction.
Main
Ai Tweaker
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced Power
Boot
CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration USB Configuration PCIPnP
Tools Exit Configure CPU.
←→ Select Screen...
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...Select an item then press to display the submenu.
Main
Ai Tweaker
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
Advanced Power
Boot
Tools
Exit
Boot Settings Boot Device Priority
Boot Settings Configuration Security
Specifies the Boot Device Priority sequence.
A virtual floppy disk drive (Floppy Drive B: ) may appear when you set the CD-ROM drive as the first boot device.
←→ Select Screen ↑↓...
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... settings prevent the Express Gate environment from launching properly.
The first time wizard will run again when you enter the Express Gate environment after clearing its settings.
2.8.3 AI NET 2
Check Realtek LAN cable [Disabled] Enables or disables checking of the Realtek LAN cable during the Power-On Self‑Test (POST). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
Chapter 2: BIOS setup...