Asus M4A77T User Manual

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Contents
Notices ......................................................................................................... vi
Safety information ..................................................................................... vii
About this guide ........................................................................................ vii
M4A77T specications summary .............................................................. ix
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Package contents .........................................................................
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1.3 Special features ............................................................................
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1.3.1 Product highlights ...........................................................
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1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features ...............................................
1-2
1.4 Before you proceed .....................................................................
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1.5 Motherboard overview .................................................................
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1.5.1 Placement direction ........................................................
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1.5.2 Screw holes ....................................................................
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1.5.3 Motherboard layout .........................................................
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1.5.4 Layout contents ...............................................................
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1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ...................................................
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1.6.1 Installing the CPU ...........................................................
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1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan ........................................
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1.7 System memory .........................................................................
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1.7.1 Overview .......................................................................
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1.7.2 Memory congurations ...................................................
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1.7.3 Installing a DIMM ..........................................................
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1.7.4 Removing a DIMM ........................................................
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1.8 Expansion slots ..........................................................................
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1.8.1 Installing an expansion card .........................................
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1.8.2 Conguring an expansion card .....................................
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1.8.3 PCI slots ........................................................................
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1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slots .....................................................
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1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot .....................................................
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1.9 Jumpers ......................................................................................
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1.10 MemOK!
switch .......................................................................... 1-18
1.11 Connectors .................................................................................
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1.11.1 Rear panel ports ...........................................................
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1.11.2 Internal connectors .......................................................
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Asus M4A77T Specifications

General

ECC	Yes
Number of memory slots	4
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Processor socket	Socket AM3
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
Number of SATA connectors	6
Headphone outputs	3
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0
Motherboard chipset	AMD 770
Motherboard form factor	ATX
PCI Express x1 slots	2
Controller 2nd interface type	IDE/SATA
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8112L
ACPI version	2.0
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	213 mm
Width	305 mm