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P6-M4A3000E

ASUS PC (Desktop Barebone)

User’s Manual

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Page 1: ...P6 M4A3000E ASUS PC Desktop Barebone User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...TICULAR PURPOSE IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS LOSS OF USE OR DATA INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT SPECIFICAT...

Page 3: ...2 2 2 2 Powering up 2 2 2 3 Support DVD information 2 2 2 3 1 Running the support DVD 2 3 2 3 2 Utilities menu 2 4 2 3 3 Manual menu 2 5 2 3 4 ASUS Contact information 2 6 2 3 5 Other information 2 6 Chapter 3 Motherboard info 3 1 Introduction 3 2 3 2 Motherboard layout 3 2 3 3 Jumpers 3 3 3 4 Connectors 3 4 Chapter 4 BIOS setup 4 1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4 2 4 1 1 ASUS Update utility 4 2...

Page 4: ...dvanced menu 4 13 4 4 1 CPU Configuration 4 13 4 4 2 Chipset 4 14 4 4 3 Onboard Devices Configuration 4 16 4 4 4 PCIPnP 4 16 4 4 5 USB Configuration 4 17 4 5 Power menu 4 18 4 5 1 Suspend Mode 4 18 4 5 2 ACPI 2 0 Support 4 18 4 5 3 ACPI APIC Support 4 18 4 5 4 APM Configuration 4 19 4 5 5 Hardware Monitor 4 19 4 6 Boot menu 4 20 4 6 1 Boot Device Priority 4 21 4 6 2 Boot Settings Configuration 4 2...

Page 5: ...power cable from the electric outlet before relocating the system When adding or removing devices to or from the system ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected If possible disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device Before connecting or removing signal cables from the motherboard ensure that all power cables...

Page 6: ...es are not damaged If you detect any damage contact your dealer immediately To avoid short circuits keep paper clips screws and staples away from connectors slots sockets and circuitry Avoid dust humidity and temperature extremes Do not place the product in any area where it may become wet Place the product on a stable surface If you encounter technical problems with the product contact a qualifie...

Page 7: ... yourself when trying to complete a task CAUTION Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task IMPORTANT Instructions that you MUST follow to complete a task NOTE Tips and additional information to aid in completing a task Where to find more information Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates 1 ASUS Websites Th...

Page 8: ...for the following items If any of the items is damaged or missing contact your retailer immediately Item description 1 ASUS P6 M4A3000E barebone system with ASUS motherboatd Power supply unit ASUS chassis 2 Cable AC power cable 3 Support DVD 4 Quick Installation Guide ...

Page 9: ...tem introduction This chapter gives a general description of the ASUS P6 M4A3000E The chapter lists the system features including introduction on the front and rear panel and internal components Chapter 1 ...

Page 10: ...nom II Phenom Athlon 64 Athlon X2 Athlon FX Sempron processors The system supports up to 8 GB of system memory using DDR3 1800 O C 1333 1066 MHz DIMMs High resolution graphics via integrated graphics controller or PCI Express x16 slot Serial ATA USB 2 0 and 8 channel audio feature the system and take you ahead in the world of power computing 1 2 Front panel The front panel includes the optical dri...

Page 11: ... disk drive 4 Microphone port This Mic pink port connects a microphone 5 Headphone port This Line out lime port connects a headphone with a stereo mini plug 6 USB 2 0 ports These Universal Serial Bus 2 0 USB 2 0 ports are available for connecting USB 2 0 devices such as a mouse printer scanner camera PDA and others 7 Multimedia Card Secure Digital MemoryStick Memory Stick Pro card slot ...

Page 12: ... chassis 2 Power supply unit fan vent This vent is for the PSU fan that provides ventilation inside the power supply unit 3 Chassis fan vent This vent is for the fan that provides ventilation inside the system chassis 4 Power connector This connector is for the power cable and plug 1 2 7 15 14 6 Do NOT cover the rear vent and the ambient temperature is limited up to 35o C to prevent the system fro...

Page 13: ...eed LED Status Description Status Description OFF No link OFF 10 Mbps connection ORANGE Linked ORANGE 100 Mbps connection BLINKING Data activity GREEN 1 Gbps connection LAN port LED indications SPEED LED ACT LINK LED LAN port 11 LAN RJ 45 port This port allows gigabit connection to a Local Area Network LAN through a network hub Refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications Refer to the...

Page 14: ...ant allowing playback of HD DVD Blu Rau discs and other protected content 15 Expansion slot covers Remove these covers when installing expansion cards 1 Front panel cover 2 5 25 inch optical drive bays 3 Hard disk drive bay 4 Power supply unit under the HDD bay 5 ASUS motherboard 6 Expansion slot metal brackets 7 Metal bracket lock 1 4 Internal components The illustration below is the internal vie...

Page 15: ...D9JNL Micron MT16JTF25664AZ 1G1F1 2048MB DS Micron 9HF22D9KPT 7 Micron MT18JSF25672AZ 1G1F1 2048MB DS Micron 9GF22D9KPT ECC 7 SAMSUNG M378B2873EH1 CF8 1024MB SS Samsung SEC 901 HCF8 K4B1G0846E Vendor Part No Size SS DS Chip Brand Chip NO Timing Voltage DIMM socket support Optional A B Corsair CM3X1024 1333C9 1024MB SS Corsair CM3X1024 1333C9DHX 1024MB DS Corsair Crucial CT12872BA1339 9FF 1024MB SS...

Page 16: ...t of 2 DS 8 8 8 27 1 9V OCZ QCZ3P18004GK 4096MB Kit of 2 DS 8 8 8 27 1 9V Transcend TX1800KLU 2GK 1024MB SS DDR3 1800MHz O C capability SS Single sided DS Double sided DIMM support A Supports one module inserted in either slot as Single channel memory configuration B Supports one pair of modules inserted into both the blue slots as one pair of Dual channel memory configuration Visit the ASUS websi...

Page 17: ...This chapter helps you power up the system and install drivers and utilities from the support DVD Chapter 2 Starting up ...

Page 18: ...the setup procedures presented in this chapter for general reference only Refer to your OS documentation for more information Screen display and driver options may not be the same for different operating system versions The contents of the support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice Visit the ASUS website at www asus com for updates Windows XP OS setup cannot recognize Serial ATA ...

Page 19: ...the BIN folder Double click the ASSETUP EXE to run the DVD Click an item to install Click an icon to display support DVD motherboard information ASUS InstAll Launches the ASUS InstAll driver installation wizard PC cillin 2010 Installs the PC cillin 2010 to protect your system from the latest threats AMD Cool n Quite Driver Installs the AMD Cool n Quite driver VIA Audio Driver Installs the VIA audi...

Page 20: ...ebsite Before using the ASUS Update make sure that you have an Internet connection so you can connect to the ASUS website Adobe Reader 9 Installs the Adobe Reader that allows you to open view and print documents in Portable Document Format PDF AMD Graphics Driver Installs the AMD Graphics driver Realtek 10 100 1000 PCI E LAN Driver Installs the Realtek 10 100 1000 PCI E LAN driver AMD HDMI Driver ...

Page 21: ...njoy watching TV and movies capturing videos or playing games in your computer Visit the Microsoft website www microsoft com for updates ASUS AI Manager Installs the ASUS AI Manager The user manual files are in Portable Document Format PDF Install the Adobe Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file 2 3 3 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of supplementary user manua...

Page 22: ...erboard and the contents of the support DVD Click an icon to display the specified information Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the motherboard 2 3 4 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user guide ...

Page 23: ...2 7 ASUS P6 M4A3000E Browse this DVD Displays the support DVD contents in graphical format Filelist Displays the contents of the support DVD and a brief description of each in text format ...

Page 24: ...2 8 Chapter 2 Starting up ...

Page 25: ...This chapter gives information about he motherboard that comes with the system This chapter includes the motherboard layout jumper settings and connector locations Chapter 3 Motherboard info ...

Page 26: ... 3 2 Motherboard layout M4A76T10L DP PCIEX16 PCIEX1_1 F_PANEL DEBUGPORT FP_AUDIO USB56 CARD_READER CPU_FAN CHA_FAN SPDIF_OUT ATX12V EATXPWR AMD RS785G Super I O AUDIO RTL 8112L VIA VT1708S 8Mb BIOS CLRTC USBPW1 4 USBPW56 33 5cm 13 2in 17 5cm 6 9in AMD SB710 DDR3 DIMM_A1 64bit 240 pin module DDR3 DIMM_B1 64bit 240 pin module VGA_HDMI LAN1_USB12 USB34 SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 Lithium Cell CMOS Power BUZZER...

Page 27: ...ure If the steps above do not help remove the onboard battery and move the jumper again to clear the CMOS RTC RAM data After clearing the CMOS reinstall the battery You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to overclocking For system failure due to overclocking use the CPU Parameter Recall C P R feature Shut down and reboot the system then the BIOS automatically resets parameter s...

Page 28: ...10L DP M4A76T10L DP USB Device Wake up USBPW56 2 1 2 3 5V 5VSB Default 2 1 2 3 5V Default 5VSB USBPW1 4 1 Serial ATA connectors 7 pin SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA 3Gb s hard disk and optical disk drives The Serial ATA 3Gb s is backward compatible with Serial ATA 1 5Gb s specification The data transfer rate of the Serial ATA 3Gb s is faster ...

Page 29: ...jumpers DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors Only the 4 pin CPU fan supports the ASUS Q Fan feature M4A76T10L DP M4A76T10L DP fan connectors CHA_FAN GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM CPU_FAN CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND 3 Digital Audio connector 4 1 pin SPDIF_OUT This connector is for the S PDIF audio module to allow digital sound output Connect one end of the S PDIF audio...

Page 30: ...if the power is inadequate The ATX 12 V Specification 2 0 compliant 200W 250W PSU has been tested to support the motherboard power requirements 4 ATX power connectors 24 pin EATXPWR 4 pin ATX12V These connectors are for ATX power supply plugs The power supply plugs are designed to fit these connectors in only one orientation Find the proper orientation and push down firmly until the connectors com...

Page 31: ...ty LED cable to this connector The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD Power Soft off button 2 pin PWRBTN This 2 pin connector is for the system power button Reset button 2 pin RESET This 2 pin connector is for the chassis mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power 5 System panel connector 10 1 pin F_PANEL This connector suppor...

Page 32: ...3 8 Chapter 3 Motherboard info ...

Page 33: ...BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change system settings through the BIOS Setup menus and describes the BIOS parameters Chapter 4 ...

Page 34: ...Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage save and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows environment The ASUS Update utility allows you to Save the current BIOS file Download the latest BIOS file from the Internet Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS file Update the BIOS directly from the Internet View the BIOS version information This utility is available in the suppo...

Page 35: ...from the drop down menu and then click Next 3 Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network traffic or click Auto Select Click Next 4 From the FTP site select the BIOS version that you wish to download Click Next 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the update process The ASUS Update utility is capable of updating itself through the Internet Always update the utility to avail all...

Page 36: ...lect Update BIOS from a file from the dropdown menu then click Next Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit menu Refer to section 4 8 Exit Menu for details 3 Locate the BIOS file from the Open window then click Open 4 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the update process P6 M4A3000E P6 M4A300...

Page 37: ... website at www asus com To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2 1 Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS file to the USB port then launch EZ Flash 2 in any of these two ways Press Alt F2 during POST Enter the BIOS setup program Go to the Tools menu to select EZ Flash 2 and press Enter to enable it Press Tab to switch between drives until the correct BIOS file is found 2 When the corr...

Page 38: ...or motherboards without the floppy connector prepare a USB flash disk before using this utility Recovering the BIOS To recover the BIOS 1 Turn on the system 2 Insert the support DVD to the optical drive or the removable device that contains the BIOS file to the USB port or to the floppy disk drive if supported 3 The utility automatically checks the devices for the BIOS file When found the utility ...

Page 39: ...you failed to enter BIOS Setup using the first two options Using the power button reset button or the Ctrl Alt Del keys to force reset from a running operating system can cause damage to your data or system We recommend that you always shut down the system properly from the operating system The default BIOS settings for this motherboard apply to most conditions to ensure optimum performance If the...

Page 40: ...highlighted Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another 4 2 3 Navigation keys At the bottom right corner of a menu screen are the navigation keys for that particular menu Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change the settings Menu items Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2...

Page 41: ...fer to 4 2 7 Pop up window 4 2 7 Pop up window Select a menu item then press Enter to display a pop up window with the configuration options for that item 4 2 8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the screen Press the Up Down arrow keys or Page Up Page Down keys to display the other items on the screen 4 2 9 General help At the...

Page 42: ... BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them Select Screen Select Item Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Use ENTER TAB or SHIFT TAB to select a field Use or to configure system Time System Time 19 34 30 Sys...

Page 43: ...he dimmed items Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA and SMART monitoring These values are not user configurable These items show Not Detected if no SATA device is installed in the system LBA Large Mode Auto Enables or disables the LBA mode Setting this item to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode and if the device was not previously formatted w...

Page 44: ... This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu BIOS Information Displays the auto detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto detected system memory BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Bios Information Version 0305 Build Date 01 21 10 Processor Type AMD Phenom tm II...

Page 45: ...right 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Settings v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced This option should remain disabled for the normal operation The driver developer may enable it for testing purpose CPU Configuration Module Version 13 60 AGESA Version 3 5 4 0 AMD Phenom tm II X4 945 Processor Revision C2 Cache L1 512 KB Cache L2 2048KB Cache L...

Page 46: ...onfiguration Disabled Enables or disables the CPU Enhanced Halt C1E function a CPU power saving function in system halt state When this item is enabled the CPU core frequency and voltage will be reduced during the system halt state to decrease power consumption Configuration options Disabled Enabled Chipset Configuration Internal Graphics Internal Graphics Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced...

Page 47: ...tion options Auto 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB The 512MB option only appears when you install 1GB system memory or more The 1GB option only appears when you install 2GB system memory or more Surround View Auto Disables or enables the Surround View function Configuration options Auto Disabled Enabled Frame Buffer Location Above 4G Configuration options Below 4G Above 4G AMD 760 HDMI Audio Enable...

Page 48: ...ow you to change the advanced settings for PCI PnP devices The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI PnP or legacy ISA devices and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices Advanced PCI PnP Settings WARNING Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction Plug And Play O S No NO lets the BIOS configure all the devices in the system YES ...

Page 49: ...o enable or disable support for Legacy USB storage devices including USB flash drives and USB hard drives Setting to Auto allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup If detected the USB controller legacy mode is enabled If no USB device is detected the legacy USB support is disabled Configuration options Disabled Enabled Auto USB 2 0 Controller Mode HiSpeed Allows you to con...

Page 50: ...pend to RAM sleep state default In S3 sleep state the system appears to be off and consumes less power than in the S1 state When signaled by a wake up device or event the system resumes to its working state exactly where it was left off Auto Detected by OS 4 5 2 ACPI 2 0 Support Enabled Allows you to add more tables for Advanced Configuration as per ACPI 2 0 specifications Configuration options Di...

Page 51: ... disables RTC to generate a wake event Configuration options Disabled Enabled APM Configuration Restore on AC Power Loss Power Off Power On From S5 By PME Disabled Power On From S5 By RTC Alarm Disabled Power Off Power On Last State BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Options 4 5 5 Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature xxxºC xxxºF MB Temperature xxxºC xxxºF The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and d...

Page 52: ...unction enabled Allows you to enable or disable the ASUS Q Fan feature that smartly adjusts the fan speeds for more efficient system operation Configuration options Disabled Enabled 4 6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options Select an item then press Enter to display the sub menu v02 61 C Copyright 1985 2010 American Megatrends Inc BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advance...

Page 53: ...ILITY Boot Specifies the boot sequence from the available devices 4 6 2 Boot Settings Configuration Set this item to Enabled to use the ASUS MyLogo 2 feature Quick Boot Enabled Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests POST while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system When set to Disabled BIOS performs all the POST items Configuration options Disabled Enab...

Page 54: ...s Enter to display the configuration options Security Settings Supervisor Password Not Installed User Password Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Passward Enter to change password Enter again to disable password BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the d...

Page 55: ...ou to select the access restriction to the Setup items Configuration options No Access View Only Limited Full Access No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility View Only allows access but does not allow change to any field Limited allows changes only to selected fields such as Date and Time Full Access allows viewing and changing all the fields in the Setup utility Change User Password Se...

Page 56: ...essing the Setup utility When set to Always BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system Configuration options Setup Always BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit ASUS EZ Flash 2 Express Gate Auto Enter OS Timer 10 Seconds Reset User Data No AI NET 2 Press ENTER to run the utility to select and update BIOS This utility supports 1 FAT 12 16 32 r w 2...

Page 57: ...s 30 seconds Reset User Data No Allows you to clear Express Gate s user data Configuration options No Reset When setting this item to Reset ensure to save the setting to the BIOS so that the user data will be cleared the next time you enter the Express Gate User data includes the Express Gate s settings as well as any personal information stored by the web browser bookmarks cookies browsing histor...

Page 58: ...than System Date System Time and Password the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting Discard Changes This option allows you to discard the selections you made and restore the previously saved values After selecting this option a confirmation appears Select Ok to discard any changes and load the previously saved values Load Setup Defaults This option allows you to load the default values for e...

Page 59: ...S P6 M4A3000E 4 27 Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer Inc Address No 150 LI DE RD PEITOU TAIPEI 112 TAIWAN Authorised representative in Europe ASUS Computer GmbH Address HARKORT STR 21 23 40880 RATINGEN GERMANY ...

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