Asus M3N78-VM User Manual

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4.1.2 Enabling Hybrid SLI
• Before enabling GeForce Boost and HybridPower, ensure that you have
installed a dGPU recommended for GeForce Boost on your motherboard.
• Ensure that you have connected your display to the dGPU. Otherwise, the
motherboard cannot detect your display and no image appears.
To enable Hybrid SLI
1.
Turn on the system and press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST)
to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
2. Go to
Advanced > Chipset > SouthBridge Conguration.
Set the
Primary
Graphics Adapter
item to [Internal VGA First], and
Hybrid SLI Mode
item to
[mGPU always enable]
.
See section
2.4.3 Chipset
for details.
SouthBridge chipset Conguration
Primary Graphics Adapter [Internal VGA Firs]
Hybrid SLI Mode [mGPU always enable]
Hybrid SLI Frame buffer Size [128MB]
PCIE 2.0 Support [Auto]
AZALIA Audio [Internal codec+E}
Front Panel Select [HD Audio]
Onboard LAN [Auto]
OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
SouthBridge ACPI HPET TABLE [Enabled]
Options
PCI VGA Card First
Internal VGA First
PCIE VGA Card First
3. Save your changes and Exit Setup.
4. Turn off the system, disconnect your display from the dGPU, and connect
your display to the onboard VGA port at the rear panel.
5.
Turn on the system and press <Del> during the Power-On Self-Test (POST)
to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
6.
Go to
Advanced > Chipset > SouthBridge Conguration.
Set the
Hybrid
SLI Frame buffer Size
item to
[256MB]
. See section
2.4.3 Chipset
for
details.
SouthBridge chipset Conguration
Primary Graphics Adapter [Internal VGA Firs]
Hybrid SLI Mode [mGPU always enable]
Hybrid SLI Frame buffer Size [256MB]
PCIE 2.0 Support [Auto]
AZALIA Audio [Internal codec+E}
Front Panel Select [HD Audio]
Onboard LAN [Auto]
OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled]
SouthBridge ACPI HPET TABLE [Enabled]
Options
PCI VGA Card First
Internal VGA First
PCIE VGA Card First

Asus M3N78-VM Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Number of memory slots	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB
Processor socket	Socket AM2
Processor manufacturer	AMD
USB 2.0 connectors	6
Number of SATA connectors	5
PS/2 ports quantity	1
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
Audio chip	VIA VT1708B
Power source type	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit
RAID levels	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD

Weight and Dimensions

Width	244 mm