Asus M4A77T User Manual

ASUS M4A77T 2-1
Chapter 2
BIOS information
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS le to a USB ash disk in case you need to
restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update
utility.
• ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet
Service Provider (ISP).
• This utility is available in the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package.
2.1.1 ASUS Update utility
The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the motherboard
BIOS in Windows
®
environment.
Installing ASUS Update
To install ASUS Update:
1. Place the support DVD into the optical drive. The
Drivers menu appears.
2. Click the
Utilities tab, then click ASUS Update.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
Quit all Windows
®
applications before you update the BIOS using this utility.
Updating the BIOS
To update the BIOS:
1. From the Windows
®
desktop, click Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUS Update >
ASUS Update to launch the ASUS Update utility.
2. From the dropdown list, select either of the following methods:
Updating from the Internet
a. Select Update BIOS from the Internet, then click Next.
b. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network trafc, or click Auto
Select
then click Next.
c. From the FTP site, select the BIOS version that you want to download then click
Next.

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