The M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 comes with a DVD containing the drivers required to use the board to its full potential. Also provided are a selection of programs to monitor, overclock, power save and protect your beloved PC.

First up we'll take a look at the disc.

You're greeted with a driver (and program) page spread over two pages (just click the arrow at the base of that first page) which pretty much covers everything you'd need to get the PC up and running. Of special note is the inclusion of an OEM version of Norton 2009 which is nice.


Driver page 1.


Driver page 2.

The next tab includes various utilities which relate to monitoring, clocking and updating the board.


Utility page.

The 'Make Disk' section allows you to do just that - raid drivers normally need to be seperated like this in order to be easily added during a windows install.


The useful make disc feature.

A selection of manuals are also available to you.


Available manuals.

Lastly there is a final page with useful web links, physical addresses and phone numbers if you need to get in touch with ASUS about something.


Various contact details.

Let's take a look at some of the programs...

Programs available to the end user of the M4A89GTD PRO USB3 include the AI Suite which allows basic monitoring of system temps, fan speeds, clock speeds and voltage. From the main screen seen here you can choose one of three options. You can start up fan expert, activate EPU (an energy monitoring/saving program) or use TurboV Evo.


AI Suite.

Fan Expert is a complete fan control program where users are able to tailor their fan profiles to suit their specific needs.


Fan Expert.

EPU is an easy to use power saving program that tailors the PC’s performance characteristics to provide the best performance/power ratio.


EPU.