Asus M3N78-CM Computer Hardware User Manual


 
1.1 Welcome!
Thank you for buying an ASUS
®
M3N78-CM motherboard!
The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another
standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!
Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in
your package with the list below.
1.2 Package contents
Check your motherboard package for the following items.
Motherboard ASUS M3N78-CM motherboard
Cables 2 x Serial ATA cables
2 x power cables
1 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 cable
1 x Floppy disk drive cable
Accessories 1 x I/O shield
Application DVD ASUS motherboard support DVD
Documentation User guide
If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
AMD socket AM2+ Phenom FX / Phenom
The motherboard supports AMD socket AM2+ multi-core processors. It features dual-
channel DDR2 1066 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200 MT/s via
HyperTransport 3.0 based system bus. See page 1-7 for details.
AMD socket AM2 Athlon 64 /
Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Sempron
The motherboard supports AMD socket AM2 Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX
/ Sempron processors with 2MB / 1MB / 512KB L2 cache, which is based on 64-bit
architecture. It features 2000 / 1600 MT/s HyperTransport System Bus, dual-channel
un-buffered DDR2 memory support and AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology. See page 1-7 for
details.
Chapter 1
Product introduction
Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-1