Asus M3N78-VM User Manual

1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction
Green ASUS
The motherboard and its packaging comply with the European
Union’s Restriction on the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS).
This is in line with the ASUS vision of creating environment-
friendly and recyclable products and packaging to safeguard
consumers’ health while minimizing the impact on the
environment.
Express Gate
Express Gate is a unique OS built into the motherboard. Five
seconds after bootup, you can instantly surf the Internet without
entering the Windows
®
OS.
• The actual boot time depends on the system conguration.
• ASUS Express Gate supports le uploading and downloading from USB
drives only.

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