Asus M3N78-VM User Manual

1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2+ / AM2 socket designed for the AMD
Athlon™ / Sempron™ / Phenom™ FX / Phenom™ processor.
The AM2+ / AM2 socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed
for the AMD Opteron™ processor. Ensure that you use a CPU is designed for
the AM2+ / AM2 socket. The CPU ts in only one correct orientation. DO NOT
force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the connectors on the socket
and damaging the CPU!
1.6.1 Installing the CPU
To install a CPU.
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
2. Unlock the socket by pressing the
lever sideways, then lift it up to a
90°-100° angle.
Ensure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the CPU
does not t in completely.
Socket lever
R
M3N78-VM
M3N78-VM CPU Socket AM2+/AM2

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