Asus M3N78-VM User Manual

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Contents
Notices ......................................................................................................... vi
Safety information ..................................................................................... vii
About this guide ....................................................................................... viii
M3N78-VM specications summary ........................................................... x
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Package contents .........................................................................
1-2
1.3 Special features ............................................................................
1-2
1.3.1 Product highlights ...........................................................
1-2
1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features ...............................................
1-5
1.4 Before you proceed .....................................................................
1-7
1.5 Motherboard overview .................................................................
1-8
1.5.1 Motherboard layout .........................................................
1-8
1.5.2 Placement direction ........................................................
1-9
1.5.3 Screw holes ....................................................................
1-9
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................
1-10
1.6.1 Installing the CPU .........................................................
1-10
1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan ......................................
1-12
1.7 System memory .........................................................................
1-14
1.7.1 Overview .......................................................................
1-14
1.7.2 Memory congurations ..................................................
1-14
1.7.3 Installing a DIMM ..........................................................
1-18
1.7.4 Removing a DIMM ........................................................
1-18
1.8 Expansion slots ..........................................................................
1-19
1.8.1 Installing an expansion card .........................................
1-19
1.8.2 Conguring an expansion card .....................................
1-19
1.8.3 PCI slots ........................................................................
1-22
1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slot .......................................................
1-22
1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot .....................................................
1-22
1.9 Jumper ........................................................................................
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1.10 Connectors .................................................................................
1-24
1.10.1 Rear panel connectors ..................................................
1-24
1.10.2 Internal connectors .......................................................
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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