Asus M3N78-VM User Manual

ASUS M3N78-VM 2-9
Installing ASUS Update
To install ASUS Update:
1. Place the support DVD in the optical drive. The
Drivers menu appears.
2. Click the Utilities tab, then click
Install ASUS Update. See page 3-4 for the
Utilities screen menu.
3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system.
2.1.5 ASUS Update utility
The ASUS Update is a utility that allows you to manage, save, and update the
motherboard BIOS in Windows
®
environment. The ASUS Update utility allows you
to:
• Save the current BIOS le
• Download the latest BIOS le from the Internet
• Update the BIOS from an updated BIOS le
• Update the BIOS directly from the Internet, and
• View the BIOS version information.
This utility is available in the support DVD that comes with the motherboard
package.
ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an
Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Quit all Windows
®
applications before you update the BIOS using this utility.

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