Asus M4A77T User Manual

1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
This motherboard comes with an AM3 socket designed for AMD
®
Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II /
Sempron™ 100 processors.
1.6.1 Installing the CPU
To install a CPU:
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
2. Press the lever sideways to unlock the
socket, then lift it up to a 90°-100° angle.
Socket lever
Ensure that the socket lever is lifted up to a 90°-100° angle; otherwise, the CPU will not t
in completely.
3. Position the CPU above the socket such that the CPU
corner with the gold triangle matches the socket corner
with a small triangle.
4. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it ts in place.
The CPU ts only in one correct orientation.
DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to
prevent bending the pins and damaging the
CPU!
Gold triangle
Small triangle
The AM3 socket has a different pinout from the AM2+/AM2 socket. Ensure that you use a
CPU designed for the AM3 socket. The CPU ts in only one correct orientation. DO NOT
force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU!
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Asus M4A77T Specifications

General

ECC	Yes
Number of memory slots	4
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Processor socket	Socket AM3
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
Number of SATA connectors	6
Headphone outputs	3
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
Motherboard chipset	AMD 770
Motherboard form factor	ATX
PCI Express x1 slots	2
Controller 2nd interface type	IDE/SATA
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8112L
ACPI version	2.0
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	213 mm
Width	305 mm