Chapter 1

Product introduction

1.1Welcome!

Thank you for buying an ASUS® M3N78-CM motherboard!

The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!

Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below.

1.2Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.

Motherboard

ASUS M3N78-CM motherboard

Cables

2 x Serial ATA cables

 

2 x power cables

 

1 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 cable

 

1 x Floppy disk drive cable

Accessories

1 x I/O shield

Application DVD

ASUS motherboard support DVD

Documentation

User guide

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

1.3Special features

1.3.1Product highlights

AMD socket AM2+ Phenom FX / Phenom

The motherboard supports AMD socket AM2+ multi-core processors. It features dual- channel DDR2 1066 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200 MT/s via HyperTransport 3.0 based system bus. See page 1-7 for details.

AMD socket AM2 Athlon 64 /

Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Sempron

The motherboard supports AMD socket AM2 Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Sempron processors with 2MB / 1MB / 512KB L2 cache, which is based on 64-bit architecture. It features 2000 / 1600 MT/s HyperTransport System Bus, dual-channel

un-buffered DDR2 memory support and AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology. See page 1-7 for details.

Chapter 1: Product introduction

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