Chapter 1

Product introduction

1.1Welcome!

Thank you for buying an ASUS® P8B75-M LE Series 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.

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

• ASUS P8B75-M LE Series motherboards include P8B75-M LE and P8B75-M LE PLUS two models. The layout varies with models. The layout illustrations in this user manual are for P8B75-M LE only.

1.2Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.

Motherboard

ASUS P8B75-M LE Series motherboard

Cables

1 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cable

 

1 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cable

Accessories

1 x I/O shield

Application DVD

ASUS motherboard support DVD

Documentation

User Manual

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

1.3Special features

1.3.1Product highlights

LGA1155 socket for Intel® 3rd/2nd Generation Core™ i7 /

Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 processors

This motherboard supports the Intel® 3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 processors in the LGA1155 package, with memory and PCI Express controllers integrated to support dual-channel (2 DIMMs) DDR3 memory and 16 PCI Express 3.0 lanes. This provides great graphics performance. Intel® 3rd/2nd generation Core™ i7 / Core™ i5 / Core™ i3 processors are among the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in the world.

ASUS P8B75-M LE Series

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