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1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with an AM2+ socket designed for AMD
®
Phenom™ FX /
Phenom / Athlon™ / Sempron™ processors.
The AM2+ socket has a different pinout from the 940-pin socket designed for
the AMD Opteron processor. Ensure that you use a CPU designed for the AM2+
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!
1.6.1 Installing the CPU
To install a CPU.
1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.
2. Unlock the socket by pressing the
lever sideways, then lift it up to a
90°-100° angle.
Ensure that the socket lever is lifted up to 90°-100° angle, otherwise the CPU
does not t in completely.
Socket lever
M3A78-VM
M3A78-VM CPU Socket AM2+
- Motherboard 1
- First Edition V1 2
- August 2008 2
- Contents 3
- Safety information 7
- About this guide 8
- Typography 9
- (continued on the next page) 10
- Product 13
- 1.1 Welcome! 14
- 1.2 Package contents 14
- 1.3 Special features 14
- DDR2 memory support 15
- 64-bit CPU support 15
- PCI Express 2.0 support 15
- DVI Interface 16
- Gigabit LAN solution 16
- 780G and ATI SB700 chipsets 16
- Max. 12 USB 2.0 ports 17
- DisplayPort 17
- Express Gate 17
- 1.4 Before you proceed 19
- 1.5 Motherboard overview 20
- 1.5.2 Placement direction 21
- 1.5.3 Screw holes 21
- M3A78-VM 22
- M3A78-VM CPU Socket AM2+ 22
- M3A78-VM CPU fan connector 23
- Retention Module Base 24
- CPU Heatsink 24
- Retention bracket lock 24
- Retention bracket 24
- 1.7 System memory 26
- DDR2-1066MHz capability 27
- DDR2-800MHz capability 28
- DDR2-667MHz capability 29
- DDR2-533MHz capability 29
- 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM 30
- 1.7.4 Removing a DIMM 30
- 1.8 Expansion slots 31
- Interrupt assignments 32
- 1.8.3 PCI slots 33
- 1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slot 33
- 1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot 33
- M3A78-VM Clear RTC RAM 34
- 1.10 Connectors 35
- 1.10.2 Internal connectors 37
- M3A78-VM IDE connector 38
- M3A78-VM SATA connectors 39
- M3A78-VM fan connectors 40
- M3A78-VM USB2.0 connectors 41
- M3A78-VM ATX power connectors 43
- M3A78-VM TPM Connector 45
- BIOS setup 47
- DOS environment 48
- XP environment 48
- 2.1.2 AFUDOS utility 49
- Updating the BIOS le 50
- ASUS M3A78-VM 2-5 51
- 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 52
- 2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 54
- 2.1.5 ASUS Update utility 55
- 2-10 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 56
- M3A78VM.ROM 57
- 2.2 BIOS setup program 58
- 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 59
- 2.2.2 Menu bar 59
- 2.2.4 Menu items 60
- 2.2.5 Sub-menu items 60
- 2.2.6 Conguration elds 60
- 2.2.7 General help 60
- 2.2.3 Navigation keys 60
- 2.2.8 Pop-up window 61
- 2.3 Main menu 62
- Type [Auto] 63
- LBA/Large Mode [Auto] 63
- PIO Mode [Auto] 63
- 2.3.5 SATA 1-6 64
- 2.3.6 SATA Conguration 65
- 2.3.7 System Information 66
- 2.4 Advanced menu 67
- 2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 68
- 2.4.2 CPU Conguration 69
- 2.4.3 Chipset 70
- ECC Conguration 71
- Internal Graphics 72
- Surround View [Auto] 72
- Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] 73
- 2.4.5 PCIPnP 74
- 2.4.6 USB Conguration 75
- 2.5 Power menu 76
- 2.5.4 APM Conguration 77
- 2-32 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 78
- 2.6 Boot menu 79
- 2.6.1 Boot Device Priority 80
- ASUS M3A78-VM 2-35 81
- 2.6.3 Security 82
- Change User Password 83
- Password Check [Setup] 83
- 2.7 Tools menu 84
- 2.7.2 Express Gate [Enabled] 85
- 2.7.3 AI NET 2 85
- 2.8 Exit menu 86
- Software 87
- 3.2 Support DVD information 88
- 3.2.2 Drivers menu 89
- 3.2.3 Utilities menu 90
- 3-5ASUS M3A78-VM 91
- 3.2.4 Make disk menu 92
- 3.2.5 Manual menu 93
- 3.2.7 Other information 94
- Technical support Form 95
- Filelist 95
- Browse this DVD 95
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