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CPU AMD
®
Socket AM2+ / AM2 for AMD Phenom™FX / Phenom/
Athlon™ / Sempron™ processor
Supports up to 140W CPU
AMD Live!™ Ready
AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology
Chipset AMD 770 / SB700
System bus Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface for AM2+ CPU
2000 / 1600 MT/s for AM2 CPU
Memory Dual-channel memory architecture
4 x 240-pin DIMM slots support unbuffered ECC and non-ECC
DDR2 1066/800/667/533MHz
Supports up to 8GB system memory
* Due to AM2+ CPU limitation, only one DDR2 1066 DIMM is
supported per channel. When four DDR2 1066 DIMMs are
installed, all DIMMs run at 800MHz frequency by default for
system stability.
** Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL
(Qualied Vendors List)
*** Due to the memory address limitation on 32-bit Windows
OS, when you install 4GB or more memory on the
motherboard, the actual usable memory for the OS can
be about 3GB or less. For effective use of memory, we
recommend that you install a 64-bit Windows OS when
having 4GB or more memory installed on the motherboard.
Expansion slots 1 x PCI Express™ x16 slot
2 x PCI Express™ x1 slots
3 x PCI 2.2 slots
Support PCI Express™ 2.0 / 1.0 Architecture
Storage / RAID 1 x UltraDMA 133/100 connector
6 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s connectors support RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 0+1, and JBOD conguration
Audio VT1708B High Denition Audio 8-channel CODEC
Supports Jack-Detect and Multistreaming technologies
Supports S/PDIF Out interface
S/PDIF Out port at the back panel
USB Supports up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports
at mid-board, 6 ports at the back panel)
LAN Gigabit LAN
Back panel I/O ports 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port
1 x Optical S/PDIF Out port
1 x COM port
1 x LPT port
1 x RJ45 port
6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
8-channel Audio I/O ports
- Motherboard 1
- Third Edition V3 2
- January 2009 2
- Contents 3
- Safety information 7
- About this guide 7
- Where to nd more information 8
- Typography 8
- M3A78 specications summary 10
- Chapter 1 11
- 1-2 ASUS M3A78 12
- ASUS Express Gate 14
- Green ASUS 14
- C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) 14
- 1.4 Before you proceed 15
- 1.5 Motherboard overview 16
- 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 17
- 1.5.4 Layout contents 17
- 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 18
- M3A78 CPU Fan Connector 19
- CPU Heatsink 20
- Retention bracket 20
- Retention bracket lock 20
- Retention Module Base 20
- 1.7 System memory 21
- 128 Pins 21
- 112 Pins 21
- 1.7.2 Memory congurations 22
- DDR2-800MHz capability 23
- DDR2-667MHz capability 23
- DDR2-533MHz capability 24
- 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM 25
- 1.6.4 Removing a DIMM 25
- 1.8 Expansion slots 26
- Clear RTC RAM 27
- 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors 28
- 1.10.2 Internal connectors 29
- M3A78 IDE Connector 30
- M3A78 ATX Power Connector 31
- Internal Audio Connector 32
- Digital Audio Connector 33
- SPDIF_OUT 33
- M3A78 USB 2.0 Connectors 34
- Chassis intrusion connector 35
- 1.11 Software support 36
- Chapter 2 37
- 2.1.2 ASUS Update utility 38
- 39
- 2.1.4 AFUDOS utility 40
- 2.2 BIOS setup program 42
- 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 43
- 2.2.2 Menu bar 43
- 2-8 ASUS M3A78 44
- Pop-up window 44
- Scroll bar 44
- 2.3 Main menu 45
- 2.3.5 SATA Conguration 46
- 2.4 Advanced menu 47
- Memclock Value [200 MHz] 48
- 2.4.2 CPU Conguration 49
- 2.4.3 Chipset 49
- ECC Mode [Disabled] 50
- Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] 50
- 2.4.5 PCI PnP 51
- 2.4.6 USB Conguration 51
- 2.5 Power menu 52
- Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-17 53
- 2.6 Boot menu 54
- 2.6.3 Security 55
- Change User Password 56
- Clear User Password 56
- Password Check [Setup] 56
- 2.7 Tools menu 57
- 2.8 Exit menu 58
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