Asus M3A78-VM - Manual (Page 14)

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome!
Thank you for buying an ASUS ® M3A78-VM 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 above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
1.2 Package contents
Check your motherboard package for the following items.
Motherboard
ASUS M3A78-VM motherboard
Cables 1 x Serial ATA signal cable
1 x 2 in 1 Serial ATA power cable
1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable
Accessories 1 x I/O shield
Application CD/DVD ASUS motherboard support DVD
Documentation
User Manual
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
AMD ® Socket AM2+ Phenom™ FX /
Phenom / Athlon™ / Sempron™ CPU support
This motherboard supports AMD ® Socket AM2+ multi-core processors with
unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with less power
consumption. It features dual-channel DDR2 1066 memory support and
accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport™ 3.0 based
system bus. See page 1-10 for details.
HyperTransport 3.0 support MT/s
5200
HyperTransport 3.0 technology provides 2.6 times more bandwidth than HT1.0 that
radically improves system efficiency for a smoother, faster computing environment.