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1 welcome, 3 special features, 2 package contents – Asus M3A78-EH User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1

Welcome!

Thank you for buying an ASUS® M3A78-EH 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.

1.3

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.

1.2

Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.
Motherboard

ASUS M3A78-EH motherboard

Cables

2 x Serial ATA signal cables

1 x 2-port Serial ATA power cable

1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable

1 x FDD cable

Accessories

1 x I/O shield

Application DVD

ASUS motherboard support DVD

Documentation

User guide