Asus M3N78 SE - Manual (Page 11)

ASUS M3N78 SE 1-1
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome!
Thank you for buying an ASUS ® M3N78 SE 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 M3N78 SE motherboard
Cables 1 x Serial ATA cable
1 x Serial ATA power cable
1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable
Accessories 1 x I/O shield
Application DVD ASUS motherboard support DVD
Documentation User guide
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
AMD ® Socket AM2+ Phenom™ FX /
Phenom / Athlon™ / 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 1-7 for details.
AMD ® Socket AM2 Athlon™ / Sempron
CPU support
The motherboard supports AMD ® Socket AM2 Athlon™ / Sempron processors. It features
2000 / 1600 MT/s HyperTransport™-based system bus, dual-channel un-buffered DDR2 800
memory support and AMD™ Cool ‘n’ Quiet! Technology. See page 1-7 for details.
Chapter 1
Product introduction