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M4a78 specifications summary – Asus M4A78 User Manual

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M4A78 specifications summary

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CPU

Phenom™ X4 / Phenom™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 / Athlon™ /

Sempron™ processors (socket for AM2+/AM2)

Compatible with Phenom™ II / Athlon™ X4 / Athlon™ X3 /

Athlon™ X2 (AM3 CPU)

AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology

Support CPU up to 125W

* Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD CPU support list

Chipset

AMD 770 / SB700

System bus

Up to 5200 MT/s; HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface for AM3 /

AM2+ CPU

Memory

Dual-channel memory architecture

4 x 240-pin DIMM slots support maximum 16GB unbuffered

ECC DDR2 1066*/800/667/533MHz memory modules

* DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+ / AM3 CPU only.

** Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL

(Qualified Vendors List).

*** When you install a total memory of 4GB capacity or more,

Windows

®

32-bit operating system may only recognize less

than 3GB. We recommend a maximum of 3GB system memory

if you are using a Windows 32-bit operating system.

Expansion slots

1 x PCI Express™ x16 slot

2 x PCI Express™ x1 slots

3 x PCI slots

Storage

1 x UltraDMA 133/100 connector

5 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s connectors support RAID 0, RAID 1, and

RAID 0+1 and JBOD (only for Windows

®

Vista OS)

configurations

1 x ESATA

LAN

Realtek8112 PCIE, Gigabit LAN

Audio

ALC887 High Definition Audio 8-channel CODEC

- Supports Jack-detect and Multistreaming technology

- Supports S/PDIF out interface

USB

Supports up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 port at mid-board,

6 ports at back panel)

ASUS Unique

fetures

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution:

- ASUS Q-Fan

ASUS EZ DIY:

- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

- ASUS EZ Flash 2

ASUS AI NET2

Turbo Key

ASUS MyLogo 2

EPU 4-Engine

ASUS Express Gate