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M3a76-cm specifications summary – Asus M3A76-CM User Manual

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M3A76-CM specifications summary

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CPU

AMD

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Socket AM2+ / AM2 for AMD Phenom™ FX / Phenom™ /

Athlon™ / Sempron™ processor

AMD64 architecture enables simultaneous 32-bit

and 64-bit computing

Supports up to 125W CPU

AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology

Chipset

AMD 760G / SB710

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

(Qualified 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

1 x PCI Express™ x1 slots

2 x PCI slots

Support PCI Express™ 2.0 / 1.0 Architecture

Storage

1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33

6 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s connectors

Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD

configuration (in Windows Vista only)

Audio

High Definition Audio 8-channel CODEC

Supports Jack-Detect, Multistreaming Technologies, and

S/PDIF Out interface

USB

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

6 ports at the back panel)

LAN

RTL8111C Gigabit LAN

Back panel I/O

ports

1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse port

1 x DVI port

1 x VGA port

1 x RJ45 port

6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

8-channel Audio I/O ports