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2 innovative asus features, Innovative asus features -3 – Asus M4N78 User Manual

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Dual channel DDR2 1066 support

This motherboard supports DDR2 1066, which provides faster data

transfer rate and more bandwidth to increase memory data transfer rate

and computing efficiency. This enhances system performance in 3D

graphics and other memory demanding applications.

DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+ /AM3 CPU only. Refer to the ASUS website at

www.asus.com for the supported CPU models.

Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology

The motherboard supports the hard drives based on the SATA 3Gb/s

storage specification. The onboard Southbridge chipset allows RAID

0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD configurations for Serial ATA

drives.

8-channel High Definition Audio

The onboard 8-channel ALC887 High Definition Audio CODEC enables

high-quality audio that automatically detects peripherals plugged into the

audio I/O jacks. ALC887 also supports the Windows

®

Vista Premium OS.

Max. 12 USB 2.0 ports

USB 2.0 is the latest connectivity standard for next generation

components and peripherals. Backwards compatible with current USB

1.1 peripherals, USB 2.0 delivers transfer speeds up to 40 times faster at

480Mb/s, for easy connectivity and ultra-fast data transfers.

1.3.2

Innovative ASUS features

ASUS MyLogo2™

Turn your favorite photos into 256-color boot logos to personalize your

system.

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto-recovery tool that allows you to

restore a corrupted BIOS file using the bundled support DVD, floppy disk,

or USB disk that contains the BIOS file.

ASUS EZ Flash 2

ASUS EZ Flash 2 is a utility that allows you to update the BIOS without

using a bootable floppy disk or a DOS-based utility.

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