Chapter 1, Product introduction, 1 welcome – Asus M3N78 SE User Manual
Page 11: 2 package contents, 3 special features

ASUS M3N78 SE
1-1
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
Chapter 1
Product introduction
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.
1.3
Special features
1.3.1
Product highlights