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Motherboard Option

Asus M4A78-EM

CPU

  • AMD Socket AM2+ / AM2 Phenom™ X4/Phenom™ X3/Athlon™ /Athlon™ X2/Sempron™ Compatible with Phenom™ II/Athlon™ X4/Athlon™ X3/ Athlon™ X2(AM3 CPU)
  • Support 45nm Phenom™ II CPU
  • AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ 2.0 Technology (by CPU type)
  • Support CPU up to 125W
  • *Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD CPU support list

Chipset

  • AMD 780G/SB700

System Bus

  • Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface for AM3 / AM2+ CPU

Memory

  • 4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR2 1200(O.C.)/1066*/800/667 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory
  • Dual Channel memory architecture
  • *Due to AMD CPU limitation, DDR2 1066 is supported by AM2+/AM3 CPU for one DIMM per channel only.
  • *Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Hence, a total installed memory of less than 3GB is recommended.
  • *Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL (Qualify Vendor List)

Expansion Slots

  • 1 x PCIe x16
  • 1 x PCIe x1
  • 2 x PCI

VGA

  • Integrated ATI Radeon HD3200
  • Max. shared memory: 256 MB
  • Supports DVI-D with HDCP compliant with max. resolution 2560x1600 (@ 60Hz dual-link)
  • Supports HDMI™ Technology with max. resolution up to 1920 x 1200 (1080P)
  • Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048 x 1536 (@85Hz)
  • Hybrid CrossFireX™ Support (For Windows Vista only)
  • Dual VGA output support:
  • RGB & DVI
  • RGB & HDMI
  • *Refer to www.amd.com for the Hybrid CrossFireX selected GPUs.
  • *To playback the HD-DVD and Blu ray Disc we recommended system configuration above Graphic shared memory 256MB/Dual-Core CPU minimum/Minimum 1GB memory of Dual-channel DDR2 667 or Single -chanel DDR2 800.

Storage

  • Chipset
    • 1 xUltraDMA 133/100
    • 5 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports
    • Support RAID 0,1,10
    • (For Windows Vista only)
    • 1 x External SATA 3Gb/s support JBOD

LAN

  • PCIe Gb LAN

Audio

  • ALC887 High Definition Audio 8-Channel CODEC
  • Supports Jack-detect and Multistreaming teconologies
  • Supports S/PDIF out interface

USB

  • 12 xUSB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)

ASUS Unique Features

  • ASUS EPU-4 Engine
  • ASUS Express Gate
  • ASUS Turbo Key
  • ASUS Q-Fan
  • ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
  • ASUS EZ Flash 2
  • ASUS MyLogo 2
  • ASUS AI NET 2

Overclocking Features

  • SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)
    • FSB tuning from 200MHz to 550MHz at 1MHz increment
  • Adjustable DRAM Voltage
  • ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)

Special Features

  • All solid capacitor

Back Panel I/O Ports

  • 1 x DVI
  • 1 x VGA
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 1 x LAN(RJ45) port
  • 6 x USB 2.0/1.1
  • 8-Channel Audio I/O
  • 1 x Optical S/PDIF_OUT port
  • 1 x PS/2 Mouse / Keyboard port
  • 1 x eSATA

Internal I/O Connectors

  • 3 x USB connectors supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports
  • 1 x IDE connector
  • 5 x SATA connectors
  • 1 x CPU Fan connector
  • 1 x Chassis Fan connector
  • 1 x Power Fan connector
  • 1 x S/PDIF Out connector
  • 1 x LPT connector
  • 1 x System Panel connector
  • 1 x COM connector
  • 1 x CD audio-in connector
  • 1 x High Definition Front panel audio connector
  • 1 x 24-pin EATX power connector
  • 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector

BIOS

  • 8 Mb Flash ROM
  • AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI v2.0, WfM2.0, ACPI v2.0a, SMBIOS 2.5

Accessories

  • 1 x Serial ATA cable
  • 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable
  • 1 x I/O Shield
  • User's manual

Support Disc

  • Drivers
  • ASUS PC Probe II
  • Anti-virus software (OEM version)
  • ASUS LiveUpdate Utility

Form Factor

  • uATX Form Factor
  • 9.6″ x 9.6″ (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm)

 


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