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CPU

AMD Phenom™x4/Phenom™x3/ Athlon™x2/ Athlon ™

/Sempron™ processors (Socket AM2+ / AM2)

Compatible with Phenom™ II/ Athlon™x4/ Athlon™x3/

Athlon™x2 (AM3 CPU)

AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology

AMD Live!™ Ready

Supports CPU up to 125W

Chipset

NVIDIA

®

nForce™ 720D

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

2 x 240-pin DIMM slots support unbuffered ECC and

non-ECC DDR2 1066/800/667MHz memory modules

Supports up to 8GB system memory

*

Refer to www.asus.com for the latest 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

2 x PCI Express™ x1 slots

3 x PCI 2.2 slots

Storage / RAID

1 x UltraDMA 133/100 connector

4 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s connectors

Nvidia

®

MediaShield™ RAID supports RAID 0, RAID 1,

RAID 0+1, RAID 5, and JBOD configurations (on

Windows Vista only)

Audio

ALC662 High Definition Audio 6-channel CODEC

Supports Jack-detection and Multi-streaming

Supports S/PDIF out interface

USB

Supports up to 12 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports

at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)

LAN

Nvidia nForce built-in Gigabit MAC with external Realtek

8211CL-GR PHY

M4N78 SE specifications summary

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Section	Page
Notices	6
Safety information	7
About this guide	7
M4N78 SE specifications summary	9
Chapter 1: Product introduction	11
1.1 Welcome!	11
1.2 Package contents	11
1.3 Special features	11
1.3.1 Product highlights	11
1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features	13
1.4 Before you proceed	14
1.5 Motherboard overview	15
1.5.1 Placement direction	15
1.5.2 Screw holes	15
1.5.3 Motherboard layout	16
1.5.4 Layout contents	16
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	17
1.6.1 Installing the CPU	17
1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan	19
1.7 System memory	20
1.7.1 Overview	20
1.7.2 Memory configurations	21
1.7.3 Installing a DIMM	26
1.7.4 Removing a DIMM	26
1.8 Expansion slots	27
1.8.1 Installing an expansion card	27
1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card	27
1.8.3 PCI slots	27
1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slot	27
1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot	27
1.9 Jumpers	28
1.10 Connectors	30
1.10.1 Rear panel connectors	30
1.10.2 Internal connectors	31
1.11 Software support	36
1.11.1 Installing an operating system	36
1.11.2 Support DVD information	36
Chapter 2: BIOS information	37
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	37
2.1.1 ASUS Update utility	37
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility	38
2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility	39
2.2 BIOS setup program	40
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen	41
2.2.2 Menu bar	41
2.2.3 Navigation keys	42
2.2.4 Menu items	42
2.2.5 Sub-menu items	42
2.2.6 Configuration fields	42
2.2.7 General help	42
2.2.8 Pop-up window	42
2.2.9 Scroll bar	42
2.3 Main menu	43
2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	43
2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	43
2.3.3 Primary IDE Master/Slave and SATA 1~4	43
2.3.4 Storage Configuration	44
2.3.5 System Information	45
2.4 Advanced menu	45
2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration	45
2.4.2 CPU Configuration	48
2.4.3 Chipset	48
2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration	49
2.4.5 PCI PnP	50
2.4.6 USB Configuration	50
2.5 Power menu	51
2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]	51
2.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled]	51
2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]	51
2.5.4 APM Configuration	51
2.5.5 Hardware Monitor	52
2.6 Boot menu	53
2.6.1 Boot Device Priority	53
2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration	53
2.6.3 Security	54
2.7 Tools menu	55
2.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2	55
2.7.2 Express Gate [Auto]	56
2.7.3 AI NET 2	56

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