Asus M4A78 Pro - Manual (Page 13)

1.2 Package contents
Check your motherboard package for the following items.
Motherboard ASUS M4A78 PRO motherboard
Cables 1 x Serial ATA cable
2 x SATA cables
Accessories 1 x I/O shield
Application DVD ASUS motherboard support DVD
Documentations User manual
If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
Chapter 1
Product introduction
AMD ® Phenom™ II / Athlon™ X4 / Athlon™ X3 / Athlon™ X2
processors (socket AM3)
This motherboard supports AMD ® AM3 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 HyperTransort™ 3.0
based system bus. This motherboard also supports AMD ® CPUs in the
new 45nm manufacturing process.
AMD ® Phenom™ X4 / Phenom™ X3 / Athlon™ X2 / Athlon™ /
Sempron™ processors (socket AM2+ / AM2)
The motherboard supports AMD ® Socket AM2+ multi-core processors. It
features dual-channel DDR2 1066 memory support, data transfer rate up
to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport™ 3.0 based system bus and AMD ®
Cool ‘n’ Quiet!™ Technology.
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
1.1 Welcome!
Thank you for buying an ASUS ® M4A78 PRO 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.
Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-1