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Contents
Notices ......................................................................................................... vi
Safety information ..................................................................................... vii
About this guide ........................................................................................ vii
M3N78-AM specifications summary ......................................................... ix
1.1
Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1
1.2
Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1
1.3
Special features ............................................................................ 1-1
1.3.1
1.3.2
1.4
Before you proceed ..................................................................... 1-5
Onboard LED ................................................................................. 1-5
1.5
Motherboard overview ................................................................. 1-6
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.5.3
1.5.4
1.6
Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 1-8
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.7
System memory ......................................................................... 1-11
1.7.1
1.7.2
1.7.3
1.6.4
1.8
Expansion slots .......................................................................... 1-16
1.8.1
1.8.2
1.8.4
1.8.5
1.8.6
1.9
Jumpers ...................................................................................... 1-17
Product highlights ........................................................... 1-1
Innovative ASUS features ............................................... 1-3
Placement direction ........................................................ 1-6
Screw holes .................................................................... 1-6
Motherboard layout ......................................................... 1-7
Layout contents ............................................................... 1-7
Installing the CPU ........................................................... 1-8
Installing the heatsink and fan ...................................... 1-10
Overview ........................................................................1-11
Memory configurations .................................................. 1-12
Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 1-15
Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 1-15
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 1-16
Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 1-16
PCI slots ........................................................................ 1-16
PCI Express x1 slot ....................................................... 1-16
PCI Express x16 slot ..................................................... 1-16
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