Table Of Contents - Asus M4A78 PLUS - Motherboard - ATX User Manual

Contents
Notices ......................................................................................................... vi
Safety information ..................................................................................... vii
About this guide ........................................................................................ vii
M4A78 PLUS specifications summary ...................................................... ix
Chapter 1
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 ..................................................................... 1-6
Onboard LED ................................................................................. 1-6
1.5 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 1-7
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.5.3
1.5.4
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 1-9
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.7 System memory ......................................................................... 1-12
1.7.1
1.7.2
1.7.3
1.6.4
1.8 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 1-19
1.8.1
1.8.2
1.8.4
1.8.5
1.8.6
1.9 Jumpers ...................................................................................... 1-20
Product introduction
Product highlights ........................................................... 1-1
Innovative ASUS features ............................................... 1-4
Placement direction ........................................................ 1-7
Screw holes .................................................................... 1-7
Motherboard layout ......................................................... 1-8
Layout contents ............................................................... 1-8
Installing the CPU ........................................................... 1-9
Installing the heatsink and fan .......................................1-11
Overview ....................................................................... 1-12
Memory configurations .................................................. 1-13
Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 1-18
Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 1-18
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 1-19
Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 1-19
PCI slots ........................................................................ 1-19
PCI Express x1 slot ....................................................... 1-19
PCI Express x16 slot ..................................................... 1-19
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