Asus M4A78-E SE VIA Audio Driver 6.0.1.7100 WHQL for Win7

CPU

AMD AM3/AM2+/AM2 ;PhenomII /AthlonII /Phenom / Athlon /Sempron Processors

AMD Cool 'n' Quiet Technology

Support 45nm CPU



Chipset

AMD 790GX/SB750



System Bus

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

2000 / 1600 MT/s for AM2 CPU



Memory

4 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR2 1300(O.C.)/1200(O.C.)/1066/800/667 ECC,Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory

Dual Channel memory architecture

*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.



Expansion Slots

2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (at x8 mode). Support ATI CrossFireX technology

2 x PCIe x1

2 x PCI 2.2



VGA

Integrated ATI Radeon HD 3300 GPU

Max. shared memory: 512 MB

SidePort Memory - onboard 64MB DDR2 800 memory

Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to 1920 x 1200 (1080P)

Supports Dual-link DVI with max. resolution up to 2560x1600 @60Hz

Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 2560x1440 @ 75Hz

Hybrid CrossFireX Support

Dual independent displays support with HDMI/DVI and D-Sub

Supports Microsoft DirectX 10, OpenGL 2.0, Shader Model 4.0

Hardware Decode Acceleration for H.264,VC-1, and MPEG-2



Storage

SB750 Chipset

1 xUltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices

5 xSATA 3 Gb/s ports Support RAID 0,1,5,10

1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port

*Due to the Windows XP/ Vista limitation, the RAID array with the total capacity over 2TB cannot be set as a boot disk. A RAID array over 2TB can only be set as a data disk only.



LAN

Atheros L1E Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET 2



Audio

VIA VT1708S 8 -Channel High Definition Audio CODEC

- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, and Front Panel Jack-Retasking

- Optical S/PDIF Out ports at back I/O

- ASUS Noise Filtering



IEEE 1394

VIA VT6315N controller supports 2 x 1394a ports



USB

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



ASUS Unique Features

ASUS Power Solutions:

- 8+1 Phase Power Design

- ASUS Anti-Surge Protection

ASUS Green Design:

- ASUS EPU

*ASUS EPU is supported by AM2+/AM3 CPU only.

- ASUS AI Nap

Express Gate

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution:

- ASUS Fanless Design:Feather heatsink solution

- ASUS Q-Fan2

ASUS EZ DIY:

- ASUS Q-Connector

- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

- ASUS O.C. Profile

- ASUS EZ Flash 2



Overclocking Features

Intelligent overclocking tools

- AI Overclocking (Intelligent CPU Frequency Tuner)

- TurboV

- Turbo Key

SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection)

- FSB tuning from 200MHz up to 600MHz at 1MHz increment

- PCI Express frequency tuning from 100MHz up to 150MHz at 1MHz increment

Overclocking Protection

- ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)



Special Features

ASUS MyLogo 2

100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors!(VRM 5000hrs lifespan @105°C, 500,000hrs @65°C)

AMD OverDrive Support*

* This model does NOT support AOD ACC function. Advanced cooling system is required when advanced overclock functions of AMD OverDrive are enabled.



Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x DVI

1 x D-Sub

1 x HDMI

1 x External SATA

1 x S/PDIF Out (Optical)

1 x IEEE 1394a

1 x LAN(RJ45) port

6 x USB 2.0/1.1

8 -Channel Audio I/O

1 x PS/2 Keyboard (Purple)



Internal I/O Connectors

3 x USB connectors (6 ports)

1 x Floppy disk drive connector

1 x IDE connector

5 x SATA connectors

1 x IEEE 1394a connector

1 x CPU Fan connector

2 x Chassis Fan connector

1 x Power Fan connector

1 x S/PDIF Out Header

1 x COM connector



Front panel audio connector

Chassis Intrusion connector

System Panel (Q-Connector)

CD audio in

24-pin ATX Power connector

4-pin ATX 12V Power connector



BIOS

8 Mb Flash ROM

AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a, ASUS EZ Flash 2



Accessories

User's manual

1 x I/O Shield

1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable

4 x SATA cable

2 in 1 Q-connector (USB, System panel; Retail version only)

*The floppy disk drive cable is purchased separately



Support Disc

Drivers

ASUS PC Probe II

Express Gate

ASUS AI Suite

Anti-virus software (OEM version)

ASUS Update

AMD OverDrive Utility (AOD)



Form Factor

ATX Form Factor

12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.5 cm )



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