Manual Top: Pegatron Motherboard M2n78la

The M2N78-LA has four 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting unbuffered non-ECC memory.

Despite its age, the M2N78-LA can still handle light modern tasks with the right upgrades:

Power Switch (Connects to the case power button) pegatron motherboard m2n78la manual top

(PC3-10600) via four slots. Note that if three or more modules are installed, speeds may drop to 1066 MHz due to chipset limitations. Violet (AM2/AM2+): DDR2 SDRAM (800/667 MHz). CPU Compatibility: AM3 Versions:

Often the first two pins on the shorter run of pins; shorting these starts the motherboard. The M2N78-LA has four 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets

Socket AM3 (Supports AMD Phenom II, Athlon II, and Sempron processors) .

This is a standard 4-pin PWM header. However, the BIOS is notoriously picky. If you use a 3-pin fan, you might get a "CPU Fan Error." To fix this, plug the fan into the header and disable monitoring in BIOS. Violet (AM2/AM2+): DDR2 SDRAM (800/667 MHz)

4x USB 2.0, 1x DVI, 1x VGA, and standard 8-channel audio jacks Navigating the DDR2 vs. DDR3 Confusion

Connects to the case power button. Orientation does not matter.

Supports PC3-10600 (DDR3-1333) and PC3-8500 (DDR3-1066) non-ECC, unbuffered modules.