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... 1.11.1 Installing an operating system 1-28 1.11.2 Support DVD information 1-28 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-1 2.1.1 ASUS Update 2-1 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 2-2 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 2-3 2.2 BIOS setup program 2-4 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-5 2.2.2... JumperFree Configuration 2-10 2.4.2 CPU Configuration 2-13 2.4.3 Chipset 2-14 2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration 2-15 2.4.5 PCIPnP 2-16 2.4.6 USB Configuration 2-16 2.5 Power menu 2-17 2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto 2-17 2.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support [Enabled 2-17 2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled 2-17 iv
... 1.11.1 Installing an operating system 1-28 1.11.2 Support DVD information 1-28 Chapter 2: BIOS information 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-1 2.1.1 ASUS Update 2-1 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 2-2 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 2-3 2.2 BIOS setup program 2-4 2.2.1 BIOS menu screen 2-5 2.2.2... JumperFree Configuration 2-10 2.4.2 CPU Configuration 2-13 2.4.3 Chipset 2-14 2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration 2-15 2.4.5 PCIPnP 2-16 2.4.6 USB Configuration 2-16 2.5 Power menu 2-17 2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto 2-17 2.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support [Enabled 2-17 2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled 2-17 iv
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...channel* High Definition Audio CODEC * Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to www.asus.com for the AMD® CPU support list AMD® 760G (780L) / SB710 Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface 2 x DIMM...Supports max. M5A78L-M Series specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Graphics Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio USB AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 series processors Supports 32nm AM3+ CPU AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology Supports CPU up to 95W * Refer to www.asus...
...channel* High Definition Audio CODEC * Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to www.asus.com for the AMD® CPU support list AMD® 760G (780L) / SB710 Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface 2 x DIMM...Supports max. M5A78L-M Series specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Graphics Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio USB AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 series processors Supports 32nm AM3+ CPU AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology Supports CPU up to 95W * Refer to www.asus...
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... features Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS Accessories Support DVD Form factor Core Unlocker ASUS EPU ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS Anti Surge ASUS AI Charger ASUS Turbo Key 100% All high quality conductive polymer capacitors (M5A78L-M PLUS only) 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port 1 x PS/2 Mouse port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x DVI...
... features Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS Accessories Support DVD Form factor Core Unlocker ASUS EPU ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) ASUS Anti Surge ASUS AI Charger ASUS Turbo Key 100% All high quality conductive polymer capacitors (M5A78L-M PLUS only) 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port 1 x PS/2 Mouse port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x DVI...
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.../s cables 1 x I/O shield ASUS motherboard Support DVD User Manual • M5A78L-M Series motherboards include M5A78L-M PLUS and M5A78L-M LE two models. The motherboard delivers a host of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. 1.3 1.3.1 Special features Product highlights AMD® FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 series CPU support This motherboard supports AMD®...
.../s cables 1 x I/O shield ASUS motherboard Support DVD User Manual • M5A78L-M Series motherboards include M5A78L-M PLUS and M5A78L-M LE two models. The motherboard delivers a host of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. 1.3 1.3.1 Special features Product highlights AMD® FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 series CPU support This motherboard supports AMD®...
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.... 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors (M5A78L-M PLUS only) This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive polymer capacitors for advanced operating systems. Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology and RAID support This motherboard supports hard drives based on your PC! You can ...(O.C.) / 1600 (O.C.) / 1333 / 1066 MHz to different destinations. AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet Technology This motherboard supports the AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet technology which monitors system operation and automatically adjusts CPU voltage and frequency for a smoother and faster computing environment.
.... 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors (M5A78L-M PLUS only) This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive polymer capacitors for advanced operating systems. Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology and RAID support This motherboard supports hard drives based on your PC! You can ...(O.C.) / 1600 (O.C.) / 1333 / 1066 MHz to different destinations. AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet Technology This motherboard supports the AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet technology which monitors system operation and automatically adjusts CPU voltage and frequency for a smoother and faster computing environment.
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...the button. ASUS MyLogo2™ Turn your system. ASUS Q-Fan ASUS Q-Fan technology intelligently adjusts the CPU fan speed according to system loading to restore a corrupted BIOS file using the bundled support DVD or a... USB flash disk that detects the current system loadings and adjusts the power consumption in real time. 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features Core Unlocker ASUS Core Unlocker simplifies the activation of a latent AMD® CPUwith just pressing a key. ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 allows you to ensure a quiet, cool, and efficient operation. ASUS M5A78L...
...the button. ASUS MyLogo2™ Turn your system. ASUS Q-Fan ASUS Q-Fan technology intelligently adjusts the CPU fan speed according to system loading to restore a corrupted BIOS file using the bundled support DVD or a... USB flash disk that detects the current system loadings and adjusts the power consumption in real time. 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features Core Unlocker ASUS Core Unlocker simplifies the activation of a latent AMD® CPUwith just pressing a key. ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 allows you to ensure a quiet, cool, and efficient operation. ASUS M5A78L...
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... varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. With ASUS design, this motherboard supports up to DDR3 1866MHz as its standard memory frequency. • Due to the CPU specification, AMD® 100 and 200 series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066MHz. For optimum compatibility, we recommend that... you install 4GB or more memory on the next page 1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction Size SS/DS Brand Chip NO. M5A78L-M Series Motherboards Qualified...
... varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. With ASUS design, this motherboard supports up to DDR3 1866MHz as its standard memory frequency. • Due to the CPU specification, AMD® 100 and 200 series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066MHz. For optimum compatibility, we recommend that... you install 4GB or more memory on the next page 1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction Size SS/DS Brand Chip NO. M5A78L-M Series Motherboards Qualified...
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... to DDR3 1866MHz as its standard memory frequency. • Due to CPU spec., AMD® 100 and 200 series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066MHz. ASUS M5A78L-M Series 1-15 Crucial CT12864BA1067.8FF 1024MB SS Crucial CT12872BA1067.9FF 1024MB SS Crucial CT25664BA1067.16FF ... • • • • • • • • • • AMD® FX™ Series CPU on this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz. • When overclocking, some AMD CPU models may not support DDR3 1600 MHz or higher frequency DIMMs. SS: Single-sided / DS: Double-sided DIMM...
... to DDR3 1866MHz as its standard memory frequency. • Due to CPU spec., AMD® 100 and 200 series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066MHz. ASUS M5A78L-M Series 1-15 Crucial CT12864BA1067.8FF 1024MB SS Crucial CT12872BA1067.9FF 1024MB SS Crucial CT25664BA1067.16FF ... • • • • • • • • • • AMD® FX™ Series CPU on this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz. • When overclocking, some AMD CPU models may not support DDR3 1600 MHz or higher frequency DIMMs. SS: Single-sided / DS: Double-sided DIMM...
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CHA_FAN CPU_FAN M5A78L-M LE M5A78L-M LE Fan connectors DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the fan connectors. These are not jumpers! Rotation +12V GND CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND 10. Only the 4-pin CPU fan supports the ASUS Q-Fan feature. DO NOT place jumper caps on... of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN and 3-pin CHA_FAN) Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. ASUS M5A78L-M Series 1-27
CHA_FAN CPU_FAN M5A78L-M LE M5A78L-M LE Fan connectors DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the fan connectors. These are not jumpers! Rotation +12V GND CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND 10. Only the 4-pin CPU fan supports the ASUS Q-Fan feature. DO NOT place jumper caps on... of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN and 3-pin CHA_FAN) Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. ASUS M5A78L-M Series 1-27
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...Cool 'n' Quiet [Enabled] Enables or disables the AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet technology. However, this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. Use the / keys to get full computing power of the processor. Configuration...ASUS M5A78L-M Series 2-13 When this item is set to [Auto], the BIOS automatically adjusts this item is set Advanced Clock Calibration to [All Cores], the processor has the best overclocking performance. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] C1E Support [Disabled] Enables or disables the CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) function, a CPU...
...Cool 'n' Quiet [Enabled] Enables or disables the AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet technology. However, this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. Use the / keys to get full computing power of the processor. Configuration...ASUS M5A78L-M Series 2-13 When this item is set to [Auto], the BIOS automatically adjusts this item is set Advanced Clock Calibration to [All Cores], the processor has the best overclocking performance. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] C1E Support [Disabled] Enables or disables the CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) function, a CPU...
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...ASUS Q-Fan feature that provides at least 1A on By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Enables or disables PS/2 Keyboard to display the detected temperatures. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following item appears only when you to manually set CPU Q-Fan Function to generate a wake event. CPU... Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] When set the CPU fan parameters. 2.5.6 Anti Surge Support [Enabled] Allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the CPU fan. [Standard] Sets to [Standard] to make the CPU fan automatically adjust depending on From S5 By RTC Alarm [...
...ASUS Q-Fan feature that provides at least 1A on By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Enables or disables PS/2 Keyboard to display the detected temperatures. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The following item appears only when you to manually set CPU Q-Fan Function to generate a wake event. CPU... Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] When set the CPU fan parameters. 2.5.6 Anti Surge Support [Enabled] Allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the CPU fan. [Standard] Sets to [Standard] to make the CPU fan automatically adjust depending on From S5 By RTC Alarm [...
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... , a confirmation message appears. Main Advanced Tools Settings ASUS EZ Flash 2 M5A78L-M LE BIOS Setup Power Boot Tools Exit ASUS O.C. When you to run the utility to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. Add Your CMOS Profile Allows you to save and load CMOS. Start O.C. This utility supports: 1.FAT 12/16/32 (r/w) 2.NTFS (read only... CMOS settings in the BIOS Flash. Allows you update the BIOS file only coming from the same memory/CPU configuration and BIOS version. • Only the CMO file can support devices such as a USB flash disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only. • ...
... , a confirmation message appears. Main Advanced Tools Settings ASUS EZ Flash 2 M5A78L-M LE BIOS Setup Power Boot Tools Exit ASUS O.C. When you to run the utility to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. Add Your CMOS Profile Allows you to save and load CMOS. Start O.C. This utility supports: 1.FAT 12/16/32 (r/w) 2.NTFS (read only... CMOS settings in the BIOS Flash. Allows you update the BIOS file only coming from the same memory/CPU configuration and BIOS version. • Only the CMO file can support devices such as a USB flash disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only. • ...