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Contents Notices...vi Safety information vii About this guide viii M5A78L-M LX Series specifications summary ix Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-1 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-1 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-3 1.4 Before you proceed 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-6 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-6 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-6 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.5.4 Layout contents 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-8 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-8 1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan 1-10 1.7 System memory...
Contents Notices...vi Safety information vii About this guide viii M5A78L-M LX Series specifications summary ix Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-1 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-1 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-3 1.4 Before you proceed 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-6 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-6 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-6 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.5.4 Layout contents 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-8 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-8 1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan 1-10 1.7 System memory...
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...4GB or more memory on the motherboard. resolution of 1GB Supports RGB with HD audio module in the front panel to support 8-channel audio output. Supports up to DDR3 1066MHz. Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 3000 GPU Supports max. M5A78L-M LX Series specifications summary CPU Chipset Front side ... support up to DDR3 1333MHz. *** When overclocking, some AMD CPU models may not support DDR3 1600 MHz or higher frequency DIMMs. ****Refer to www.asus.com for the discrete GPUs that support Hybrid CrossFireX™. 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots 1 x PCI slot 6 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s ...
...4GB or more memory on the motherboard. resolution of 1GB Supports RGB with HD audio module in the front panel to support 8-channel audio output. Supports up to DDR3 1066MHz. Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 3000 GPU Supports max. M5A78L-M LX Series specifications summary CPU Chipset Front side ... support up to DDR3 1333MHz. *** When overclocking, some AMD CPU models may not support DDR3 1600 MHz or higher frequency DIMMs. ****Refer to www.asus.com for the discrete GPUs that support Hybrid CrossFireX™. 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots 1 x PCI slot 6 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s ...
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...efficient power management for advanced operating systems. Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology and RAID support This motherboard supports hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and save... RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 configurations for Serial ATA hard drives. 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors (M5A78L-M LX PLUS only) This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive polymer capacitors for a cool and quiet operating environment. AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet Technology This...
...efficient power management for advanced operating systems. Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology and RAID support This motherboard supports hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and save... RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 configurations for Serial ATA hard drives. 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors (M5A78L-M LX PLUS only) This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive polymer capacitors for a cool and quiet operating environment. AMD® Cool 'n' Quiet Technology This...
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...software drivers for information on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with the PCI Express specifications. The following sub‑sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that comply with it by adjusting the software settings. ...the necessary hardware settings for later use . Assign an IRQ to install expansion cards. ASUS M5A78L-M LX Series 1-17 1.8 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Unplug the ...
...software drivers for information on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that came with the PCI Express specifications. The following sub‑sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that comply with it by adjusting the software settings. ...the necessary hardware settings for later use . Assign an IRQ to install expansion cards. ASUS M5A78L-M LX Series 1-17 1.8 Expansion slots In the future, you may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components. 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card To install an expansion card: 1. Unplug the ...
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...2.3.4 SATA Configuration for Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard disk and optical disk drives. ASUS M5A78L-M LX Series 1-23 3. The Serial ATA 3Gb/s is faster than the standard parallel ATA with Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s specification. You could use a USB floppy disk drive when installing Windows® XP ..., SATA2, SATA3, SATA4, SATA5, and SATA6) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for details. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy disk drive connector. SATA3G_5 GND RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND RSATA_RXN5 RSATA_RXP5 GND SATA3G_6 GND RSATA_TXN6 RSATA_TXP6 GND RSATA_RXN6 RSATA_RXP6 ...
...2.3.4 SATA Configuration for Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard disk and optical disk drives. ASUS M5A78L-M LX Series 1-23 3. The Serial ATA 3Gb/s is faster than the standard parallel ATA with Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s specification. You could use a USB floppy disk drive when installing Windows® XP ..., SATA2, SATA3, SATA4, SATA5, and SATA6) These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for details. • The motherboard does not provide a floppy disk drive connector. SATA3G_5 GND RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND RSATA_RXN5 RSATA_RXP5 GND SATA3G_6 GND RSATA_TXN6 RSATA_TXP6 GND RSATA_RXN6 RSATA_RXP6 ...
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... at the back of Sound playback is for USB 2.0 ports. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that the audio device of the system chassis. ASUS M5A78L-M LX Series 1-25 Go to Start > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sound Playback to 480Mbps ...is purchased separately. Doing so will damage the motherboard! 6. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78, USB910) These connectors are for an additional Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) port. +5V SPDIFOUT GND M5A78L-M LX PLUS SPDIF_OUT M5A78L-M LX PLUS Digital audio connector Ensure that supports up...
... at the back of Sound playback is for USB 2.0 ports. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that the audio device of the system chassis. ASUS M5A78L-M LX Series 1-25 Go to Start > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sound Playback to 480Mbps ...is purchased separately. Doing so will damage the motherboard! 6. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78, USB910) These connectors are for an additional Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) port. +5V SPDIFOUT GND M5A78L-M LX PLUS SPDIF_OUT M5A78L-M LX PLUS Digital audio connector Ensure that supports up...
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...Motherboard Model Number : M5A78L-M LX PLUS, M5A78L-M LX V2 Conforms to begin affixing CE marking:2011 Signature Country: TAIWAN Authorized representative in Europe: ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address, City: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RATINGEN Country: GERMANY declare the following apparatus: Product name : Motherboard Model name : M5A78L-M LX PLUSˈM5A78L-M LX V2... marking) Position : CEO Name : Jerry Shen Declaration Date: Sep. 2, 2011 Year to the following specifications: FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Unintentional Radiators FCC Part 15, Subpart C, Intentional Radiators FCC Part 15,...
...Motherboard Model Number : M5A78L-M LX PLUS, M5A78L-M LX V2 Conforms to begin affixing CE marking:2011 Signature Country: TAIWAN Authorized representative in Europe: ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address, City: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RATINGEN Country: GERMANY declare the following apparatus: Product name : Motherboard Model name : M5A78L-M LX PLUSˈM5A78L-M LX V2... marking) Position : CEO Name : Jerry Shen Declaration Date: Sep. 2, 2011 Year to the following specifications: FCC Part 15, Subpart B, Unintentional Radiators FCC Part 15, Subpart C, Intentional Radiators FCC Part 15,...