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Contents Safety information...vi About this guide...vi M5A78L-M LX3 Series specifications summary viii Package contents...x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Special features 1-1 1.1.1 Product highlights 1-1 1.1.2 ASUS Exclusive Features 1-2 1.2 Before you proceed 1-3 1.3 Motherboard overview 1-4 1.3.1 Placement direction 1-4 1.3.2 Screw holes 1-4 1.3.3 Motherboard layout 1-5 1.3.4 Layout contents 1-6 1.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-6 1.4.1 CPU installation 1-7 1.4.2 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation 1-8 1.5 System memory 1-10 1.5.1 Overview 1-10 ...
Contents Safety information...vi About this guide...vi M5A78L-M LX3 Series specifications summary viii Package contents...x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Special features 1-1 1.1.1 Product highlights 1-1 1.1.2 ASUS Exclusive Features 1-2 1.2 Before you proceed 1-3 1.3 Motherboard overview 1-4 1.3.1 Placement direction 1-4 1.3.2 Screw holes 1-4 1.3.3 Motherboard layout 1-5 1.3.4 Layout contents 1-6 1.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-6 1.4.1 CPU installation 1-7 1.4.2 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation 1-8 1.5 System memory 1-10 1.5.1 Overview 1-10 ...
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... 4GB or more memory on the motherboard. channel audio output. Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 3000 GPU Supports max. M5A78L-M LX3 Series specifications summary CPU Chipset Front side bus Memory Graphics Expansion slots Storage / RAID LAN Audio USB ASUS Unique Features AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™...
... 4GB or more memory on the motherboard. channel audio output. Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 3000 GPU Supports max. M5A78L-M LX3 Series specifications summary CPU Chipset Front side bus Memory Graphics Expansion slots Storage / RAID LAN Audio USB ASUS Unique Features AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™...
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... Form factor 100% All high quality conductive polymer capacitors (M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 only) 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port 1 x PS/2 Mouse port 1 x COM port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 4 x USB 2.0 ports 3 x Audio jacks 2 x USB 2.0 connectors support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports 4 x SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan connector 1 x Chassis fan connector 1 x Front panel audio connector 1 x Speaker connector 1 x System panel...
... Form factor 100% All high quality conductive polymer capacitors (M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 only) 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port 1 x PS/2 Mouse port 1 x COM port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 4 x USB 2.0 ports 3 x Audio jacks 2 x USB 2.0 connectors support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports 4 x SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors 1 x CPU fan connector 1 x Chassis fan connector 1 x Front panel audio connector 1 x Speaker connector 1 x System panel...
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... highlights AMD® FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 series CPU support This motherboard supports AMD® Socket AM3+ multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with an ACPI management...supports AMD® CPUs in the new 32nm manufacturing process. HyperTransport™ 3.0 support HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology provides 2.6 times more bandwidth than HT1.0 that features data transfer rates of 1866 /1600 /1333/1066 MHz to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport™ 3.0-based system bus. ASUS M5A78L-M LX3...
... highlights AMD® FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 series CPU support This motherboard supports AMD® Socket AM3+ multi-core processors with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with an ACPI management...supports AMD® CPUs in the new 32nm manufacturing process. HyperTransport™ 3.0 support HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology provides 2.6 times more bandwidth than HT1.0 that features data transfer rates of 1866 /1600 /1333/1066 MHz to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport™ 3.0-based system bus. ASUS M5A78L-M LX3...
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... by simply unlocking the extra cores, without using the bundled support DVD or a USB flash disk that allows you to convert your screen. ASUS EPU ASUS EPU is European Union´s Energy-related Products (ErP) ready...M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS only) This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive polymer capacitors for a more colorful and vivid image on your favorite photo into a 256-color boot logo for durability, improved lifespan, and enhanced thermal capacity. 1.1.2 ASUS Exclusive Features Core Unlocker ASUS Core Unlocker simplifies the activation of a latent AMD® CPU-with ASUS...
... by simply unlocking the extra cores, without using the bundled support DVD or a USB flash disk that allows you to convert your screen. ASUS EPU ASUS EPU is European Union´s Energy-related Products (ErP) ready...M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS only) This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive polymer capacitors for a more colorful and vivid image on your favorite photo into a 256-color boot logo for durability, improved lifespan, and enhanced thermal capacity. 1.1.2 ASUS Exclusive Features Core Unlocker ASUS Core Unlocker simplifies the activation of a latent AMD® CPU-with ASUS...
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...-DJ-F 7 1.5V H5TQ2G83AFR 7 1.5V 9GF22D9KPT 7 - • • • • • • 9HF22D9KPT 7 - • • • AMD® FX™ Series CPU on this motherboard supports up to DDR3 1866MHz as one pair of dual-channel memory configuration. SS: Single-sided / DS: Double-sided DIMM...slot or the blue slots as its standard memory frequency. • Due to CPU spec., AMD® AM3 CPUs on this motherboard support up to DDR3 1333MHz. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for the latest QVL. 1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction DDR3-1066 MHz ...
...-DJ-F 7 1.5V H5TQ2G83AFR 7 1.5V 9GF22D9KPT 7 - • • • • • • 9HF22D9KPT 7 - • • • AMD® FX™ Series CPU on this motherboard supports up to DDR3 1866MHz as one pair of dual-channel memory configuration. SS: Single-sided / DS: Double-sided DIMM...slot or the blue slots as its standard memory frequency. • Due to CPU spec., AMD® AM3 CPUs on this motherboard support up to DDR3 1333MHz. Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for the latest QVL. 1-14 Chapter 1: Product introduction DDR3-1066 MHz ...
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... M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS PIN 1 PIN 1 M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS USB2.0 connectors Never connect a 1394 cable to the fan connectors. 6. CPU_FAN CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS CHA_FAN GND +12V Rotation M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS fan connectors DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the USB connectors. Doing so will damage the motherboard! Only the 4-pin CPU fan connector supports the ASUS...
... M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS PIN 1 PIN 1 M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS USB2.0 connectors Never connect a 1394 cable to the fan connectors. 6. CPU_FAN CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS CHA_FAN GND +12V Rotation M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS fan connectors DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the USB connectors. Doing so will damage the motherboard! Only the 4-pin CPU fan connector supports the ASUS...
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...cores as a whole. When this item is set to [All Cores], the processor has the best overclocking performance. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Active CPU Cores [Auto] Allows you to set Advanced Clock Calibration to [All Cores]. Configuration options: [0%] [+2%] [+4%] [+6%] [+8%] [+10%] [+12%] [-2%] [-4%] ...Enables or disables Secure Virtual Machine Mode (SVM). Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] C1E Support [Disabled] Enables or disables the CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) function, a CPU power-saving function in this item is set to [Auto], the BIOS automatically adjusts this...
...cores as a whole. When this item is set to [All Cores], the processor has the best overclocking performance. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Active CPU Cores [Auto] Allows you to set Advanced Clock Calibration to [All Cores]. Configuration options: [0%] [+2%] [+4%] [+6%] [+8%] [+10%] [+12%] [-2%] [-4%] ...Enables or disables Secure Virtual Machine Mode (SVM). Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] C1E Support [Disabled] Enables or disables the CPU Enhanced Halt (C1E) function, a CPU power-saving function in this item is set to [Auto], the BIOS automatically adjusts this...
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...[Disabled] [Enabled] 2-18 Chapter 2: BIOS information Duty Cycle(%) [100%] Allows you to select the minimum CPU fan duty cycle. Duty Cycle(%) [20%] Allows you to enable or disable the Anti-Surge protection feature. CPU Fan Max. Configuration options: [20%] [30%] [40%] [50%] [60%] [70%] [80%] [...90%] [100%]. Configuration options: [00%] [10%] [20%] [30%] [40%] [50%] [60%] [70%] [80%] [90%] [100%]. 2.5.6 Anti Surge Support [Enabled] Allows you to select the maximum...
...[Disabled] [Enabled] 2-18 Chapter 2: BIOS information Duty Cycle(%) [100%] Allows you to select the minimum CPU fan duty cycle. Duty Cycle(%) [20%] Allows you to enable or disable the Anti-Surge protection feature. CPU Fan Max. Configuration options: [20%] [30%] [40%] [50%] [60%] [70%] [80%] [...90%] [100%]. Configuration options: [00%] [10%] [20%] [30%] [40%] [50%] [60%] [70%] [80%] [90%] [100%]. 2.5.6 Anti Surge Support [Enabled] Allows you to select the maximum...
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... choice. Allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings. M5A78L-M LX3 BIOS Setup Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Tools Settings ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS O.C. 2.7 Tools menu The Tools menu items allow you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. This utility supports: 1.FAT 12/16/32 (r/w) 2.NTFS (read only) 3.... Press to run the utility to configure options for details. 2.7.2 ASUS O.C. When 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...
... choice. Allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings. M5A78L-M LX3 BIOS Setup Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit Tools Settings ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS O.C. 2.7 Tools menu The Tools menu items allow you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. This utility supports: 1.FAT 12/16/32 (r/w) 2.NTFS (read only) 3.... Press to run the utility to configure options for details. 2.7.2 ASUS O.C. When 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...