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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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...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....com for the AMD® CPU support list AMD® 760G (780L) / SB710 Up to 5200 ...
...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....com for the AMD® CPU support list AMD® 760G (780L) / SB710 Up to 5200 ...
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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 port...
... 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 port...
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...ASUS® M5A78L-M Series motherboard! The layout illustrations in the long line 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... items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentation ASUS M5A78L-M Series motherboard 2 x Serial ATA 3Gb/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.
...ASUS® M5A78L-M Series motherboard! The layout illustrations in the long line 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... items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentation ASUS M5A78L-M Series motherboard 2 x Serial ATA 3Gb/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.
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...operating systems. Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology and RAID support This motherboard supports hard drives based on your partners on the headphone while playing multichannel network games. 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors (M5A78L-M PLUS only) This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive ... bus bandwidth for a cool and quiet operating environment. 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 high-speed data retrieval and save.
...operating systems. Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology and RAID support This motherboard supports hard drives based on your partners on the headphone while playing multichannel network games. 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors (M5A78L-M PLUS only) This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive ... bus bandwidth for a cool and quiet operating environment. 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 high-speed data retrieval and save.
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...Turbo Key boosts performances without performing complicated BIOS changes. ASUS Q-Fan ASUS Q-Fan technology intelligently adjusts the CPU fan speed according to system loading to update the BIOS from a USB flash disk before entering the OS. ASUS EPU ASUS EPU is an auto-recovery tool that allows you ... boot logos 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. ASUS M5A78L-M Series 1-3 ASUS Turbo Key ASUS Turbo Key allows you to ensure a quiet, cool, and ...
...Turbo Key boosts performances without performing complicated BIOS changes. ASUS Q-Fan ASUS Q-Fan technology intelligently adjusts the CPU fan speed according to system loading to update the BIOS from a USB flash disk before entering the OS. ASUS EPU ASUS EPU is an auto-recovery tool that allows you ... boot logos 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. ASUS M5A78L-M Series 1-3 ASUS Turbo Key ASUS Turbo Key allows you to ensure a quiet, cool, and ...
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...on the next page 1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction 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 1333MHz. • When overclocking, some AMD... CPUs may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. M5A78L-M Series Motherboards Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1866...
...on the next page 1-12 Chapter 1: Product introduction 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 1333MHz. • When overclocking, some AMD... CPUs may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. M5A78L-M Series Motherboards Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1866...
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... • • • AMD® FX™ Series CPU on this motherboard supports up 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 DDR3-1066 MHz capability Vendor Part No. Visit the... ASUS website at www.asus.com for the latest QVL. Crucial CT12864BA1067.8FF...
... • • • AMD® FX™ Series CPU on this motherboard supports up 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 DDR3-1066 MHz capability Vendor Part No. Visit the... ASUS website at www.asus.com for the latest QVL. Crucial CT12864BA1067.8FF...
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... motherboard components. ASUS M5A78L-M Series 1-27 DO NOT place jumper caps on the motherboard, ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector. Only the 4-pin CPU fan supports the ASUS Q-Fan feature. Rotation +12V GND CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND 10. CHA_FAN CPU_FAN M5A78L-M LE M5A78L-M LE Fan...
... motherboard components. ASUS M5A78L-M Series 1-27 DO NOT place jumper caps on the motherboard, ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of the connector. Only the 4-pin CPU fan supports the ASUS Q-Fan feature. Rotation +12V GND CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND 10. CHA_FAN CPU_FAN M5A78L-M LE M5A78L-M LE Fan...
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...[Disabled] 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], [All Cores], or [Per Core]. Use...] [Disabled] Active CPU Cores [Auto] Allows you set to decrease power consumption. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] [All Cores] [Per Core] The following items only appear when you to 1.60000V with a 0.01000V increment. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] ASUS M5A78L-M Series 2-13 PCI...
...[Disabled] 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], [All Cores], or [Per Core]. Use...] [Disabled] Active CPU Cores [Auto] Allows you set to decrease power consumption. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] [All Cores] [Per Core] The following items only appear when you to 1.60000V with a 0.01000V increment. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] ASUS M5A78L-M Series 2-13 PCI...
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...not want the detected speed to [Enabled]. CPU Q-Fan Function [Enabled] Enables or disables the ASUS Q-Fan feature that provides at least 1A on the CPU temperature. [Silent] Sets to [Silent] to minimize the fan speed for the CPU fan speed. If the CPU fan speed is not connected to generate ... Speed Low Limit [200 RPM] Allows you set a lower limit for quiet CPU fan operation. [Turbo] Set to [Turbo] to achieve maximum CPU fan speed. [Manual] Allows you to individually set the CPU fan parameters. 2.5.6 Anti Surge Support [Enabled] Allows you to use the PS/2 mouse to turn on By PS...
...not want the detected speed to [Enabled]. CPU Q-Fan Function [Enabled] Enables or disables the ASUS Q-Fan feature that provides at least 1A on the CPU temperature. [Silent] Sets to [Silent] to minimize the fan speed for the CPU fan speed. If the CPU fan speed is not connected to generate ... Speed Low Limit [200 RPM] Allows you set a lower limit for quiet CPU fan operation. [Turbo] Set to [Turbo] to achieve maximum CPU fan speed. [Manual] Allows you to individually set the CPU fan parameters. 2.5.6 Anti Surge Support [Enabled] Allows you to use the PS/2 mouse to turn on By PS...
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...-item. 2.7 Tools menu The Tools menu items allow you press , a confirmation message appears. Main Advanced Tools Settings ASUS EZ Flash 2 M5A78L-M LE BIOS Setup Power Boot Tools Exit ASUS O.C. This utility supports: 1.FAT 12/16/32 (r/w) 2.NTFS (read only) 3.CD-DISC (read only) Select Screen Select Item Enter...Load CMOS Profiles. Profile This item 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. • ...
...-item. 2.7 Tools menu The Tools menu items allow you press , a confirmation message appears. Main Advanced Tools Settings ASUS EZ Flash 2 M5A78L-M LE BIOS Setup Power Boot Tools Exit ASUS O.C. This utility supports: 1.FAT 12/16/32 (r/w) 2.NTFS (read only) 3.CD-DISC (read only) Select Screen Select Item Enter...Load CMOS Profiles. Profile This item 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. • ...