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M5A78L-M/USB3 specifications summary USB ASUS unique features Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS Accessories Support DVD Form factor AMD® SB710 chipset: - 10 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at the mid-board, 4 ports at the back panel) Asmedia USB 3.0 controller: - 2 x USB 3.0 ports (blue, at the back panel) Core Unlocker ASUS EPU ASUS Turbo Key ASUS....0a, SM BIOS v2.5 2 x Serial ATA cables 1 x I/O shield 1 x User Manual 1 x Support DVD Drivers ASUS utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) MicroATX form factor: 9.6 in x 9.6 in (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm) * Specifications...
M5A78L-M/USB3 specifications summary USB ASUS unique features Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors BIOS Accessories Support DVD Form factor AMD® SB710 chipset: - 10 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at the mid-board, 4 ports at the back panel) Asmedia USB 3.0 controller: - 2 x USB 3.0 ports (blue, at the back panel) Core Unlocker ASUS EPU ASUS Turbo Key ASUS....0a, SM BIOS v2.5 2 x Serial ATA cables 1 x I/O shield 1 x User Manual 1 x Support DVD Drivers ASUS utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) MicroATX form factor: 9.6 in x 9.6 in (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm) * Specifications...
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... power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do so may need IRQ assignments. Assign an IRQ to install expansion cards. Keep the screw for information... After installing the expansion card, configure it and make the necessary hardware settings for the expansion card. See Chapter 2 for later use . Install the software drivers for the card. 2. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that they support.
... power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do so may need IRQ assignments. Assign an IRQ to install expansion cards. Keep the screw for information... After installing the expansion card, configure it and make the necessary hardware settings for the expansion card. See Chapter 2 for later use . Install the software drivers for the card. 2. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that they support.
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...system. • Due to USB 3.0 controller limitation, USB 3.0 devices can only be used under Windows® OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation. • USB 3.0 devices can 't be used as data storage only. • We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.0 devices to... can only be converted to output RGB Signal to USB 3.0 ports for faster and better performance for your USB 3.0 devices. 13. HDMI port. ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 1-21 These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports connect to USB 2.0/1.1 devices. USB 2.0 ports 5 and 6. These two 4-pin Universal ...
...system. • Due to USB 3.0 controller limitation, USB 3.0 devices can only be used under Windows® OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation. • USB 3.0 devices can 't be used as data storage only. • We strongly recommend that you connect USB 3.0 devices to... can only be converted to output RGB Signal to USB 3.0 ports for faster and better performance for your USB 3.0 devices. 13. HDMI port. ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 1-21 These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports connect to USB 2.0/1.1 devices. USB 2.0 ports 5 and 6. These two 4-pin Universal ...
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...DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Click Drivers, Utilities, Make Disk, Manual, and Contact tabs to run the Support DVD Place the Support DVD into the optical drive. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. The following screen is NOT ...174; XP Service Pack 3 or later versions / Windows® Vista Service Pack 1 or later versions before installing the drivers for updates. Refer to change at www.asus.com for better compatibility and system stability. 1.11.2 Support DVD information The Support DVD that comes with the motherboard package ...
...DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Click Drivers, Utilities, Make Disk, Manual, and Contact tabs to run the Support DVD Place the Support DVD into the optical drive. Visit the ASUS website at any time without notice. The following screen is NOT ...174; XP Service Pack 3 or later versions / Windows® Vista Service Pack 1 or later versions before installing the drivers for updates. Refer to change at www.asus.com for better compatibility and system stability. 1.11.2 Support DVD information The Support DVD that comes with the motherboard package ...
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...: Updating from the Internet, then click Next. From the Windows® desktop, click Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUS Update > ASUS Update to complete the installation. The Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 2-1 Select Update BIOS from the Internet a. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using this utility. Follow the onscreen instructions to launch the...
...: Updating from the Internet, then click Next. From the Windows® desktop, click Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUS Update > ASUS Update to complete the installation. The Drivers menu appears. 2. ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 2-1 Select Update BIOS from the Internet a. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using this utility. Follow the onscreen instructions to launch the...
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..., and Reporting Technology. SATA Port1 - OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] Enables or disables onboard channel SATA port. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of the SATA... can be seen only under the OS environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS, you have to install the AHCI driver, so that you want the SATA hard disk drives to the device occurs one sector at a time if the device supports multisector transfer feature....
..., and Reporting Technology. SATA Port1 - OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] Enables or disables onboard channel SATA port. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of the SATA... can be seen only under the OS environment or during POST. • For Windows® XP OS, you have to install the AHCI driver, so that you want the SATA hard disk drives to the device occurs one sector at a time if the device supports multisector transfer feature....
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...increment. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Advanced Clock Calibration [Disabled] Adjusts the processor's overclocking capability. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 2-13 Use the / keys to manually turn ON/OFF a process core. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] C1E Support [Disabled] Enables...Disabled] Active CPU Cores [Auto] Allows you set to [All Cores], the processor has the best overclocking performance. The driver developer may enable it for the normal operation. However, this item is set Advanced Clock Calibration to [Auto], [All ...
...increment. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Advanced Clock Calibration [Disabled] Adjusts the processor's overclocking capability. Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 2-13 Use the / keys to manually turn ON/OFF a process core. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] C1E Support [Disabled] Enables...Disabled] Active CPU Cores [Auto] Allows you set to [All Cores], the processor has the best overclocking performance. The driver developer may enable it for the normal operation. However, this item is set Advanced Clock Calibration to [Auto], [All ...