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... 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 Menu bar 2-5 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-5 2.2.4 Menu items 2-6 2.2.5 Submenu items 2-6 2.2.6 Configuration fields 2-6 2.2.7 Pop-up window 2-6 2.2.8 Scroll bar 2-6 2.2.9 General help 2-6 2.3 Main menu 2-7 2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx 2-7 2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx 2-7 2.3.3 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA3G_1/2/3/4/5/6 2-7 2.3.4 SATA Configuration 2-8 2.3.5 System Information 2-9 2.4 Advanced menu 2-10 2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration 2-10...
... 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 Menu bar 2-5 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-5 2.2.4 Menu items 2-6 2.2.5 Submenu items 2-6 2.2.6 Configuration fields 2-6 2.2.7 Pop-up window 2-6 2.2.8 Scroll bar 2-6 2.2.9 General help 2-6 2.3 Main menu 2-7 2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx 2-7 2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx 2-7 2.3.3 Primary IDE Master/Slave, SATA3G_1/2/3/4/5/6 2-7 2.3.4 SATA Configuration 2-8 2.3.5 System Information 2-9 2.4 Advanced menu 2-10 2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration 2-10...
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...channel memory architecture * AMD® FX™ Series CPU on the next page) ix M5A78L/USB3 specifications summar CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio USB AMD® ... to 140W * Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List). ***** When you install a total memory of 3GB system memory if you are using a Windows® 32-bit operating system.... 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots 3 x PCI slots 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 connector 6 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s connectors support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10...
...channel memory architecture * AMD® FX™ Series CPU on the next page) ix M5A78L/USB3 specifications summar CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio USB AMD® ... to 140W * Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List). ***** When you install a total memory of 3GB system memory if you are using a Windows® 32-bit operating system.... 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots 3 x PCI slots 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 connector 6 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s connectors support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10...
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...M5A78L/USB3 Motherboards Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-2000(O.C.) MHz capability Vendor Part No. Any excess memory from the same vendor. • We recommend that you are using a 32-bit Windows® OS. - Use a 64-bit Windows... some AMD CPUs may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. CL 9-9-9-24 - 10-10-10-27 9-9-9-27 Voltage DIMM support A* B* C* 1.65V • • 1.65V •... Product introduction The system maps the total size of the followings: - With ASUS design, this motherboard supports up to DDR3 1866MHz as its standard memory frequency....
...M5A78L/USB3 Motherboards Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-2000(O.C.) MHz capability Vendor Part No. Any excess memory from the same vendor. • We recommend that you are using a 32-bit Windows® OS. - Use a 64-bit Windows... some AMD CPUs may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. CL 9-9-9-24 - 10-10-10-27 9-9-9-27 Voltage DIMM support A* B* C* 1.65V • • 1.65V •... Product introduction The system maps the total size of the followings: - With ASUS design, this motherboard supports up to DDR3 1866MHz as its standard memory frequency....
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... to USB 3.0 ports for faster and better performance for your USB 3.0 devices. • USB 3.0 ports are unavailable for any USB devices under Windows® OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation. • USB 3.0 devices can only be used as data storage only. • We... either High Definition Audio or AC`97 audio standard. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) This connector is for pointing devices or other serial devices. 10. GND PRESENCE# SENSE1_RETUR SENSE2_RETUR AGND NC NC NC M5A78L/USB3 AAFP PIN 1 PIN 1 MIC2 MICPWR Line out_R NC Line out_L PORT1 L ...
... to USB 3.0 ports for faster and better performance for your USB 3.0 devices. • USB 3.0 ports are unavailable for any USB devices under Windows® OS environment and after the USB 3.0 driver installation. • USB 3.0 devices can only be used as data storage only. • We... either High Definition Audio or AC`97 audio standard. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) This connector is for pointing devices or other serial devices. 10. GND PRESENCE# SENSE1_RETUR SENSE2_RETUR AGND NC NC NC M5A78L/USB3 AAFP PIN 1 PIN 1 MIC2 MICPWR Line out_R NC Line out_L PORT1 L ...
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ASUS M5A78L/USB3 1-25 See 2.3.4 SATA Configuration for Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard disk and optical disk drives. The data transfer rate of the SATA connectors to the RAID/... SATA3G_2 M5A78L/USB3 SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors • Install the Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial ATA. • If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10 set . • Due to Windows® XP limitation, Windows® XP may not recognize some USB floppy disk drives. • For more details on a hard...
ASUS M5A78L/USB3 1-25 See 2.3.4 SATA Configuration for Serial ATA 3Gb/s hard disk and optical disk drives. The data transfer rate of the SATA connectors to the RAID/... SATA3G_2 M5A78L/USB3 SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors • Install the Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions before using Serial ATA. • If you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10 set . • Due to Windows® XP limitation, Windows® XP may not recognize some USB floppy disk drives. • For more details on a hard...