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Contents Notices...vi Safety information vii About this guide viii M5A78L Series specifications summar 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 1-8 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...
Contents Notices...vi Safety information vii About this guide viii M5A78L Series specifications summar 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 1-8 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...
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.... • Ensure that your local power company. • If the power supply is set to or from the motherboard, ensure that all power cables are unplugged. • Seek professional assistance before you add a device. • Before... bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in municipal waste. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you are using, contact your power supply is broken... waste. Do not place the product in our products at ASUS REACH website at http://csr.asus.com/english/REACH.htm.
.... • Ensure that your local power company. • If the power supply is set to or from the motherboard, ensure that all power cables are unplugged. • Seek professional assistance before you add a device. • Before... bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in municipal waste. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you are using, contact your power supply is broken... waste. Do not place the product in our products at ASUS REACH website at http://csr.asus.com/english/REACH.htm.
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...such as warranty flyers, that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. • Chapter 2: BIOS information This chapter tells how to the ASUS contact information. 2. If you must press two or more information Refer to help... you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts: •...
...such as warranty flyers, that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. • Chapter 2: BIOS information This chapter tells how to the ASUS contact information. 2. If you must press two or more information Refer to help... you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts: •...
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... support up to DDR3 1333MHz. *** When overclocking, some AMD CPU models may only recognize less than 3GB. With ASUS design, 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 ... / 1600(O.C.) / 1333 / 1066 MHz, ECC and non-ECC, unbuffered memory Dual-channel memory architecture * AMD® FX™ Series CPU on the next page) ix M5A78L Series specifications summar CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio USB AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX™ / Phenom™...
... support up to DDR3 1333MHz. *** When overclocking, some AMD CPU models may only recognize less than 3GB. With ASUS design, 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 ... / 1600(O.C.) / 1333 / 1066 MHz, ECC and non-ECC, unbuffered memory Dual-channel memory architecture * AMD® FX™ Series CPU on the next page) ix M5A78L Series specifications summar CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio USB AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX™ / Phenom™...
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..., contact your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® M5A78L Series motherboard! The package contents vary from models. • If any of ASUS quality motherboards! Chapter 1 Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! Before you for the following items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentation ASUS M5A78L Series motherboard 2 x Serial ATA cables 1 x I/O shield ASUS motherboard Support DVD User Manual • M5A78L Series motherboards include M5A78L and M5A78L LE two models...
..., contact your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® M5A78L Series motherboard! The package contents vary from models. • If any of ASUS quality motherboards! Chapter 1 Product introduction 1.1 Welcome! Before you for the following items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentation ASUS M5A78L Series motherboard 2 x Serial ATA cables 1 x I/O shield ASUS motherboard Support DVD User Manual • M5A78L Series motherboards include M5A78L and M5A78L LE two models...
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...Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology and RAID support This motherboard supports hard drives based on the headphone while playing multichannel network games. 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors (M5A78L only) This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive polymer capacitors for ...high-speed data retrieval and save. Dual-Channel DDR3 2000(O.C.) support This motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 2000 ...
...Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology and RAID support This motherboard supports hard drives based on the headphone while playing multichannel network games. 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors (M5A78L only) This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive polymer capacitors for ...high-speed data retrieval and save. Dual-Channel DDR3 2000(O.C.) support This motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 2000 ...
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... instant performance boost by power surges from switching power supply unit (PSU). ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 allows you to personalize your system. ASUS M5A78L Series 1-3 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS Q-Fan technology intelligently adjusts the CPU fan speed according to system loading to...you to ensure a quiet, cool, and efficient operation. ASUS Anti-Surge Protection This special design protects expensive devices and the motherboard from a USB flash disk before entering the OS. 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features Core Unlocker ASUS Core Unlocker simplifies the activation of a latent AMD®...
... instant performance boost by power surges from switching power supply unit (PSU). ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 allows you to personalize your system. ASUS M5A78L Series 1-3 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS Q-Fan technology intelligently adjusts the CPU fan speed according to system loading to...you to ensure a quiet, cool, and efficient operation. ASUS Anti-Surge Protection This special design protects expensive devices and the motherboard from a USB flash disk before entering the OS. 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features Core Unlocker ASUS Core Unlocker simplifies the activation of a latent AMD®...
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C.P.R. This is European Union´s Energy-related Products (ErP) ready, and ErP requires products to meet certain energy efficiency requirements in line with ASUS vision of the product and thus mitigate environmental impacts. 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction Simply shut down and reboot the system, and the BIOS automatically restores ... automatically restores the CPU default settings when the system hangs due to open the system chassis and clear the RTC data. ErP ready The motherboard is in regards to energy consumptions. C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) The BIOS C.P.R.
C.P.R. This is European Union´s Energy-related Products (ErP) ready, and ErP requires products to meet certain energy efficiency requirements in line with ASUS vision of the product and thus mitigate environmental impacts. 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction Simply shut down and reboot the system, and the BIOS automatically restores ... automatically restores the CPU default settings when the system hangs due to open the system chassis and clear the RTC data. ErP ready The motherboard is in regards to energy consumptions. C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) The BIOS C.P.R.
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... plugging in soft-off the ATX power supply and detach its power cord. M5A78L Series SB_PWR ON OFF Standby Power Powered Off M5A78L Series Onboard LED ASUS M5A78L Series 1-5 1.4 Before you proceed Take note of the onboard LED. Onboard LED The motherboard comes with the component. • Before you should shut down the system and...
... plugging in soft-off the ATX power supply and detach its power cord. M5A78L Series SB_PWR ON OFF Standby Power Powered Off M5A78L Series Onboard LED ASUS M5A78L Series 1-5 1.4 Before you proceed Take note of the onboard LED. Onboard LED The motherboard comes with the component. • Before you should shut down the system and...
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M5A78L Series 1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction Doing so can damage the motherboard. The edge with external ports goes to the chassis. DO NOT overtighten the screws! 1.5 Motherboard overview 1.5.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, ensure that you place it into the chassis in the image below. 1.5.2 Screw holes Place six screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the rear part of the chassis. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis as indicated in the correct orientation.
M5A78L Series 1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction Doing so can damage the motherboard. The edge with external ports goes to the chassis. DO NOT overtighten the screws! 1.5 Motherboard overview 1.5.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, ensure that you place it into the chassis in the image below. 1.5.2 Screw holes Place six screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the rear part of the chassis. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis as indicated in the correct orientation.
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...AMD CPU socket 1-8 12. 1.5.4 Layout contents Connectors/Jumpers/Slots Page Connectors/Jumpers/Slots Page 1. Onboard LED (SB_PWR) 1-5 ATX12V) 3. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. DDR3 DIMM sockets 1-11 13. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~6) 1-25 14. The AM3+ socket has a different pinout from the AM2+/AM2 socket. DO NOT... pin PANEL) 1-26 4. The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW1-4, 1-20 8. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR) 1-20 10. M5A78L Series M5A78L Series CPU socket AM3+ 1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction
...AMD CPU socket 1-8 12. 1.5.4 Layout contents Connectors/Jumpers/Slots Page Connectors/Jumpers/Slots Page 1. Onboard LED (SB_PWR) 1-5 ATX12V) 3. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. DDR3 DIMM sockets 1-11 13. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~6) 1-25 14. The AM3+ socket has a different pinout from the AM2+/AM2 socket. DO NOT... pin PANEL) 1-26 4. The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW1-4, 1-20 8. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR) 1-20 10. M5A78L Series M5A78L Series CPU socket AM3+ 1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction
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...to a 90°-100° angle; Position the CPU above the socket such that comes with a small triangle. 4. ASUS M5A78L Series 1-9 The lever clicks on the motherboard. Install a CPU heatsink and fan following the instructions that the CPU corner with the gold triangle matches the socket corner with... the heatsink package. CPU_FAN GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM M5A78L Series M5A78L Series CPU fan connector ...
...to a 90°-100° angle; Position the CPU above the socket such that comes with a small triangle. 4. ASUS M5A78L Series 1-9 The lever clicks on the motherboard. Install a CPU heatsink and fan following the instructions that the CPU corner with the gold triangle matches the socket corner with... the heatsink package. CPU_FAN GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM M5A78L Series M5A78L Series CPU fan connector ...
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... the retention module base. • The retention module base is properly applied to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components. • If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, ensure that you install the heatsink and fan assembly. Place the heatsink on the...
... the retention module base. • The retention module base is properly applied to remove the retention module base when installing the CPU or installing other motherboard components. • If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, ensure that you install the heatsink and fan assembly. Place the heatsink on the...
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The figure illustrates the location of the retention bracket to plug this connector. 1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview This motherboard comes with less power consumption. 3. DO NOT forget to the module base. 5. Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you...DIMM_B2 M5A78L Series Channel Channel A Channel B M5A78L Series 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 ASUS M5A78L Series 1-11 A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is in place, connect the CPU fan cable to prevent installation on the motherboard labeled ...
The figure illustrates the location of the retention bracket to plug this connector. 1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview This motherboard comes with less power consumption. 3. DO NOT forget to the module base. 5. Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you...DIMM_B2 M5A78L Series Channel Channel A Channel B M5A78L Series 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 ASUS M5A78L Series 1-11 A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is in place, connect the CPU fan cable to prevent installation on the motherboard labeled ...
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...the DIMM sockets. • You may not support DDR3 1600MHz or higher frequency DIMMs. • Due to DDR3 1066MHz. With ASUS design, this motherboard supports up to DDR3 1866MHz as its standard memory frequency. • Due to the CPU specification, AMD® 100 and 200... up of the followings: - Chip NO. - Transcend TX2400KLU-4GK(XMP) Size SS/ DS 4GB ( 2x 2GB ) DS Chip Brand - M5A78L series Motherboards Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-2000(O.C.) MHz capability Vendor Part No. Any excess memory from the blue slots for better overclocking capability. •...
...the DIMM sockets. • You may not support DDR3 1600MHz or higher frequency DIMMs. • Due to DDR3 1066MHz. With ASUS design, this motherboard supports up to DDR3 1866MHz as its standard memory frequency. • Due to the CPU specification, AMD® 100 and 200... up of the followings: - Chip NO. - Transcend TX2400KLU-4GK(XMP) Size SS/ DS 4GB ( 2x 2GB ) DS Chip Brand - M5A78L series Motherboards Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-2000(O.C.) MHz capability Vendor Part No. Any excess memory from the blue slots for better overclocking capability. •...
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...Vendor Crucial Crucial Crucial Crucial ELPIDA ELPIDA ELPIDA KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON Micron Micron Micron Micron OCZ SAMSUNG SAMSUNG Part No. With ASUS design, this motherboard supports up to DDR3 1866MHz as two pairs of dual-channel memory configuration. When using a DDR3 2000MHz memory module, ensure... to install it on this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz. • When overclocking, some AMD CPU models may not support DDR3 1600 MHz or higher frequency...
...Vendor Crucial Crucial Crucial Crucial ELPIDA ELPIDA ELPIDA KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON Micron Micron Micron Micron OCZ SAMSUNG SAMSUNG Part No. With ASUS design, this motherboard supports up to DDR3 1866MHz as two pairs of dual-channel memory configuration. When using a DDR3 2000MHz memory module, ensure... to install it on this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz. • When overclocking, some AMD CPU models may not support DDR3 1600 MHz or higher frequency...
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... get damaged when it fits in only one direction. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to avoid damaging the DIMM. 3. DIMM notch ASUS M5A78L Series 1-17 DO NOT force a DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in the wrong direction to unlock the DIMM... Installing a DIMM Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Press the retaining clips outward to both the motherboard and the components. 1. Align a DIMM on the socket such that it flips out with your fingers when pressing the retaining 1 clips....
... get damaged when it fits in only one direction. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to avoid damaging the DIMM. 3. DIMM notch ASUS M5A78L Series 1-17 DO NOT force a DIMM into the socket until the retaining clips snap back in the wrong direction to unlock the DIMM... Installing a DIMM Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Press the retaining clips outward to both the motherboard and the components. 1. Align a DIMM on the socket such that it flips out with your fingers when pressing the retaining 1 clips....
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... such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. 1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slots This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards, and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. 1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot This... motherboard supports a PCI Express x16 graphics card that you intend to use . 4. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or ...
... such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specifications. 1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slots This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards, and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. 1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot This... motherboard supports a PCI Express x16 graphics card that you intend to use . 4. Remove the system unit cover (if your motherboard is completely seated on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support "Share IRQ" or ...
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... 1.10.2 Internal connectors 1. This 9-pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices. 10. Connect one end of the motherboard high-definition audio capability. • If you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the front panel...MIC2 MICPWR Line out_R NC Line out_L PORT1 L PORT1 R PORT2 R SENSE_SEND PORT2 L HD-audio-compliant Legacy AC'97 pin definition compliant definition M5A78L Series Front panel audio connector • We recommend that supports either High Definition Audio or AC`97 audio standard. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4....
... 1.10.2 Internal connectors 1. This 9-pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices. 10. Connect one end of the motherboard high-definition audio capability. • If you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the front panel...MIC2 MICPWR Line out_R NC Line out_L PORT1 L PORT1 R PORT2 R SENSE_SEND PORT2 L HD-audio-compliant Legacy AC'97 pin definition compliant definition M5A78L Series Front panel audio connector • We recommend that supports either High Definition Audio or AC`97 audio standard. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4....