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... Installing an operating system 1-29 1.11.2 Support DVD information 1-29 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 Menu bar 2-5 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-5 2.2.4 Menu items...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 2-18 2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto 2-18 2.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support [Enabled 2-18 2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled...
... Installing an operating system 1-29 1.11.2 Support DVD information 1-29 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 Menu bar 2-5 2.2.3 Navigation keys 2-5 2.2.4 Menu items...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 2-18 2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto 2-18 2.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support [Enabled 2-18 2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled...
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... CPUs support up to DDR3 1333MHz. *** When overclocking, some AMD CPU models may not support DDR3 1600 MHz or higher frequency DIMMs. ****Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD® CPU support list AMD® 760G (780L) / SB710 Up to DDR3 1066MHz. C.) / 1600(O.C.) / 1333 / 1066 MHz, ...install a total memory of 4GB or more, Windows® 32-bit operating system may only recognize less than 3GB. M5A78L Series specifications summar CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio USB AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron...
... CPUs support up to DDR3 1333MHz. *** When overclocking, some AMD CPU models may not support DDR3 1600 MHz or higher frequency DIMMs. ****Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD® CPU support list AMD® 760G (780L) / SB710 Up to DDR3 1066MHz. C.) / 1600(O.C.) / 1333 / 1066 MHz, ...install a total memory of 4GB or more, Windows® 32-bit operating system may only recognize less than 3GB. M5A78L Series specifications summar CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio USB AMD® Socket AM3+ for AMD® FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron...
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...-4 Engine 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 only) 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port 1 x PS/2 Mouse port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 1 x COM port 1 x LPT port 3 x Audio jacks 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors support additional 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 6 x SATA connectors 1 x Front panel audio...
...-4 Engine 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 only) 1 x PS/2 Keyboard port 1 x PS/2 Mouse port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 1 x COM port 1 x LPT port 3 x Audio jacks 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors support additional 6 USB 2.0/1.1 ports 6 x SATA connectors 1 x Front panel audio...
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...tool that allows you to update the BIOS from switching power supply unit (PSU). ASUS M5A78L Series 1-3 After the easy setup, Turbo Key boosts performances without performing complicated BIOS changes. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is a unique power saving technology that contains the BIOS file. ...Enjoy an instant performance boost by power surges from a USB flash disk before entering the OS. ASUS Turbo Key ASUS Turbo Key allows you to restore a corrupted BIOS file using the bundled support DVD or a USB flash disk that detects the current system loadings and adjusts ...
...tool that allows you to update the BIOS from switching power supply unit (PSU). ASUS M5A78L Series 1-3 After the easy setup, Turbo Key boosts performances without performing complicated BIOS changes. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is a unique power saving technology that contains the BIOS file. ...Enjoy an instant performance boost by power surges from a USB flash disk before entering the OS. ASUS Turbo Key ASUS Turbo Key allows you to restore a corrupted BIOS file using the bundled support DVD or a USB flash disk that detects the current system loadings and adjusts ...
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... 11. DDR3 DIMM sockets 1-11 13. The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. 1.5.4 Layout contents Connectors/Jumpers/Slots Page Connectors/Jumpers/Slots Page 1. M5A78L Series M5A78L Series CPU socket AM3+ 1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 1-22 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) This motherboard comes...II / Sempron™ 100 series processors. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR) 1-20 10. AMD CPU socket 1-8 12. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~6) 1-25 14. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78, 1-27 USB910) 5.
... 11. DDR3 DIMM sockets 1-11 13. The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. 1.5.4 Layout contents Connectors/Jumpers/Slots Page Connectors/Jumpers/Slots Page 1. M5A78L Series M5A78L Series CPU socket AM3+ 1-8 Chapter 1: Product introduction Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 1-22 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) This motherboard comes...II / Sempron™ 100 series processors. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR) 1-20 10. AMD CPU socket 1-8 12. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~6) 1-25 14. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78, 1-27 USB910) 5.
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... the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. 1.8.3 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards 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...
... the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. 1.8.3 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards 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...
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KBPWR 12 23 +5V +5VSB (Default) M5A78L Series M5A78L Series Keyboard power setting 1-20 Chapter 1: Product introduction Set these jumpers to +5V to CPU, DRAM in slow refresh, power supply in the BIOS. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW1-4, USBPW5-10) Set these jumpers to +5VSB to wake up ... from S3 and S4 sleep modes (no power to wake up feature. USBPW1-4 12 23 +5V +5VSB (Default) M5A78L Series USBPW5-10 12 23 +5V +5VSB (Default) M5A78L Series USB device wake-up the computer by pressing a key on the +5VSB lead, and a corresponding setting in reduced power mode...
KBPWR 12 23 +5V +5VSB (Default) M5A78L Series M5A78L Series Keyboard power setting 1-20 Chapter 1: Product introduction Set these jumpers to +5V to CPU, DRAM in slow refresh, power supply in the BIOS. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW1-4, USBPW5-10) Set these jumpers to +5VSB to wake up ... from S3 and S4 sleep modes (no power to wake up feature. USBPW1-4 12 23 +5V +5VSB (Default) M5A78L Series USBPW5-10 12 23 +5V +5VSB (Default) M5A78L Series USB device wake-up the computer by pressing a key on the +5VSB lead, and a corresponding setting in reduced power mode...
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...]. This 9-pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices. 10. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports connect to USB 2.0 devices. 9. GND PRESENCE# SENSE1_RETUR SENSE2_RETUR AGND NC NC NC M5A78L Series AAFP PIN 1 PIN 1 MIC2 MICPWR Line out_R NC Line out_L PORT1 L PORT1 R PORT2 R SENSE_SEND PORT2 L HD-audio-compliant...
...]. This 9-pin COM1 port is for pointing devices or other serial devices. 10. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports connect to USB 2.0 devices. 9. GND PRESENCE# SENSE1_RETUR SENSE2_RETUR AGND NC NC NC M5A78L Series AAFP PIN 1 PIN 1 MIC2 MICPWR Line out_R NC Line out_L PORT1 L PORT1 R PORT2 R SENSE_SEND PORT2 L HD-audio-compliant...
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... to create a SATA RAID set, set the type of the Serial ATA 3Gb/s is backward compatible with 133MB/s (Ultra DMA133). ASUS M5A78L Series 1-25 4. SATA3G_5 SATA3G_6 GND RSATA_TXP5 RSATA_TXN5 GND RSATA_RXP5 RSATA_RXN5 GND GND RSATA_TXP6 RSATA_TXN6 GND RSATA_RXP6 RSATA_RXN6 GND SATA3G_3 SATA3G_4 GND RSATA_TXP4 ... support DVD. The Serial ATA 3Gb/s is faster than the standard parallel ATA with Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s specification. You could use a USB floppy disk drive when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that includes a RAID/AHCI set through the onboard ...
... to create a SATA RAID set, set the type of the Serial ATA 3Gb/s is backward compatible with 133MB/s (Ultra DMA133). ASUS M5A78L Series 1-25 4. SATA3G_5 SATA3G_6 GND RSATA_TXP5 RSATA_TXN5 GND RSATA_RXP5 RSATA_RXN5 GND GND RSATA_TXP6 RSATA_TXN6 GND RSATA_RXP6 RSATA_RXN6 GND SATA3G_3 SATA3G_4 GND RSATA_TXP4 ... support DVD. The Serial ATA 3Gb/s is faster than the standard parallel ATA with Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s specification. You could use a USB floppy disk drive when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that includes a RAID/AHCI set through the onboard ...
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... the audio device of the system chassis. Doing so will damage the motherboard! ASUS M5A78L Series 1-27 USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78, USB910) These connectors are for an additional Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) port. +5V SPDIFOUT GND M5A78L Series SPDIF_OUT M5A78L Series Digital audio connector Ensure that supports up to a slot opening at...
... the audio device of the system chassis. Doing so will damage the motherboard! ASUS M5A78L Series 1-27 USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78, USB910) These connectors are for an additional Sony/Philips Digital Interface (S/PDIF) port. +5V SPDIFOUT GND M5A78L Series SPDIF_OUT M5A78L Series Digital audio connector Ensure that supports up to a slot opening at...
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... either of the original motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the support DVD that you to download then click Next. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. ASUS M5A78L Series 2-1 Select Update BIOS from the Internet a. ...Place the support DVD into the optical drive. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS Update. 3. b. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you want to avoid ...
... either of the original motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the support DVD that you to download then click Next. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. ASUS M5A78L Series 2-1 Select Update BIOS from the Internet a. ...Place the support DVD into the optical drive. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS Update. 3. b. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you want to avoid ...
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Press to enable it. ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.44 FLASH TYPE: WINBOND W25X/Q16 Current ROM BOARD: M5A78L Series VER: 0202 (H:00 B:00) DATE: 03/07/2011 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown PATH: C:\ C: Note [Enter] Select or Load [Tab] ...these two ways: • Press + during POST. • Enter the BIOS setup program. b. Before you to the USB port, then launch EZ Flash 2 in either of updating itself through the Internet. The ASUS Update utility is found . Always update the utility to avail all its features. Select Update BIOS from a BIOS...
Press to enable it. ASUSTek EZ Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.44 FLASH TYPE: WINBOND W25X/Q16 Current ROM BOARD: M5A78L Series VER: 0202 (H:00 B:00) DATE: 03/07/2011 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown PATH: C:\ C: Note [Enter] Select or Load [Tab] ...these two ways: • Press + during POST. • Enter the BIOS setup program. b. Before you to the USB port, then launch EZ Flash 2 in either of updating itself through the Internet. The ASUS Update utility is found . Always update the utility to avail all its features. Select Update BIOS from a BIOS...
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... can restore a corrupted BIOS file using this utility, rename the BIOS file in the USB flash drive into M5A78L.ROM (for M5A78L) or M5A78LL.ROM (for M5A78L LE). • Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website at www.asus.com. ASUS M5A78L Series 2-3 Recovering the BIOS To recover the BIOS: 1. When found, the utility reads the...
... can restore a corrupted BIOS file using this utility, rename the BIOS file in the USB flash drive into M5A78L.ROM (for M5A78L) or M5A78LL.ROM (for M5A78L LE). • Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website at www.asus.com. ASUS M5A78L Series 2-3 Recovering the BIOS To recover the BIOS: 1. When found, the utility reads the...
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... Help Save and Exit Exit 2.4.1 v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2011, American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Advanced Settings M5A78L Series BIOS Setup Power Boot Tools Exit JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP USB Configuration Version 0202 Adjust System Frequency/Voltage etc. Configuration options: [Auto] [Overclock 2%] [Overclock 5%] [Overclock 8%] [Overclock 10%] 2-10...
... Help Save and Exit Exit 2.4.1 v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2011, American Megatrends, Inc. Main Advanced Advanced Settings M5A78L Series BIOS Setup Power Boot Tools Exit JumperFree Configuration CPU Configuration Chipset Onboard Devices Configuration PCIPnP USB Configuration Version 0202 Adjust System Frequency/Voltage etc. Configuration options: [Auto] [Overclock 2%] [Overclock 5%] [Overclock 8%] [Overclock 10%] 2-10...
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...values can cause the system to display the configuration options. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] 2.4.6 USB Configuration The items in the system. USB Functions [Enabled] Allows you to change the USB-related features. If no USB device is set to [No], BIOS configures all the devices in this item is set to [Yes...] and if you to enable or disable the USB functions. Plug and Play O/S [No] When this menu allows you install a Plug and Play operating system, the operating system configures the Plug ...
...values can cause the system to display the configuration options. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] 2.4.6 USB Configuration The items in the system. USB Functions [Enabled] Allows you to change the USB-related features. If no USB device is set to [No], BIOS configures all the devices in this item is set to [Yes...] and if you to enable or disable the USB functions. Plug and Play O/S [No] When this menu allows you install a Plug and Play operating system, the operating system configures the Plug ...
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... The following items only appear when a USB storage device is plugged in HiSpeed (480Mbps) or Full Speed (12Mbps). Configuration options: [Auto] [Floppy] [Forced FDD] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] ASUS M5A78L Series 2-17 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] ...Sets the maximum time that the BIOS waits for Legacy USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives. If no USB device is detected, the legacy USB support is enabled...
... The following items only appear when a USB storage device is plugged in HiSpeed (480Mbps) or Full Speed (12Mbps). Configuration options: [Auto] [Floppy] [Forced FDD] [Hard Disk] [CDROM] ASUS M5A78L Series 2-17 USB Mass Storage Device Configuration USB Mass Storage Reset Delay [20 Sec] ...Sets the maximum time that the BIOS waits for Legacy USB storage devices, including USB flash drives and USB hard drives. If no USB device is detected, the legacy USB support is enabled...
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... 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. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to... items allow you to load the previous BIOS settings saved in the Save to sub-item. ASUS M5A78L Series 2-23 Load CMOS Profiles. Main Advanced Tools Settings ASUS EZ Flash 2 M5A78L Series BIOS Setup Power Boot Tools Exit ASUS O.C. In the Name sub-item, key in your profile name and press , and then choose a ...
... 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. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to... items allow you to load the previous BIOS settings saved in the Save to sub-item. ASUS M5A78L Series 2-23 Load CMOS Profiles. Main Advanced Tools Settings ASUS EZ Flash 2 M5A78L Series BIOS Setup Power Boot Tools Exit ASUS O.C. In the Name sub-item, key in your profile name and press , and then choose a ...