Asus A78M-A User Manual

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.2.4 Layout contents
A78M-A
A78M-A CPU socket FM2+
1.3 Accelerated Processing Unit (APU)
This motherboard comes with a FM2+ socket designed for AMD
®
A-series and Athlon™
processors.
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correct orientation. DO NOT force the APU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and
damaging the APU!
Connectors/Jumpers/Slots/LED Page
1. CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, and 4-pin CHA_FAN) 1-16
2. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V)
1-17
3. AMD FM2+ socket
1-4
4. DDR3 DIMM slots
1-8
5. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC)
1-12
6. Standby power LED (SB_PWR)
1-1
7. SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1~6)
1-18
8. Speaker connector (4-pin SPEAKER)
1-19
9. System panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL)
1-19
10. USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB34, USB56)
1-21
11. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPWF)
1-13
12. USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_34)
1-21
13. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM)
1-22
14. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT)
1-20
15. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)
1-20
16. Keyboard wake-up (3-pin KB_USBPWB)
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Asus A78M-A Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	64 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1333, 1600, 1866, 2133, 2400 MHz
Processor socket	Socket FM2+
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD A
USB 2.0 connectors	2
Number of SATA III connectors	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1
RAID levels	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
LAN controller	Realtek 8111GR
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887-VD
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD A78
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2160 pixels
Maximum graphics card memory	2048 MB
Parallel processing technology support	-
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
ACPI version	4.0a
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit
Cables included	SATA

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	208 mm
Width	236 mm