Asus M5A78L-M LX3 User Manual

1.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
This motherboard comes with an AM3+ socket designed for FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II /
Sempron™ 100 series processors.
The AM3+ socket has a different pinout from the AM2+/AM2 socket. Ensure that you use a
CPU designed for the AM3+ socket. The CPU ts in only one correct orientation. DO NOT
force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU!
1.3.4 Layout contents
Connectors/Jumpers/Slots/LED Page
1. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW 1-4, USBPW 5-8) 1-18
2. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR) 1-18
3. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) 1-21
4. CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN and 3-pin CHA_FAN) 1-24
5. AMD CPU socket 1-6
6. DDR3 DIMM slots 1-10
7. SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~4) 1-22
8. Standby power LED (SB_PWR) 1-3
9. System panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL) 1-23
10. Speaker connector (4-pin SPEAKER) 1-23
11. USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78) 1-24
12. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC) 1-17
13. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 1-20
M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS
M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS CPU socket AM3+
Chapter 1: Product introduction
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Asus M5A78L-M LX3 Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1866 MHz
Processor socket	Socket AM3+
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD Phenom
Processor thermal power (max)	95 W
Number of SATA II connectors	4
Number of EATX power connectors	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0
S/PDIF in port	No
Controller interface type	AMD SB710
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.
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD 760G
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
RAID levels	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA, SATA II
Graphics card	Radeon HD 3000
DirectX version	10
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1440 pixels
Graphics card family	ATI
Maximum graphics card memory	1024 MB
Parallel processing technology support	Hybrid CrossFireX
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Cables included	SATA
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	188 mm
Width	244 mm