Asus M5A78L-M LX3 User Manual

2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS information
PIO Mode [Auto]
Selects the PIO mode. Conguration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4]
DMA Mode [Auto]
Selects the DMA mode. Conguration options: [Auto]
SMART Monitoring [Auto]
Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Conguration options: [Auto]
[Disabled] [Enabled]
32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]
Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]
2.3.4 SATA Conguration
The SATA Conguration menu allows you to congure your storage devices. Select an item
then press <Enter> to display the submenu.
OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled]
Enables or disables the onboard channel SATA port. Conguration options: [Disabled]
[Enabled]
SATA Port1 - Port4 [IDE]
Allows you to set the SATA conguration.
[IDE] Set to [IDE] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as
Parallel ATA physical storage devices.
[RAID] Set to [RAID] when you want to create a RAID conguration from the SATA
hard disk drives.
[AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI
(Advanced Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows the onboard
storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases
storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to
internally optimize the order of commands.
2.3.5 System Information
This menu gives you an overview of the general system specications. The BIOS
automatically detects the items in this menu.
BIOS Information
Displays the auto-detected BIOS information.
Processor
Displays the auto-detected CPU specication.
System Memory
Displays the auto-detected system memory.
The following item only appears when you set OnChip SATA Channel to [Enabled].

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