Asus M5A78L-M LX3 User Manual

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M5A78L-M LX3 Series specications summary
CPU AMD
®
Socket AM3+ for AMD
®
FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II /
Sempron™ 100 series processors
AMD
®
Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology
Supports AMD
®
AM3/AM3+ CPU up to 95W
* Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD
®
CPU support list
Chipset AMD
®
760G(780L) / SB710
Front side bus Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface
Memory Dual-channel memory architecture
2 x 240-pin DIMM slots support maximum 16GB unbuffered ECC and non-
ECC DDR3 1866 / 1600 / 1333 / 1066MHz memory modules
* AMD
®
FX™ Series CPU on this motherboard supports up to DDR3
1866MHz as its standard memory frequency.
** Due to CPU specication, AMD
®
AM3 CPUs on this motherboard support
up to DDR3 1333MHz.
*** Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualied Vendors
List).
**** Use a 64-bit Windows
®
OS if you want to install 4GB or more memory
on the motherboard.
Graphics Integrated ATI Radeon™ HD 3000 GPU
Supports max. shared memory of 1GB
Supports RGB with max. resolution of 2560 x 1440 (@75Hz)
Supports Microsoft
®
DirectX 10
Supports Hybrid CrossFireX
TM
(For Windows Vista or later versions)
* Refer to www.amd.com for the discrete GPUs that support Hybrid
CrossFireX™.
Expansion slots 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot
1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slot
1 x PCI slot
Storage / RAID 4 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s connectors support RAID 0, 1, 10 and JBOD
LAN Qualcomm Atheros Gb LAN
Audio Realtek
®
ALC887 8-channel* High Denition Audio CODEC
* Use the chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support 8-
channel audio output.
USB Supports up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at the
back panel)
ASUS Unique
Features
ASUS MyLogo 2
ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS EPU
ASUS Anti-Surge
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS Core Unlocker

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