Asus M5A78L-M USB3 User Manual

1.2 Package contents
Check your motherboard package for the following items.
Motherboard ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 motherboard
Cables 2 x Serial ATA cables
Accessories 1 x I/O shield
Application DVD ASUS motherboard Support DVD
Documentation User Manual
If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
Chapter 1
Product introduction
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
1.1 Welcome!
Thank you for buying an ASUS
®
M5A78L-M/USB3 motherboard!
The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another
standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!
Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in
your package with the list below.
AMD
®
FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 series
CPU support
This motherboard supports AMD
®
Socket AM3+ multi-core processors
with unique L3 cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with
less power consumption. It features dual-channel DDR3 memory support
and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via HyperTransport™
3.0-based system bus. This motherboard also supports AMD
®
CPUs in
the new 32nm manufacturing process.
ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 1-1

Asus M5A78L-M USB3 Specifications

General

ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1800, 1866, 2000 MHz
System bus rate	5.2 GT/s
Processor socket	Socket AM3+
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD Athlon II, AMD Sempron
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of COM connectors	1
Number of SATA II connectors	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
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.
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2
Audio chip	VIA VT1708S
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD 760G
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Motherboard southbridge	AMD SB710
RAID levels	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II
Cables included	SATA
Graphics card	Radeon 3000
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Width	244 mm