Asus M5A78L User Manual

M5A78L Series
1.5 Motherboard overview
1.5.1 Placement direction
When installing the motherboard, ensure that you place it into the chassis in the correct
orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in
the image below.
DO NOT overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard.
1.5.2 Screw holes
Place six screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis.
Place this side towards
the rear of the chassis.
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Asus M5A78L Specifications

General

Memory channels	Dual-channel
Number of memory slots	4
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1800, 1866, 2000 MHz
Processor socket	Socket AM3
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
USB 2.0 connectors	3
S/PDIF out connector	Yes
Number of SATA II connectors	6
PS/2 ports quantity	2
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.
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	AMD 760G
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Motherboard southbridge	AMD SB710
Compatible operating systems	-
On-board graphics card	No
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
RAID levels	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Trial software	Antivirus
Bundled software	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	203 mm
Width	305 mm