Name: Asus M5A78L
Brand: Asus
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1.5.4 Layout contents

1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

This motherboard comes with an AM3+ socket designed for FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II /

Sempron™ 100 series processors.

1.6.1 Installing the CPU

To install a CPU:

1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.

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!

Connectors/Jumpers/Slots Page Connectors/Jumpers/Slots Page

1. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW1-4,

USBPW5-10)

1-20 8. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE) 1-24

2. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin

ATX12V)

1-23 9. Onboard LED (SB_PWR) 1-5

3. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR) 1-20 10. System panel connector (20-8 pin PANEL) 1-26

4. CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin

CPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN)

1-28 11. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78,

USB910)

1-27

5. AMD CPU socket 1-8 12. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) 1-19

6. DDR3 DIMM sockets 1-11 13. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT) 1-27

7. Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~6) 1-25 14. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 1-22

M5A78L Series

M5A78L Series CPU socket AM3+

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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