Asus M5A78L User Manual

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M5A78L Series specications summar
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CPU AMD
®
Socket AM3+ for AMD
®
FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II /
Sempron™ 100 series processors
AMD
®
Cool ‘n’ Quiet™ Technology
Supports CPU up to 125W
* 32nm AM3+ CPU is supported by BIOS version 0401 and later.
** Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD
®
CPU support list
Chipset AMD
®
760G (780L) / SB710
System bus Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 interface
Memory Dual-channel memory architecture
4 x DIMM, max. 16GB, DDR3 2000(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1800(O.
C.) / 1600(O.C.) / 1333 / 1066 MHz, ECC and non-ECC, un-
buffered memory Dual-channel memory architecture
* AMD
®
FX™ Series CPU on this motherboard supports up to
DDR3 1866MHz as its standard memory frequency.
** Due to CPU spec., AMD
®
100 and 200 series CPUs support
up to DDR3 1066MHz. With ASUS design, this motherboard
can support up to DDR3 1333MHz.
*** When overclocking, some AMD CPU models may not
support DDR3 1600 MHz or higher frequency DIMMs.
**** Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL
(Qualied Vendors List).
***** When you install a total memory of 4GB or more, Windows
®
32-bit operating system may only recognize less than 3GB.
We recommend a maximum of 3GB system memory if you
are using a Windows
®
32-bit operating system.
Expansion slots 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
3 x PCI slots
Storage 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 connector
6 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s connectors support RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 10, and JBOD congurations
LAN
Realtek
®
8111E PCle Gigabit LAN controller
Audio ALC887 8-channel* High Denition Audio CODEC
* Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to
support an 8-channel audio output.
USB AMD
®
SB710 chipset:
- 10 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at the mid-board, 4 ports at
the back panel)

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