Asus M5A78L-M LE/USB3 - Software Support; Support DVD Information

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Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.8.2 Support DVD information
TheSupportDVDthatcomeswiththemotherboardpackagecontainsthedrivers,software
applications,andutilitiesthatyoucaninstalltoavailallmotherboardfeatures.
ThecontentsoftheSupportDVDaresubjecttochangeatanytimewithoutnotice.Visitthe
ASUSwebsiteatwww.asus.com for updates.
To run the Support DVD
PlacetheSupportDVDintotheopticaldrive.IfAutorunisenabledinyourcomputer,theDVD
automaticallydisplaystheSpecialsscreen.ClickDrivers,Utilities,MakeDisk,Manual,and
Contacttabstodisplaytheirrespectivemenus.
The following screen is for reference only.
Click an item to install
Click an icon to display
Support DVD/motherboard
information
IfAutorunisNOTenabledonyourcomputer,browsethecontentsoftheSupportDVDto
locatetheleASSETUP.EXEfromtheBINfolder.Double-clicktheASSETUP.EXEtorun
theDVD.
1.8 Software support
1.8.1 Installing an operating system
Thismotherboardsupports32bit/64bitWindows
®
XP,32bit/64bitWindows
®
7Operating
Systems(OS).AlwaysinstallthelatestOSversionandcorrespondingupdatestomaximize
the features of your hardware.
• Motherboardsettingsandhardwareoptionsvary.RefertoyourOSdocumentationfor
detailed information.
• EnsurethatyouinstallWindows
®
XPServicePack3orlaterversionsbeforeinstalling
thedriversforbettercompatibilityandsystemstability.