Asus M5A78L-M LE/USB3 - Chapter 1: Product Introduction; 1.1 Before You Proceed; 1.2 Motherboard Overview; 1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)

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Contents
Safety information ....................................................................................................... v
About this guide .......................................................................................................... v
Package contents ...................................................................................................... vii
M5A78L-M LE/USB3 specications summary ........................................................ vii
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Before you proceed ...................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................................. 1-2
1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................................... 1-4
1.3.1 CPU installation .............................................................................. 1-5
1.3.2 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation ................................... 1-6
1.4 System memory ............................................................................................ 1-8
1.4.1 Overview ......................................................................................... 1-8
1.4.3 Installing a DIMM ............................................................................ 1-9
1.5 Expansion slots .......................................................................................... 1-10
1.6 Headers ....................................................................................................... 1-12
1.7 Connectors .................................................................................................. 1-13
1.7.2 Internal connectors ....................................................................... 1-15
1.8 Software support ........................................................................................ 1-20
1.8.2 Support DVD information .............................................................. 1-20
Chapter 2: BIOS information
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................................. 2-1
2.1.1 ASUS Update utility ........................................................................ 2-1
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ................................................................... 2-2
2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ................................................................ 2-3
2.2 BIOS setup program ..................................................................................... 2-4
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen .......................................................................... 2-5
2.2.2 Menu bar ......................................................................................... 2-5
2.2.3 Navigation keys ............................................................................... 2-5
2.2.4 Menu items ..................................................................................... 2-6
2.2.5 Submenu items ............................................................................... 2-6
2.2.6 Conguration elds ......................................................................... 2-6
2.2.7 Pop-up window ............................................................................... 2-6
2.2.8 Scroll bar ......................................................................................... 2-6
2.2.9 General help ................................................................................... 2-6
2.3 Main menu ..................................................................................................... 2-7
2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] ................................................................... 2-7
2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] ......................................................... 2-7
2.3.3 SATA3G_1~4 .................................................................................. 2-7