Asus M5A78L-M LX V2 Manual&Nbsp;

HyperTransport™ 3.0 support
HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology provides 2.6 times more bandwidth
than HT1.0 that radically improves system efciency for a smoother and
faster computing environment.
AMD
®
Cool ‘n’ Quiet Technology
This motherboard supports the AMD
®
Cool ‘n’ Quiet technology which
monitors system operation and automatically adjusts CPU voltage and
frequency for a cool and quiet operating environment.
Dual-Channel DDR3 1866 (O.C.) support
This motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer
rates of 1866 (O.C.)/1600 (O.C.)/1333/1066 MHz to meet the higher
bandwidth requirements of the latest operating system, 3D graphics,
multimedia, and Internet applications.
Hybrid CrossFireX™ support
ATI Hybrid CrossFireX™ technology greatly boosts graphics performance
with an onboard GPU and a discrete GPU.
• Hybrid CrossFireX™ is supported by Windows
®
Vista / Windows
®
7 OS only.
• Refer to
www.amd.com for the discrete GPUs that support Hybrid CrossFireX™.
Gigabit LAN solution
The onboard LAN controller is a highly integrated Gb LAN controller. It is
enhanced with an ACPI management function to provide efcient power
management for advanced operating systems.
Serial ATA 3Gb/s technology and RAID support
This motherboard supports hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA)
3Gb/s storage specication, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling
the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and save. It also supports
RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 0+1 congurations for Serial ATA hard drives.
100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors
(M5A78L-M LX PLUS only)
This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive polymer capacitors for
durability, improved lifespan, and enhanced thermal capacity.
Chapter 1: Product introduction1-2

Asus M5A78L-M LX V2 Specifications

General

ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	8 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1866 MHz
Supported memory module capacities	4GB
System bus rate	5.2 GT/s
Processor socket	Socket AM3+
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Power fan connector	No
Number of SATA II connectors	6
Number of EATX power connectors	1
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887
Cooling type	Active
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD 760G
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Motherboard southbridge	AMD SB710
RAID levels	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II
Cables included	SATA
Graphics card	Radeon HD 3000
DirectX version	10.0
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1440 pixels
Graphics card family	ATI
Parallel processing technology support	Hybrid CrossFireX
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Controller interface type	SB710
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	16 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	203 mm
Width	244 mm