Name: Asus M5A78L M LX
Brand: Asus
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Contents

Notices ......................................................................................................... vi

Safety information ..................................................................................... vii

About this guide ....................................................................................... viii

M5A78L-M LX specications summary .................................................... ix

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1

1.2 Package contents .........................................................................

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1.3 Special features ............................................................................

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1.3.1 Product highlights ...........................................................

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1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features ...............................................

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1.4 Before you proceed .....................................................................

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1.5 Motherboard overview .................................................................

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1.5.1 Placement direction ........................................................

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1.5.2 Screw holes ....................................................................

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1.5.3 Motherboard layout .........................................................

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1.5.4 Layout contents ...............................................................

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1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ...................................................

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1.6.1 Installing the CPU ...........................................................

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1.6.2 Installing the heatsink and fan ......................................

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1.7 System memory .........................................................................

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1.7.1 Overview ........................................................................

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1.7.2 Memory congurations ..................................................

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1.7.3 Installing a DIMM ..........................................................

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1.7.4 Removing a DIMM ........................................................

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1.8 Expansion slots ..........................................................................

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1.8.1 Installing an expansion card .........................................

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1.8.2 Conguring an expansion card .....................................

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1.8.3 PCI slot .........................................................................

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1.8.4 PCI Express x1 slots .....................................................

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1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot .....................................................

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1.9 Jumpers ......................................................................................

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1.10 Connectors .................................................................................

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1.10.1 Rear panel ports ...........................................................

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1.10.2 Internal connectors .......................................................

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Asus M5A78L M LX Specifications

General

ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Number of memory slots	2
Maximum internal memory	8 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1600, 1800 MHz
System bus rate	5.2 GT/s
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
Number of SATA connectors	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887
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
Compatible operating systems	DOS Windows XP Windows XP 64bit Windows Vista 32bit Windows Vista 64bit Windows 7 Windows 7 64bit
Graphics card	Radeon 3000
Maximum graphics card memory	1024 MB
Parallel processing technology support	Hybrid CrossFireX
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