Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/ USB3 - Chapter 1: Product Introduction; Motherboard Overview

ASUS M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3
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Product introduction
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Motherboard overview
• Unplugthepowercordfromthewallsocketbeforetouchinganycomponent.
• Beforehandlingcomponents,useagroundedwriststraportouchasafelygrounded
objectorametalobject,suchasthepowersupplycase,toavoiddamagingthemdue
tostaticelectricity.
• Beforeyouinstallorremoveanycomponent,ensurethattheATXpowersupplyis
switchedofforthepowercordisdetachedfromthepowersupply.Failuretodoso
maycauseseveredamagetothemotherboard,peripherals,orcomponents.
• Unplugthepowercordbeforeinstallingorremovingthemotherboard.Failuretodoso
cancauseyouphysicalinjuryanddamagetomotherboardcomponents.
Place this
side towards
the rear of the
chassis
ScantheQRcodetogetthedetailedpindenitions.
M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3
PCIEX16
PCIEX1_1
PCI1
AAFP
F_PANEL
USB3_E34
ATX12V
EATXPWR
CPU_FAN
Super
I/O
ALC
887-VD
Realtek
8111H
ICS
483B
KBMS_USB34
HDMI
CLRTC
SPEAKER
22.9cm(9.0in)
24.4cm(9.6in)
AMD
®
760G
AMD
®
SB710
DDR3 DIMM_B1 (64bit, 240-pin module)
SOCKET AM3+
DDR3 DIMM_B2 (64bit, 240-pin module) DDR3 DIMM_A1 (64bit, 240-pin module) DDR3 DIMM_A2 (64bit, 240-pin module)
SATA3G_4 SATA3G_5 SATA3G_6
SATA3G_1 SATA3G_2 SATA3G_3
AUDIO
LAN_USB12
USB3_E12
CHA_FAN
SPDIF_OUT
LPT
DVI VGA
16Mb
BIOS
BATTERY
ASM
1042A
ASM
1042A
ASM
1445
EPU
USB56COM USB78
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10 69 8 71114
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13 12
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