Asus M5A78L-M LX BR M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS User's Manual - Page 16

Central Processing Unit CPU

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1.3.4 Layout contents Connectors/Jumpers/Slots/LED 1. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW 1-4, USBPW 5-8) 2. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR) 3. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) 4. CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN and 3-pin CHA_FAN) 5. AMD CPU socket 6. DDR3 DIMM slots 7. SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~4) 8. Standby power LED (SB_PWR) 9. System panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL) 10. Speaker connector (4-pin SPEAKER) 11. USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78) 12. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC) 13. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) Page 1-18 1-18 1-21 1-24 1-6 1-10 1-22 1-3 1-23 1-23 1-24 1-17 1-20 1.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU) This motherboard comes with an AM3+ socket designed for FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 series processors. The AM3+ socket has a different pinout from the AM2+/AM2 socket. Ensure that you use a CPU designed for the AM3+ socket. The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU! M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS CPU socket AM3+ 1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction

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1.4
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
This motherboard comes with an AM3+ socket designed for FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II /
Sempron™ 100 series processors.
The AM3+ socket has a different pinout from the AM2+/AM2 socket. Ensure that you use a
CPU designed for the AM3+ socket. The CPU fits in only one correct orientation. DO NOT
force the CPU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the CPU!
1.3.4
Layout contents
Connectors/Jumpers/Slots/LED
Page
1.
USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW 1-4, USBPW 5-8)
1-18
2.
Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR)
1-18
3.
ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V)
1-21
4.
CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN and 3-pin CHA_FAN)
1-24
5.
AMD CPU socket
1-6
6.
DDR3 DIMM slots
1-10
7.
SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~4)
1-22
8.
Standby power LED (SB_PWR)
1-3
9.
System panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL)
1-23
10.
Speaker connector (4-pin SPEAKER)
1-23
11.
USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78)
1-24
12.
Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC)
1-17
13.
Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)
1-20
M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS
M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS CPU socket AM3+
Chapter 1: Product introduction
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