Asus M5A78L-M LX BR M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS User's Manual - Page 11

1.1

Special features

1.1.1

Product highlights

AMD

®

FX™ / Phenom™ II / Athlon™ II / Sempron™ 100 series CPU support

This motherboard supports AMD

®

Socket AM3+ multi-core processors with unique L3

cache and delivers better overclocking capabilities with less power consumption. It features

dual-channel DDR3 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5200MT/s via

HyperTransport™ 3.0-based system bus. This motherboard also supports AMD

®

CPUs in the

new 32nm manufacturing process.

HyperTransport™ 3.0 support

HyperTransport™ 3.0 technology provides 2.6 times more bandwidth than HT1.0 that

radically improves system efficiency 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 support

This motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 1866 /1600

/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 or later versions 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 efficient 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

specification, 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 configurations for

Serial ATA hard drives.

Product introduction

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ASUS M5A78L-M LX3 Series

1-1

Section	Page
Safety information	6
About this guide	6
M5A78L-M LX3 Series specifications summary	8
Package contents	10
Chapter 1: Product introduction	11
1.1 Special features	11
1.1.1 Product highlights	11
1.1.2 ASUS Exclusive Features	12
1.2 Before you proceed	13
1.3 Motherboard overview	14
1.3.1 Placement direction	14
1.3.2 Screw holes	14
1.3.3 Motherboard layout	15
1.3.4 Layout contents	16
1.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	16
1.4.1 CPU installation	17
1.4.2 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation	18
1.5 System memory	20
1.5.1 Overview	20
1.5.2 Memory configurations	21
1.5.3 Installing a DIMM	25
1.6 Expansion slots	26
1.6.1 Installing an expansion card	26
1.6.2 Configuring an expansion card	26
1.6.3 PCI slot	26
1.6.4 PCI Express x1 slot	26
1.6.5 PCI Express x16 slot	26
1.7 Jumpers	27
1.8 Connectors	29
1.8.1 Rear panel ports	29
1.8.2 Internal connectors	30
1.9 Software support	35
1.9.1 Installing an operating system	35
1.9.2 Support DVD information	35
Chapter 2: BIOS information	37
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	37
2.1.1 ASUS Update utility	37
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility	38
2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3	39
2.2 BIOS setup program	40
2.2.1 BIOS menu screen	41
2.2.2 Menu bar	41
2.2.3 Navigation keys	41
2.2.4 Menu items	42
2.2.5 Submenu items	42
2.2.6 Configuration fields	42
2.2.7 Pop-up window	42
2.2.8 Scroll bar	42
2.2.9 General help	42
2.3 Main menu	43
2.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	43
2.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	43
2.3.3 SATA3G_1~4	43
2.3.4 SATA Configuration	44
2.3.5 System Information	44
2.4 Advanced menu	45
2.4.1 JumperFree Configuration	45
2.4.2 CPU Configuration	48
2.4.3 Chipset	49
2.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration	50
2.4.5 PCIPnP	50
2.4.6 USB Configuration	51
2.5 Power menu	52
2.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]	52
2.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support [Enabled]	52
2.5.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]	52
2.5.4 APM Configuration	52
2.5.5 HW Monitor Configuration	53
2.5.6 Anti Surge Support [Enabled]	54
2.6 Boot menu	55
2.6.1 Boot Device Priority	55
2.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration	55
2.6.3 Security	56
2.7 Tools menu	58
2.7.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2	58
2.7.2 ASUS O.C. Profile	58
2.8 Exit menu	59
Appendices	61
Notices	61

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