Asus E8025, M5A78L-M LX3, M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS manual

M5A78L-M LX3 Series

•M5A78L-M LX3

•M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS

Motherboard

Contents

Page Page Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction BIOS information Page Appendices Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide Typography M5A78L-MLX3 Series specifications summary Page Package contents 1.1.1Product highlights 1.1.2ASUS Exclusive Features 1.2Before you proceed Standby Power LED M5A78L-MLX3 PLUS Onboard LED 1.3.1Placement direction 1.3.2Screw holes 1.3.3Motherboard layout 1.3.4Layout contents 1.4.1CPU installation 1.4.2CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation Page 1.5.1Overview 1.5.2Memory configurations DDR3-1600MHzcapability DDR3-1333MHz capability Page DDR3-1066MHz capability 1.5.3Installing a DIMM 1.6.1Installing an expansion card 1.6.2Configuring an expansion card 1.6.3PCI slot 1.6.4PCI Express x1 slot 1.6.5PCI Express x16 slot 1.7Jumpers 1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) M5A78L-MLX3 PLUS Clear RTC RAM <Del 2.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR) M5A78L-MLX3 PLUS Keyboard power setting 3.USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW1-4, 3-pin USBPW5-8) M5A78L-MLX3 PLUS USB device wake-up 1.8.1Rear panel ports 1.8.2Internal connectors 2.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) M5A78L-MLX3 PLUS ATX power connectors 3.Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pinSATA3G_1~4) M5A78L-MLX3 PLUS SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors 4.System panel connector (10-1pin F_PANEL) M5A78L-MLX3 PLUS System panel connector •System power LED (2-pinPLED) •Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin+HDLED) •Reset button (2-pinRESET) M5A78L-MLX3 PLUS USB2.0 connectors 7.CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN and 3-pinCHA_FAN) M5A78L-MLX3 PLUS fan connectors 1.9.1Installing an operating system 1.9.2Support DVD information Page 2.1.1ASUS Update utility 2.1.2ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 2.1.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 2.2BIOS setup program Entering BIOS Setup at startup <Delete Entering BIOS Setup after POST <Ctrl 2.2.1BIOS menu screen 2.2.2Menu bar 2.2.3Navigation keys 2.2.4Menu items 2.2.5Submenu items 2.2.6Configuration fields 2.2.7Pop-upwindow 2.2.8Scroll bar 2.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx] 2.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] SATA3G 2.3.4SATA Configuration 2.3.5System Information JumperFree Configuration PCIE Overclocking [Auto] CPU Ratio [Auto] CPU/NB Frequency [Auto] CPU Over Voltage [Auto] VDDNB Over Voltage [Auto] DRAM Timing Configuration Memory Voltage [Auto] PCI/PCIe CLK Status [Enabled] 2.4.2CPU Configuration 2.4.3Chipset 2.4.4Onboard Devices Configuration 2.4.5PCIPnP 2.4.6USB Configuration 2.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto] 2.5.2ACPI 2.0 Support [Enabled] 2.5.3ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 2.5.4APM Configuration 2.5.5HW Monitor Configuration 2.5.6Anti Surge Support [Enabled] 2.6.1Boot Device Priority 2.6.2Boot Settings Configuration 2.6.3Security User Access Level [Full Access] No Access Change User Password 1.Select the Change User Password item and press <Enter Clear User Password 2.7.1ASUS EZ Flash 2.7.2ASUS O.C. Profile 2.8Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Page Federal Communications Commission Statement IC: Canadian Compliance Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement VCCI: Japan Compliance Statement VCCI Class B Statement KC: Korea Warning Statement REACH ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria) DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY EC Declaration of Conformity