Asus M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS - Manual (Page 12)

100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors (M5A78L-M LX3 PLUS
only)
This motherboard uses all high-quality conductive polymer capacitors for durability, improved
lifespan, and enhanced thermal capacity.
1.1.2 ASUS Exclusive Features
Core Unlocker
ASUS Core Unlocker simplifies the activation of a latent AMD ® CPU-with just pressing a key.
Enjoy an instant performance boost by simply unlocking the extra cores, without performing
complicated BIOS changes.
ASUS Anti-Surge Protection
This special design protects expensive devices and the motherboard from damage caused
by power surges from switching power supply unit (PSU).
ASUS EPU
ASUS EPU is a unique power saving technology that detects the current system loadings and
adjusts the power consumption in real time.
ASUS EZ Flash 2
ASUS EZ Flash 2 is a user-friendly utility that allows you to update the BIOS without using a
bootable floppy disk or an OS-based utility.
ASUS MyLogo2™
This feature allows you to convert your favorite photo into a 256-color boot logo for a more
colorful and vivid image on your screen.
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto-recovery tool that allows you to restore a corrupted BIOS
file using the bundled support DVD or a USB flash disk that contains the BIOS file.
ErP ready
The motherboard is European Union´s Energy-related Products (ErP) ready, and ErP
requires products to meet certain energy efficiency requirements in regards to energy
consumptions. This is in line with ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and energy-
efficient products through product design and innovation to reduce carbon footprint of the
product and thus mitigate environmental impacts.
Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-2