ASUS A88XM-E

FM2+ socketed motherboard features high-endurance 5X Protection and new UEFI BIOS on the A88X chipset ASUS 5X PROTECTION - All-round protection provides the best quality, reliability, and durability New UEFI BIOS – Friendlier, easier, and more intuitive with helpful info added USB 3.0 Boost (UASP Support) - 170% faster transfer speeds than traditional USB 3.0 AI Suite 3 - One-Stop Access to Innovative ASUS Features ASUS 5X Protection All-round protection provides the best quality, reliability, and durability ASUS motherboards guard your PC with 5X Protection. We use quality components like DIGI+ VRM digital power design for precise APU power on demand, ESD units tested to strict standards that eliminate electrostatic interference, and resettable fuses around DRAM slots to prevent overcurrent and short-circuit damage. We also use corrosion-resistant back I/O shields, all examples of ASUS providing the best possible reliability and durability. New UEFI BIOS – friendlier and more intuitive Exclusive EZ Mode adds useful info to become even easier Media-renowned UEFI BIOS from ASUS provides the smoothest mouse-controlled graphical BIOS, and now features more intuitive functions to quickly take you to favorite BIOS pages and frequently-accessed settings through custom shortcuts. You can even write quick notes in-BIOS for future reference, view an activity log of setting changes and modifications, and rename SATA ports. EZ Mode has a whole new look, upgraded with extra-friendly capabilities like detailed fan controls, D. O. C. P profile settings, SATA information, and fast clock adjustment. Together, these perfect your BIOS experience. USB 3.0 Boost (UASP Support) 170% faster transfer speeds than traditional USB 3.0 ASUS USB 3.0 Boost technology supports UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol) in Windows 8. With USB 3.0 Boost technology, a USB device's transmission speed is significantly increased up to 170%, adding to already fast USB 3.0 performance. ASUS software automatically accelerates data rates for compatible USB 3.0 peripherals without any user interaction. World’s 1st USB 3.0 UASP support – instantly 170% faster. Complete USB 3.0 solution – performance boost under Turbo Mode or UASP Mode for most USB devices. Simple plug and boost – auto detection design ensures best performance. Q-Slot Effortless PCI Express component removal Press the Q-Slot clip lightly, and graphics cards just pop out. The large winged clip is easy to reach so you don’t have to struggle with installing or removing even the biggest graphics cards. ASUS Boot Setting Multiple startup options Thanks to ASUS Windows 8 hardware optimization, ASUS Boot Setting provides better flexibility in customizing your PC’s startup process. You can shorten system boot-up time to 2-seconds* for a smoother user experience under Windows 8, and even previous versions of Windows. Also, you can enter the BIOS directly with one click through a user-friendly interface, and quickly select your preferred system boot up method: either get to the OS in seconds or opt for regular boot up. Whatever your choice, settings are saved and persistent, with no need to choose every time you power on. AI Suite 3 One-stop access to innovative ASUS features ASUS AI Suite 3 offers a brand new user experience through a clearer and more attractive interface with support for larger monitors. It consolidates all exclusive ASUS features into one simple-to-use package, allowing you to supervise overclocking, energy consumption, fan speeds, voltages and more. This all-in-one app offers diverse and easy to use functionality, with no need to switch back and forth between different utilities. AMD® Dual Graphics Technology AMD Radeon Dual Graphics is an exclusive technology only available to AMD platforms. It allows AMD APUs and selected AMD Radeon HD 6000 series graphics cards to work together, delivering an unrivalled 3D gaming graphics quality and performance. By combining both the discrete and integrated graphics processors, gamers can now enjoy faster and smoother frame rates on any latest gaming titles. AMD® A-Series Accelerated Processor with AMD Radeon R Series Graphics This motherboard fully supports the latest AMD Socket FM2+ Kaveri APUs with AMD Radeon R series graphics and retains compatibility with AMD Socket FM2 (Richland and Trinity) APUs. AMD Socket FM2+ APUs support Microsoft® DirectX 11.1 for incredibly fast and smooth graphics, native PCI Express 3.0 for full-speed expansion and 4K resolutions via HDMI and DisplayPort connections. AMD® A88X FCH(Bolton D4) AMD® A88X FCH (Bolton D4) is designed to support up to 5GT/s interface speed and PCI Express 2.0 graphics. It natively supports 8 x SATA 6Gb/s ports and 4 x USB 3.0 Ports. GreenASUS Motherboards are EU Energy-related Products (ErP) ready, which requires products meet high efficiency standards with regards to energy consumption. This is in line with the ASUS vision of creating environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient products through design and innovation that reduce the carbon footprint of products and thus mitigate ecological impact. CPU AMD Socket FM2+ Athlon/A- Series Processors Supports CPU up to 4 cores Supports AMD® Turbo Core 3.0 Technology * Refer to www. asus. com for CPU support list Chipset AMD A88X (Bolton D4) Memory 2 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2400(O. C. )/2133/ 1866/1600/1333 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel Memory Architecture Support AMD Memory Profile (AMP) memory * The Max. 32GB memory capacity can be supported with DIMMs of 16GB (or above). ASUS will update QVL once the DIMMs are available on the market. * Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. * Refer to www. asus. com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). * Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Install a 64-bit Windows® OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard. Graphic Integrated AMD Radeon R/HD8000/HD7000 Series Graphics in the A-Series APU Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DVI/RGB ports - Supports HDMI with max. resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 24 Hz / 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz*1 - Supports DVI with max. resolution 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz - Supports RGB with max. resolution 1920 x 1600 @ 60 Hz Maximum shared memory of 2048 MB AMD® Dual Graphics technology support *2 Expansion Slots 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 *3 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 1 x PCI Storage AMD A88X FCH(Bolton D4) chipset : 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), yellow Support Raid 0, 1, 10, JBOD LAN Realtek® 8111GR, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s) Audio Realtek® ALC887-VD 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC *4 - Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking USB Ports AMD A88X FCH(Bolton D4) chipset : 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue, 2 at mid-board) AMD A88X FCH(Bolton D4) chipset : 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 port(s) (2 at back panel, black, 4 at mid-board) Special Features ASUS 5X Protection : - ASUS DIGI+ VRM - 3 + 2 Phase digital power design - ASUS Enhanced DRAM Overcurrent Protection - Short circuit damage prevention - ASUS ESD Guards - Enhanced ESD protection - ASUS High-Quality 5K-Hour Solid Capacitors - 2.5x long lifespan with excellent durability - ASUS Stainless Steel Back I/O - 3x more durable corrosion-resistant coating ASUS EPU : - EPU ASUS Exclusive Features : - AI Suite 3 - Ai Charger - Anti-Surge - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface - USB 3.0 Boost - Disk Unlocker ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution : - Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution - ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS EZ DIY : - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS MyLogo 2 ASUS Q-Design : - ASUS Q-Slot Operating System Support Windows® 8.1 , 32bit/64bit Windows® 8 , 32bit/64bit Windows® 7 , 32bit/64bit Windows® XP , 32bit Back I/O Ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard (purple) 1 x PS/2 mouse (green) 1 x DVI 1 x D-Sub 1 x HDMI 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s) 2 x USB 3.0 (blue) 2 x USB 2.0 3 x Audio jack(s) Internal I/O Ports 1 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s) 2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s) 1 x TPM header 1 x COM port(s) connector(s) 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s) 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) 1 x Chassis Fan connector(s) 1 x S/PDIF out header(s) 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s) 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s) 1 x Internal speaker connector(s) 1 x System panel(s) Accessories User's manual I/O Shield 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s) BIOS 64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 4.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3, My Favorites, Quick Note, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut functions and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information Drivers ASUS utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) Form Factor mATX Form Factor 8.9 inch x 7.4 inch ( 22.6 cm x 18.8 cm ) Note *1: *Only FM2+ APU can support up to 4096 x 2160 resolution display via HDMI port. *2: Refer to http://www. amd. com/us/products/technologies/dual-graphi cs/Pages/dual-graphics. aspx#3 for the discrete GPUs which support Dual Graphics technology. *3: Only FM2+ Processors can support PCIe3.0. *4: Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support an 8-channel audio output.

 

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