1.3Accelerated Processing Unit (APU)

This motherboard comes with an FM2+ socket designed for AMD® A-series accelerated processors with AMD® Radeon™ HD 7000/8000 series graphics.

A55BM-A/USB3

A55BM-A/USB3 CPU socket FM2+

Ensure that you use an APU designed for the FM2+ socket. The APU fits in only one correct orientation. DO NOT force the APU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the APU!

1.3.1Installing the APU

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