Asus A88XMPLUSCSM manual

A88XM-A

Motherboard

Contents

Page Page Product introduction BIOS information Appendices Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide Typography Package contents A88XM-Aspecifications summary ASUS 5X Protection ASUS DIGI+ VRM ASUS DRAM Fuse ASUS ESD Guard ASUS High-Quality 5K-HourSolid Capacitors Page Standby Power LED 1.2.1Placement direction 1.2.2Screw holes 1.2.3Motherboard layout 1.2.4Layout contents 1.3.1APU installation 1.3.2APU heatsink and fan assembly installation To install the APU heatsink and fan assembly To uninstall the APU heatsink and fan assembly 1.4.1Overview 1.4.2Memory configurations 1.4.3Installing a DIMM To remove a DIMM 1.5.1Installing an expansion card 1.5.2Configuring an expansion card 1.5.3PCI slot 1.5.4PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot 1.5.5PCI Express x16 slot IRQ assignments for this motherboard 1.6Jumpers 1.Clear RTC RAM (3-pinCLRTC) To erase the RTC RAM: Del 2.Keyboard wake-up (3-pinKB_USBPWB) 3.USB device wake-up (3-pinUSBPWF) 1.7.1Rear panel connectors Audio 2, 4, 6 or 8-channelconfiguration 1.7.2Internal connectors 2.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V) 3.Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pinSATA6G 1~6) 4.System panel connector (10-1pin PANEL) •System power LED (2-pinPLED) •Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin+IDELED) •Reset button (2-pinRESET) 5.Speaker connector (4-pinSPEAKER) 6.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF_OUT) 7.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP) 8.USB 2.0 connectors (10-1pin USB34, USB56) 9.USB 3.0 connector (20-1pin USB3_34) 10.Serial port connector (10-1pin COM) 1.8.1Installing an operating system 1.8.2Support DVD information To run the Support DVD Page 2.1.1EZ Update 2.1.2ASUS EZ Flash 2.1.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility Recovering the BIOS 2.1.4ASUS BIOS Updater Before updating BIOS Booting the system to a DOS environment Updating the BIOS file Page Entering BIOS Setup at startup Entering BIOS Setup after POST BIOS menu screen EZ Mode Advanced Mode Menu bar Menu items Back button Submenu items Pop-upwindow Scroll bar Navigation keys General help Configuration fields 2.4.1System Language [English] 2.4.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 2.4.3System Time [xx:xx:xx] 2.4.4Security Administrator Password User Password 2.5Ai Tweaker menu Target CPU Speed : xxxxMHz Target DRAM Speed : xxxxMHz 2.5.1Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] APU Frequency [XXX] 2.5.2Memory Frequency [Auto] 2.5.3APU Multiplier [Auto] 2.5.4NB Frequency [Auto] 2.5.6DRAM Timing Control 2.5.7APU Voltage [Offset Mode] CPU Offset Mode Sign [+] VDDNB Offset Mode Sign [+] 2.5.8DRAM Voltage [Auto] 2.5.10DIGI+ VRM CPU Load Line Calibration [Auto] CPU/NB Load Line Calibration [Auto] CPU Current Capability [100%] CPU/NB Current Capability [100%] 2.6.1CPU Configuration AMD PowerNow function [Enabled] NX Mode [Enabled] SVM [Enabled] CPB Mode [Auto] 2.6.2SATA Configuration OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] OnChip SATA Type [AHCI] S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled] 2.6.3USB Configuration USB Device Enable [Enabled] Legacy USB Support [Enabled] Legacy USB3.0 Support [Enabled] EHCI Hand-off[Disabled] 2.6.4NB Configuration IGFX Multi-Monitor[Disabled] Primary Video Device [PCIE / PCI Video] Integrated Graphics [Auto] UMA Frame Buffer Size [Auto] 2.6.6APM Restore AC Power Loss [Power Off] WOL (include AC Power Loss) [Disabled] Power On By PME [Disabled] Power On By Ring [Disabled] 2.6.7Network Stack Network Stack [Disabled] Ipv4 PXE Support [Enabled] Ipv6 PXE Support [Enabled] 2.7.1CPU Temperature / MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] 2.7.2CPU / Chassis Fan Speed [xxxx RPM] or [Ignore] / [N/A] 2.7.3CPU Q-FanControl [Enabled] 2.7.4Chassis Q-FanControl [Enabled] 2.7.5CPU Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage 2.7.6Anti Surge Support [Auto] 2.8.1Fast Boot [Enabled] USB Support [Partial Initialization] PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Support [Auto] Network Stack Driver Support [Disabled] Next Boot after AC Power Loss [Normal Boot] 2.8.3Bootup NumLock State [On] 2.8.4Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled] 2.8.5Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS] 2.8.6Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled] 2.8.7Setup Mode [EZ Mode] 2.8.9Secure Boot OS Type [Windows UEFI mode] Key Management Save Secure Boot keys PK Management KEK Management DB Management 2.8.10Boot Option Priorities 2.8.11Boot Override 2.9.1ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility 2.9.2ASUS SPD Information DIMM Slot # [DIMM_A1] 2.9.3ASUS O.C. Profile Label Load Optimized Defaults Save Changes & Reset Discard Changes & Exit ASUS EZ Mode Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device 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)