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A88XPLUS manual
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A88X-PLUS
Motherboard
Contents
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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
A88X-PLUSspecifications summary
ASUS 5X Protection
ASUS DIGI+ VRM
ASUS DRAM Fuse
ASUS ESD Guards
ASUS High-QualitySolid Capacitors
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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)
A88X-PLUSClear RTC RAM
To erase the RTC RAM:
Del
1.7.1Rear panel connectors
Audio 2.1, 4.1, 5.1 or 7.1-channelconfiguration
1.7.2Internal connectors
3.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinATX12V)
A88X-PLUSATX power connectors
3.Serial ATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pinSATA6G 1~8)
4.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL)
A88X-PLUSSystem panel connector
•System power LED (2-pinPWR_LED)
•Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinHDD_LED)
•System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER)
5.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
A88X-PLUSFront panel audio connector
6.Serial port connector (10-1pin COM)
A88X-PLUSSerial port (COM) connector
7.USB 2.0 connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB78, USB910)
A88X-PLUSUSB2.0 connectors
8.USB 3.0 connector (20-1pin USB3_34)
A88X-PLUSUSB3.0 Front panel connector
1.8Onboard switches
1.MemOK! switch
A88X-PLUSMemOK! switch
2.GPU Boost switch
1.10Onboard LEDs
1.Standby Power LED
A88X-PLUSOnboard LED
2.DRAM LED
A88X-PLUSDRAM LED
3.GPU Boost LED
Enable
A88X-PLUSGPU Boost LED
1.11.1Installing an operating system
1.11.2Support DVD information
To run the Support DVD
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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
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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
Adding items to My Favorites
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]
2.5.3CPU Ratio [Auto]
2.5.4NB Frequency [Auto]
2.5.6GPU Boost [Auto]
2.5.7OC Tuner
2.5.8DRAM Timing Control
2.5.9APU Voltage [Offset Mode]
CPU Offset Mode Sign [+]
2.5.10DRAM Voltage [Auto]
2.5.11SB 1.1V Voltage [Auto]
2.4.121.1VSB Voltage [Auto]
2.4.13APU1.2V Voltage [Auto]
2.4.14VDDA Voltage [Auto]
CPU/NB Current Capability [100%]
CPU Power Phase Control [Standard]
Manual Adjustment [Fast]
CPU Voltage Frequency [300]
CPU Power Duty Control [T.Probe]
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]
OnChip SATA MAX Speed [SATA 6.0Gb/s]
S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled]
2.6.3USB Configuration
USB Device Enable [Enabled]
Legacy USB Support [Enabled]
EHCI Hand-off[Disabled]
USB Single Port Control
2.6.5Onboard Devices Configuration
HD Audio Device [Enabled]
Front Panel Type [HD]
SPDIF Out Type [SPDIF]
Realtek LAN Controller [Enabled]
2.6.6APM
Deep S4 [Disabled]
Restore AC Power Loss [Power Off]
WOL (include AC Power Loss) [Disabled]
Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [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 1/2 Speed [xxxx RPM] or [Ignore] / [N/A]
2.7.3CPU_FAN Q-FanControl [Enabled]
2.7.4CHA_FAN1/2 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]
SATA Support [All Devices]
USB Support [Partial Initialization]
PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Support [Auto]
Network Stack Driver Support [Disabled]
2.8.2Boot Logo Display [Auto]
POST Delay Time [3 sec]
Post Report [5 sec]
2.8.3Bootup NumLock State [On]
2.8.4Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled]
2.8.9Secure Boot
OS Type [Windows UE...]
Key Management
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 O.C. Profile
Label
Save to Profile
Load from Profile
Load Optimized Defaults
Save Changes & Reset
Discard Changes & Exit
ASUS EZ Mode
Launch EFI Shell from filesystem device
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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
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