Asus A88XPLUS 32

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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 A88X-PLUSspecifications summary ASUS 5X Protection ASUS DIGI+ VRM ASUS DRAM Fuse ASUS ESD Guards ASUS High-QualitySolid Capacitors Page 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 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 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 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) DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY EC Declaration of Conformity