ASUS A88XM-A/USB 3.1

Great-value micro-ATX A88X with 5X Protection II for dependable stability, LED-illuminated audio shielding and lightning-fast USB 3.1

  • 5X Protection II – Advanced hardware safeguards for all-round protection
  • Ultimate 10Gbit/s USB 3.1 Gen 2 onboard
  • Epic gaming audio with LED-illuminated shielding
  • Media-acclaimed UEFI BIOS with EZ Flash 2

Specifications

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

  • 4 x DIMM, Max. 64GB, 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. 64GB 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), gray,
  • Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD

LAN

  • Realtek® RTL8111H, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)

Audio

  • Realtek® ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC *4

USB Ports

  • ASMedia® USB 3.1 controller :
  • 2 x USB 3.1 port(s) (2 at back panel, teal blue)
  • 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 II :
    • ASUS LANGuard – 2.5X higher surge tolerance
    • ASUS DIGI+ VRM – 5 Phase digital power design
    • ASUS DRAM Overcurrent Protection – Prevents damage from short circuits
    • ASUS Stainless-Steel Back I/O – 3X corrosion-resistance for greater durability
    • ASUS ESD Guards – Electrostatic discharge protection
  • ASUS EPU :
    • EPU
  • ASUS Exclusive Features :
    • AI Suite 3
    • Ai Charger+
    • Anti-Surge
    • ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface
    • USB 3.1 Boost
    • Disk Unlocker
    • Mobo Connect
    • PC Cleaner
  • 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 Q-Design :
    • ASUS Q-Slot

Operating System Support

  • Windows® 10 , 64bit
  • Windows® 8.1 , 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 3.1 (teal blue)
  • 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 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)
  • 1 x SCD

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

Form Factor

  • mATX Form Factor
  • 3 inch x 8.2 inch ( 23.6 cm x 20.8 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-graphics/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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*Precise specifications and features vary by model . Please refer to the specification page

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