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Contact a qualified service technician or your dealer immediately. • To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry. • Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. If you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. Do not place the product in your ...
Contact a qualified service technician or your dealer immediately. • To avoid short circuits, keep paper clips, screws, and staples away from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry. • Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. If you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. Do not place the product in your ...
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A55BM-K specifications summary APU Chipset Memory Graphics Expansion slots AMD® FM2+ Socket for AMD® A-series/Athlon™ Series processors AMD® Turbo Core Technology 3.0 support Supports APU up to 4 cores • Refer to www.asus.com for the discrete GPUs which support Dual Graphics ...install a total memory of 2G Supports AMD® Dual Graphics technology • Refer to www.asus.com for the following items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentation ASUS A55BM-K motherboard 2 x Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s cables 1 x I/O Shield Support DVD User Guide...
A55BM-K specifications summary APU Chipset Memory Graphics Expansion slots AMD® FM2+ Socket for AMD® A-series/Athlon™ Series processors AMD® Turbo Core Technology 3.0 support Supports APU up to 4 cores • Refer to www.asus.com for the discrete GPUs which support Dual Graphics ...install a total memory of 2G Supports AMD® Dual Graphics technology • Refer to www.asus.com for the following items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentation ASUS A55BM-K motherboard 2 x Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s cables 1 x I/O Shield Support DVD User Guide...
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..., in sleep mode, or in any component, ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off mode. SB_PWR A55BM-K ON OFF Standby Power Powered Off A55BM-K Onboard LED ASUS A55BM-K 1-1 This is detached from the wall socket before removing or plugging in soft-off or the power cord is a reminder that lights up to the...
..., in sleep mode, or in any component, ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off mode. SB_PWR A55BM-K ON OFF Standby Power Powered Off A55BM-K Onboard LED ASUS A55BM-K 1-1 This is detached from the wall socket before removing or plugging in soft-off or the power cord is a reminder that lights up to the...
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...2 6 7 8 Page 1-13 1-16 1-4 1-15 1-7 1-18 1-17 1-18 1-20 1-11 1-12 1-17 1-20 1-1 1-19 ASUS A55BM-K 1-3 Keyboard and USB device wake up (3-pin USBPWF) 12. AMD FM2+ socket 4. SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~4) 8. USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB34, USB56) 10. System panel connector (10-1 pin ...DDR3 DIMM_A1 (64bit, 240-pin module) DDR3 DIMM_B1 (64bit, 240-pin module) SOCKET FM2+ DVI_VGA 22.6cm(8.9in) USB1112 EATXPWR LAN_USB12 AUDIO RTL 8111G KB_USBWB ASM 1042 A55BM-K PCIEX16 Super I/O SB_PWR PCIEX1_1 BATTERY ALC 887 AAFP PCI1 COM SPDIF_OUT USBPWF CLRTC ...
...2 6 7 8 Page 1-13 1-16 1-4 1-15 1-7 1-18 1-17 1-18 1-20 1-11 1-12 1-17 1-20 1-1 1-19 ASUS A55BM-K 1-3 Keyboard and USB device wake up (3-pin USBPWF) 12. AMD FM2+ socket 4. SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~4) 8. USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB34, USB56) 10. System panel connector (10-1 pin ...DDR3 DIMM_A1 (64bit, 240-pin module) DDR3 DIMM_B1 (64bit, 240-pin module) SOCKET FM2+ DVI_VGA 22.6cm(8.9in) USB1112 EATXPWR LAN_USB12 AUDIO RTL 8111G KB_USBWB ASM 1042 A55BM-K PCIEX16 Super I/O SB_PWR PCIEX1_1 BATTERY ALC 887 AAFP PCI1 COM SPDIF_OUT USBPWF CLRTC ...
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The APU fits in only one correct orientation. A55BM-K A55BM-K CPU socket FM2+ Ensure that you use an APU designed for AMD® A-series accelerated processors with an FM2+ socket designed for the FM2+ socket. 1.3 Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) This motherboard comes with AMD® Radeon™ HD 7000/8000 series graphics. DO NOT force the APU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the APU! 1.3.1 Installing the APU 1 2 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction
The APU fits in only one correct orientation. A55BM-K A55BM-K CPU socket FM2+ Ensure that you use an APU designed for AMD® A-series accelerated processors with an FM2+ socket designed for the FM2+ socket. 1.3 Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) This motherboard comes with AMD® Radeon™ HD 7000/8000 series graphics. DO NOT force the APU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the APU! 1.3.1 Installing the APU 1 2 1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction
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A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. 1.4 System memory 1.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with less power consumption. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets: DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 A55BM-K A55BM-K 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 ASUS A55BM-K 1-7 DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with two Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.
A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. 1.4 System memory 1.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with less power consumption. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets: DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 A55BM-K A55BM-K 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 ASUS A55BM-K 1-7 DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with two Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.
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...if you install memory modules of 512Mb (64MB) chips or less. • The maximum 32GB memory capacity can be supported with 16GB or above DIMMs. ASUS will update the memory QVL once the DIMMs are using a 32-bit Windows® OS. - To operate at the vendor-marked or at a ... 1.4.2 Memory configurations You may install 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB unbuffered non‑ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. • You may operate at a higher frequency, refer to www.asus.com for the dual-channel configuration. Check with the same CAS latency. Install a maximum of 3GB system memory if you...
...if you install memory modules of 512Mb (64MB) chips or less. • The maximum 32GB memory capacity can be supported with 16GB or above DIMMs. ASUS will update the memory QVL once the DIMMs are using a 32-bit Windows® OS. - To operate at the vendor-marked or at a ... 1.4.2 Memory configurations You may install 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB unbuffered non‑ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. • You may operate at a higher frequency, refer to www.asus.com for the dual-channel configuration. Check with the same CAS latency. Install a maximum of 3GB system memory if you...