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... the back panel [blue], 2 ports at mid-board) - 10 x USB 2.0 ports (4 ports at the back panel, 6 ports at back I/O - ASUS My Logo 2 ASUS Q-Design - Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution & MOS Heatsink ASUS EZ DIY - ASUS Network iControl - A88X-PLUS specifications summary Storage Audio USB ASUS unique features AMD® A88X FCH (Bolton D4) chipset: - 8 x Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (yellow...
... the back panel [blue], 2 ports at mid-board) - 10 x USB 2.0 ports (4 ports at the back panel, 6 ports at back I/O - ASUS My Logo 2 ASUS Q-Design - Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution & MOS Heatsink ASUS EZ DIY - ASUS Network iControl - A88X-PLUS specifications summary Storage Audio USB ASUS unique features AMD® A88X FCH (Bolton D4) chipset: - 8 x Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors (yellow...
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A88X-PLUS specifications summary Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors / buttons/ switches BIOS features Operating System Support DVD Form factor 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port 1 x HDMI port 1 x DVI port 1 x D-Sub output port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 2 x USB 3.0 ports (blue) 5 x Audio jacks (... UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFreen BIOS 3, F12 Printscreen function, F3 Shortcut function and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit Windows® 7...
A88X-PLUS specifications summary Back panel I/O ports Internal I/O connectors / buttons/ switches BIOS features Operating System Support DVD Form factor 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port 1 x HDMI port 1 x DVI port 1 x D-Sub output port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 2 x USB 3.0 ports (blue) 5 x Audio jacks (... UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFreen BIOS 3, F12 Printscreen function, F3 Shortcut function and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information Windows® 8 / 8 64-bit Windows® 7...
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button 8. USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_34) 10. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 16. DRAM LED 9. 1.2.4 Layout contents Connectors/Jumpers/Slots/LED 1. ATX power ...1-18 1.3 Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) This motherboard comes with a FM2+ socket designed for the FM2+ socket. USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78, USB910) 13. DDR3 DIMM slots 7. Standby power LED (SB_PWR) 17. A88X-PLUS A88X-PLUS CPU socket FM2+ ASUS A88X-PLUS 1-3 CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, and 4-pin CHA_FAN1/2) 3. SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1...
button 8. USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_34) 10. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 16. DRAM LED 9. 1.2.4 Layout contents Connectors/Jumpers/Slots/LED 1. ATX power ...1-18 1.3 Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) This motherboard comes with a FM2+ socket designed for the FM2+ socket. USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78, USB910) 13. DDR3 DIMM slots 7. Standby power LED (SB_PWR) 17. A88X-PLUS A88X-PLUS CPU socket FM2+ ASUS A88X-PLUS 1-3 CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, and 4-pin CHA_FAN1/2) 3. SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1...
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... for a PCI Express x16 graphics card to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN when using multiple graphics cards for this motherboard A B C D E F G PCIEx1_1 shared - - - - - - PCIEx16_1 - - PCIEx1_2 - - - OnChip USB EHCI 1/2/3/4 - - OnChip USB XHCI 1 - - shared - shared - - - shared - - - - - shared - - - - shared - - - - - shared - - - - PCIEx16_2 shared - - - - - - shared - - - - - - shared - - shared 1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction PCI_2 PCI_3 - - - - - IRQ assignments for better thermal...
... for a PCI Express x16 graphics card to the motherboard connector labeled CHA_FAN when using multiple graphics cards for this motherboard A B C D E F G PCIEx1_1 shared - - - - - - PCIEx16_1 - - PCIEx1_2 - - - OnChip USB EHCI 1/2/3/4 - - OnChip USB XHCI 1 - - shared - shared - - - shared - - - - - shared - - - - shared - - - - - shared - - - - PCIEx16_2 shared - - - - - - shared - - - - - - shared - - shared 1-10 Chapter 1: Product introduction PCI_2 PCI_3 - - - - - IRQ assignments for better thermal...
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...-D compatible device. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB 2.0/1.1 devices. 11. USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2. HDMI port. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. This port is for USB 3.0/2.0 devices. • DO NOT connect a keyboard / mouse to USB 3.0 ports for faster and better performance for a High-...(USB) ports are for USB 2.0/1.1 devices. Rear Speaker Out 5.1 channel Line in Front Speaker Out Mic in Center/Subwoofer Rear Speaker Out 7.1 channel Line in Front Speaker Out Mic in Front Speaker Out Mic In - DVI-D port. Optical S/PDIF Out port. ASUS A88X-PLUS 1-...
...-D compatible device. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are for USB 2.0/1.1 devices. 11. USB 3.0 ports 1 and 2. HDMI port. USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. This port is for USB 3.0/2.0 devices. • DO NOT connect a keyboard / mouse to USB 3.0 ports for faster and better performance for a High-...(USB) ports are for USB 2.0/1.1 devices. Rear Speaker Out 5.1 channel Line in Front Speaker Out Mic in Center/Subwoofer Rear Speaker Out 7.1 channel Line in Front Speaker Out Mic in Front Speaker Out Mic In - DVI-D port. Optical S/PDIF Out port. ASUS A88X-PLUS 1-...
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... the back of up to obtain the front panel USB 3.0 solution. With an installed USB 3.0 module, you to the USB connectors. GND IntA_P1_SSTX+ GND IntA_P1_SSTXIntA_P1_SSRX+ IntA_P1_SSRX- USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78, USB910) These connectors are for additional USB 3.0 front or rear panel ports. Doing so will damage the motherboard! A88X-PLUS USB3_34 GND IntA_P1_D+ IntA_P1_D- ASUS A88X-PLUS 1-19
... the back of up to obtain the front panel USB 3.0 solution. With an installed USB 3.0 module, you to the USB connectors. GND IntA_P1_SSTX+ GND IntA_P1_SSTXIntA_P1_SSRX+ IntA_P1_SSRX- USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78, USB910) These connectors are for additional USB 3.0 front or rear panel ports. Doing so will damage the motherboard! A88X-PLUS USB3_34 GND IntA_P1_D+ IntA_P1_D- ASUS A88X-PLUS 1-19
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...on the AI Suite 3 main menu bar. With this utlity, you to automatically update your motherboard's softwares, drivers and the BIOS version easily. ASUS A88X-PLUS 2-1 BIOS information 2 2.1 Managing and updating your motherboard's driver, software and firmware Click to find and select the BIOS from file Click to ... update your BIOS Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. 2.1.1 EZ Update EZ Update is a utility that allows you can...
...on the AI Suite 3 main menu bar. With this utlity, you to automatically update your motherboard's softwares, drivers and the BIOS version easily. ASUS A88X-PLUS 2-1 BIOS information 2 2.1 Managing and updating your motherboard's driver, software and firmware Click to find and select the BIOS from file Click to ... update your BIOS Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. 2.1.1 EZ Update EZ Update is a utility that allows you can...
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...that contains the latest BIOS file to update the BIOS without using an OS‑based utility. Before you to the USB port. 2. Go to the Tool menu to select ASUS EZ Flash Utility and press to perform the BIOS update process. To update the BIOS using FAT32/16 on a ... to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you start using this utility, download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website at www.asus.com. Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS, and then press . 5. Reboot ...
...that contains the latest BIOS file to update the BIOS without using an OS‑based utility. Before you to the USB port. 2. Go to the Tool menu to select ASUS EZ Flash Utility and press to perform the BIOS update process. To update the BIOS using FAT32/16 on a ... to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you start using this utility, download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website at www.asus.com. Insert the USB flash disk that contains the latest BIOS, and then press . 5. Reboot ...
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... 4. Download the latest BIOS file and BIOS Updater from the ASUS website at http://support.asus.com and save the BIOS file and BIOS Updater to update BIOS in a DOS environment. ASUS A88X-PLUS 2-3 Insert the support DVD to the optical drive or the USB flash drive that you to a hard disk drive or... USB flash drive in the support DVD may not be the latest version. Turn off ...
... 4. Download the latest BIOS file and BIOS Updater from the ASUS website at http://support.asus.com and save the BIOS file and BIOS Updater to update BIOS in a DOS environment. ASUS A88X-PLUS 2-3 Insert the support DVD to the optical drive or the USB flash drive that you to a hard disk drive or... USB flash drive in the support DVD may not be the latest version. Turn off ...
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... d: and press to switch the disk from Drive C (optical drive) to the USB port. 2. At the FreeDOS prompt, type bupdater /pc /g and press . 2. When the ASUS Logo appears, press to a DOS environment 1. ASUSTek BIOS Updater for DOS V1.30 A88X-PLUS 0301 07/08/2013 A88XPLUS.CAP 8194 2013-07-08 15:25:48...
... d: and press to switch the disk from Drive C (optical drive) to the USB port. 2. At the FreeDOS prompt, type bupdater /pc /g and press . 2. When the ASUS Logo appears, press to a DOS environment 1. ASUSTek BIOS Updater for DOS V1.30 A88X-PLUS 0301 07/08/2013 A88XPLUS.CAP 8194 2013-07-08 15:25:48...
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..., then select Advanced Mode or press F7 for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. • Ensure that a USB mouse is connected to control the BIOS setup program. • The default BIOS settings for this section are for the advanced BIOS settings. 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS...
..., then select Advanced Mode or press F7 for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. • Ensure that a USB mouse is connected to control the BIOS setup program. • The default BIOS settings for this section are for the advanced BIOS settings. 2-6 Chapter 2: BIOS...
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... item and press . 2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS information Submenu items A greater than sign (>) before each item on any menu screen means that menu. Press or use the USB mouse to click this button to return to the previous menu screen. Back button Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help Submenu item Pop...
... item and press . 2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS information Submenu items A greater than sign (>) before each item on any menu screen means that menu. Press or use the USB mouse to click this button to return to the previous menu screen. Back button Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields General help Submenu item Pop...
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...of your hard disk errors occur, this feature allows the hard disk to enable or disable an individual USB 3.0 port. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 2.6.3 USB Configuration The items in this menu allow you to detect the presence of Internal Graphics Device will keep ...Multi-Monitor [Disabled] Enables or disables the Internal Graphics Device Multi-Monitor support for add-on legacy operating systems (OS). [Disabled] The USB devices can be enabled before using AMD® Dual Graphics technology. 2-20 Chapter 2: BIOS information EHCI Hand-off feature. [Disabled] Disables...
...of your hard disk errors occur, this feature allows the hard disk to enable or disable an individual USB 3.0 port. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 2.6.3 USB Configuration The items in this menu allow you to detect the presence of Internal Graphics Device will keep ...Multi-Monitor [Disabled] Enables or disables the Internal Graphics Device Multi-Monitor support for add-on legacy operating systems (OS). [Disabled] The USB devices can be enabled before using AMD® Dual Graphics technology. 2-20 Chapter 2: BIOS information EHCI Hand-off feature. [Disabled] Disables...
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... RTC [Disabled] [Disabled] Disables RTC to generate a wake event. [Enabled] When set to generate a wake event. The system in LAN, or other ways except the USB and PS/2 devices. Minute / - WOL (include AC Power Loss) [Disabled] [Disabled] Disables Wake On LAN after a power failure (G3 state). [Enabled] Enables Wake On LAN...
... RTC [Disabled] [Disabled] Disables RTC to generate a wake event. [Enabled] When set to generate a wake event. The system in LAN, or other ways except the USB and PS/2 devices. Minute / - WOL (include AC Power Loss) [Disabled] [Disabled] Disables Wake On LAN after a power failure (G3 state). [Enabled] Enables Wake On LAN...
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...USB ports with keyboard and mouse connections will be available until OS boot up or rebooted when the PS/2 devices have not been reconnected or changed. If you set Fast Boot to SATA ports will be available during POST at any of these settings when PS/2 keyboard and mouse are installed. ASUS A88X-PLUS...time. [Hard Drive Only] Only hard drives connected to SATA ports will not be detected during POST. USB Support [Partial Initialization] [Disabled] All USB devices will be available until your computer enters the operating system. Select to go back to load the network...
...USB ports with keyboard and mouse connections will be available until OS boot up or rebooted when the PS/2 devices have not been reconnected or changed. If you set Fast Boot to SATA ports will be available during POST at any of these settings when PS/2 keyboard and mouse are installed. ASUS A88X-PLUS...time. [Hard Drive Only] Only hard drives connected to SATA ports will not be detected during POST. USB Support [Partial Initialization] [Disabled] All USB devices will be available until your computer enters the operating system. Select to go back to load the network...
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... (Platform Keys) to load the downloaded PK from a USB storage device. Clear Secure Boot keys This item appears only when you can load on the single computer. Configuration options: [Yes] [No] Load PK from File Allows you to a USB storage device. Key-exchange Key (KEK) refers to load... the downloaded KEK from a USB storage device. Configuration options: [Yes] [No] Load KEK from File Allows you to Microsoft® Secure Boot...
... (Platform Keys) to load the downloaded PK from a USB storage device. Clear Secure Boot keys This item appears only when you can load on the single computer. Configuration options: [Yes] [No] Load PK from File Allows you to a USB storage device. Key-exchange Key (KEK) refers to load... the downloaded KEK from a USB storage device. Configuration options: [Yes] [No] Load KEK from File Allows you to Microsoft® Secure Boot...
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...These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. Delete the DBX Allows you to load the downloaded db from a USB storage device. The DBX file must be formatted as a UEFI variable structure with time-based authenticated variable. Configuration options: [Yes] [No...number of devices installed in the system. • To select the boot device during system startup, press when ASUS Logo appears. • To access Windows OS in the system. ASUS A88X-PLUS 2-31 Configuration options: [Yes] [No] Load DBX from File Allows you to start booting from the ...
...These items specify the boot device priority sequence from the available devices. Delete the DBX Allows you to load the downloaded db from a USB storage device. The DBX file must be formatted as a UEFI variable structure with time-based authenticated variable. Configuration options: [Yes] [No...number of devices installed in the system. • To select the boot device during system startup, press when ASUS Logo appears. • To access Windows OS in the system. ASUS A88X-PLUS 2-31 Configuration options: [Yes] [No] Load DBX from File Allows you to start booting from the ...
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For more details, see section 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2. 2.9.2 ASUS O.C. Label Allows you to save CMOS profile from/to USB drive. 2.9.3 ASUS SPD Information DIMM Slot # [DIMM_A1] Displays the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) information of the setup profile. Save to Profile Allows you to input the.... Load/Save CMOS Profile from/to USB Drive Allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings. The Setup Profile Status items show Not Installed if no profile is created. Key in the BIOS Flash. Select an item then press to display the submenu. 2.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility Allows you update...
For more details, see section 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2. 2.9.2 ASUS O.C. Label Allows you to save CMOS profile from/to USB drive. 2.9.3 ASUS SPD Information DIMM Slot # [DIMM_A1] Displays the Serial Presence Detect (SPD) information of the setup profile. Save to Profile Allows you to input the.... Load/Save CMOS Profile from/to USB Drive Allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings. The Setup Profile Status items show Not Installed if no profile is created. Key in the BIOS Flash. Select an item then press to display the submenu. 2.9.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Utility Allows you update...