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  • Page 1 A88XM-PLUS...
  • Page 2 INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    My Favorites ................. 2-9 Main menu .................. 2-10 Ai Tweaker menu ................ 2-12 Advanced menu ................. 2-17 Monitor menu ................2-24 Boot menu .................. 2-27 Tools menu ................. 2-34 2.10 Exit menu ..................2-35 Appendices Notices .......................A-1 ASUS contact information ...............A-3...

  • Page 4: Safety Information

    Safety information Electrical safety • before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect all power cables from the existing system before you add a device. •...
  • Page 5 Refer to the following sources for additional information and for product and software updates. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information. Optional documentation that may have been added by your dealer. These documents are not part of the standard package.

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    • Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of indivudal APUs. • The maximum 64GB memory capacity can be supported with 16GB or above DIMMs. ASUS will update the memory QVL once the DIMMs are available in the market. Graphics Integrated AMD Radeon™...
  • Page 7 - ASUS MemOK! - ASUS AI Suite 3 - ASUS AI Charger - ASUS Anti Surge - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring a friendly graphical user interface - ASUS Network iControl* - ASUS USB 3.0 Boost - ASUS Disk Unlocker ®...
  • Page 8 BIOS features 64 Mb Flash ROM, 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...
  • Page 9 Windows ® 8 / 8 64-bit ® Windows 7 / 7 64-bit Windows ® Support DVD Drivers ASUS utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) Form factor uATX form factor: 9.6 in x 9.2 in (24.4 cm x 23.4 cm)

  • Page 11: Product Introduction

    ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration below shows the location of the onboard LED. SB_PWR Standby Power Powered Off ASUS A88XM-PLUS...

  • Page 12: Motherboard Overview

    Motherboard overview Unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage to motherboard components. 1.2.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, place it into the chassis in the correct orientation. The edge with external ports goes to the rear part of the chassis as indicated in the image.
  • Page 13 CHA_FAN2 CPU_FAN DIGI +VRM HDMI ATX12V MemOK! DRAM_LED USB34 USB3_12 LAN_USB12 CHA_FAN1 A88XM-PLUS AUDIO PCIEX16_1 8111G PCIEX1_1 BATTERY Super ® A88X PCI1 SPEAKER SB_PWR PCIEX16_2 887-VD2 BIOS CLRTC F_PANEL CHASSIS SPDIF_OUT SATA6G_1 SATA6G_2 SATA6G_3 USB910 USB78 USB56 USB3_34 AAFP ASUS A88XM-PLUS...

  • Page 14: Accelerated Processing Unit (Apu)

    1.2.4 Layout contents Connectors/Jumpers/Slots/LED Page 1. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) 1-19 2. CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, and 4-pin CHA_FAN) 1-18 3. AMD FM2+ socket 4. GPU Boost switch 1-15 5. DDR3 DIMM slots 6. MemOK! button 1-14 7.
  • Page 15 1.3.1 APU installation ASUS A88XM-PLUS...
  • Page 16 1.3.2 APU heatsink and fan assembly installation Apply the Thermal Interface Material to the APU heatsink and APU before you install the heatsink and fan if necessary. To install the APU heatsink and fan assembly Chapter 1: Product introduction...
  • Page 17 To uninstall the APU heatsink and fan assembly ASUS A88XM-PLUS...

  • Page 18: System Memory

    System memory 1.4.1 Overview This motherboard comes with four 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. DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with less power consumption.
  • Page 19 2.5 Ai Tweaker menu for manual memory frequency adjustment. memory load (4 DIMMs) or overclocking condition. • Visit the ASUS website at: www.asus.com for the latest QVL. 1.4.3 Installing a DIMM ASUS A88XM-PLUS...

  • Page 20: Expansion Slots

    To remove a DIMM Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. Unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. Failure to do so may cause you physical injury and damage motherboard components.
  • Page 21 – On Chip USB XHCI 1 – – shared – – – – – On Chip USB XHCI 2 – shared – – – – – – HD Audio shared – – – – – – – ASUS A88XM-PLUS 1-11...

  • Page 22: Jumpers

    Jumpers Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC) This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system passwords.
  • Page 23 By default, the pins labeled “Intruder” are shorted with a jumper cap. Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the chassis intrusion detection feature. CHASSIS PIN 1 ASUS A88XM-PLUS 1-13...

  • Page 24: Onboard Switches

    BIOS default settings. A message will appear during POST reminding you that the BIOS has been restored to its default settings. • We recommend that you download and update to the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website at www.asus.com after using the MemOK! function. 1-14...
  • Page 25 GPU Boost switch This switch allows you to enable or disable the GPU Boost function. GPU Boost A88XM-PLUS A88XM-PLUS GPU Boost switch Onboard LEDs DRAM LED DRAM LED checks the DRAM in sequence during motherboard booting process. If an error is found, the LED next to the error device will continue lighting up until the problem is solved.

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