Asus A88X-PLUS Owner's Manual page 11

Do not forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors.
Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the
motherboard components. These are not jumpers! Do not place
jumper caps on the fan connectors! The APU_FAN connector
supports a APU fan of maximum 1A (12 W) fan power.
3. AMD FM2+ APU socket
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This motherboard comes with a FM2+ socket designed for AMD
Athlon™Series processors.
For more details, refer to Accelerated Processing Unit (APU).
4. DDR3 DIMM slots
Install 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, and 16 GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR3 DIMMs into these
DIMM sockets.
For more details, refer to System memory.
5. USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_12)
This connector allows you to connect a USB 3.0 module
for additional USB 3.0 front or rear panel ports. With an
installed USB 3.0 module, you can enjoy all the benefits
of USB 3.0 including faster data transfer speeds of up to
5Gbps, faster charging time for USB-chargeable devices,
optimized power efficiency and backward compatibility
with USB 2.0.
6. AMD A88X SATA 6.0Gb/s ports (7-pin SATA6G_1~8)
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These ports connect to SATA 6.0 Gb/s hard disk drives via SATA
6.0 Gb/s signal cables.
When using hot-plug and NCQ, set the SATA Mode Selection item
in the BIOS to [AHCI].
7. System panel connector (20-5 pin PANEL)
This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.
• System power LED (4-pin PWR_LED)
This 4-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis
power LED cable to this connector. The system power LED lights up when
you turn on the system power, and blinks when the system is in sleep mode.
ASUS A88X-PLUS/USB 3.1
CPU_FAN CHA_FAN
A-series and
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USB3_12
PIN 1
SATA6G
GND
RSATA_TXP
RSATA_TXN
GND
RSATA_RXN
RSATA_RXP
GND
1-3