Accelerated Processing Unit (Apu) - Asus A88XM-A User Manual

1.2.4 Layout contents
Connectors/Jumpers/Slots/LED
1. Keyboard wake-up (3-pin KB_USBPWB)
2. CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, and 4-pin CHA_FAN)
3. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V)
4. AMD FM2+ socket
5. DDR3 DIMM slots
6. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC)
7. Standby power LED (SB_PWR)
8. SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1~6)
9. Speaker connector (4-pin SPEAKER)
10. System panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL)
11. USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB34, USB56)
12. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPWF)
13. USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_34)
14. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM)
15. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT)
16. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)
1.3

Accelerated Processing Unit (APU)

This motherboard comes with a FM2+ socket designed for AMD
processors.
Ensure that you use an APU designed for the FM2+ socket. The APU fits in only one
correct orientation. DO NOT force the APU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and
damaging the APU!
A88XM-A CPU socket FM2+
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