Accelerated Processing Unit (Apu); Table Of Contents - Asus A78M-A Manual

1.2.4 Layout contents
Connectors/Jumpers/Slots/LED
1. CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, and 4-pin CHA_FAN)
2. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V)
3. AMD FM2+ socket
4. DDR3 DIMM slots
5. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC)
6. Standby power LED (SB_PWR)
7. SATA 6.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA6G_1~6)
8. Speaker connector (4-pin SPEAKER)
9. System panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL)
10. USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB34, USB56)
11. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPWF)
12. USB 3.0 connector (20-1 pin USB3_34)
13. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM)
14. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT)
15. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP)
16. Keyboard wake-up (3-pin KB_USBPWB)
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!
A78M-A CPU socket FM2+
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