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  • Page 1 A88X-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 ................2-10 Main menu .................. 2-11 Ai Tweaker menu ................ 2-13 Advanced menu ................. 2-18 Monitor menu ................2-23 Boot menu .................. 2-26 Tools menu ................. 2-32 2.10 Exit menu ..................2-33 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 friendly graphics 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 Operating System ®...

  • Page 9: Product Introduction

    1.2.2 Screw holes Place six screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis. Do not overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard. ASUS A88X-PLUS...
  • Page 10 1.2.3 Motherboard layout 22.6cm(8.9in) GPU_Boost KBMS_USB34 CHA_FAN2 CPU_FAN GPU_LED DIGI +VRM HDMI ATX12V MemOK! DRAM_LED USB3_12 LAN_USB12 AUDIO CHA_FAN1 PCIEX1_1 A88X-PLUS 8111G PCIEX16_1 Super PCIEX1_2 BATTERY ® A88X PCI1 PCIEX16_2 BIOS PCI2 PCI3 SATA6G_4 SATA6G_5 SATA6G_6 SB_PWR SPDIF_OUT...

  • Page 11: Accelerated Processing Unit (Apu)

    Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) This motherboard comes with a FM2+ socket designed for AMD ® A-series and Athlon™ processors. correct orientation. DO NOT force the APU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and damaging the APU! ASUS A88X-PLUS...
  • Page 12 1.3.1 APU installation Chapter 1: Product introduction...
  • Page 13 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 ASUS A88X-PLUS...
  • Page 14 To uninstall the APU heatsink and fan assembly Chapter 1: Product introduction...

  • Page 15: System Memory

    Use a maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a 32-bit Windows ® Install a 64-bit Windows ® OS if you want to install 4GB or more on the motherboard. • This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 512Mb (64MB) chips or less. ASUS A88X-PLUS...
  • Page 16 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 Chapter 1: Product introduction...

  • Page 17: Expansion Slots

    Assign an IRQ to the card. Install the software drivers for the expansion card. When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support “Share IRQ” or that groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. ASUS A88X-PLUS...
  • Page 18 1.5.3 PCI slot The PCI slot supports cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that 1.5.4 PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards, and other cards that 1.5.5 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard has two PCI Express x16 slots that support PCI Express x16 graphic cards...

  • Page 19: Jumpers

    You do not need to clear the RTC when the system hangs due to overclocking. For system failure due to overclocking, use the CPU Parameter Recall (C.P.R.) feature. Shut down and reboot the system, then the BIOS automatically resets parameter settings to default values. ASUS A88X-PLUS 1-11...

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