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  • Page 1 A88XM-A...
  • 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 ................. 2-16 Monitor menu ................2-21 Boot menu .................. 2-24 Tools menu ................. 2-30 2.10 Exit menu ..................2-31 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

    Dual-channel memory architecture • 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. • When you install a total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows ®...
  • Page 7 - ASUS AI Charger - ASUS Disk Unlocker - ASUS AI Suite 3 - ASUS Anti Surge - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution - ASUS Fan Xpert - Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution...
  • 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: 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 A88XM-A Standby Power Powered Off A88XM-A Onboard LED ASUS A88XM-A...

  • Page 10: Motherboard Overview

    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. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis A88XM-A Chapter 1: Product introduction...
  • Page 11 CPU_FAN KBMS DIGI +VRM ATX12V HDMI USB3_12 LAN_USB12 CHA_FAN AUDIO A88XM-A PCIEX16 8111G BATTERY PCIEX1_1 ® SATA6G_5 SATA6G_6 A88X Super 64Mb PCI1 BIOS SB_PWR SATA6G_3 SATA6G_4 CLRTC SPEAKER SPDIF_OUT USB3_34 SATA6G_1 SATA6G_2 F_PANEL USB56 USB34 AAFP 15 14 ASUS A88XM-A...

  • Page 12: 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! A88XM-A A88XM-A CPU socket FM2+ Chapter 1: Product introduction...
  • Page 13 1.3.1 APU installation ASUS A88XM-A...
  • Page 14 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 15 To uninstall the APU heatsink and fan assembly ASUS A88XM-A...

  • Page 16: System Memory

    Channel A DIMM_A1 A88XM-A Channel B DIMM_B1 A88XM-A 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets You may install 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. • Always install DIMMs with the same CAS latency. For optimal compatibility, we recommend that you install memory modules of the same version or date code (D/C) from the same vendor.
  • Page 17 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-A...

  • Page 18: 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 19 – – – OnChip XHCI controller2 – shared – – – – – – OnChip USB EHCI 1/2/3 – shared – – – – – – OnChip USB OHCI – – shared – – – – – ASUS A88XM-A 1-11...

  • Page 20: Jumpers

    A88XM-A Normal Clear RTC (Default) A88XM-A Clear RTC RAM To erase the RTC RAM: Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. Move the jumper cap from pins 1-2 (default) to pins 2-3. Keep the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5-10 seconds, then move the cap back to pins 1-2.
  • Page 21 A88XM-A +5VSB (Default) A88XM-A Keyboard and USB device wake up USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPWF) Set this jumper to +5V to wake up the computer from S1 sleep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power mode) using the connected USB devices.

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