ASUS F2A55 User Manual

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F2A55 specifications summary

APU

AMD

FM2 socket for A-Series / Athlon™ processors

Supports CPU up to 4 cores
AMD

Turbo Core Technology 3.0 support

• The AMD

Turbo Core Technology 3.0 support depends on the APU types.

• Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD

APU support list.

Chipset

AMD

A55 FCH

Memory

4 x 240-pin DIMM slots support maximum 64GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR3

2400(O.C.)/2250(O.C.)/2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz

memory modules

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.

• Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List).
• When you install a total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows

32-bit

operating system may only recognize less than 3GB. We recommend a

maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a Windows

32-bit operating

system.

Graphics

Integrated AMD

Radeon™ HD 7000 series graphics in A-Series APU

Supports AMD

Dual Graphics

• Refer to http://www.amd.com/us/products/technologies/dual-graphics/Pages/

dual-graphics.aspx#3 for the discrete GPUs which support Dual Graphics

technology.

Expansion slots

2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slots (blue @x16 mode, black @x4 mode)
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
3 x PCI slots

Multi-GPU

support

Supports AMD

CrossFireX™ Technology

Storage / RAID

AMD

A55 FCH:

- 6 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s connectors support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10

and JBOD configurations

LAN

Realtek

8111F PCIe Gigabit LAN controller

Audio

ALC887 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, and Front Panel Jack-

Retasking

- Supports S/PDIF out interface at the back I/O

USB

AMD

A55 FCH:

- 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at the mid-board, 6 ports at the back

panel)

Asmedia

PCIe USB3.0 controller:

- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (blue, at the back panel)