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    Motherboard A58M-A/USB3
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    service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL from http://support.asus.com/download problems
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    Contents Safety information...iv About this guide...iv Package contents...vi A58M-A/USB3 specifications summary vi Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Before you proceed 1-1 1.2 Motherboard overview 1-2 1.3 Accelerated Processing Unit (APU 1-4 1.4 System memory 1-7 1.5 Expansion slots
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    . • If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and configuring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts
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    updates. 1. ASUS websites The ASUS website provides updated information on ASUS hardware and software products. Refer to the ASUS contact Conventions used in this guide To ensure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. DANGER/WARNING:
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    DVD Documentation ASUS A58M-A/USB3 motherboard 2 x Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s cables 1 x I/O Shield Support DVD User Guide If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. A58M-A/USB3 specifications summary APU Chipset Memory Graphics AMD® FM2+ Socket for AMD® A-series/Athlon
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    A58M-A/USB3 specifications summary Expansion slots Storage / RAID LAN Audio USB ASUS unique features 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 slot* 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slot 1 x PCI slot • PCIe 3.0 is supported by FM2+ processors only. AMD® A58 FCH: - 6 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s connectors support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and
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    ATX 12V power connector 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 Drivers ASUS Update ASUS
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    in the bag that came with the component. • Before you install or remove any component, ensure that the ATX power supply is switched off or the power cord is detached from the power supply. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to the motherboard, peripherals, or components. ASUS A58M-A/USB3 1-1
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    in the image below. 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. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis A58M-A/USB3 1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
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    ASM 1042 A58M-A/USB3 PCIEX16 Super I/O PCIEX1_1 BATTERY AMD® A58 SPEAKER ALC 887 AAFP COM PCI1 SPDIF_OUT TPM USB56 CLRTC USB34 F_PANEL 64Mb BIOS SATA3G_1 SATA3G_2 SATA3G_3 13 12 11 10 9 8 6 Connectors/Jumpers/Slots 1. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) 2. AMD FM2
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    Processing Unit (APU) This motherboard comes with an FM2+ socket designed for AMD® A-series / Athlon™ series accelerated processors with AMD® Radeon™ R/HD 8000/7000 series graphics. A58M-A/USB3 A58M-A/USB3 CPU socket FM2+ Ensure that you use an APU designed for the FM2+ socket. The APU fits
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    3 4 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 1 2 ASUS A58M-A/USB3 1-5
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    3 4 5 To uninstall the APU heatsink and fan assembly 1 2 3 4 5 1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction
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    4GB or more memory on the motherboard. • This motherboard does not support DIMMs made up of 512Mb (64MB) chips or less. • The maximum 32GB memory capacity can be supported with 16GB or above DIMMs. ASUS will update the memory QVL once the DIMMs are available in the market. ASUS A58M-A/USB3 1-7
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    frequency, refer to section 2.5 Ai Tweaker menu for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use a more efficient memory cooling system to support a full memory load (2 DIMMs) or overclocking condition. • Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List
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    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. 1.5.1 Installing an chassis with the screw you removed earlier. 6. Replace the system cover. ASUS A58M-A/USB3 1-9
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    BIOS settings, if any. See Chapter 2 for information on BIOS setup. 2. Assign an IRQ to the card. 3. Install the software drivers for the expansion card. When using PCI cards on shared slots, ensure that the drivers support is supported by FM2+ processors only. IRQ assignments for this motherboard
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    . • 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 A58M-A/USB3 1-11
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    1.7 Connectors 1.7.1 Rear panel connectors 1 2 3 4 56 11 10 9 8 7 1. PS/2 Mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. HDMI port. This port is for a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connector, and is HDCP compliant allowing playback of HD DVD, Blu-ray, and other
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    with HD audio module in the front panel to support a 7.1-channel audio output. 8. USB 2.0 ports Windows® OS environment and after USB 3.0 driver installation. • USB 3.0 devices can only A58M-A/USB3 PIN 1 RESET GPIO SERIRQ SMBSDA GND LAD1 LAD2 PWROWN GND A58M-A/USB3 TPM connector ASUS A58M-A/USB3
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    CHA_FAN A58M-A/USB3 A58M-A/USB3 Fan connectors DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors. Insufficient air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. These are not jumpers! DO NOT place jumper caps on the fan connectors. • The CPU_FAN connector supports a CPU
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    not boot up if the power is inadequate. • DO NOT forget to connect the 4-pin ATX +12V power plug. Otherwise, the system will not boot up. • We recommend that you Wattage Calculator at http://support.asus. com/PowerSupplyCalculator/PSCalculator.aspx?SLanguage=en-us for details. ASUS A58M-A/USB3 1-15
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    A58M-A/USB3 SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors • These connectors are set to AHCI mode by default. If you intend to create a Serial ATA RAID set using these connectors, set the OnChip SATA Type item in the BIOS to [RAID]. See section 2.6.2 SATA Configuration for details. • You must install Windows® XP Service
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    supports several chassis-mounted functions. F_PANEL +PWR LED PWR BTN PWR_LED+ PWR_LEDPWR GND HDD_LED+ HDD_LED- Ground HWRST# (NC) A58M-A/USB3 PIN 1 +HDD_LED RESET A58M-A/USB3 to the HDD. • ATX power button/soft-off button A58M-A/USB3 PIN 1 A58M-A/USB3 Speaker out connector ASUS A58M-A/USB3 1-17
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    USB+5V USB_P5USB_P5+ GND NC USB+5V USB_P3USB_P3+ GND NC A58M-A/USB3 PIN 1 PIN 1 USB+5V USB_P6USB_P6+ GND USB+5V USB_P4USB_P4+ GND A58M-A/USB3 USB2.0 connectors Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connectors. Doing so will damage the motherboard! The USB 2.0 module is purchased separately. 10
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    at www.asus.com for updates. To run the Support DVD Place the Support DVD into the optical drive. If Autorun is enabled in your computer, the DVD automatically displays the Specials screen which contains the unique features of ASUS motherboard. Click Drivers, Utilities, Make Disk, Manual, Contact
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    1-20 Chapter 1: Product introduction
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    automatically update your motherboard's driver, software and firmware Click to find and select the BIOS from file Click to select a boot logo Click to update the BIOS EZ Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an ISP (Internet Service Provider). ASUS A58M-A/USB3 2-1
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    to the Folder Info field. 6. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to find the BIOS file, and then press to perform the BIOS update process. Reboot the system when the update process is done. • This function supports USB flash disks formatted using FAT32/16 on a single partition only. • Ensure to
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    reference only and may not be exactly the same as actually shown on your computer screen. Before updating BIOS • Prepare the motherboard support DVD and a USB flash drive. • Download the latest BIOS file and BIOS Updater from http://support.asus.com and save them in your USB flash drive. NTFS is not
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    file and BIOS Updater to the USB port. 2. Boot your computer then press to launch the select boot device screen. 3. When the select boot device screen appears, insert the Support DVD into the optical drive then select the optical drive as the boot device. Please select boot device: E1: ASUS DVD
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    down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failaure. Ensure to load the BIOS default settings to ensure system compatibility and stability. Select the Load Optimized Defaults item under the Exit BIOS menu. See section 2.10 Exit Menu for details. ASUS A58M-A/USB3 2-5
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    setting, try to clear the CMOS and reset the motherboard to the default value. Refer to section 1.6 Jumpers on how to erase the RTC RAM. • The BIOS setup program does not support the bluetooth devices. BIOS menu screen The BIOS setup program can be used under two modes: EZ Mode and Advanced Mode
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    Mode provides advanced options for experienced end-users to configure the BIOS settings. The figure below shows an example of the Advanced Mode. Refer to the following sections for the detailed configurations. To access the EZ Mode, click Exit, then select ASUS EZ Mode. ASUS A58M-A/USB3 2-7
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    the Main menu items. The other items (Ai Tweaker, Advanced, Monitor, Boot, Tool, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 2-8 Chapter 2: BIOS information
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    the bottom right corner of the menu screen are the navigation keys for the BIOS setup program. Use the navigation keys to select items in the menu and change you have done in BIOS. Last Modified button This button shows the items that you last modified and saved in BIOS Setup. ASUS A58M-A/USB3 2-9
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    2.3 My Favorites MyFavorites is your personal space where you can easily save and access your favorite BIOS items. Adding items to My Favorites To add frequently-used BIOS items to My Favorites: 1. Use the arrow keys to select an item that you want to add. When using a mouse, hover the pointer to
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    Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM to clear the BIOS password. See section 1.6 Jumpers for information on how to erase the RTC RAM. • The Administrator or User Password items on top of the screen show the default Not Installed. After you set a password, these items show Installed. ASUS A58M-A/USB3 2-11
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    that you enter the administrator password for accessing the system. Otherwise, you might be able to see or change only selected fields in the BIOS setup program. To set an administrator password: 1. Select the Administrator Password item and press . 2. From the Create New Password box, key in
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    of the Ai Tweaker menu items. Incorrect field values can cause the system to malfunction. The configuration options for this section vary depending on the CPU and DIMM model you installed on the motherboard. Scroll down to display the following items: ASUS A58M-A/USB3 2-13
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    Displays the current CPU speed. Target DRAM keys to adjust the ratio. The valid value ranges vary according to your CPU model. 2.5.3 NB Frequency [Auto] Allows you to adjust the NB frequency. APU type installed. Target TDP [Auto] Allows you to manually set up a TDP (Thermal Design Power) value.
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    Manual Adjustment [Fast] This item appears only when you set the previous item to [Manual Adjustment]. Select [Ultra Fast] for a faster response. The reaction time will be longer when [Regular] is selected. Configuration options: [Ultra Fast] [Fast] [Medium] [Regular] Hz interval. ASUS A58M-A/USB3
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    field values can cause the system to malfunction. 2.6.1 CPU Configuration The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. The items shown in submenu may be different due to the CPU you installed. AMD PowerNow function [Enabled] Enables or disables the
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    CPU BIOS automatically detects the presence of SATA devices. The SATA Port items show Not Present if no SATA device is installed to the corresponding SATA port. OnChip SATA Channel [Enabled] Enables or disables onboard channel SATA port. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A58M-A/USB3
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    configured as [AHCI], the ports can only be used under Windows® OS with the requested drivers installed. Set to [IDE] instead of [AHCI] to access devices on SATA ports the support for USB devices on legacy operating systems (OS). [Disabled] The USB devices can be used only for the BIOS setup
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    Enables or disables the Internal Graphics Device Multi-Monitor support for add-on VGA devices. And the memory size Enabled] The IGFX Multi-Monitor item must be enabled before using AMD® Dual Graphics technology. Primary Video Device [PCIE / PCI HDMI] for HDMI audio output. ASUS A58M-A/USB3 2-19
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    USB 3.0 controller. [Disabled] Disables the controller. Asmedia USB 3.0 Battery Charging Support [Disabled] This item appears only when the Asmedia USB 3.0 Controller item is on the system. This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. 2-20 Chapter
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    an ATX Support [Enabled] This item allows user to disable or enable the Ipv4 PXE Boot support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enable] Ipv6 PXE Support [Enabled] This item allows user to disable or enable the Ipv6 PXE Boot support. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS A58M-A/USB3
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    2.7 Monitor menu The Monitor menu displays the system temperature/power status, and allows you to change the fan settings. Scroll down to display the following items: 2-22 Chapter 2: BIOS information
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    . The values range from 20ºC to 75ºC. Q-Fan Min. Duty Cycle(%) [20] Use the and keys to adjust the minimum CPU fan duty cycle. The values range from 20% to 100%. When the CPU temperature is under the lower limit, the CPU fan will operate at the minimum duty cycle. ASUS A58M-A/USB3 2-23
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    achieve maximum chassis fan speed. [Manual] Sets to [Manual] to assign detailed fan speed when you set Q-Fan Profile to [Manual]. Q-Fan Upper Temperature [70] Use the minimum duty cycle. 2.7.5 CPU Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V detect this item. 2.7.6 Anti Surge Support [Auto] This item allows you
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    2.8 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Scroll down to display the following items: ASUS A58M-A/USB3 2-25
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    before restarting the system, PS/2 devices will not be available and BIOS setup program will not be accessible via PS/2 devices. [Full Driver Support [Disabled] [Disabled] Select to skip the network stack driver from loading during POST. [Enabled] Select to load the network stack driver
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    you to select the desired additional POST waiting time to easily enter the BIOS setup. You can only execute the POST delay time during Normal Boot. The for entering the BIOS setup program. [EZ Mode] Sets EZ Mode as the default screen for entering the BIOS setup program. ASUS A58M-A/USB3 2-27
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    , enable the CSM to fully support the non-UEFI driver add-on devices or the Windows® UEFI mode. [Disabled] Disable the CSM to fully support the Windows® Security Update and Security Boot. The following UEFI mode that Microsoft® Secure Boot can function properly. 2-28 Chapter 2: BIOS information
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    a storage device for an additional db and dbx loaded management. The KEK file must be formatted as a UEFI variable structure with time-based authenticated variable. ASUS A58M-A/USB3 2-29
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    signers or images of UEFI applications, operating system loaders, and UEFI drivers that you can load on the single computer. Delete the db . • To select the boot device during system startup, press when ASUS Logo appears. • To access Windows OS in Safe Mode, press after 2: BIOS information
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    system while updating the BIOS to prevent the system boot failure! • We recommend that you update the BIOS file only coming from the same memory/ CPU configuration and BIOS version. Load/Save Profile from/to USB Drive Allows you to load/save CMOS profile from/to USB drive. ASUS A58M-A/USB3 2-31
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    you to load the optimal default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. You can access the EZ Mode from the , a confirmation window appears. Select Yes to discard changes and exit. ASUS EZ Mode This option allows you to enter the EZ Mode screen. Launch EFI
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    radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that y compris celles susceptibles de provoquer un fonctionnement non souhaité de l'appareil. A58M-A/USB3 A-1
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    substances in our products at ASUS REACH website at http://csr.asus.com/english/REACH.htm. DO NOT throw the motherboard in municipal waste. This the battery should not be placed in municipal waste. ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services ASUS recycling and takeback programs come from our commitment to
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    Harkort Str. 21-23, D-40880 Ratingen, Germany Fax +49-2102-959931 Web site http://www.asus.com/de Online contact http://eu-rma.asus.com/sales Technical Support Telephone +49-2102-5789555 Support Fax +49-2102-959911 Online support http://www.asus.com/de/support/ A58M-A/USB3 A-3
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    : ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. 4F, No. 150, LI-TE Rd., PEITOU, TAIPEI 112, TAIWAN TAIWAN ASUS COMPUTER GmbH HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RATINGEN GERMANY Motherboard Model name : A58M-A/USB3, A58M-E, A58M-K conform with the essential requirements of the following directives: 2004/108/EC-EMC Directive EN
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