Asus A78M-A User Guide - Page 6

Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentation ASUS A78M-A motherboard 2 x Serial ATA 6.0 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. A78M-A specifications summary APU Chipset Memory Graphics Expansion slots AMD® FM2+ socket for AMD® A-Series/Athlon series 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. AMD® A78 FCH 4 x 240-pin DIMM slots support maximum 64GB unbuffered non-ECC DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333 MHz memory modules Dual-channel memory architecture Supports AMD Memory Profile (AMP) memory • 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. • 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 operation 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. Integrated AMD Radeon™ HD 8000/7000 Series Graphics in A-Series APU Multi-VGA output support: HDMI, DVI, D-Sub ports - Supports HDMI with max. resolution of 4096x2160@24Hz/ 1920x1200@60Hz - Supports Dual-link DVI with max. resolution of 2560x1600@60Hz - Supports D-Sub with max. resolution of 1920x1600@60Hz - Maximum shared memory of 2G - Supports AMD® Dual Graphics technology • Refer to http://www.amd.com/us/products/technologies/dual-graphics/Pages/ dual-graphics.aspx#3 for the discrete GPUs that support Dual Graphics technology. • Only FM2+ APU can support up to 4096x2160 resolution display via HDMI port. 1 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slot* 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot 1 x PCI slot * Only FM2+ processors can support PCIe 3.0. (continued on the next page) vi