Asus M5A97 PLUS User Guide - Page 6

Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items. Motherboard Cables Accessories Application DVD Documentation ASUS M5A97 PLUS 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. M5A97 PLUS specifications summary APU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio USB AMD® AM3+ socket for AMD® FX™/Phenom™ II/Athlon™ II/Sempron™ 100 series processors Support AMD® Cool n Quiet™ Technology Supports CPU up to 140W • Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD® CPU support list. AMD® 970/SB950 Up to 5200 MT/s HyperTransport™ 3.0 4 x DIMM slots support maximum 32GB unbuffered ECC and non-ECC DDR3 2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz memory modules Dual-channel memory architecture • Due to OS limitation, 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. • AMD® FX Series CPU on this motherboard supports up to DDR3 1866MHz as its standard memory frequency. • AMD AM3 100 and 200 series CPU support up to DDR3 1066MHz. • Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List). 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots 3 x PCI slots 6 x Serial ATA 6 Gb/s connectors with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and JBOD support RTL8111F PCIe Gb LAN ALC887 7.1-Channel Audio CODEC 14 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 8 ports at rear panel) (continued on the next page) vi