ASROCK A55M-HVS Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock A55M-HVS Motherboard
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2.5 AMD Dual Graphics Operation Guide
This motherboard supports AMD Dual Graphics feature. AMD Dual Graphics brings
multi-GPU performance capabilities by enabling an AMD A55 FCH (Hudson-D2)
integrated graphics processor and a discrete graphics processor to operate
simultaneously with combined output to a single display for blisteringly-fast frame
rates. Currently, AMD Dual Graphics Technology is only supported with Windows
®
7
OS, and is not available with Windows
®
Vista
TM
/ XP OS.
What does an AMD Dual Graphics system include?
An AMD Dual Graphics system includes an AMD Radeon HD 65XX/64XX graphics
processor and a motherboard based on an AMD A55 FCH (Hudson-D2) integrated
chipset, all operating in a Windows
®
7 environment. Please refer to below PCI
Express graphics card support list for AMD Dual Graphics. For the future update of
more compatible PCI Express graphics cards, please visit AMD website for further
information.
Chipset Model Driver
AMD RADEON HD6670 ASUS DIS-PCIE2.1-ASUS-HDMI-EAH6670-DI-1GD3/1G-DDR3 8.863
AMD RADEON HD6570 MSI DIS-PCIE2.1-MSI-HDMI-R6570-MD1GD3-LP/1G-DDR3 8.863
AMD RADEON HD6450 MSI DIS-PCIE2.1-MSI-HDMI-R6450-MD1GD3-LP/1G-DDR3 8.863
Enjoy the benefit of AMD Dual Graphics
Step 1. Please keep the default UEFI setting of “Dual Graphics“ option on [Auto].
Step 2. Install one AMD RADEON HD6670 / 6570 / 6450 PCI Express graphics
card to PCIE2 slot (blue).
Step 3. Connect the monitor cable to the onboard VGA port. Please be noted that
the current VGA driver / VBIOS can allow Dual Graphics output from on-
board display only. For any future update, please refer to our website for
further information.
Step 4. Boot into OS. Please remove the AMD driver if you have any VGA driver
installed in your system.
Step 5. Install the onboard VGA driver from our support CD to your system for
both the onboard VGA and the discrete graphics card.
Step 6. Restart your computer. Right-click the desktop. Click “AMD VISION
Engine Control Center” to enter AMD VISION Engine Control Center.

ASROCK A55M-HVS Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	800, 1066, 1333, 1600, 1866, 2400 MHz
Processor socket	Socket FM1
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD Sempron
Processor thermal power (max)	100 W
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of COM connectors	1
Number of SATA II connectors	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0
HDMI version	1.4a
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Audio chip	VIA VT1705
Cooling type	Passive
Certification	FCC, CE, WHQL, ErP/EuP
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD A55 FCH
Audio output channels	5.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7\\r Windows Vista\\r Windows XP
RAID levels	0, 1, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II
On-board graphics card	No
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Cables included	SATA
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	AMI
ACPI version	1.1
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	216 mm
Width	226 mm