ASROCK FM2A55M-VG3 Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock FM2A55M-VG3 Motherboard
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1.5 Onboard Headers and Connectors
Onboard headers and connectors are NOT jumpers. Do NOT place
jumper caps over these headers and connectors. Placing jumper caps
over the headers and connectors will cause permanent damage of the
motherboard!
USB 2.0 Headers Besides four default USB 2.0
(9-pin USB4_5)
ports on the I/O panel, there
(see p.2 No. 17)
are two USB 2.0 headers on
this motherboard. Each USB 2.0
header can support two USB
2.0 ports.
(9-pin USB6_7)
(see p.2 No. 18)
Serial ATA (SATA) Either end of the SATA data
Data Cable cable can be connected to the
(Optional)
SATA2 hard disk or the SATA2
connector on this motherboard.
Serial ATA2 Connectors These four Serial ATA2
(SATA_1: see p.2, No. 10)
(SATA2) connectors support
(SATA_2: see p.2, No. 9)
SATA data cables for internal
(SATA_3: see p.2, No. 8)
storage devices. The current
(SATA_4: see p.2, No. 7)
SATA2 interface allows up to
3.0 Gb/s data transfer rate.
P-7
P+7
GND
DUMMY
USB_PWR
USB_PWR
P-6
P+6
GND
1
SATA_1
SATA_2
SATA_3
SATA_4

ASROCK FM2A55M-VG3 Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1866 MHz
Processor socket	Socket FM2
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD A
Processor thermal power (max)	100 W
Number of SATA II connectors	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	-
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.
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0
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
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64
RAID levels	0, 1, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II
Graphics card	Radeon HD 7000
DirectX version	11
Maximum resolution	1920 x 1600 pixels
Maximum graphics card memory	2048 MB
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
ACPI version	1.1

Weight and Dimensions

Width	- mm