ASROCK FM2A55M-VG3 Quick Installation Guide

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ASRock FM2A55M-VG3 Motherboard
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Motherboard Layout
SOCKET FM2
FM2A55M-VG3
DDR3
X
Fast RAM
X Fast LAN
X Fast USB
RoHS
AMD
A55 FCH
(Hudson-D2)
Chipset
CMOS
BATTERY
64Mb
BIOS
ATXPWR1
FSB800
DDR3_A1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
DDR3_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module)
SATA_3
SATA_4
SATA_2
SATA_1
ATX12V1
Super
I/O
LAN
AUDIO
CODEC
1
CLRCMOS1
PCIE1
PCI1
1
USB6_7
1
USB4_5
HD_AUDIO1
1
CPU_FAN1
CHA_FAN1
SPEAKER1
1
HDLED RESET
PLED PWRBTN
1
PANEL1
Top:
LINE IN
Center:
FRONT
Bottom:
MIC IN
RJ-45 LAN
USB 2.0
T: USB2
B: USB3
USB 2.0
T: USB0
B: USB1
PS2
Mouse
PS2
Keyboard
VGA1
1
2
4
3
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
CI1
1
22
1 ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 12 Southbridge Controller
2 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 13 SPI Flash Memory (64Mb)
3 ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) 14 System Panel Header (PANEL1)
4 CPU Socket 15 Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER1)
5 CPU Heatsink Retention Module 16 PCI Slot (PCI1)
6 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots 17 USB 2.0 Header (USB4_5)
(Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1) 18 USB 2.0 Header (USB6_7)
7 SATA2 Connector (SATA_4) 19 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1)
8 SATA2 Connector (SATA_3) 20 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1)
9 SATA2 Connector (SATA_2) 21 Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1)
10 SATA2 Connector (SATA_1) 22 Chassis Intrusion Header (CI1)
11 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1)

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