Asus F2A85-M User Guide

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Contents
Safety information ...................................................................................................... vi
About this guide ........................................................................................................ vii
F2A85-M specications summary ............................................................................ ix
Package contents ...................................................................................................... xii
Product introduction
1.1 Special features ............................................................................................ 1-1
1.1.1 Product highlights ...........................................................................
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1.1.2 DIGI+VRM Digital Power Design ....................................................
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1.1.3 Innovative ASUS features ...............................................................
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1.2 Before you proceed ......................................................................................
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1.3 Motherboard overview .................................................................................
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1.3.1 Placement direction ........................................................................
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1.3.2 Screw holes ....................................................................................
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1.3.3 Motherboard layout .........................................................................
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1.3.4 Layout contents ...............................................................................
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1.4 Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) ............................................................
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1.4.1 Installing the APU ............................................................................
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1.4.2 APU heatsink and fan assembly installation .................................
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1.5 System memory ..........................................................................................
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1.5.1 Overview .......................................................................................
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1.5.2 Memory congurations ..................................................................
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1.5.3 Installing a DIMM ..........................................................................
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1.5.4 Removing a DIMM ........................................................................
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1.6 Expansion slots ..........................................................................................
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1.6.1 Installing an expansion card .........................................................
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1.6.2 Conguring an expansion card .....................................................
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1.6.3 PCI slot .........................................................................................
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1.6.4 PCI Express x1 slot .......................................................................
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1.6.5 PCI Express x16 slots ...................................................................
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1.7 Jumpers
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1.8 Connectors ..................................................................................................
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1.8.1 Rear panel connectors ..................................................................
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1.8.2 Internal connectors .......................................................................
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1.9 Onboard switches ......................................................................................
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1.10 Onboard LEDs ............................................................................................
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1.11 Software support ........................................................................................
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1.11.1 Installing an operating system ......................................................
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1.11.2 Support DVD information ..............................................................
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Asus F2A85-M Specifications

General

Form Factor	Micro ATX
Chipset	AMD A85X (Hudson D4)
Socket	FM2
Max Memory	64GB
Memory Type	DDR3
SATA 6Gb/s	7 x SATA 6Gb/s
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
Memory Standard	DDR3 2400(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333 MHz
PCI Express x1	2
USB 3.0 Ports	4 x USB 3.0 (2 at back panel, 2 via internal header)
USB 2.0 Ports	8 x USB 2.0 (4 rear, 4 via header)
Audio	Realtek 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
LAN	Realtek RTL8111F Gigabit LAN Controller
Memory Slots	4 x DIMM