Package contents
Check your motherboard package for the following items.
Motherboard
Cables
Accessories
Application DVD
Documentation
If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
A55BM-E/BR specifications summary
CPU
Chipset
Memory
Graphics
Expansion slots
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ASUS A55BM-E/BR motherboard
2 x Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s cables
1 x I/O Shield
Support DVD
User Guide
AMD
FM2+ Socket for AMD
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AMD
Turbo Core Technology 3.0 support
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Supports APU up to 4 cores
• Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD
AMD
A55 FCH (Hudson D2)
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2 x DDR3 DIMM, max. 32GB, DDR3 2133* / 1866 / 1600 / 1333 MHz, non-
ECC un-buffered memory
Dual-channel memory architecture
Supports AMD Memory Profile (AMP) memory
* Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual
CPUs.
• The maximum 32GB memory capacity can be supported with 16GB or above
DIMMs. ASUS will update the memory QVL once the DIMMs are available in the
market.
• Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List).
• When you install a total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows
operating system may only recognize less than 3GB. We recommend a
maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a Windows
system.
Integrated AMD
Radeon™ HD 8000 / 7000 Series Graphics in the A-
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Series APU
Multi-VGA output support: DVI-D and D-Sub
Supports HDMI with max. resolution 4096x2160@60Hz
Supports D-Sub with max. resolution 1920x1600@60Hz
AMD
Dual Graphics technology support*
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Maximum shared memory of 2G
Supports AMD
Dual Graphics technology
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* Refer to http://www.amd.com/us/products/technologies/dual-graphics/
Pages/dual-graphics.aspx#3 for the discrete GPUs which support Dual Graphics
technology.
1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 slot*
1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slot
1 x PCI slot
• PCIe 3.0 is supported by FM2+ processors only.
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A-Series/Athlon™ Series processors
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APU support list.
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32-bit
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32-bit operating
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