Socket FM2+ supports AMD FM2+/FM2 A-series APU GIGABYTE Ultra Durable 4 Plus Technology GIGABYTE UEFI Dual BIOS GIGABYTE On/ Off Charge for USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices HDMI, Dual-link DVI, D-sub ports for Triple-Monitor support 8 USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 & 4 SATA2 ports with RAID 0, 1, 10 support High ESD Protection on Gb E LAN & USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports All solid capacitors design GIGABYTE FM2+ series motherboards based on AMD A58 chipset & feature the new FM2+ APU socket, & are designed to get the most from forthcoming Kaveri AMD APUs, while preserving compatibility for current AMD FM2 APUs. FM2+ AMD APUs offer native support for 8 GT/s PCI Express gen 3.0 as well as DX11.1 support integrating the high performance ‘ Steamroller’ core. AMD socket FM2+ APUs also offer native support for 4K resolution displays on HDMI port. APU FM2+ Socket: AMD A series processors AMD Athlon™ series processors (Please refer "CPU Support List" on Gigabyte website for more information) Chipset AMD A58 Memory 2 x DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB of system memory * The maximum 64 GB of system memory can be supported using 16 GB (or above) memory modules. GIGABYTE will update the memory support list on the official website when the memory modules are available on the market. * Due to a Windows 32-bit operating system limitation, when more than 4 GB of physical memory is installed, the actual memory size displayed will be less than the size of the physical memory installed. Dual channel memory architecture Support for DDR3 2400 (OC)/2133/1866/1600/1333 MHz memory modules Support for AMD Memory Profile (AMP)/ Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules (Please refer " Memory Support List" on Gigabyte website for more information) Onboard Graphics Integrated Graphics Processor: 1 x D-Sub port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x 1200 1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 2560x 1600 * Support for 2560x 1600 resolution requires both a monitor & cable that support Dual Link DVI. * The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter 1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x 2160 * The resolution of 4096x 2160 can be supported when using an FM2+ APU; the maximum resolution supported is 1920x 1200 when using an FM2 APU. * Support for HDMI 1.4a version. Maximum shared memory of 2 GB Audio Realtek ALC887 codec High Definition Audio 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module & enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver. Support for S/PDIF Out LAN Realtek Gb E LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit) Expansion Slots 1 x PCI Express x 16 slot, running at x 16 (The PCI Express x 16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.) * To support PCI Express 3.0, you must install an FM2+ APU 1 x PCI Express x 1 slot (The PCI Express x 1 slot conforms to PCI Express 2.0 standard.) 1 x PCI slot Multi-Graphics Technology Support for AMD Dual Graphics technology Only A series APUs support AMD Dual Graphics Storage Interface Chipset: 4 x SATA 3 Gb/s connectors Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, & JBOD USB (Universal Serial Bus) Chipset: 8 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB (Universal Serial Bus) headers) Internal I/O Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 4 x SATA 3 Gb/s connectors 1 x APU fan header 1 x system fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 2 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 headers 1 x serial port header 1 x Clear CMOS jumper Back Panel Connectors 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 1 x D-Sub port 1 x DVI-D port 1 x HDMI port 4 x USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x RJ-45 port 3 x audio jacks (Line In, Line Out, Mic In) I/O Controller i TE I/O Controller Chip H/W Monitoring System voltage detection APU/ System temperature detection APU/ System fan speed detection APU overheating warning APU/ System fan fail warning APU/ System fan speed control * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install BIOS 2 x 64 Mbit flash Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS Support for Dual BIOS Pn P 1.0a, DMI 2.7, Wf M 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0 Unique Features Support for @BIOS Support for Q-Flash Support for Xpress Install Support for Easy Tune * Available functions in Easy Tune may differ by motherboard model Support for Smart Recovery 2 Support for ON/OFF Charge Operating System Support for Windows 8.1/8/7 32-bit/64-bit Support for Windows XP 32-bit * To support Windows XP 32-bit, you must install an AMD FM2 Trinity APU. * It requires Service Pack 3 to support Windows XP driver installation. Form Factor Micro ATX Form Factor; 22.6cm x 17.4cm Remark Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win 9X/ME/2000/XP SP1/SP2. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.