Asus A55BM-E User Manual

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Chapter 2: Getting started
Advanced Mode
The Advanced Mode provides advanced options for experienced end-users to congure the
BIOS settings. The gure below shows an example of the Advanced Mode. Refer to the
following sections for the detailed congurations.
To access the EZ Mode, click Exit, then select ASUS EZ Mode or press F7.
Menu bar
The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:
My Favorites For saving the frequently-used system settings and conguration
Main For changing the basic system conguration
Ai Tweaker For changing the overclocking settings
Advanced For changing the advanced system settings
Monitor
For displaying the system temperature, power status, and changing the
fan settings
Boot For changing the system boot conguration
Tool For conguring options for special functions
Exit For selecting the exit options and loading default settings
Navigation keys
General help
Menu bar
Submenu item
Conguration elds
Menu items
Back button
Last modied
settings
Quick note

Asus A55BM-E Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1333, 1600, 1866, 2133 MHz
Processor socket	Socket FM2+
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD A
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
USB 2.0 connectors	2
Number of SATA II connectors	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0
DVI-D ports quantity	-
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4
Cooling type	Passive
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD A55 FCH
Audio output channels	7.1 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, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
RAID levels	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA, SATA II
Maximum resolution	2560 x 1600 pixels
Maximum graphics card memory	2048 MB
Cables included	SATA
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111G
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	UEFI AMI
ACPI version	4.0a
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	183 mm
Width	231 mm