Asus M5A97 R2.0 User Manual

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M5A97 R2.0 specications summary
CPU AMD
®
Socket AM3+ for AMD
®
FX Series CPU up to 8-core, compatible with
AMD
®
Socket AM3 for AMD
®
Phenon
TM
II / Athlon
TM
II / Sempron
TM
100
Series processors
AMD
®
140W CPU Support
AMD
®
Cool ‘n’ Quiet
TM
support
Support AM3+ 32nm CPU
• Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD
®
CPU support list
Chipset AMD
®
970 / SB950
System Bus Up to 4800MT/s; HyperTransport
TM
3.0
Memory 4 x DIMMs, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2133 (O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz,
ECC, Non-ECC, unbuffered memory
• The maximum 32GB memory capacity can be supported with 8GB or above
DIMMs. ASUS will update the memory QVL once the DIMMs are available in the
market.
• Due to CPU spec, AMD 100 Series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066MHz. With
ASUS design, this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz.
• Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualied Vendors List).
• When you install a total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows
®
32-bit
operating system may only recognize less than 3GB. We recommend a
maximum of 3GB system memory if you are using a Windows
®
32-bit operating
system.
Expansion slots 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slots (Blue @x16 speed, Black @x4 speed)
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
2 x PCI slots
Multi-GPU
support
Supports AMD
®
Quad-GPU CrossFireX
TM
Technology
Storage
AMD
®
SB950 Chipset:
- 6 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
LAN Realtek
®
8111F Gigabit LAN controller
Audio
Realtek 887 8-channel High Denition Audio CODEC
- Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, Front Panel Jack-Retasking
- Supports optical S/PDIF out interface at the back I/O
- ASUS Noise Filter
USB
AMD
®
SB950 Chipset:
- 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at the mid-board, 6 ports at the back
panel)
2 x Asmedia
®
USB3.0 controller:
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at back panel (blue)*
- 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports at mid-board for front panel support
* Supports ASUS USB 3.0 Boost UASP Mode.

Asus M5A97 R2.0 Specifications

General

ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1866, 2133 MHz
System bus rate	4.8 GT/s
Processor socket	Socket AM3+
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of SATA III connectors	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1
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.
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887
Component for	PC
Motherboard chipset	AMD 970
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Motherboard southbridge	AMD SB950
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III
On-board graphics card	No
Parallel processing technology support	Quad-GPU CrossFireX
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Cables included	SATA
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111F
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	UEFI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	229 mm
Width	305 mm