Back panel I/O ports
| PS/2 ports quantity |
1 |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity |
2 |
| VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity |
1 |
| Microphone in |
Y |
| Headphone outputs |
1 |
| DVI-D ports quantity |
1 |
| S/PDIF in port |
N |
Performance
| Audio system |
Realtek ALC887 |
| Trusted Platform Module (TPM) |
N |
| Component for |
PC |
| Motherboard chipset family |
AMD |
Memory
| Memory slots type |
DIMM |
| Memory channels |
Dual |
| Memory voltage |
1.5 V |
| Supported memory types |
DDR3-SDRAM |
| Number of memory slots |
2 |
| Maximum internal memory |
64 GB |
Internal I/O
| Serial port headers |
1 |
| Dual Power System (DPS) slot |
N |
| Audio Modem Rise (AMR) slot |
N |
| CNR slot |
N |
| CF card connector |
N |
| Front panel audio connector |
Y |
| Chassis intrusion connector |
Y |
| EZ plug connector |
N |
| GAME/MIDI connector |
N |
| Number of COM connectors |
1 |
| CPU fan connector |
Y |
| CD/AUX audio in |
N |
| Parallel connector |
N |
| EPS power connector (8-pin) |
Y |
| Number of SATA III connectors |
4 |
| Floppy disk drive connector |
N |
| IPMI 2.0 slot |
N |
| USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors |
1 |
| TPM connector |
N |
| S/PDIF in connector |
N |
| Power fan connector |
N |
| ATX Power connector (24-pin) |
Y |
| S/PDIF out connector |
Y |
| USB 2.0 connectors |
2 |
| Number of SATA connectors |
4 |
| Number of chassis fan connectors |
1 |
BIOS
| Clear CMOS jumper |
Y |
| BIOS memory size |
16 MB |
| BIOS type |
UEFI AMI |
Graphics
| Discrete graphics support |
Y |
| Graphics adapter family |
AMD |
| On-board graphics adapter |
Y |
| Maximum graphics adapter memory |
2048 MB |
Packaging content
| Quick installation guide |
Y |
| Drivers included |
Y |
Expansion slots
| PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots |
1 |
| PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots |
1 |
| PCI slots |
1 |
Processor
| Maximum number of SMP processors |
1 |
Additionally
| Chipset |
AMD A88X |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity |
1 |
| Ethernet LAN connection |
Y |
| Dual-link DVI |
Y |
| Graphics |
Radeon HD 7000 |
GA-F2A88XM-DS2 - FM2+, AMD A88X, 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM, AMD Radeon HD 8000/7000, 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16, 4 x SATA 6Gb/s, GbE LAN, UEFI DualBIOS, Micro ATX
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*Whether to support 3X USB power design, it may vary by models.
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