Asus M5A97LER20 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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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.
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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
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- 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.