Asus A55BM-PLUS - Manual (Page 12)

1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.2.4 Layout contents
A55BM-PLUS
A55BM-PLUS CPU socket FM2+
1.3 Accelerated Processing Unit (APU)
This motherboard comes with a FM2+ socket designed for AMD ® A-series and Athlon™
series processors.
Ensure that you use an APU designed for the FM2+ socket. The APU fits in only one
correct orientation. DO NOT force the APU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and
damaging the APU!
Connectors/Jumpers/Slots/LED Page
1. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) 1-18
2. CPU and chassis fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN, and 4-pin CHA_FAN) 1-17
3. AMD FM2+ socket 1-4
4. GPU Boost switch 1-14
5. DDR3 DIMM slots 1-8
6. MemOK! button 1-13
7. Speaker connector (4-pin SPEAKER) 1-20
8. SATA 3.0 Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~6) 1-19
9. System panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL) 1-20
10. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC) 1-12
11. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASSIS) 1-17
12. USB 2.0 connector (10-1 pin USB910, USB78, USB56) 1-22
13. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM) 1-23
14. LPT connector (26-1 pin LPT) 1-23
15. Digital audio connector (4-1 pin SPDIF_OUT) 1-21
16. Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) 1-21
17. Standby power LED (SB_PWR) 1-1
18. TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM) 1-22