Asus F2A85-M2 - Manual (Page 13)

ASUS F2A85-M2 1-1
Product introduction
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1.1 Special features
1.1.1 Product highlights
AMD ® A-series accelerated processors with AMD ® Radeon™ HD 7000 series
graphics
This motherboard supports AMD ® A- series accelerated processor with AMD ® Radeon™
HD 7000 series graphics. This revolutionary APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) combines
processing power and advanced DirectX 11 graphics in one small, energy-efficient design to
enable accelerated performance and an industry-leading visual experience. It features Dual-
channel DDR3 memory support and accelerates data transfer rate up to 5GT/s.
AMD ® A85X FCH (Hudson D4) Chipset
AMD ® A85X FCH (Hudson D4) is designed to support up to 5GT/s interface speed and AMD
CrossFireX TM . It supports 8 x SATA 6.0Gb/s ports and 4 x USB 3.0 ports.
Dual-Channel DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066MHz support
The motherboard supports DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of
1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz to boost the system’s performance, and to meet the higher
bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet applications.
8-channel high definition audio
The onboard 8-channel HD audio (High Definition Audio, previously codenamed Azalia)
CODEC enables high-quality 192KHz/24-bit audio output and jack-detect feature that
automatically detects and identifies what types of peripherals are plugged into the audio
I/O jacks and notifies users of inappropriate connection, which means there will be no more
confusion of Line-in, Line-out, and Mic jacks.
Native SATA 6.0 Gb/s support
With AMD ® A85X FCH natively support for the next-generation Serial ATA (SATA) storage
interface, this motherboard delivers up to 6.0 Gb/s data transfer rates. It also provides
enhanced scalability, faster data retrieval, double the bandwidth of current bus systems.
Gigabit LAN solution
The onboard LAN controller is a highly integrated Gb LAN controller. It is enhanced with an
ACPI management function to provide efficient power management for advanced operating
systems.