MPN: M5A97 PLUS
Category: Motherboards >> AMD AM3
Vendor: ASUS TeK
Weight: 2.59 LB(S)
Price: US$ 87.75
CPU
AMD AM3+ FX/Phenom II/Athlon II/Sempron 100 Series Processors
Supports AM3+ 32 nm CPU
Supports CPU up to 8 cores
Supports CPU up to 140 W
AMD Cool n Quiet Technology
Chipset
AMD 970/SB950
Memory
4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 2133(O.C.)/1866/1600/1333/1066 MHz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel Memory Architecture
(Due to OS limitation, when installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows 32-bit operation system may only recognize less than 3GB. Install a 64-bit Windows OS when you want to install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard.)
( AMD FX Series CPU on this motherboard supports up to DDR3 1866MHz as its standard memory frequency.)
(Due to CPU spec., AMD 100 series CPUs support up to DDR3 1066MHz. With ASUS design, this motherboard can support up to DDR3 1333MHz.)
System Bus
Up to 5.2 GT/s HyperTransport 3.0
Multi-GPU Support
Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX Technology
Expansion Slots
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (blue)
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
3 x PCI
Storage
AMD SB950 controller :
6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
LAN
Realtek 8111F, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)
Audio
Realtek ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
- Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
USB Ports
AMD SB950 controller :
14 x USB 2.0/1.1 port(s) (8 at back panel, black, 6 at mid-board)
Operating System Support
Windows 8.1
Windows 8
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Back I/O Ports
1 x PS/2 keyboard (purple)
1 x PS/2 mouse (green)
1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
8 x USB 2.0
1 x COM port(s)
3 x Audio jack(s)
Internal I/O Ports
3 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 6 USB 2.0 port(s)
6 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)
1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
2 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (4 -pin)
1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
1 x System panel(s)
1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)
Accessories
Users manual
I/O Shield
2 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)
BIOS
64 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, F12 PrintScreen, F3 Shortcut Function and ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information
Support Disc
Drivers
ASUS PC Probe II
ASUS Update
Anti-virus software (OEM version)
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor
12 inch x 8.5 inch ( 30.5 cm x 21.6 cm )
Item Dimension (L"xW"xH"):
10.4 x 12.9 x 2.1
Weight:
2.59 lb
Warranty Information:
3 Year Warranty