Description

New A78 chipset motherboard with support for FM2+ APUs.
This motherboard is compatible with both AMD FM2 and FM2+ APUs. Please note that some new features may be only supported by FM2+ APUs.

CPU
Supports Socket FM2+ 95W / FM2 100W processors

Chipset
AMD A78 FCH (Bolton-D3)

Memory
Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
2 x DDR3 DIMM Slots
Supports DDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Max. capacity of system memory: 32GB*
Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 1.3 / 1.2
Supports AMD Memory Profile (AMP)

*Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.

BIOS
64Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
Supports “Plug and Play”
ACPI 1.1 Compliant wake up events
Supports jumperfree
SMBIOS 2.3.1 support
DRAM, CPU Voltage multi-adjustment

Graphics
Integrated AMD Radeon R7/R5 Series Graphics in A-series APU
DirectX 11.1, Pixel Shader 5.0 with FM2+ CPU. DirectX 11, Pixel Shader 5.0 with FM2 CPU.
Max. shared memory 2GB
Three graphics output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI Ports
Supports Triple Monitor
Supports HDMI with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2160) @ 24Hz
Supports Dual-link DVI-D with max. resolution up to 2560×1600 @ 60Hz
Supports D-Sub with max. resolution up to 1920×1200 @ 60Hz
Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
Supports Blu-ray Stereoscopic 3D with HDMI Port
Supports AMD Steady Video 2.0: New video post processing capability for automatic jitter reduction on home/online video
Supports HDCP with DVI-D and HDMI Ports
Supports Full HD 1080p Blu-ray (BD) playback with DVI-D and HDMI Ports

*Only FM2+ APU can support up to 4096×2160 resolution display via HDMI port.

Audio
5.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC662 Audio Codec)

LAN
PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
Realtek RTL8111FR
Supports Realtek RealWoW! Technology
Supports Wake-On-LAN
Supports LAN Cable Detection
Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
Supports PXE

Slots
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1 @ x16 mode)
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot
1 x PCI Slot
Supports AMD Dual Graphics

*PCIE 3.0 is only supported with FM2+ CPU. With FM2 CPU, it only supports PCIE 2.0.

Storage
6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

Connector
1 x Print Port Header
1 x COM Port Header
1 x Chassis Intrusion Header
1 x TPM Header
1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)
1 x Chassis Fan Connector (4-pin)
1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)
1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector
1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
1 x USB 3.0 Header by AMD A78 FCH (Bolton-D3) (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports)

Rear Panel I/O
1 x PS/2 Mouse Port
1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port
1 x D-Sub Port
1 x DVI-D Port
1 x HDMI Port
4 x USB 2.0 Ports
2 x USB 3.0 Ports (AMD A78 FCH (Bolton-D3))
1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Unique Feature
ASRock A-Tuning
ASRock Instant Boot
ASRock Instant Flash
ASRock APP Charger
ASRock XFast LAN
ASRock XFast RAM
ASRock Crashless BIOS
ASRock OMG (Online Management Guard)
ASRock Internet Flash
ASRock UEFI System Browser
ASRock UEFI Tech Service
ASRock Dehumidifier Function
ASRock Easy RAID Installer
ASRock Easy Driver Installer
ASRock Interactive UEFI
ASRock Fast Boot
ASRock X-Boost
ASRock Restart to UEFI
ASRock USB Key
ASRock FAN-Tastic Tuning
Hybrid Booster:
ASRock U-COP

Support CD
Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 (30 days trial)

Accessories
Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
2 x SATA Data Cables

Hardware Monitor
CPU temperature sensing
Chassis temperature sensing
CPU Fan Tachometer
Chassis Fan Tachometer
CPU/Chassis Quiet Fan
CPU/Chassis Fan multi-speed control
CASE OPEN detection
Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore

Form Factor
Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.2-in x 7.2-in, 23.4 cm x 18.3 cm
All Solid Capacitor design

OS
Microsoft Windows 8.1 32-bit / 8.1 64-bit / 8 32-bit / 8 64-bit / 7 32-bit / 7 64-bit

Certifications
FCC, CE, WHQL
ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)