Description

The ASRock FM2A88X Extreme4+ full ATX motherboard comes with great features as standard. Supports Socket FM2+ 95W / FM2 100W processors, with ASRock DuraCap Design. With Dual Channel DDR3 2600+(OC), it supports AMD Quad CrossFireX, CrossFireX and Dual Graphics with the integrated AMD Radeon HD 8000/7000 series graphics in A-series APU. It also has:

A-Style : Home Cloud
Supports Socket FM2+ 95W / FM2 100W processors
ASRock DuraCap Design
Supports Dual Channel DDR3 2600+(OC)
1 x PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16, 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1, 3 x PCI
Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX, CrossFireX and Dual Graphics
Integrated AMD Radeon HD 8000/7000 series graphics in A-series APU
Multi VGA Output Options : D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI
7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)
TI NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier (Supports up to 600 ohm headsets)
7 x SATA3, 1 x eSATA, 8 x USB 3.0 (2 Front, 6 Rear), 8 x USB 2.0
Supports A-Tuning, XFast 555, X-Boost, Easy Driver Installer, FAN-Tastic Tuning, USB Key

Key features

A-Style
Home Cloud

CPU
Supports Socket FM2+ 95W / FM2 100W processors
4 + 2 Power Phase design

Chipset
AMD A88X (Bolton-D4)

Memory
Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology
4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots
Supports DDR3 2600+(OC)/2400(OC)/2133/1866/1600/1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory * DDR3 2600+ is only supported with two DIMMs.
Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB*
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
4Mb 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, VDDP, VDDR Voltage multi-adjustment

Graphics
Integrated AMD Radeon HD 8000/7000 series graphics in A-series APU
DirectX 11.1, Pixel Shader 5.6 with FM2+ CPU. DirectX 11, Pixel Shader 5.0 with FM2 CPU.
Max. shared memory 2GB
Multi VGA Output options: D-Sub, DVI-D and HDMI Ports
Supports Triple Monitor
Supports HDMI Technology with max. resolution up to 1920×1200 @ 60Hz
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

Audio
7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)
Premium Blu-ray Audio support
TI NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier (Supports up to 600 ohm headsets)

LAN
PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
Qualcomm Atheros AR8171
Supports Qualcomm Atheros Security Wake On Internet Technology
Supports Wake-On-LAN
Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
Supports PXE

Slots
1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2 @ x16 mode)
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4 @ x4 mode)
2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slots
3 x PCI Slots
Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX, CrossFireX and Dual Graphics

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

Storage
7 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug

Connector
1 x IR Header
1 x COM Port Header
1 x Chassis Intrusion Header
1 x TPM Header
1 x Power LED Header
2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)
3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin)
1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)
1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector
1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
3 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 6 USB 2.0 ports)
1 x USB 3.0 Header by AMD A88X (Bolton-D4) (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports)

Rear Panel I/O
1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
1 x D-Sub Port
1 x DVI-D Port
1 x HDMI Port
1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
2 x USB 2.0 Ports
1 x eSATA Connector
2 x USB 3.0 Ports (AMD A88X (Bolton-D4))
4 x USB 3.0 Ports (Etron EJ188)
1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Unique Feature
ASRock A-Tuning
ASRock Instant Boot
ASRock Instant Flash
ASRock APP Charger
ASRock XFast USB
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 On/Off Play Technology
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), CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5 Trial, Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar, Start8 (30 days trial)

Accessories
Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
4 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
ATX Form Factor
ASRock DuraCap (2.5 x longer life time) (100% Japan-made high-quality conductive polymer capacitors)

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

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