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BIOSTAR ANNOUNCES THE NEW A32M2 MICRO-ATX PCIe M.2 MOTHERBOARD

BIOSTAR, a leading brand of motherboards, graphics cards, and storage devices, today announces the A32M2 Micro ATX motherboard designed to run the latest AMD Ryzen processors. 
 

BIOSTAR has been a brand providing robust, highly reliable motherboards for many years and has a wide range of models on both Intel and AMD platforms to choose from and a plethora of supplementary components catering to many user preferences.

Modern technology meets sleek, refined form factor as BIOSTAR’s all new A32M2 Micro ATX motherboard is unveiled to the world built on AMD’s A320 single chip architecture capable of supporting the latest Ryzen CPUs as well as the latest A-series APU’s. 

Designed with daily content consumers and office workstations in mind, the BIOSTAR’s A32M2 motherboard is made to be the best bang for the buck motherboard amongst its competitors, equipped with 2 DIMMs of DDR4 memory that supports up to 32G maximum capacity, PCIe 3.0 that carries a bit rate of 8GT/s with enhanced signal and data integrity while increases channel improvement, PCIe M.2 32Gb/s that delivers higher bandwidth under lower latency and is 5 times faster compared with SATA III 6Gb/s, HDMI 4K2K port that expresses bright and highly detailed content for an immersive visual experience, and USB 3.2 Gen 1 USB that delivers compelling performance boost with speeds up to 5Gbps built to be backwards compatible with all existing USB devices making the A32M2 motherboard an ideal choice for people who has the need a solid system for basic office work as well as casual content consumption like to watch TV shows and movies online such as YouTube or Netflix or listen to music and play some games. 

Designed to last the A32M2 motherboard is equipped with many additional features like Realtek RTL8111H GbE LAN engineered with BIOSTAR’s proprietary Super LAN Surge Protection technology, providing much needed network stability and protection from electrical surges or lightning strikes.

The A32M2 motherboard comes with a fully packed rear I/O panel ready with all the essential ports necessary for day to day use. 4 x USB 3.2 (Gen1) ports and 2 x USB 2.0 ports are some of the most useful connectivity options available in the A32M2 motherboard with additional features like 1 x PS/2 Mouse port and a PS/2 Keyboard port as well as a VGA Port to complement its already amazing HDMI 4K2K port is available for users supported by 3 Rear audio ports designed to run on Realtek ALC887 audio technology providing 7.1 Channels, High Definition Audio.

All in all, the BIOSTAR A32M2 motherboard has kept up with the international standard that BIOSTAR is renowned for with their AM4 based motherboard range and looks to provide casual users like students and office workers a budget-friendly motherboard with a sleek space-saving form factor fitting for a small organized home or office workstation as a cost-efficient, highly reliable, long-lasting product.  
 
Key Features:
 
PCIe 3.0

  • Carries a bit rate of 8GT/s

  • Enhances signal and data integrity

  • Increases channel improvement

 
PCIe M.2 32Gb/s

  • Delivers the highest bandwidth

  • Provides lower latency

  • It’s 5 times faster compared with SATA III 6Gb/s.

 
Super LAN Surge Protection

  • Strengthens electrical stability

  • Makes internet more stable at home

  • Prevents damage from lightning strikes and electrical surges

 
HDMI 4K/2K

  • Expresses bright and highly detailed content that fills the entire screen with lifelike images. Enjoying TV shows and movies online such as YouTube or Netflix through HDMI connector.

 
Spec table:

Chipset

AMD A320

CPU SUPPORT

Socket AM4 supports AMD A-series APU, Ryzen APU / Ryzen CPU

*Please refer to www.biostar.com.tw for CPU support list.

MEMORY

Supports Dual Channel DDR4 1866/ 2133/ 2400/ 2666/ 2933/ 3200(OC)

2 x DDR4 DIMM Memory Slots, Max. Supports up to 32 GB Memory

Each DIMM supports non-ECC 8/16 GB DDR4 module

*Please refer to www.biostar.com.tw for Memory support list.

INTEGRATED VIDEO

By CPU model

Supports DX12

Supports HDCP

STORAGE

4 x SATA III Connectors (6Gb/s): Supports AHCI and RAID 0, 1, 10

1 x M.2 (M Key) Socket:

Supports M.2 Type 2242/ 2260/ 2280 SSD module

Supports PCI-E 3.0 x 4 (32Gb/s) – NVMe / AHCI SSD and SATA III (6.0Gb/s) SSD

(Ryzen series – Summit Ridge / Pinnacle Ridge / Raven Ridge)

Supports SATA III (6.0Gb/s) SSD (A-series APU – Bristol Ridge) 

LAN

Realtek RTL8111H

10/ 100/ 1000 Mb/s auto negotiation, Half / Full duplex capability

Supports Super LAN Surge Protection

CODEC

Realtek ALC887

7.1 Channels, High Definition Audio

USB

4 x USB 3.2 (Gen1) ports (4 on rear I/Os)

6 x USB 2.0 ports (2 on rear I/Os and 4 via internal headers)

EXPANSION SLOT

2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 Slots

1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot (The bandwidth is depended on CPU)

REAR I/O

1 x PS/2 Mouse

1 x PS/2 Keyboard

1 x HDMI Port

1 x VGA Port

1 x LAN port

4 x USB 3.2 (Gen1) Ports

2 x USB 2.0 Ports

3 x Audio Jack

INTERNAL I/O

4 x SATA III 6.0Gb/s Connectors

2 x USB 2.0 Headers (each header supports 2 USB 2.0 ports)

1 x 8-Pin Power Connector

1 x 24-Pin Power Connector

1 x CPU Fan Connector

1 x System Fan Connector

1 x Front Panel Header

1 x Front Audio Header

1 x COM Port Header

1 x Clear CMOS Header

H/W MONITORING

CPU / System Temperature Monitoring

CPU / System Fan Monitoring

Smart / Manual CPU Fan Control

CPU / DDR Voltage Monitoring

DIMENSION

Micro ATX Form Factor Dimension: 19.8cm x 24.4cm ( W x L )

OS SUPPORT

Windows 7(64bit) / 10(64bit) 

*BIOSTAR reserves the right to add or remove support for any OS with or without notice.

BUNDLE SOFTWARE

BullGuard

ACCESSORIES

2 x SATA Cables

1 x I/O Shield

1 x DVD Driver

1 x Quick Guide