14 DAY TRIAL // Outside of the full-ATX TA75A+ motherboard that we presented just earlier today, Biostar has also introduced two FM1 solutions that use the micro-ATX form factor and target consumers interested in building an HTPC system or a compact gaming rig based on the Llano APUs.
The two motherboards sport about the same feature set and are built around the AMD A75 Fusion controller hub (FCH), but their layout and design were changed a bit since they use different CPU mounting Brackets.
However, no matter the motherboard that users go for, this will include four DDR3 DIMM sockets, a single 32-bit legacy PCI, a PCI-E x1 slot as well as a pair of PCI Express x16 slots.
On the TA75M+ these are compatible with dual-GPU AMD CrossFireX setups, but drop to an x8 mode when both are populated since the PCI Express controller found inside Llano APUs has only 16 lanes of bandwidth available.
As far as storage is concerned, both the TA75M+ and TA75M include six SATA ports, although their placement is slightly different (the TA75M looks more cable management-friendy from this point of view).
The rest of the features list includes four USB 3.0 ports driven by the A75 FCH (two on the rear I/O panel and another two via an on-board pin header), 7.1-channel audio on the TA75M+, a slew of USB 2.0 connectors as well as VGA, DVI and HDMI video outputs.
Looking at the two micro-ATX boards, users will also recognize a series of enthusiast specific features such as on-board Power and Reset buttons and a BIOS debug display.
Biostar hasn't mentioned a specific release date for the TA75M+ and TA75M, but both models are expected to become available worldwide in July, right after AMD makes official the first desktop Llano APUs. Pricing has yet to be revealed.
