Asus F1A55-M LE R2.0 User Manual

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Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2.1.4 ASUS BIOS Updater
The ASUS BIOS Updater allows you to update BIOS in DOS environment. This utility also
allows you to copy the current BIOS le that you can use as a backup when the BIOS fails or
gets corrupted during the updating process.
The succeeding utility screens are for reference only. The actual utility screen displays may
not be same as shown.
Before updating BIOS
1. Prepare the motherboard support DVD and a USB ash drive in FAT32/16 format and
single partition.
2. Download the latest BIOS le and BIOS Updater from the ASUS website at
http://support.asus.com and save them on the USB ash drive.
NTFS is not supported under DOS environment. Do not save the BIOS le and BIOS
Updater to a hard disk drive or USB ash drive in NTFS format.
3. Turn off the computer and disconnect all SATA hard disk drives (optional).
Booting the system in DOS environment
1. Insert the USB ash drive with the latest BIOS le and BIOS Updater to the USB port.
2. Boot your computer. When the ASUS Logo appears, press <F8> to show the BIOS
Boot Device Select Menu. Insert the support DVD into the optical drive and select the
optical drive as the boot device.
3. When the Make Disk menu appears, select the FreeDOS command prompt item by
pressing the item number.
4. At the FreeDOS prompt, type d: and press <Enter> to switch the disk from Drive C
(optical drive) to Drive D (USB ash drive).

Asus F1A55-M LE R2.0 Specifications

General

ECC	No
Non-ECC	Yes
Internal memory	32 GB
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	2
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600, 1866, 2250 MHz
Processor socket	Socket FM2
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD A, AMD E2
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of COM connectors	1
Number of SATA connectors	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887
Cooling type	Passive
Component for	PC
Power source type	ATX
Motherboard chipset	AMD A55 FCH
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
RAID levels	0, 1, 3, 10, JBOD
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA, SATA II, SATA III
Graphics card	Radeon HD 6000
DirectX version	11
Maximum resolution	1920 x 1200 pixels
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Cables included	SATA
BIOS type	UEFI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	229 mm
Width	244 mm