Asus F1A55 R2.0 User Manual

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Chapter 2: Getting started
OnChip SATA Type [IDE]
Allows you to set the SATA conguration.
[IDE] Set to [IDE] when you want to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as
Parallel ATA physical storage devices.
[RAID] Set to [RAID] when you want to create a RAID conguration from the SATA
hard disk drives.
[AHCI] Set to [AHCI] when you want the SATA hard disk drives to use the AHCI
(Advanced Host Controller Interface). The AHCI allows the onboard storage
driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage
performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally
optimize the order of commands.
SATA Port 5 - Port 6 [RAID] / [AHCI]
This item only appears when the previous item is set to [RAID] or [AHCI]. If Port 5-6
are congured as [AHCI] or [RAID], the ports can only be used under OS with driver
installed. Set to [IDE] instead of [AHCI] or [RAID] to access devices on Port 5-6 before
entering OS. Conguration options: [RAID] / [AHCI], [IDE]
S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled]
S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitor system. When
read/write of your hard disk errors occur, this feature allows the hard disk to report warning
messages during the POST. Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disable link]
2.5.3 USB Conguration
The items in this menu allow you to change the USB-related features.
The USB Devices item shows the auto-detected values. If no USB device is detected, the
item shows None.
Legacy USB Support [Enabled]
[Enabled] Enables the support for USB devices on legacy operating systems (OS).
[Disabled] The USB devices can be used only for the BIOS setup program.
[Auto] Allows the system to detect the presence of USB devices at startup. If
detected, the USB controller legacy mode is enabled. If no USB device is
detected, the legacy USB support is disabled.
Legacy USB3.0 Support [Enabled]
[Enabled] Enables the support for USB 3.0 devices on legacy operating systems
(OS).
[Disabled] Disables the function.

Asus F1A55 R2.0 Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Memory slots type	DIMM
Number of memory slots	4
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	64 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1866, 2250 MHz
Processor socket	Socket FM1
Processor manufacturer	AMD
Compatible processor series	AMD A, AMD E2
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Number of SATA II connectors	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	-
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
Motherboard chipset	AMD A55
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	ATX
RAID levels	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II
Graphics card	Radeon HD 6000
DirectX version	11
Parallel processing technology support	2-Way CrossFireX
PCI Express slots version	2.0
PCI Express configurations	1x4, 1x16, 2x1
Controller interface type	AMD A55 FCH
Trial software	Antivirus
Cables included	SATA
Bundled software	ASUS Utilities\\r ASUS Update
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS type	UEFI
ACPI version	2.0a
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	224 mm
Width	305 mm