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... BIOS Support DVD Form factor EPU AI Suite II Anti-Surge ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring user-friendly graphics interface ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Network iControl ASUS MyLogo 2 Hybrid DIGI+ VRM 100% All high quality conductive polymer capacitors (F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 only) 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x COM port 1 x D-Sub output...
... BIOS Support DVD Form factor EPU AI Suite II Anti-Surge ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring user-friendly graphics interface ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 Network iControl ASUS MyLogo 2 Hybrid DIGI+ VRM 100% All high quality conductive polymer capacitors (F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 only) 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x COM port 1 x D-Sub output...
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....6cm(8.9in) VGA KBPWR USB34 LAN_USB12 CHA_FAN Super I/O USBPW1-4 AUDIO AR 8161 ALC 887 F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 PCIEX16 PCIEX1_1 Lithium Cell CMOS Power AAFP PCI1 USBPW5-8 CLRTC USB78 SB_PWR USB56 32Mb BIOS AMD® A55 SATA3G_2 SPEAKER F_PANEL SATA3G_1 ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 Series motherboard User Manual 2 x Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s cables 1 x I/O Shield User Guide Support DVD •...
....6cm(8.9in) VGA KBPWR USB34 LAN_USB12 CHA_FAN Super I/O USBPW1-4 AUDIO AR 8161 ALC 887 F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 PCIEX16 PCIEX1_1 Lithium Cell CMOS Power AAFP PCI1 USBPW5-8 CLRTC USB78 SB_PWR USB56 32Mb BIOS AMD® A55 SATA3G_2 SPEAKER F_PANEL SATA3G_1 ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 Series motherboard User Manual 2 x Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s cables 1 x I/O Shield User Guide Support DVD •...
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... to great value motherboards to better serve a wider range of adjustable power options to 5GT/s. ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 Series 1-1 Product introduction 1 1.1 Special features 1.1.1 Product highlights AMD® A- & E2...ASUS motherboards with AMD® Radeon™ HD 6000 series graphics. series accelerated processors with improved multitasking. * Hybrid DIGI+ VRM functions are also available in one small, energy-efficient design to 5GT/s interface and PCI Express 2.0 x 16 (at x4 speed) graphics. 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors (F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2...
... to great value motherboards to better serve a wider range of adjustable power options to 5GT/s. ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 Series 1-1 Product introduction 1 1.1 Special features 1.1.1 Product highlights AMD® A- & E2...ASUS motherboards with AMD® Radeon™ HD 6000 series graphics. series accelerated processors with improved multitasking. * Hybrid DIGI+ VRM functions are also available in one small, energy-efficient design to 5GT/s interface and PCI Express 2.0 x 16 (at x4 speed) graphics. 100% All High-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors (F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2...
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Doing so can damage the motherboard. 1.3 Motherboard overview 1.3.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, ensure that you place it into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the rear part of the chassis. DO NOT overtighten the screws! The edge with external ports goes to the chassis. F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 Series 1-5 Place this side towards the rear of the chassis as indicated in the image below. 1.3.2 Screw holes Place six screws into the chassis in the correct orientation.
Doing so can damage the motherboard. 1.3 Motherboard overview 1.3.1 Placement direction When installing the motherboard, ensure that you place it into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the rear part of the chassis. DO NOT overtighten the screws! The edge with external ports goes to the chassis. F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 Series 1-5 Place this side towards the rear of the chassis as indicated in the image below. 1.3.2 Screw holes Place six screws into the chassis in the correct orientation.
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... 1-19 1-26 1.4 Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) This motherboard comes with AMD® Radeon™ HD 6000 series graphics. SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~4) 8. F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 CPU socket FM1 ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 Series 1-7 Ensure that you use a APU designed for AMD® A- & E2- series accelerated processors with an FM1 socket designed for the FM1 socket. Speaker...
... 1-19 1-26 1.4 Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) This motherboard comes with AMD® Radeon™ HD 6000 series graphics. SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (7-pin SATA3G_1~4) 8. F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 CPU socket FM1 ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 Series 1-7 Ensure that you use a APU designed for AMD® A- & E2- series accelerated processors with an FM1 socket designed for the FM1 socket. Speaker...
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DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with two Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. 1.5 System memory 1.5.1 Overview This motherboard comes with less power consumption. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets: DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 Series 1-11
DDR3 modules are developed for better performance with two Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR2 DIMM but is notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR2 DIMM socket. 1.5 System memory 1.5.1 Overview This motherboard comes with less power consumption. The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets: DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 Series 1-11
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...) to overclocking, use the CPU Parameter Recall (C.P.R) feature. For system failure due to pins 2-3. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS. ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 Series 1-19 Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the jumper again to pins... erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Shut down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to overclocking. To erase the RTC RAM: F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 CLRTC 12 23 Normal (Default) Clear RTC F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 Clear RTC RAM 1.
...) to overclocking, use the CPU Parameter Recall (C.P.R) feature. For system failure due to pins 2-3. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS. ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 Series 1-19 Except when clearing the RTC RAM, never remove the cap on pins 2-3 for about 5~10 seconds, then move the jumper again to pins... erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Shut down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS setup to overclocking. To erase the RTC RAM: F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 CLRTC 12 23 Normal (Default) Clear RTC F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 Clear RTC RAM 1.
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...ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of maximum 2A (24 W) fan power. • Only the CPU_FAN connector supports the ASUS Fan Xpert feature. 1-22 Chapter 1: Product introduction USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. This 15-pin port is for a PS/2 keyboard. 1.8.2 Internal ...air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. CPU_FAN CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 CHA_FAN Rotation +12V GND F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 fan connectors DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the fan connectors. •...
...ensuring that the black wire of each cable matches the ground pin of maximum 2A (24 W) fan power. • Only the CPU_FAN connector supports the ASUS Fan Xpert feature. 1-22 Chapter 1: Product introduction USB 2.0 ports 3 and 4. This 15-pin port is for a PS/2 keyboard. 1.8.2 Internal ...air flow inside the system may damage the motherboard components. CPU_FAN CPU FAN PWM CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWR GND F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 CHA_FAN Rotation +12V GND F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 fan connectors DO NOT forget to connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the fan connectors. •...
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... up. • We recommend that the 20-pin power plug can provide at http://support.asus. ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 Series 1-23 SPEAKER +5V GND GND Speaker Out F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 PIN 1 F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 Speaker out connector 3. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) These connectors... connector is inadequate. • If you use a PSU with higher power output when configuring a system with a minimum of 300W. ATX12V EATXPWR F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 GND GND +3 Volts GND +12 Volts +5 Volts +12 Volts PIN 1 +5V Standby +5 Volts +5 Volts Power OK -5 Volts GND ...
... up. • We recommend that the 20-pin power plug can provide at http://support.asus. ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 Series 1-23 SPEAKER +5V GND GND Speaker Out F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 PIN 1 F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 Speaker out connector 3. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) These connectors... connector is inadequate. • If you use a PSU with higher power output when configuring a system with a minimum of 300W. ATX12V EATXPWR F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 GND GND +3 Volts GND +12 Volts +5 Volts +12 Volts PIN 1 +5V Standby +5 Volts +5 Volts Power OK -5 Volts GND ...
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...8226; Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin +HDLED) This 2-pin connector is for the system power LED. PLED PWRBTN PLED+ PLEDPWR GND F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 F_PANEL PIN 1 HD_LED+ HD_LED- The system power LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD. ... connector is for the system power button. • Reset button (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 Series 1-25 Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector. System panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mounted...
...8226; Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin +HDLED) This 2-pin connector is for the system power LED. PLED PWRBTN PLED+ PLEDPWR GND F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 F_PANEL PIN 1 HD_LED+ HD_LED- The system power LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD. ... connector is for the system power button. • Reset button (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 Series 1-25 Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector. System panel connector (10-1 pin F_PANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mounted...
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...+5V USB_P6USB_P6+ GND NC USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 PIN 1 PIN 1 USB+5V USB_P5USB_P5+ GND USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 USB2.0 connectors Never connect a 1394 cable to 480Mbps connection speed. USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78) These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. 7. ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 Series 1-27 The USB 2.0 module is purchased separately. Doing...
...+5V USB_P6USB_P6+ GND NC USB+5V USB_P8USB_P8+ GND NC F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 PIN 1 PIN 1 USB+5V USB_P5USB_P5+ GND USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 USB2.0 connectors Never connect a 1394 cable to 480Mbps connection speed. USB 2.0 connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB78) These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. 7. ASUS F1A55-M LX3 R2.0 Series 1-27 The USB 2.0 module is purchased separately. Doing...
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... gets corrupted during the updating process. CAP (for F1A55-M LX3 R2.0) or F1A5LX3P.CAP (for the BIOS file. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Chapter 2: BIOS information 2-3 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that ... in the support DVD may not be the latest version. Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website at www.asus.com. The utility automatically checks the devices for F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0). • The BIOS file in the removable device into F1A5LX3. Doing so can restore a corrupted...
... gets corrupted during the updating process. CAP (for F1A55-M LX3 R2.0) or F1A5LX3P.CAP (for the BIOS file. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Chapter 2: BIOS information 2-3 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that ... in the support DVD may not be the latest version. Download the latest BIOS file from the ASUS website at www.asus.com. The utility automatically checks the devices for F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0). • The BIOS file in the removable device into F1A5LX3. Doing so can restore a corrupted...
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... Ver. 120601 EC Declaration of the following apparatus: Product name : Motherboard Model name : F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 conform with part 15 of the FCC Rules. No. 150, LI-TE RD., PEITOU, TAIPEI 112, TAIWAN R.O.C. Country: TAIWAN Authorized representative in Europe: ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address, City: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RATINGEN Country: GERMANY declare the...
... Ver. 120601 EC Declaration of the following apparatus: Product name : Motherboard Model name : F1A55-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 conform with part 15 of the FCC Rules. No. 150, LI-TE RD., PEITOU, TAIPEI 112, TAIWAN R.O.C. Country: TAIWAN Authorized representative in Europe: ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Address, City: HARKORT STR. 21-23, 40880 RATINGEN Country: GERMANY declare the...