Asus F1A55-M LX Series User Manual

1.6 Accelerated Processing Unit (APU)
This motherboard comes with an FM1 socket designed for AMD
®
A- & E2- series accelerated
processors with AMD
®
Radeon™ HD 6000 series graphics.
1.6.1 Installing the APU
To install a APU:
1. Locate the FM1 socket on the motherboard.
2. Press the lever sideways to unlock the
socket, then lift it up to a 90°-100° angle.
Ensure that the socket lever is lifted up to a 90°-100° angle; otherwise, the APU will not t
in completely.
3. Position the APU above the socket such that the APU
corner with the gold triangle matches the socket corner
with a small triangle.
4. Carefully insert the APU into the socket until it ts in place.
The APU ts only in one correct orientation.
DO NOT force the APU into the socket to
prevent bending the pins and damaging the
APU!
Ensure that you use a APU designed for the FM1 socket. The APU ts in only one correct
orientation. DO NOT force the APU into the socket to prevent bending the pins and
damaging the APU!
Gold triangle
Small triangle
Socket lever
F1A55-M LX PLUS
F1A55-M LX PLUS CPU socket FM1
ASUS F1A55-M LX Series 1-7

Asus F1A55-M LX Series Specifications

General

Form Factor	Micro ATX
CPU Socket	FM1
Memory Type	DDR3
SATA Ports	6 x SATA 3Gb/s
Audio	Realtek ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
Audio Chipset	Realtek ALC887
LAN Speed	10/100/1000 Mbps
Memory Standard	DDR3 1866/1600/1333/1066
Expansion Slots	1 x PCIe 2.0 x16, 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1, 1 x PCI
LAN	Realtek 8111E
Video Outputs	VGA
PS/2 Ports	1 x keyboard/mouse combo port
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 10