Asus ROG Ally

Asus ROG Ally.

  • model: RC71L
  • CPU: AMD Ryzen Z1
  • memory: 16GB (8GB*2) LPDDR5
  • graphics: AMD RDNA 3
  • display: 7-inch / FHD (1080P) / 120Hz Refresh Rate / AMD FreeSync Premium / Gorilla Glass Touch Screen
  • storage: 512GB PCIe® 4.0 NVMe™ M.2 SSD

left side of display

  • View Button
  • Command Center button
  • left stick
  • directional buttons
  • speaker left

right side of display

  • Menu Button
  • Armory Crate Button
  • right stick
  • A/B/X/Y buttons
  • speaker right

back of the deck (but "seen" from front)

  • left side: Macro 2 Button
  • right side: Macro 1 Button

at the top, from left to right there are

  • left bumper
  • 3.5 mm combo audio jack
  • MicroSD card slot (UHS-II)
  • USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 2) for power input, DisplayPort 1.4, USB
  • ROG XG Mobile Interface
  • Volume Buttons
  • battery charge indicator (two-color)
  • power button / fingerprint sensor
  • Right bumper

left and right trigger are below the bumpers (closer to the back)

UEFI (bios): 341, was:325

OS tested: Bazzite,

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Links

Power Asus Rog Ally 512GB (Z1), Bazzite, docs, Install,

History

2024-12-21: I had to fix the bootorder (the update had changed that to Windows), but now sound works.

2024-12-21: BIOS update - I downloaded latest bios update (341), extracted, put on a usb stick, boooted into bios / uefi (sudo ujust bios is handy for this) and installed from EZ Flash Utility (advanced, advanced, EZ Flash Utility). I had to connect a usb dock with power pass thru first, as both the usb stick and power needs to be connected for the bios update to run.

2024-09-16: ssh into the deck

tingo@kg-core2:~ $ ssh bazzite.local
Last login: Mon Sep 16 21:40:55 2024 from 10.1.150.52

   Welcome to Bazzite 󰊴                                                         

  󱋩  bazzite-deck:stable                                                        

   Command                            │Description                             
  ─────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────
   ujust                               │List all available commands             
   ujust toggle-user-motd              │Toggle this banner on/off               
   ujust changelog                     │View changelog                          
   fastfetch                           │View system information                 

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  • 󰈙 Documentation http://docs.bazzite.gg/                                     
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2024-09-15: sound - in desktop mode, I have sound if I plug in headphones, nothing without. It doesn't matter how I change the sound setup in system settings, sound.

2024-09-15: I created this page.

2024-09-04: Bazzite install - connect a usb hub to the deck, connect keyboard and mouse to the hub, plug in the Bazzite usb stick, hold down Esc then power on, Boot from Bazzite usb stick, follow install guide.

2024-09-04: Bazzite install - I prepared by downloading a Bazzite image and writing to a usb memory stick. Then I went into BIOS (hold Down Esc, press power on) and turned off Fast Boot, Secure Boot.

2024-09-04: from my local Power, I bought a 2702214 ASUS ROG Ally 512 GB (Z1) håndholdt konsoll for NOK 5821.- and picked it up within the hour. The color of the handheld is white. In the box is the handheld, a charger, documents, and a stand (cardboard).