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Contents Notices...viii Safety information ix About this guide x P7P55 WS Supercomputer specifications summary xii Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 ASUS Xtreme Design-Hybrid Processor 1-2 1.3.3 ASUS Hybrid Phase 1-3 1.3.4 ASUS Hybrid OS 1-3 1.3.5 ASUS Exclusive Features 1-3 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.2.1 Motherboard layout 2-2 2.2.2 Layout contents 2-3 2.2.3 Placement direction 2-4 2.2.4 Screw holes 2-4 2.3 Central ...
Contents Notices...viii Safety information ix About this guide x P7P55 WS Supercomputer specifications summary xii Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 ASUS Xtreme Design-Hybrid Processor 1-2 1.3.3 ASUS Hybrid Phase 1-3 1.3.4 ASUS Hybrid OS 1-3 1.3.5 ASUS Exclusive Features 1-3 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.2.1 Motherboard layout 2-2 2.2.2 Layout contents 2-3 2.2.3 Placement direction 2-4 2.2.4 Screw holes 2-4 2.3 Central ...
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...8112L Dual Gb LAN - ASUS Noise-Filer VIA VT6308S controller supports 2 x 1394a ports (continued on the next page) xii Front Panel Jack-Retasking - Multi-Streaming - Support teaming function ALC1200-GR , 8 channels High Definition Audio CODEC - P7P55 WS Supercomputer specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory... Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Technology Storage LAN High Definition Audio IEEE 1394 Quad Core intel Xeon 3400 series Server Processor Quad Core intel Core i7-800 series Desktop Processor Quad Core ...
...8112L Dual Gb LAN - ASUS Noise-Filer VIA VT6308S controller supports 2 x 1394a ports (continued on the next page) xii Front Panel Jack-Retasking - Multi-Streaming - Support teaming function ALC1200-GR , 8 channels High Definition Audio CODEC - P7P55 WS Supercomputer specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory... Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Technology Storage LAN High Definition Audio IEEE 1394 Quad Core intel Xeon 3400 series Server Processor Quad Core intel Core i7-800 series Desktop Processor Quad Core ...
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... CPU in LGA1156 package, which has memory and PCI Express controller integrated to boost system performance. 1.3.2 ASUS Xtreme Design-Hybrid Processor TurboV EVO Ultimate O.C. Turbo Key boosts performance with the European Union's Restriction on the environment. Processor The ultimate O.C. This is the latest one-chipset design to the fastest clock speeds while maintaining...
... CPU in LGA1156 package, which has memory and PCI Express controller integrated to boost system performance. 1.3.2 ASUS Xtreme Design-Hybrid Processor TurboV EVO Ultimate O.C. Turbo Key boosts performance with the European Union's Restriction on the environment. Processor The ultimate O.C. This is the latest one-chipset design to the fastest clock speeds while maintaining...
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ASUS will shoulder the cost of the PnP cap. Contact your ... removal of repair only if the damage is shipment/transit-related. • Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS P7P55 WS Supercomputer 2-5 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with the cap on the socket and the socket contacts are... LGA1156 socket. • The product warranty does not cover damage to the PnP cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA1156 socket designed...
ASUS will shoulder the cost of the PnP cap. Contact your ... removal of repair only if the damage is shipment/transit-related. • Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS P7P55 WS Supercomputer 2-5 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with the cap on the socket and the socket contacts are... LGA1156 socket. • The product warranty does not cover damage to the PnP cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA1156 socket designed...
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2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel® LGA1156 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. • When you install the CPU fan and heatsink assembly. B 2. A B A A B B ... Your Intel® LGA1156 heatsink and fan assembly comes in size and dimension. If you buy a boxed Intel® processor, the package includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly. ASUS P7P55 WS Supercomputer 2-9 Push down two fasteners at a time in place. The LGA1156 socket is closest to secure the heatsink and fan ...
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel® LGA1156 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. • When you install the CPU fan and heatsink assembly. B 2. A B A A B B ... Your Intel® LGA1156 heatsink and fan assembly comes in size and dimension. If you buy a boxed Intel® processor, the package includes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly. ASUS P7P55 WS Supercomputer 2-9 Push down two fasteners at a time in place. The LGA1156 socket is closest to secure the heatsink and fan ...
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... - - - PCI_1 shared - - - - F G H - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASUS P7P55 WS Supercomputer 2-19 LAN2 (8112L) - - USB 2.0 controller 1 - - - - - HD Audio - - - - - shared - - - - - - - shared - shared - - USB 2.0 controller 2 shared - - - -...10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering* 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering* 12 7 Reserved 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel * These IRQs are usually available for PCI devices. PCIEX1_1 shared - - - - Redirect ...
... - - - PCI_1 shared - - - - F G H - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ASUS P7P55 WS Supercomputer 2-19 LAN2 (8112L) - - USB 2.0 controller 1 - - - - - HD Audio - - - - - shared - - - - - - - shared - shared - - USB 2.0 controller 2 shared - - - -...10 5 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering* 11 6 IRQ Holder for PCI Steering* 12 7 Reserved 13 8 Numeric Data Processor 14 9 Primary IDE Channel * These IRQs are usually available for PCI devices. PCIEX1_1 shared - - - - Redirect ...
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... cards and other cards that comply with a Quadro™ series graphics card and Tesla™ series computing processor cards, install the Quadro™ graphics card to PCIe 2.0 x16_1 slot and the Tesla™ computing processor cards to PCIe 2.0 x16_2, PCIe 2.0 x16_4 and PCIe 2.0 x16_5 slots. • Connect a chassis fan to the motherboard...
... cards and other cards that comply with a Quadro™ series graphics card and Tesla™ series computing processor cards, install the Quadro™ graphics card to PCIe 2.0 x16_1 slot and the Tesla™ computing processor cards to PCIe 2.0 x16_2, PCIe 2.0 x16_4 and PCIe 2.0 x16_5 slots. • Connect a chassis fan to the motherboard...
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... installed with much less CPU overhead. DMA Mode [Auto] DMA (Direct Memory Access) allows your computer to transfer data to and from and to the processor. The DMA mode consists of data. [Disabled] Disables this function. 3-12 Chapter 3: BIOS setup When set to [Auto], the data transfer from the hard disk...
... installed with much less CPU overhead. DMA Mode [Auto] DMA (Direct Memory Access) allows your computer to transfer data to and from and to the processor. The DMA mode consists of data. [Disabled] Disables this function. 3-12 Chapter 3: BIOS setup When set to [Auto], the data transfer from the hard disk...
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... an overview of SATA devices. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS Information BIOS Version : 0503 BIOS Build Date : 08/28/09 EC BIOS Version : MBEC-0028 Processor Type : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 2.53GHz Speed : 2533MHz System Memory Usable Size : 1016MB X3440 @ 3-14 Chapter 3: BIOS setup
... an overview of SATA devices. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS Information BIOS Version : 0503 BIOS Build Date : 08/28/09 EC BIOS Version : MBEC-0028 Processor Type : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 2.53GHz Speed : 2533MHz System Memory Usable Size : 1016MB X3440 @ 3-14 Chapter 3: BIOS setup
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... best CPU O.C. You can also type the desired value using the numeric keypad. Turbo mode allows processor cores to become unstable! DO NOT shut down the power before the auto-adjustment completes. Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] The following two items appear only when you set the DDR3 operating frequency. performance. ASUS P7P55 WS Supercomputer 3-17
... best CPU O.C. You can also type the desired value using the numeric keypad. Turbo mode allows processor cores to become unstable! DO NOT shut down the power before the auto-adjustment completes. Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] The following two items appear only when you set the DDR3 operating frequency. performance. ASUS P7P55 WS Supercomputer 3-17
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... without support for tuning performance of the specific application. [Disabled] Disables this function. ASUS P7P55 WS Supercomputer 3-23 Use the and keys to display the following items: CPU TM function [Enabled] Execute-Disable Bit Capability [Enabled] Intel(R) HT Technology [Enabled] Active Processor Cores [All] A20M [Disabled] Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Enabled] Intel(R) Turbo Mode tech...
... without support for tuning performance of the specific application. [Disabled] Disables this function. ASUS P7P55 WS Supercomputer 3-23 Use the and keys to display the following items: CPU TM function [Enabled] Execute-Disable Bit Capability [Enabled] Intel(R) HT Technology [Enabled] Active Processor Cores [All] A20M [Disabled] Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Enabled] Intel(R) Turbo Mode tech...
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... Disables this function. Configuration options: [Auto] [C1] [C3] [C6] 3-24 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Intel(R) TurboMode tech [Enabled] [Enabled] Allows processor cores to cool down. [Disabled] Disables this function. Intel(R) HT Technology [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the Intel Hyper-Threading Technology. [Disabled] Only one...mode supported by the operating system. [Disabled] The CPU runs at its clock speed to run faster than marked frequency in the processor package. Intel(R) SpeedStep (TM) Tech [Enabled] [Enabled] The CPU speed is enabled. CPU TM function [Enabled] [Enabled]...
... Disables this function. Configuration options: [Auto] [C1] [C3] [C6] 3-24 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Intel(R) TurboMode tech [Enabled] [Enabled] Allows processor cores to cool down. [Disabled] Disables this function. Intel(R) HT Technology [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the Intel Hyper-Threading Technology. [Disabled] Only one...mode supported by the operating system. [Disabled] The CPU runs at its clock speed to run faster than marked frequency in the processor package. Intel(R) SpeedStep (TM) Tech [Enabled] [Enabled] The CPU speed is enabled. CPU TM function [Enabled] [Enabled]...
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... used and available hard disk drive space. Click a hard disk drive to display available information. The pie chart at the bottom of the two logical processors. Hard disk drive space usage The Hard Disk tab displays the used (blue) and the available HDD space. 4-12 Chapter 4: Software support The left panel...
... used and available hard disk drive space. Click a hard disk drive to display available information. The pie chart at the bottom of the two logical processors. Hard disk drive space usage The Hard Disk tab displays the used (blue) and the available HDD space. 4-12 Chapter 4: Software support The left panel...
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... cards and the motherboard layout may vary with one NVIDIA Quadro graphics card and up to three NVIDIA Tesla computing processor cards. 2. ASUS P7P55 WS SuperComputer 5-11 Prepare one NVIDIA® Quadro™ graphics card and up to three NVIDIA® Tesla™ computing... processor cards, providing the optimum multi purpose computing performance. Insert the Quadro graphics card into the PCIe x16_1 slot. 5.3 NVIDIA® ...
... cards and the motherboard layout may vary with one NVIDIA Quadro graphics card and up to three NVIDIA Tesla computing processor cards. 2. ASUS P7P55 WS SuperComputer 5-11 Prepare one NVIDIA® Quadro™ graphics card and up to three NVIDIA® Tesla™ computing... processor cards, providing the optimum multi purpose computing performance. Insert the Quadro graphics card into the PCIe x16_1 slot. 5.3 NVIDIA® ...
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...5: Multiple GPU technology support The screen differs based on the slot. 3. Connect a display cable to the Quadro graphics card and Tesla computing processor card(s). 4. Refer to install the device drivers. 6. Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager. To verify graphics card driver installation... card. 5. 2. Connect either one 8-pin power connector or two 6-pin power connectors from the menu. Insert the Tesla computing processor card(s) into the PCIe x16_2, PCIe x16_4 or PCIe x16_5 slot. Click the "+" sign before Display adapters, and the installed graphics ...
...5: Multiple GPU technology support The screen differs based on the slot. 3. Connect a display cable to the Quadro graphics card and Tesla computing processor card(s). 4. Refer to install the device drivers. 6. Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager. To verify graphics card driver installation... card. 5. 2. Connect either one 8-pin power connector or two 6-pin power connectors from the menu. Insert the Tesla computing processor card(s) into the PCIe x16_2, PCIe x16_4 or PCIe x16_5 slot. Click the "+" sign before Display adapters, and the installed graphics ...