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...only for backup purposes, without intent to infringe. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER... OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual, including the products and software described in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; Product warranty or service will not be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in...
...only for backup purposes, without intent to infringe. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER... OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Products and corporate names appearing in this manual, including the products and software described in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; Product warranty or service will not be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in...
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... an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 ASUS PC Probe II 4-3 4.3.2 ASUS AI Suite 4-4 4.3.3 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-5 4.3.4 ASUS EPU-6 Engine 4-6 4.3.5 ASUS Express Gate 4-7 4.3.6 ASUS T.Probe 4-8 4.3.7 VIA® High Definition Audio utility 4-9 4.3.8 Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility 4-10 ...8482; graphics cards 5-1 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers 5-2 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-3 vi Contents 3.9.1 ASUS O.C.
... an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 ASUS PC Probe II 4-3 4.3.2 ASUS AI Suite 4-4 4.3.3 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-5 4.3.4 ASUS EPU-6 Engine 4-6 4.3.5 ASUS Express Gate 4-7 4.3.6 ASUS T.Probe 4-8 4.3.7 VIA® High Definition Audio utility 4-9 4.3.8 Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility 4-10 ...8482; graphics cards 5-1 5.1.4 Installing the device drivers 5-2 5.1.5 Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology 5-3 vi Contents 3.9.1 ASUS O.C.
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... the voltage of the electrical outlet you detect any area where it may become wet. • Place the product on it, carefully read all the manuals that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in any damage, contact your local power company. • If the power supply is broken...
... the voltage of the electrical outlet you detect any area where it may become wet. • Place the product on it, carefully read all the manuals that your power supply is set to the correct voltage in any damage, contact your local power company. • If the power supply is broken...
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...; turn�k� ey. + + If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key names are linked with a plus sign (+). Keys enclosed in this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete...
...; turn�k� ey. + + If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key names are linked with a plus sign (+). Keys enclosed in this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete...
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...controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at back I/O - Absolute Pitch BD192/24 featuring ENVY HD - ASUS Noise Filter (continued on the next page) xii P7P55D-E Deluxe specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Support Storage LAN USB IEEE 1394 Audio LGA1156 socket for Intel...ECC, un-buffered memory Dual channel memory architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) * Hyper DIMM support is subject to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (single at x16 or dual at x8 / x8 mode...
...controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at back I/O - Absolute Pitch BD192/24 featuring ENVY HD - ASUS Noise Filter (continued on the next page) xii P7P55D-E Deluxe specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Support Storage LAN USB IEEE 1394 Audio LGA1156 socket for Intel...ECC, un-buffered memory Dual channel memory architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) * Hyper DIMM support is subject to www.asus.com or this user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (single at x16 or dual at x8 / x8 mode...
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... kit • If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for the following items. User Manual ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe motherboard User guide Support DVD 4 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables with 6.0Gb/s label 1 x Ultra DMA 133/ 100/66 cable 1 x 2-port USB 2.0 and 1-...
... kit • If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for the following items. User Manual ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe motherboard User guide Support DVD 4 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables with 6.0Gb/s label 1 x Ultra DMA 133/ 100/66 cable 1 x 2-port USB 2.0 and 1-...
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... DIMMs) or overclocking condition. For more efficient memory cooling system to section 3.5.2 Ai Overclock Tuner for the OS can be about 3GB or less. ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe 2-11 DIMMs and DDR3-1600 are using a 32-bit Windows OS. - Install a 64-bit Windows OS when you obtain memory modules from a... = 1 Megabyte/MB). • The default memory operation frequency is dependent on its Serial Presence Detect (SPD), which is then mapped for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use a more details, refer to Intel CPU spec, CPUs with the same CAS latency.
... DIMMs) or overclocking condition. For more efficient memory cooling system to section 3.5.2 Ai Overclock Tuner for the OS can be about 3GB or less. ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe 2-11 DIMMs and DDR3-1600 are using a 32-bit Windows OS. - Install a 64-bit Windows OS when you obtain memory modules from a... = 1 Megabyte/MB). • The default memory operation frequency is dependent on its Serial Presence Detect (SPD), which is then mapped for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use a more details, refer to Intel CPU spec, CPUs with the same CAS latency.
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.... It takes about 5-10 seconds. • If your system fail to boot due to the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website at www.asus.com after turning on the ASUS website at www.asus.com. • If you download and update to BIOS overclocking, press the MemOK! If the test fails, the system... been restored to its default settings. • We recommend that are incompaible with ones recommended in the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) in this user manual or on the computer. Replace the DIMMs with the motherboard may cause system boot failure, and the DRAM_LED near the MemOK! 3.
.... It takes about 5-10 seconds. • If your system fail to boot due to the latest BIOS version from the ASUS website at www.asus.com after turning on the ASUS website at www.asus.com. • If you download and update to BIOS overclocking, press the MemOK! If the test fails, the system... been restored to its default settings. • We recommend that are incompaible with ones recommended in the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) in this user manual or on the computer. Replace the DIMMs with the motherboard may cause system boot failure, and the DRAM_LED near the MemOK! 3.
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... SP2 or later versions. • When using hot-plug and NCQ, set , refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to section 3.4.2 Storage Configuration for details. Refer to [RAID]. ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe 2-33 2. If you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Matrix Storage Technology through the...
... SP2 or later versions. • When using hot-plug and NCQ, set , refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to section 3.4.2 Storage Configuration for details. Refer to [RAID]. ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe 2-33 2. If you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Matrix Storage Technology through the...
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...support DVD or a USB flash drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted. 4. Save a copy of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. We strongly recommend that requires further BIOS settings or update. However, BIOS updating is no problem using the current version... environment using a USB flash disk. 3. Refer to update your BIOS if necessary. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility: Restores the BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe 3-1 Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file for this chapter to the corresponding sections for ...
...support DVD or a USB flash drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted. 4. Save a copy of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. We strongly recommend that requires further BIOS settings or update. However, BIOS updating is no problem using the current version... environment using a USB flash disk. 3. Refer to update your BIOS if necessary. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility: Restores the BIOS using the ASUS Update utility. ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe 3-1 Visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com to download the latest BIOS file for this chapter to the corresponding sections for ...
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.... Press to switch between screen fields and use the keys to update BIOS? Restart your motherboard user manual for DOS V1.00b [09/06/22] FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A Current ROM BOARD: P7P55D-E Deluxe VER: 0209 DATE: 07/28/2009 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown PATH...: A:\ A: P7P55D.ROM 2097152 2009-08-06 17:30:48 Note [Enter] Select or Load [Up/Down/Home/End] Move [Tab] Switch...
.... Press to switch between screen fields and use the keys to update BIOS? Restart your motherboard user manual for DOS V1.00b [09/06/22] FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A Current ROM BOARD: P7P55D-E Deluxe VER: 0209 DATE: 07/28/2009 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown PATH...: A:\ A: P7P55D.ROM 2097152 2009-08-06 17:30:48 Note [Enter] Select or Load [Up/Down/Home/End] Move [Tab] Switch...
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.... Scroll down to display the following items: ******* Please key in detail, set Ai Overclock Tuner to Manual after selecting a CPU level. Chapter 3 ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe 3-15 If you want to manually configure the settings in numbers directly! ******* CPU Voltage Mode [Offset] Offset Voltage [Auto] Current CPU... CPU Level Up [Auto] Allows you to select a CPU level, and the related parameters will be automatically adjusted according to [Manual] after you select a CPU level. 3.5 Ai Tweaker menu The Ai Tweaker menu items allow you to configure overclocking-related items....
.... Scroll down to display the following items: ******* Please key in detail, set Ai Overclock Tuner to Manual after selecting a CPU level. Chapter 3 ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe 3-15 If you want to manually configure the settings in numbers directly! ******* CPU Voltage Mode [Offset] Offset Voltage [Auto] Current CPU... CPU Level Up [Auto] Allows you to select a CPU level, and the related parameters will be automatically adjusted according to [Manual] after you select a CPU level. 3.5 Ai Tweaker menu The Ai Tweaker menu items allow you to configure overclocking-related items....
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... overclocking options to set overclocking parameters. DIMM or 1600MHz DIMM, install only one of the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Auto D.O.C.P X.M.P. Overclocks DRAM frequency by your memory module(s) for the following sub-item vary depending on the DIMMs you...mode supported by adjusting BCLK frequency. CPU Level Up Allows you install memory module(s) supporting the eXtreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) Technology, choose this ASUS exclusive DRAM O.C. If you to select a DRAM O.C. Loads the optimal settings for using DIMMs with a frequncy higher than the Intel...
... overclocking options to set overclocking parameters. DIMM or 1600MHz DIMM, install only one of the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Auto D.O.C.P X.M.P. Overclocks DRAM frequency by your memory module(s) for the following sub-item vary depending on the DIMMs you...mode supported by adjusting BCLK frequency. CPU Level Up Allows you install memory module(s) supporting the eXtreme Memory Profile (X.M.P.) Technology, choose this ASUS exclusive DRAM O.C. If you to select a DRAM O.C. Loads the optimal settings for using DIMMs with a frequncy higher than the Intel...
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...setting. The following two items appear only when you set to ensure the best CPU overclocking performance. Use the and keys to [Manual], [D.O.C.P.] or [X.M.P.]. The values range from 80 to section 3.5.2 Ai Overclock Tuner for details. You can also type the desired...frequency with a core frequency of 2.66G support the maximum DIMM frequency of up to become unstable! Profile feature in specific condition. Chapter 3 ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe 3-17 The values range from 100 to 200. 3.5.7 DRAM Frequency [Auto] Allows you to adjust the PCIE frequency. Refer to 500. ...
...setting. The following two items appear only when you set to ensure the best CPU overclocking performance. Use the and keys to [Manual], [D.O.C.P.] or [X.M.P.]. The values range from 80 to section 3.5.2 Ai Overclock Tuner for details. You can also type the desired...frequency with a core frequency of 2.66G support the maximum DIMM frequency of up to become unstable! Profile feature in specific condition. Chapter 3 ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe 3-17 The values range from 100 to 200. 3.5.7 DRAM Frequency [Auto] Allows you to adjust the PCIE frequency. Refer to 500. ...
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Offset Sign [-] This item appears only when you to set a fixed CPU voltage. Chapter 3 3-20 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Offset] [Manual] Offset Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU Voltage Mode item to [Offset] and allows you to a value other than [Auto]. [+] ...] DRAM WRITE to the CPU Voltage Mode item setting. Fixed Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU Voltage Mode item to [Manual] and allows you to set the Offset Voltage item to set the CPU Voltage Mode. The values range from 0.00625V to adjust the CPU Clock...
Offset Sign [-] This item appears only when you to set a fixed CPU voltage. Chapter 3 3-20 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Configuration options: [Offset] [Manual] Offset Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU Voltage Mode item to [Offset] and allows you to a value other than [Auto]. [+] ...] DRAM WRITE to the CPU Voltage Mode item setting. Fixed Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU Voltage Mode item to [Manual] and allows you to set the Offset Voltage item to set the CPU Voltage Mode. The values range from 0.00625V to adjust the CPU Clock...
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...Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] [Disabled] Disables the Power On by a PS/2 mouse. [Enabled] Enables the Power On by a PS/2 mouse. Chapter 3 ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe 3-31 CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A] Chassis Fan 1/2 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A] Power Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / ...Silent] to minimize the fan speed for quiet CPU fan operation. [Turbo] Set to [Turbo] to achieve maximum CPU fan speed. [Manual] Set to [Manual] to display the detected speed. CPU Fan Profile [Standard] This item appears only when you enable the CPU Q-Fan Control feature and ...
...Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] [Disabled] Disables the Power On by a PS/2 mouse. [Enabled] Enables the Power On by a PS/2 mouse. Chapter 3 ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe 3-31 CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A] Chassis Fan 1/2 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A] Power Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / ...Silent] to minimize the fan speed for quiet CPU fan operation. [Turbo] Set to [Turbo] to achieve maximum CPU fan speed. [Manual] Set to [Manual] to display the detected speed. CPU Fan Profile [Standard] This item appears only when you enable the CPU Q-Fan Control feature and ...
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... and utilities that the motherboard supports. The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you want to install. ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe 4-1 Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of the support DVD to display DVD/...folder. Click an item to your computer. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to use the devices. Refer to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. Chapter 4 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ Vista / 64...
... and utilities that the motherboard supports. The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that you want to install. ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe 4-1 Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of the support DVD to display DVD/...folder. Click an item to your computer. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to use the devices. Refer to open the folder of supplementary user manuals. Chapter 4 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP/ 64-bit XP/ Vista / 64...
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Click ASUS Motherboard Utility Guide from the Utilities menu before opening the files. 1. Some software manuals are provided in this section are for reference only. Follow the instructions below to show the software manual. The Manual folder of your selected software. 3. Click the Manual tab. Chapter 4 The screenshots in different languages. The actual software manuals containing in...
Click ASUS Motherboard Utility Guide from the Utilities menu before opening the files. 1. Some software manuals are provided in this section are for reference only. Follow the instructions below to show the software manual. The Manual folder of your selected software. 3. Click the Manual tab. Chapter 4 The screenshots in different languages. The actual software manuals containing in...
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...65533; or restore the application. Launching PC Probe II 1. Install PC Probe II from the motherboard support DVD. 2. The PC Probe II main window appears. 3. ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe 4-3 Because PC Probe II is software-based, you can start monitoring your computer is a utility that came with these components. The PC Probe II icon...window Opens the hard disk drive, memory, CPU usage window Shows/Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Refer to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at a healthy operating condition.
...65533; or restore the application. Launching PC Probe II 1. Install PC Probe II from the motherboard support DVD. 2. The PC Probe II main window appears. 3. ASUS P7P55D-E Deluxe 4-3 Because PC Probe II is software-based, you can start monitoring your computer is a utility that came with these components. The PC Probe II icon...window Opens the hard disk drive, memory, CPU usage window Shows/Hides the Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Refer to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at a healthy operating condition.
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4.3.2 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows you minimize the application main window, click this section are for detailed software configuration. 4-4 Chapter 4: Software support xx. Using AI Suite Click each utility • The screenshots in this icon to the software manual in the Windows® notification area.... Launch AI Suite by models. • Refer to restore the window. The AI Suite icon appears in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. Install ...
4.3.2 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows you minimize the application main window, click this section are for detailed software configuration. 4-4 Chapter 4: Software support xx. Using AI Suite Click each utility • The screenshots in this icon to the software manual in the Windows® notification area.... Launch AI Suite by models. • Refer to restore the window. The AI Suite icon appears in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for reference only. Install ...