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.../s Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x IDE connector (Controlled by Marvell 88SE6121, only for P55A-S) 1 x CPU fan header (4-pin) 2 x System fan headers (4-pin) 1 x CD-IN connector 1 x Front Audio connector 1 x SPDIF_OUT connector 3 x...Panel 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port Connectors 1 x Clear CMOS button (Only for P55A-S) 2 x ESATA ports (Controlled by Marvell 88SE6121, only for P55A-S) Onboard Serial ATA 6 x SATA connectors 300MB/s data transfer rate Support hot plug and NCQ (Native Command Queuing) USB ...
.../s Internal Connectors 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x IDE connector (Controlled by Marvell 88SE6121, only for P55A-S) 1 x CPU fan header (4-pin) 2 x System fan headers (4-pin) 1 x CD-IN connector 1 x Front Audio connector 1 x SPDIF_OUT connector 3 x...Panel 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port Connectors 1 x Clear CMOS button (Only for P55A-S) 2 x ESATA ports (Controlled by Marvell 88SE6121, only for P55A-S) Onboard Serial ATA 6 x SATA connectors 300MB/s data transfer rate Support hot plug and NCQ (Native Command Queuing) USB ...
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PCI Express x16 Slot 5. Intel® ME Jumper 12. SATA Connectors 18. IrDA Connector 20. PCI Express x1 Slot 4. PCI Express x4 Slot 6. Front USB Connectors 13. Chipset: Intel® P55 21. SYS_FAN2 Header 3. Power .... PCI Slots 7. LGA 1156 CPU Socket Note : The above motherboard layout is for reference only, please refer to the physical motherboard for P55A-S) 16. SPDIF_OUT2 Connector 8. Reset Button(Only for P55A-S) 22. 24-pin ATX Power Connector 23. 1-2 Layout 7 6 5 4 32 1 1 8 9 10 11 25 24 12 23 13 14 15 16 17 18...
PCI Express x16 Slot 5. Intel® ME Jumper 12. SATA Connectors 18. IrDA Connector 20. PCI Express x1 Slot 4. PCI Express x4 Slot 6. Front USB Connectors 13. Chipset: Intel® P55 21. SYS_FAN2 Header 3. Power .... PCI Slots 7. LGA 1156 CPU Socket Note : The above motherboard layout is for reference only, please refer to the physical motherboard for P55A-S) 16. SPDIF_OUT2 Connector 8. Reset Button(Only for P55A-S) 22. 24-pin ATX Power Connector 23. 1-2 Layout 7 6 5 4 32 1 1 8 9 10 11 25 24 12 23 13 14 15 16 17 18...
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... CMOS Button(Only for USB devices such as an USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc. 3. Use this port for P55A-S) Onboard Clear CMOS button is located directly on the motherboard PCB, so you can easily clear CMOS after failed overclocking attempts. 1 1-3 Back...LAN Port 7 Line Out Line In Rear Speaker Subwoofer Side Speaker Microphone In 2 USB Ports 4 Optical S/PDIF Out Back Panel of P55A PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port 1 2 USB Ports 5 External SATA Ports 6 Audio Ports LAN Port 7 Line Out Line In Rear Speaker Subwoofer Side Speaker Microphone In 2 4 2 6 USB Ports...
... CMOS Button(Only for USB devices such as an USB keyboard/mouse, USB printer, USB flash drive and etc. 3. Use this port for P55A-S) Onboard Clear CMOS button is located directly on the motherboard PCB, so you can easily clear CMOS after failed overclocking attempts. 1 1-3 Back...LAN Port 7 Line Out Line In Rear Speaker Subwoofer Side Speaker Microphone In 2 USB Ports 4 Optical S/PDIF Out Back Panel of P55A PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port 1 2 USB Ports 5 External SATA Ports 6 Audio Ports LAN Port 7 Line Out Line In Rear Speaker Subwoofer Side Speaker Microphone In 2 4 2 6 USB Ports...
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...supply is turned off before pressing the CLR_CMOS2 button to clear CMOS. ■ Push down the CLR_CMOS2 button and hold it there for P55A-S) To connect external SATA device(s) to your system by its own. 6. Blinking ity Status Off Off Green Orange Right: Link Description No Link 10 Mb/s ... Off No Link Green Data Activ- Audio Ports For the definition of seconds to an external audio system that supports digital optical audio. 5. External SATA Port (Only for a couple of each audio port, please refer to the table below : Port Blue Green Pink Orange Black Grey 2-channel Line...
...supply is turned off before pressing the CLR_CMOS2 button to clear CMOS. ■ Push down the CLR_CMOS2 button and hold it there for P55A-S) To connect external SATA device(s) to your system by its own. 6. Blinking ity Status Off Off Green Orange Right: Link Description No Link 10 Mb/s ... Off No Link Green Data Activ- Audio Ports For the definition of seconds to an external audio system that supports digital optical audio. 5. External SATA Port (Only for a couple of each audio port, please refer to the table below : Port Blue Green Pink Orange Black Grey 2-channel Line...
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...The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB/s data transfer rate. 1 GND TX+ TXGND RXRX+ GND SATA_1/2/3/4/5/6 IDE Connector : PIDE(Only for P55A-S) With the provided Ultra DMA IDE ribbon cable, you can connect to connect with them, user can quickly expand another six USB ports on the ...rear panel, this feature. Connect a 4-pin power plug USB Connectors : F_USB1/2/3 In addition to the picture on its motherboard. By connecting through USB cables with SATA Hard Disk or CD devices which support this product also provides three 10-pin USB headers on the right. CAUTION 2 !
...The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB/s data transfer rate. 1 GND TX+ TXGND RXRX+ GND SATA_1/2/3/4/5/6 IDE Connector : PIDE(Only for P55A-S) With the provided Ultra DMA IDE ribbon cable, you can connect to connect with them, user can quickly expand another six USB ports on the ...rear panel, this feature. Connect a 4-pin power plug USB Connectors : F_USB1/2/3 In addition to the picture on its motherboard. By connecting through USB cables with SATA Hard Disk or CD devices which support this product also provides three 10-pin USB headers on the right. CAUTION 2 !
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...ATA Devices/OnBoard Devices/SuperIO Configuration/USB Configuration Press to go to support IDE mode. [Disabled] - This configures the SATA ports to relative submenu. OnChip ATA Devices CMOS Setup Utility - This item allows you select the mode of your... SATA ports. OnChip ATA Devices Configure SATA as [IDE] Help Item SATA#1 Configuration [Enhanced] SATA#2 Configuration [Enhanced] Options IDE Detect Time Out [35] Marvell 6121 PATA and eSATA [eSATA + IDE] ...
...ATA Devices/OnBoard Devices/SuperIO Configuration/USB Configuration Press to go to support IDE mode. [Disabled] - This configures the SATA ports to relative submenu. OnChip ATA Devices CMOS Setup Utility - This item allows you select the mode of your... SATA ports. OnChip ATA Devices Configure SATA as [IDE] Help Item SATA#1 Configuration [Enhanced] SATA#2 Configuration [Enhanced] Options IDE Detect Time Out [35] Marvell 6121 PATA and eSATA [eSATA + IDE] ...
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... the mode of USB ports on the network to be booted remotely. ► USB Functions This item is used to select the number of the SATA ports. OnBoard Devices CMOS Setup Utility - OnBoard Devices OnBoard LAN Controller [Enabled] Help Item OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] USB Functions [14 USB... This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller. ► OnBoard LAN Boot ROM This item is used to use. 3 SATA#2 are the SATA ports 5,6 of eSATA port and IDE port. By installing a boot ROM in the network board, you can enable a client PC system on ...
... the mode of USB ports on the network to be booted remotely. ► USB Functions This item is used to select the number of the SATA ports. OnBoard Devices CMOS Setup Utility - OnBoard Devices OnBoard LAN Controller [Enabled] Help Item OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Disabled] USB Functions [14 USB... This item is used to enable or disable the onboard LAN controller. ► OnBoard LAN Boot ROM This item is used to use. 3 SATA#2 are the SATA ports 5,6 of eSATA port and IDE port. By installing a boot ROM in the network board, you can enable a client PC system on ...
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...slot 1 x PCI Express x4 slot 3 x PCI slots PATA & ESATA Controller Marvell 88SE6121 (Only for P55A-S) Onboard Serial ATA 6 x SATA connectors 300MB/s data transfer rate Support hot plug and NCQ (Native Command Queuing) USB Support hot plug Supports...x USB 2.0 connectors (supporting 6 x USB devices) 1 x Front Panel connector 6 x SATA connectors 1 x IrDA connector 1 x Chassis Intrusion alarm header(INTR) 1 x Speaker connector Back Panel 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port Connectors 1 x Clear CMOS button (Only for P55A-S) 2 x ESATA ports (Controlled by Marvell 88SE6121, only for...
...slot 1 x PCI Express x4 slot 3 x PCI slots PATA & ESATA Controller Marvell 88SE6121 (Only for P55A-S) Onboard Serial ATA 6 x SATA connectors 300MB/s data transfer rate Support hot plug and NCQ (Native Command Queuing) USB Support hot plug Supports...x USB 2.0 connectors (supporting 6 x USB devices) 1 x Front Panel connector 6 x SATA connectors 1 x IrDA connector 1 x Chassis Intrusion alarm header(INTR) 1 x Speaker connector Back Panel 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port Connectors 1 x Clear CMOS button (Only for P55A-S) 2 x ESATA ports (Controlled by Marvell 88SE6121, only for...
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.... LGA 1156 CPU Socket Note : The above motherboard layout is for reference only, please refer to the physical motherboard for P55A-S) 22. 24-pin ATX Power Connector 23. 1-2 Layout 7 6 5 4 32 1 1 8 9 10 11 25 24 12 23 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ... x16 Slot 5. SPDIF_OUT2 Connector 8. CD_IN Connector 9. Front USB Connectors 13. IDE Connector (Only for detail. Front Audio Connector 10. Reset Button(Only for P55A-S) 15. SYS_FAN3 Header 19. DDR3 DIMM Slots 24. IrDA Connector 20. Chipset: Intel® P55 21. Front Panel Connector 14. PCI Express x4 Slot 6....
.... LGA 1156 CPU Socket Note : The above motherboard layout is for reference only, please refer to the physical motherboard for P55A-S) 22. 24-pin ATX Power Connector 23. 1-2 Layout 7 6 5 4 32 1 1 8 9 10 11 25 24 12 23 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ... x16 Slot 5. SPDIF_OUT2 Connector 8. CD_IN Connector 9. Front USB Connectors 13. IDE Connector (Only for detail. Front Audio Connector 10. Reset Button(Only for P55A-S) 15. SYS_FAN3 Header 19. DDR3 DIMM Slots 24. IrDA Connector 20. Chipset: Intel® P55 21. Front Panel Connector 14. PCI Express x4 Slot 6....
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...Keyboard/Mouse Port Use the upper port (purple) to connect a PS/2 keyboard or a PS/2 mouse. 2. 1 1-3 Back Panel Connectors Back Panel of P55A-S PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port 1 Clear CMOS Button 3 LAN Port 7 Line Out Line In Rear Speaker Subwoofer Side Speaker Microphone In 2 USB Ports 4 ...Optical S/PDIF Out Back Panel of P55A PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port 1 2 USB Ports 5 External SATA Ports 6 Audio Ports LAN Port 7 Line Out Line In Rear Speaker Subwoofer Side Speaker Microphone In 2 4 2 6 USB...
...Keyboard/Mouse Port Use the upper port (purple) to connect a PS/2 keyboard or a PS/2 mouse. 2. 1 1-3 Back Panel Connectors Back Panel of P55A-S PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port 1 Clear CMOS Button 3 LAN Port 7 Line Out Line In Rear Speaker Subwoofer Side Speaker Microphone In 2 USB Ports 4 ...Optical S/PDIF Out Back Panel of P55A PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Port 1 2 USB Ports 5 External SATA Ports 6 Audio Ports LAN Port 7 Line Out Line In Rear Speaker Subwoofer Side Speaker Microphone In 2 4 2 6 USB...
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...Link Description No Link 10 Mb/s Connection 100 Mb/s Connection 1000 Mb/s Connection Active Link LED LED External SATA device shall provide power by expanding the internal SATA port(s) to the chassis back panel. Rear Speaker Out - 5.1-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Microphone In Center...pressing the CLR_CMOS2 button to clear CMOS. ■ Push down the CLR_CMOS2 button and hold it there for P55A-S) To connect external SATA device(s) to your system by its own. 6. External SATA Port (Only for a couple of each audio port, please refer to clear the CMOS completely, then ...
...Link Description No Link 10 Mb/s Connection 100 Mb/s Connection 1000 Mb/s Connection Active Link LED LED External SATA device shall provide power by expanding the internal SATA port(s) to the chassis back panel. Rear Speaker Out - 5.1-channel Line In Front Speaker Out Microphone In Center...pressing the CLR_CMOS2 button to clear CMOS. ■ Push down the CLR_CMOS2 button and hold it there for P55A-S) To connect external SATA device(s) to your system by its own. 6. External SATA Port (Only for a couple of each audio port, please refer to clear the CMOS completely, then ...
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We recommend you need to align the ATX power connector according to connect with SATA Hard Disk or CD devices which support this product also provides three 10-pin USB headers on its motherboard. By connecting through USB cables with ... supply. The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB/s data transfer rate. 1 GND TX+ TXGND RXRX+ GND SATA_1/2/3/4/5/6 IDE Connector : PIDE(Only for P55A-S) With the provided Ultra DMA IDE ribbon cable, you can quickly expand another six USB ports on the front panel. 12 VCC DD+ GND EMPTY...
We recommend you need to align the ATX power connector according to connect with SATA Hard Disk or CD devices which support this product also provides three 10-pin USB headers on its motherboard. By connecting through USB cables with ... supply. The current Serial ATA II interface allows up to 300MB/s data transfer rate. 1 GND TX+ TXGND RXRX+ GND SATA_1/2/3/4/5/6 IDE Connector : PIDE(Only for P55A-S) With the provided Ultra DMA IDE ribbon cable, you can quickly expand another six USB ports on the front panel. 12 VCC DD+ GND EMPTY...
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...OnBoard Devices/SuperIO Configuration/USB Configuration Press to go to support IDE mode. [RAID] - OnChip ATA Devices Configure SATA as [IDE] Help Item SATA#1 Configuration [Enhanced] SATA#2 Configuration [Enhanced] Options IDE Detect Time Out [35] Marvell 6121 PATA and eSATA [eSATA + IDE] ...the host controller hardware. 31 Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. When you enable RAID, it means all your SATA ports. The Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) specification describes the register level interface for a Host Controller for Serial ATA....
...OnBoard Devices/SuperIO Configuration/USB Configuration Press to go to support IDE mode. [RAID] - OnChip ATA Devices Configure SATA as [IDE] Help Item SATA#1 Configuration [Enhanced] SATA#2 Configuration [Enhanced] Options IDE Detect Time Out [35] Marvell 6121 PATA and eSATA [eSATA + IDE] ...the host controller hardware. 31 Copyright (C) 1985-2009, American Megatrends, Inc. When you enable RAID, it means all your SATA ports. The Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) specification describes the register level interface for a Host Controller for Serial ATA....
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... SATA#2 are : [Disabled], [eSATA+IDE]. This item allows you set the operation mode of the motherboard. A LAN boot ROM lets you select the mode of USB ports on the network to be booted remotely. ► USB Functions This item is used to select the time out value for P55A-S) This item is... used to select the number of the SATA ports. This item allows you want to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot optional ROM. OnBoard Devices CMOS Setup...
... SATA#2 are : [Disabled], [eSATA+IDE]. This item allows you set the operation mode of the motherboard. A LAN boot ROM lets you select the mode of USB ports on the network to be booted remotely. ► USB Functions This item is used to select the time out value for P55A-S) This item is... used to select the number of the SATA ports. This item allows you want to enable or disable the onboard LAN boot optional ROM. OnBoard Devices CMOS Setup...
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...to create a RAID driver diskette. (Windows Vista has in-box driver by its own and can skip this step). 2. Follow 5-2 to set BIOS setting "SATA Mode" to RAID or AHCI. 3. Run setup program to RAID or AHCI. 3. A RAID driver diskette. 5. Existing Windows XP (Vista) system with ... built as data storage. Follow 5-5 to go through the processes to create RAID in your current Windows XP system. (Vista can skip this step) 5. Several SATA hard disks. 3. A CD-ROM drive. 3. Follow 5-3 to build a new RAID data storage in BIOS. 4. A CD-ROM drive. 2. Follow 5-3 to Install Windows ...
...to create a RAID driver diskette. (Windows Vista has in-box driver by its own and can skip this step). 2. Follow 5-2 to set BIOS setting "SATA Mode" to RAID or AHCI. 3. Run setup program to RAID or AHCI. 3. A RAID driver diskette. 5. Existing Windows XP (Vista) system with ... built as data storage. Follow 5-5 to go through the processes to create RAID in your current Windows XP system. (Vista can skip this step) 5. Several SATA hard disks. 3. A CD-ROM drive. 3. Follow 5-3 to build a new RAID data storage in BIOS. 4. A CD-ROM drive. 2. Follow 5-3 to Install Windows ...
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... the "spare drive" can be affected as long as there are other working drives in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. It's no need four SATA hard disks. Comparison Table : Solution RAID0 RAID1 RAID5 Hard Disks No. >=2 2 >=3 RAID10 >=4 (Even number) Recovery 2 Capacity All 50% N-1 Smallest *2 Smaller Performance Highest Read faster Read...
... the "spare drive" can be affected as long as there are other working drives in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. It's no need four SATA hard disks. Comparison Table : Solution RAID0 RAID1 RAID5 Hard Disks No. >=2 2 >=3 RAID10 >=4 (Even number) Recovery 2 Capacity All 50% N-1 Smallest *2 Smaller Performance Highest Read faster Read...
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.... In each screen, there is to configure your selection easier. Installing a new Windows XP in BIOS to the hardware. Before installing the SATA hard disks, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to AHCI, you ...to the power connector of second volume will be well described. Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. A creation of SATA hard disk. Existing Windows XP system with fault tolerance, big capacity, or data safety provided by different RAID functions....
.... In each screen, there is to configure your selection easier. Installing a new Windows XP in BIOS to the hardware. Before installing the SATA hard disks, make sure to turn off the computer and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to AHCI, you ...to the power connector of second volume will be well described. Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. A creation of SATA hard disk. Existing Windows XP system with fault tolerance, big capacity, or data safety provided by different RAID functions....
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Depending on which platform your Windows XP system. Select the desired destination FDD drive. You also need to configure the SATA Mode in installing your system is, normally, it is a 32-bit XP system. Put the driver CD into its floppy drive A:, this diskette will be ...
Depending on which platform your Windows XP system. Select the desired destination FDD drive. You also need to configure the SATA Mode in installing your system is, normally, it is a 32-bit XP system. Put the driver CD into its floppy drive A:, this diskette will be ...
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... diskette. 9. Check if the diskette contains the driver files. Later, when in the process of RAID driver into the drive bays, connect all power and SATA cables. 71 Shut down your RAID system, it will ask you to use this floppy diskette to provide driver for additional specific devices, for this... Windows XP in your computer. 10-2. Format finished. Install Serial ATA Hard Disks : 10-1. You can input a volume label for example, a RAID device. 10. 5 6. Install SATA hard disks into this warning message. 8.
... diskette. 9. Check if the diskette contains the driver files. Later, when in the process of RAID driver into the drive bays, connect all power and SATA cables. 71 Shut down your RAID system, it will ask you to use this floppy diskette to provide driver for additional specific devices, for this... Windows XP in your computer. 10-2. Format finished. Install Serial ATA Hard Disks : 10-1. You can input a volume label for example, a RAID device. 10. 5 6. Install SATA hard disks into this warning message. 8.
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5-2 BIOS Configuration 1. Select and Set the "Configure SATA as [RAID] Help Item IDE Detect Time Out [35] Marvell 6121 PATA and eSATA [eSATA + IDE] Options...itself. Intel(RI)nMteal(tRrix) RSatopriadgSetoMragneagTeercohpntoiolongRy O- Recover Volume Options 2. Reset Disks to enter Configuration Utility. Delete RAID Volume 5. OnChip ATA Devices Configure SATA as " option to [RAID]. 4. OMpvti5o.n0.R0.O1M011- 9IC.5H.09.R10w2R1 AID5 CCooppyyrriigghhtt((CC)) 22000033--0094 IInntteell CCoorrppoorraattiioonn.AlAl lRl RigihgthstsRReseesrevrevde.d. ...
5-2 BIOS Configuration 1. Select and Set the "Configure SATA as [RAID] Help Item IDE Detect Time Out [35] Marvell 6121 PATA and eSATA [eSATA + IDE] Options...itself. Intel(RI)nMteal(tRrix) RSatopriadgSetoMragneagTeercohpntoiolongRy O- Recover Volume Options 2. Reset Disks to enter Configuration Utility. Delete RAID Volume 5. OnChip ATA Devices Configure SATA as " option to [RAID]. 4. OMpvti5o.n0.R0.O1M011- 9IC.5H.09.R10w2R1 AID5 CCooppyyrriigghhtt((CC)) 22000033--0094 IInntteell CCoorrppoorraattiioonn.AlAl lRl RigihgthstsRReseesrevrevde.d. ...
