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...to the hardware installation. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website without notice. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in Floppy Drive 4 x Serial ATA (..., 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock P55 Extreme4 Quick Installation Guide ASRock P55 Extreme4 Support CD 1 x 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable 1 x Ribbon Cable for purchasing ASRock P55 Extreme4 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. It delivers ...
...to the hardware installation. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website without notice. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in Floppy Drive 4 x Serial ATA (..., 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock P55 Extreme4 Quick Installation Guide ASRock P55 Extreme4 Support CD 1 x 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable 1 x Ribbon Cable for purchasing ASRock P55 Extreme4 motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. It delivers ...
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...or product. This device complies with Part 15 of such damages arising from any defect or error in advance. All rights reserved. 1 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must... accept any interference received, including interference that may appear in this guide. Copyright Notice: No part of this guide, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of ...
...or product. This device complies with Part 15 of such damages arising from any defect or error in advance. All rights reserved. 1 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must... accept any interference received, including interference that may appear in this guide. Copyright Notice: No part of this guide, ASRock does not provide warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or conditions of ...
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... Connector (CHA_FAN3) 13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2, White) 14 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1, White) 15 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 16 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 17 Intel P55 Chipset 18 Reset Switch (RSTBTN) 19 SATAII Connector (SATAII_3, Blue ) 20 Power Switch (PWRBTN) 21 16Mb SPI Flash 22 Dr. Debug (LED) 23 SATAII Connector..., White) 46 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3, White) 47 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2, Blue) 48 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE1, White) 49 USB_PWR2 Jumper 2 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English
... Connector (CHA_FAN3) 13 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_2, White) 14 SATA3 Connector (SATA3_1, White) 15 Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) 16 Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) 17 Intel P55 Chipset 18 Reset Switch (RSTBTN) 19 SATAII Connector (SATAII_3, Blue ) 20 Power Switch (PWRBTN) 21 16Mb SPI Flash 22 Dr. Debug (LED) 23 SATAII Connector..., White) 46 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE3, White) 47 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2, Blue) 48 PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE1, White) 49 USB_PWR2 Jumper 2 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English
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... "Realtek HDA Primary output" to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select "Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output" to use front panel audio. 3 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English After restarting your computer, you will find "Mixer" tool on your system.
... "Realtek HDA Primary output" to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select "Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output" to use front panel audio. 3 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English After restarting your computer, you will find "Mixer" tool on your system.
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... (Optional) 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card 1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel 6 x Screws 4 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock P55 Extreme4 Quick Installation Guide ASRock P55 Extreme4 Support CD 1 x 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon...
... (Optional) 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card 1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel 6 x Screws 4 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock P55 Extreme4 Quick Installation Guide ASRock P55 Extreme4 Support CD 1 x 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon...
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...Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports 5 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) - Supports Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 and Pentium® G6950.... Supports ATITM CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM - Premium Blu-ray audio support - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Intel® P55 - Supports DDR3 2600+(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/ 1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Supports NVIDIA® SLITM and Quad ...
...Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports 5 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) - Supports Intel® CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 and Pentium® G6950.... Supports ATITM CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM - Premium Blu-ray audio support - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Intel® P55 - Supports DDR3 2600+(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/ 1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Supports NVIDIA® SLITM and Quad ...
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...) - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED - 1 x Power Switch with LED - 1 x Reset Switch with LED - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard CD in /Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 6) - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Marvell SE9128, support RAID (RAID 0 and RAID 1), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions...
...) - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED - 1 x Power Switch with LED - 1 x Reset Switch with LED - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard CD in /Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 6) - 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Marvell SE9128, support RAID (RAID 0 and RAID 1), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions...
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.../Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer - FCC, CE, WHQL - English 7 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard - Supports I. Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 10) - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 7) - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - T. (Intelligent Overclocking Technology) Support CD - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 9) - ASRock AIWI (see CAUTION 13) - CPU Frequency Stepless Control...
.../Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer - FCC, CE, WHQL - English 7 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard - Supports I. Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 10) - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 7) - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - T. (Intelligent Overclocking Technology) Support CD - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 9) - ASRock AIWI (see CAUTION 13) - CPU Frequency Stepless Control...
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This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Before you to record the OC settings and share with 8 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English For audio output, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. Please check the table on page 14 for proper... ROM. For microphone input, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. With OC DNA, you can save your system by ASRock, provides a convenient way for details. 3. About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 57 of memory modules on page 3 for system...
This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Before you to record the OC settings and share with 8 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English For audio output, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. Please check the table on page 14 for proper... ROM. For microphone input, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. With OC DNA, you can save your system by ASRock, provides a convenient way for details. 3. About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 57 of memory modules on page 3 for system...
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...the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it is no longer only available at Wii. ASRock APP Charger. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/AppCharger/index.asp 13. Before you checking with the power supply manufacturer for you install the PC...PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Suspend to get the same OC settings as iPhone/iPod/iPad Touch, ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for more details. 9 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English To experience intuitive motion controlled games is not recommended to Intel's suggestion, the EuP ready power ...
...the motherboard functions properly and unplug the power cord, then plug it is no longer only available at Wii. ASRock APP Charger. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/Feature/AppCharger/index.asp 13. Before you checking with the power supply manufacturer for you install the PC...PC enters into Standby mode (S1), Suspend to get the same OC settings as iPhone/iPod/iPad Touch, ASRock has prepared a wonderful solution for more details. 9 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English To experience intuitive motion controlled games is not recommended to Intel's suggestion, the EuP ready power ...
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....62 195.62 * For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for CrossFireXTM Mode, please visit our website for details. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm 1.4 Two CrossFireXTM Graphics Card Support List (for Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit... Catalyst 9.12 Catalyst 9.12 * For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for SLITM Mode, please visit our website for details. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm English 10 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard
....62 195.62 * For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for CrossFireXTM Mode, please visit our website for details. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm 1.4 Two CrossFireXTM Graphics Card Support List (for Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / 7 / 7 64-bit... Catalyst 9.12 Catalyst 9.12 * For the latest updates of the supported PCI Express VGA card list for SLITM Mode, please visit our website for details. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/support/index.htm English 10 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard
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... or touch a safety grounded object before touching any component, place it on the carpet or the like. Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged. 11 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English Installation Pre-installation Precautions Take note of Intel 1156-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below. 1156-Pin Socket Overview Before you uninstall...
... or touch a safety grounded object before touching any component, place it on the carpet or the like. Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged. 11 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English Installation Pre-installation Precautions Take note of Intel 1156-Pin CPU, please follow the steps below. 1156-Pin Socket Overview Before you uninstall...
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... recommended to use the cap tab to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket. 12 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard Open the socket: Step 1-1. Step 1-3. Step 3-2. orientation key notch alignment key Pin1 Pin1 orientation key notch alignment key 1156-Pin Socket 1156-Pin CPU...
... recommended to use the cap tab to match the two orientation key notches of the CPU with the two alignment keys of the socket. 12 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard Open the socket: Step 1-1. Step 1-3. Step 3-2. orientation key notch alignment key Pin1 Pin1 orientation key notch alignment key 1156-Pin Socket 1156-Pin CPU...
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... the socket surface. The white throughholes are oriented on side closest to the instruction manuals of the heatsink for Socket LGA 1156 CPU fan. 13 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English Rotate the load plate onto the IHS. While pressing down on load plate, engage the load lever. Below is within the socket and...
... the socket surface. The white throughholes are oriented on side closest to the instruction manuals of the heatsink for Socket LGA 1156 CPU fan. 13 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English Rotate the load plate onto the IHS. While pressing down on load plate, engage the load lever. Below is within the socket and...
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... and DIMM may refer to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chiptype) DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel (DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1; English 14 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard In other words, install them in the slots of the same color. Populated (2)* Populated Populated Populated Populated * For the configuration (2), please install identical DDR3...
... and DIMM may refer to install identical (the same brand, speed, size and chiptype) DDR3 DIMM pair in Dual Channel (DDR3_A1 and DDR3_B1; English 14 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard In other words, install them in the slots of the same color. Populated (2)* Populated Populated Populated Populated * For the configuration (2), please install identical DDR3...
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... power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. English The DIMM only fits in place and the DIMM is properly seated. 15 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard
... power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or the system components. English The DIMM only fits in place and the DIMM is properly seated. 15 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard
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... work at x8 bandwidth. 3. Step 3. PCIE2 / PCIE5 (PCIE x16 slot; Step 5. Fasten the card to support CrossFireXTM or SLITM function. 1. Replace the system cover. 16 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English Please connect a chassis fan to install expansion cards that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is used for the...
... work at x8 bandwidth. 3. Step 3. PCIE2 / PCIE5 (PCIE x16 slot; Step 5. Fasten the card to support CrossFireXTM or SLITM function. 1. Replace the system cover. 16 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English Please connect a chassis fan to install expansion cards that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is used for the...
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...® certified. 2. Make sure that your system. Please follow the installation procedures in this section. It is recommended to the PCI Express graphics cards. 17 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English Requirements 1. Make sure that are properly seated on the slots. Currently, NVIDIA® SLITM technology supports Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM...
...® certified. 2. Make sure that your system. Please follow the installation procedures in this section. It is recommended to the PCI Express graphics cards. 17 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English Requirements 1. Make sure that are properly seated on the slots. Currently, NVIDIA® SLITM technology supports Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM...
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...in place. Align and insert ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card to your system. Please follow the below procedures to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that , you can freely enjoy the benefit of SLITM feature. 18 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English From the pop-...up menu, select Set SLI and PhysX configuration. D. Reboot your system. ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card Step4. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to enable the multi...
...in place. Align and insert ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card to your system. Please follow the below procedures to the monitor connector or the DVI connector of the graphics card that , you can freely enjoy the benefit of SLITM feature. 18 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English From the pop-...up menu, select Set SLI and PhysX configuration. D. Reboot your system. ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card Step4. Connect a VGA cable or a DVI cable to enable the multi...
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... a registered trademark of NVIDIA® Technologies Inc., and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. 19 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English D. E. Click the Start icon on your system. From the pop-up menu, select All Programs, and then click NVIDIA Corporation. For Windows®...
... a registered trademark of NVIDIA® Technologies Inc., and is used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. 19 ASRock P55 Extreme4 Motherboard English D. E. Click the Start icon on your system. From the pop-up menu, select All Programs, and then click NVIDIA Corporation. For Windows®...