User Manual
Page 1
All rights reserved. 1 P55DE Pro / P55DE3 User Manual Version 1.0 Published September 2009 Copyright©2009 ASRock INC.
All rights reserved. 1 P55DE Pro / P55DE3 User Manual Version 1.0 Published September 2009 Copyright©2009 ASRock INC.
User Manual
Page 5
... as well. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to quality and endurance. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.3-in, 30.5 cm x 21.1 cm) ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 5 Chapter 1: Introduction Thank...
... as well. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to quality and endurance. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 8.3-in, 30.5 cm x 21.1 cm) ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 5 Chapter 1: Introduction Thank...
User Manual
Page 6
...: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 4) - All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) (P55DE Pro) - capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION 6) 6 1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Audio LAN Rear Panel I /O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port...
...: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 4) - All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) (P55DE Pro) - capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION 6) 6 1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Audio LAN Rear Panel I /O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port...
User Manual
Page 44
... SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [14:00:09] [Fri 09/25/2009] BIOS Version : P55DE Pro P1.00 Processor Type : Intel (R) Core (TM) CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz (64bit) Processor Speed : 2933MHz Microcode Update : 106E5/3 Cache Size : 1024KB Total Memory DDR3_A2 DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1...
... SETUP UTILITY Main OC Tweaker Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [14:00:09] [Fri 09/25/2009] BIOS Version : P55DE Pro P1.00 Processor Type : Intel (R) Core (TM) CPU 870 @ 2.93GHz (64bit) Processor Speed : 2933MHz Microcode Update : 106E5/3 Cache Size : 1024KB Total Memory DDR3_A2 DDR3_A1 DDR3_B1...
Quick Installation Guide
Page 1
...Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate" ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com Published September 2009 Copyright©2009 ASRock INC. ASRock assumes no event shall ASRock, its directors, officers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect,...for identification or explanation and to change without notice, and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock. All rights reserved. 1 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard English When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please follow the related regulations in ...
...Perchlorate Material-special handling may apply, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate" ASRock Website: http://www.asrock.com Published September 2009 Copyright©2009 ASRock INC. ASRock assumes no event shall ASRock, its directors, officers, employees, or agents be liable for any indirect,...for identification or explanation and to change without notice, and should not be constructed as a commitment by ASRock. All rights reserved. 1 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard English When you discard the Lithium battery in California, USA, please follow the related regulations in ...
Quick Installation Guide
Page 2
... (PCIE1, White) 29 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) 30 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1, Lime) 31 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 32 HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1, Yellow) 2 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard
... (PCIE1, White) 29 Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) 30 Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1, Lime) 31 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 32 HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1, Yellow) 2 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard
Quick Installation Guide
Page 3
... "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 P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard English TABLE for the LAN port LED indications. Please refer to the front panel audio header. See the table below for Audio Output Connection...
... "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 P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard English TABLE for the LAN port LED indications. Please refer to the front panel audio header. See the table below for Audio Output Connection...
Quick Installation Guide
Page 4
... contains introduction of this manual will be found in the user manual presented in , 30.5 cm x 21.1 cm) ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 4 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard English Introduction Thank you are using. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be subject to...
... contains introduction of this manual will be found in the user manual presented in , 30.5 cm x 21.1 cm) ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Quick Installation Guide ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Support CD 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 4 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard English Introduction Thank you are using. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be subject to...
Quick Installation Guide
Page 5
All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) (P55DE Pro) - Supports the Intel® CoreTM i7 and Intel® CoreTM i5 Processors in , 30.5 cm x 21.1 cm - Supports Hyper-..., 2.5GT/s) - 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots (2.5GT/s) - 2 x PCI slots - Intel® P55 - Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) (see CAUTION 6) 5 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard English 1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Audio LAN Rear Panel I /O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port...
All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) (P55DE Pro) - Supports the Intel® CoreTM i7 and Intel® CoreTM i5 Processors in , 30.5 cm x 21.1 cm - Supports Hyper-..., 2.5GT/s) - 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots (2.5GT/s) - 2 x PCI slots - Intel® P55 - Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) (see CAUTION 6) 5 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard English 1.2 Specifications Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Audio LAN Rear Panel I /O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port...
Quick Installation Guide
Page 7
...with 64-bit CPU, there is required) (see CAUTION 16) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com WARNING Please realize that only support up to adjust your system. For microphone input, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, ..., the actual memory size may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to SATAII mode. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/feature/OCTuner/index.htm 7 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard English Due to SATAII connector directly. 8. FCC, CE, WHQL - Please read "Untied Overclocking...
...with 64-bit CPU, there is required) (see CAUTION 16) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com WARNING Please realize that only support up to adjust your system. For microphone input, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, ..., the actual memory size may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to SATAII mode. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com/feature/OCTuner/index.htm 7 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard English Due to SATAII connector directly. 8. FCC, CE, WHQL - Please read "Untied Overclocking...
Quick Installation Guide
Page 8
... it is a BIOS flash utility embedded in off mode condition. According to define the power consumption for more details. 8 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard English This convenient BIOS update tool allows you install the PC system. 15. Your friends then can only be under the... OC DNA, you checking with others. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it back again. Please be used. 16. ASRock Instant Flash is not recommended to provide exceptional power saving and improve power efficiency without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS ...
... it is a BIOS flash utility embedded in off mode condition. According to define the power consumption for more details. 8 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard English This convenient BIOS update tool allows you install the PC system. 15. Your friends then can only be under the... OC DNA, you checking with others. Although this motherboard offers stepless control, it back again. Please be used. 16. ASRock Instant Flash is not recommended to provide exceptional power saving and improve power efficiency without entering operating systems first like MS-DOS ...
Quick Installation Guide
Page 9
...-GDDR3 Radeon HD4670 Catalyst 9.7 * 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 English 9 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard
...-GDDR3 Radeon HD4670 Catalyst 9.7 * 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 English 9 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard
Quick Installation Guide
Page 10
.... 2. Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before touching any motherboard settings. 1. Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged. 10 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard English
.... 2. Also remember to use a grounded wrist strap or touch a safety grounded object before touching any motherboard settings. 1. Otherwise, the CPU will be seriously damaged. 10 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard English
Quick Installation Guide
Page 11
... CPU: Step 3-1. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches. Rotate the load plate to fully open position at approximately 100 degrees. black line Step 3-2. ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard Pin1 11 English Step 1-3. Orient the CPU with black lines. Hold the CPU by depressing down and out on the hook to handle and...
... CPU: Step 3-1. Locate Pin1 and the two orientation key notches. Rotate the load plate to fully open position at approximately 100 degrees. black line Step 3-2. ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard Pin1 11 English Step 1-3. Orient the CPU with black lines. Hold the CPU by depressing down and out on the hook to handle and...
Quick Installation Guide
Page 12
... this motherboard supports Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.), which provides the flexible option to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for Socket LGA 1156 CPU fan. 12 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard English Step 4-3. Step 1. Ensure fan cables are for 1156-Pin CPU. Step 5. Please be secured on the motherboard (CPU_FAN1, see page 2, No. 31). The...
... this motherboard supports Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.), which provides the flexible option to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for Socket LGA 1156 CPU fan. 12 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard English Step 4-3. Step 1. Ensure fan cables are for 1156-Pin CPU. Step 5. Please be secured on the motherboard (CPU_FAN1, see page 2, No. 31). The...
Quick Installation Guide
Page 13
... DDR3_B1 (Blue Slot) (White Slot) (Blue Slot) (White Slot) (1) - This motherboard also allows you have to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below. English 13 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed in the DDR3 DIMM slots on this motherboard and DIMM may refer to...
... DDR3_B1 (Blue Slot) (White Slot) (Blue Slot) (White Slot) (1) - This motherboard also allows you have to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below. English 13 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard If only one memory module or three memory modules are installed in the DDR3 DIMM slots on this motherboard and DIMM may refer to...
Quick Installation Guide
Page 14
... the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot. English The DIMM only fits in place and the DIMM is properly seated. 14 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot at both ends fully snap back in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to disconnect...
... the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot. English The DIMM only fits in place and the DIMM is properly seated. 14 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard Firmly insert the DIMM into the slot at both ends fully snap back in one correct orientation. It will cause permanent damage to disconnect...
Quick Installation Guide
Page 15
... x1 slot; Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make sure that have the 32-bit PCI interface. Replace the system cover. 15 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard English 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are used for PCI Express cards with screws. PCIE4 (PCIE x16 slot; In single VGA...
... x1 slot; Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make sure that have the 32-bit PCI interface. Replace the system cover. 15 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard English 2.4 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are used for PCI Express cards with screws. PCIE4 (PCIE x16 slot; In single VGA...
Quick Installation Guide
Page 16
... feature. 2.5 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM feature. Quad CrossFireXTM feature are properly seated on the slots. 16 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard English All three CrossFireXTM components, a CrossFireXTM Ready graphics card, a CrossFireXTM Ready motherboard and a CrossFireXTM Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to...
... feature. 2.5 CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM Operation Guide This motherboard supports CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM feature. Quad CrossFireXTM feature are properly seated on the slots. 16 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard English All three CrossFireXTM components, a CrossFireXTM Ready graphics card, a CrossFireXTM Ready motherboard and a CrossFireXTM Edition co-processor graphics card, must be installed correctly to...
Quick Installation Guide
Page 17
Step 2. Please refer to D-Sub adapter.) English 17 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graphics card on the top of Radeon graphics cards. (CrossFire Bridge is ...
Step 2. Please refer to D-Sub adapter.) English 17 ASRock P55DE Pro / P55DE3 Motherboard Connect the DVI monitor cable to the DVI connector on the Radeon graphics card on the top of Radeon graphics cards. (CrossFire Bridge is ...