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Contents Notices...viii Safety information ix About this guide x P6X58-E WS 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 Unique 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 Processing Unit (CPU 2-5 2.3.1 Installing the CPU 2-6 2.3.2 ...
Contents Notices...viii Safety information ix About this guide x P6X58-E WS 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 Unique 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 Processing Unit (CPU 2-5 2.3.1 Installing the CPU 2-6 2.3.2 ...
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... 12 x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel) (continued on the next page) xii P6X58-E WS specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Technology Storage LAN USB Intel® Socket 1366 Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition/ Core™ i7 ... 1366 Xeon® E5600/5500 Series Intel® Scoket 1366 Xeon® L5600/5500 Series Supports Intel® Dynamic Speed Technology *Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (@ x16 ) 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (@ x16 or x8 ) 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (@ x8 ) 1 x PCIe ...
... 12 x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel) (continued on the next page) xii P6X58-E WS specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Technology Storage LAN USB Intel® Socket 1366 Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition/ Core™ i7 ... 1366 Xeon® E5600/5500 Series Intel® Scoket 1366 Xeon® L5600/5500 Series Supports Intel® Dynamic Speed Technology *Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (@ x16 ) 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (@ x16 or x8 ) 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (@ x8 ) 1 x PCIe ...
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... double speed and bandwidth which enhances system performance. 3-Way SLI and Quad-GPU CrossFireX Support! 1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with a system bus of up to 6.4GT/s and a max bandwidth of up to 36 PCI... the environment. The motherboard features a dedicated graphics engine on the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in line with integrated memory controller to safeguard consumers' health while minimizing the impact on the use of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products/packagings to support...
... double speed and bandwidth which enhances system performance. 3-Way SLI and Quad-GPU CrossFireX Support! 1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with a system bus of up to 6.4GT/s and a max bandwidth of up to 36 PCI... the environment. The motherboard features a dedicated graphics engine on the most powerful and energy efficient CPUs in line with integrated memory controller to safeguard consumers' health while minimizing the impact on the use of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products/packagings to support...
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... Bundled with P6X58-E WS motherboard (retail version), the G.P. It uses lower CPU utilization, increasing throughput to achieve outstanding performance as well as better support for components (which provides total system power savings by effortlessly and quickly providing precise system checks right after they switch on their PCs. ASUS Power Saving Solution ASUS Power Saving...
... Bundled with P6X58-E WS motherboard (retail version), the G.P. It uses lower CPU utilization, increasing throughput to achieve outstanding performance as well as better support for components (which provides total system power savings by effortlessly and quickly providing precise system checks right after they switch on their PCs. ASUS Power Saving Solution ASUS Power Saving...
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Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-5 2.4 System memory 2-11 2.5 Expansion slots 2-18 2.6 Onboard LEDs 2-22 2.7 Jumpers 2-23 2.8 Connectors 2-26 2.9 G.P. Diagnosis card installation 2-41 2.10 Starting up for the first time 2-43 2.11 Turning off the computer 2-44 ASUS P6X58-E WS
Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-5 2.4 System memory 2-11 2.5 Expansion slots 2-18 2.6 Onboard LEDs 2-22 2.7 Jumpers 2-23 2.8 Connectors 2-26 2.9 G.P. Diagnosis card installation 2-41 2.10 Starting up for the first time 2-43 2.11 Turning off the computer 2-44 ASUS P6X58-E WS
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...DIMM sockets: Channel Channel A Channel B Channel C Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 DIMM_C1 and DIMM_C2 Recommended memory configuration for better performance Mode 2 DIMMs 3 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 6 DIMMs Sockets DIMM_A2 Populated Populated DIMM_A1 Populated Populated Populated...with six Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. ASUS P6X58-E WS 2-11 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with less power consumption. DDR3 modules are developed for recommended memory configuration. A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions ...
...DIMM sockets: Channel Channel A Channel B Channel C Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 DIMM_C1 and DIMM_C2 Recommended memory configuration for better performance Mode 2 DIMMs 3 DIMMs 4 DIMMs 6 DIMMs Sockets DIMM_A2 Populated Populated DIMM_A1 Populated Populated Populated...with six Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. ASUS P6X58-E WS 2-11 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with less power consumption. DDR3 modules are developed for recommended memory configuration. A DDR3 module has the same physical dimensions ...
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...ECC or non‑ECC, unbuffered DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. • You may install varying memory sizes in Megabit, 8 Megabit/Mb = 1 Megabyte/MB). • The default memory operation frequency is then mapped for overclocking may damage the CPU permanently. We recommend you do any of 3GB... value. • For system stability, use of the lower-sized channel for the dual-channel or triple-channel configuration. For more efficient memory cooling system to the Microsoft® support site at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605/en-us. • This motherboard does not support...
...ECC or non‑ECC, unbuffered DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. • You may install varying memory sizes in Megabit, 8 Megabit/Mb = 1 Megabyte/MB). • The default memory operation frequency is then mapped for overclocking may damage the CPU permanently. We recommend you do any of 3GB... value. • For system stability, use of the lower-sized channel for the dual-channel or triple-channel configuration. For more efficient memory cooling system to the Microsoft® support site at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605/en-us. • This motherboard does not support...
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.... • D*: Supports six (6) modules inserted into both the blue slots and the black slots as two set of Triple-channel memory configuration. ASUS P6X58-E WS 2-17 Visit the ASUS website for the latest QVL. Size SS/ Chip DS Brand Chip NO. Single-sided DS - DIMM socket support Timing Dimm(Bios) Voltage (Optional) A* B*... 8 VV V V Aeneon AEH760UD00-10FA98X 1024MB DS AENEON AEH93R10F 7 VV V V Elixir M2F2G64CB8HAN4-BE 2048MB DS Elixir N2CB1G80AN-BE 7 VV V V Side(s): SS - P6X58-E WS Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1066MHz capability Vendor Part No.
.... • D*: Supports six (6) modules inserted into both the blue slots and the black slots as two set of Triple-channel memory configuration. ASUS P6X58-E WS 2-17 Visit the ASUS website for the latest QVL. Size SS/ Chip DS Brand Chip NO. Single-sided DS - DIMM socket support Timing Dimm(Bios) Voltage (Optional) A* B*... 8 VV V V Aeneon AEH760UD00-10FA98X 1024MB DS AENEON AEH93R10F 7 VV V V Elixir M2F2G64CB8HAN4-BE 2048MB DS Elixir N2CB1G80AN-BE 7 VV V V Side(s): SS - P6X58-E WS Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1066MHz capability Vendor Part No.
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... BIOS setup to the chipset behavior, AC power off and on CLRTC jumper default position. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jumper allows you to enable C.P.R. ASUS P6X58-E WS 2-23 Plug the power cord and turn off is required to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS, which include system setup information... cap from pins 1-2 (default) to overclocking, use the C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) feature. Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. function.
... BIOS setup to the chipset behavior, AC power off and on CLRTC jumper default position. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jumper allows you to enable C.P.R. ASUS P6X58-E WS 2-23 Plug the power cord and turn off is required to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS, which include system setup information... cap from pins 1-2 (default) to overclocking, use the C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) feature. Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. function.
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Diagnosis card check codes D0 Initiate chip D1 Enable IO device for bootlock D2 Check and wake up system D3 Prepare system for memory detection and sizing D4 Memory test D5 Copy BIOS from ROM to RAM C0 Early CPU initiation C5 Wake up AP 0A Initiate KBC8042 0B Detect PS2 mouse 0C...
Diagnosis card check codes D0 Initiate chip D1 Enable IO device for bootlock D2 Check and wake up system D3 Prepare system for memory detection and sizing D4 Memory test D5 Copy BIOS from ROM to RAM C0 Early CPU initiation C5 Wake up AP 0A Initiate KBC8042 0B Detect PS2 mouse 0C...
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... orange to green after the system LED turns on. Follow the instructions in the following order: a. ASUS P6X58-E WS 2-43 Connect the power cord to disabled No keyboard detected One continuous beep followed by two short No memory detected beeps then a pause (repeated) One continuous beep followed by three No VGA detected short beeps...
... orange to green after the system LED turns on. Follow the instructions in the following order: a. ASUS P6X58-E WS 2-43 Connect the power cord to disabled No keyboard detected One continuous beep followed by two short No memory detected beeps then a pause (repeated) One continuous beep followed by three No VGA detected short beeps...
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...0203 Build Date: 02/10/11 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Processor Type : Genuine Intel(R) CPU 000 @ 3.20GHz Speed : 3200MHz System Memory Usable Size : 6136MB ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- Change Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit...-2011, American Megatrends, Inc. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. Bios Information Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. ASUS P6X58-E WS 3-13 3.3.7 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system...
...0203 Build Date: 02/10/11 BIOS SETUP UTILITY Processor Type : Genuine Intel(R) CPU 000 @ 3.20GHz Speed : 3200MHz System Memory Usable Size : 6136MB ←→ Select Screen ↑↓ Select Item +- Change Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit...-2011, American Megatrends, Inc. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. Bios Information Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. ASUS P6X58-E WS 3-13 3.3.7 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system...
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...Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2011, American Megatrends, Inc. is enabled BLCK frequency, CPU ratio and memory parameters will be auto optimized. ******* Please key in numbers directly! ******* CPU Voltage [Auto] CPU PLL Voltage [Auto] QPI/DRAM...[Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] DRAM Timing Control [D.O.C.P] It's designed to display the following items vary depending on the CPU and memory modules you to configure overclocking-related items. Take caution when changing the settings of the following items: ICH PCIE Voltage [Auto] DRAM Bus Voltage...
...Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.61 (C)Copyright 1985-2011, American Megatrends, Inc. is enabled BLCK frequency, CPU ratio and memory parameters will be auto optimized. ******* Please key in numbers directly! ******* CPU Voltage [Auto] CPU PLL Voltage [Auto] QPI/DRAM...[Auto] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] DRAM Timing Control [D.O.C.P] It's designed to display the following items vary depending on the CPU and memory modules you to configure overclocking-related items. Take caution when changing the settings of the following items: ICH PCIE Voltage [Auto] DRAM Bus Voltage...
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... by adjusting BCLK frequency. Overclocks DRAM frequency by your memory module(s) for optimizing the system performance. DRAM O.C. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 3.4.4 Intel(R) Turbo Mode Tech [Enabled] Turbo mode allows processor cores to DRAM frequency, DRAM timing and DRAM voltage. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P6X58-E WS 3-15 3.4.1 Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] Allows selection of...
... by adjusting BCLK frequency. Overclocks DRAM frequency by your memory module(s) for optimizing the system performance. DRAM O.C. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 3.4.4 Intel(R) Turbo Mode Tech [Enabled] Turbo mode allows processor cores to DRAM frequency, DRAM timing and DRAM voltage. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P6X58-E WS 3-15 3.4.1 Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] Allows selection of...
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... you to use Super Speed function. Update To Normal Mode [Press Enter] This item allows you update the BIOS file only coming from the same memory/CPU configuration and BIOS version. • Only the CMO file can be loaded. 3.8.3 Drive Xpert Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Tools Drive Xpert Configuration Drive Xpert...
... you to use Super Speed function. Update To Normal Mode [Press Enter] This item allows you update the BIOS file only coming from the same memory/CPU configuration and BIOS version. • Only the CMO file can be loaded. 3.8.3 Drive Xpert Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Tools Drive Xpert Configuration Drive Xpert...