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Contents Notices...vi Safety information vii About this guide viii P7H55/USB3 specifications summary ix Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Before you proceed 1-1 1.2 Motherboard overview 1-2 1.2.1 Motherboard layout 1-2 1.2.2 Layout...1-16 1.4.4 Removing a DIMM 1-16 1.5 Expansion slot 1-17 1.5.1 Installing an expansion card 1-17 1.5.2 Configuring an expansion card 1-17 1.5.3 PCI slots 1-17 1.5.4 PCI Express x1 slots 1-17 1.5.5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots 1-17 1.6 Jumpers 1-18 1.7 Onboard switches 1-19 1.8 Connectors 1-21 1.8.1 Rear panel connectors 1-21 1.8.2 Internal connectors ...
Contents Notices...vi Safety information vii About this guide viii P7H55/USB3 specifications summary ix Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Before you proceed 1-1 1.2 Motherboard overview 1-2 1.2.1 Motherboard layout 1-2 1.2.2 Layout...1-16 1.4.4 Removing a DIMM 1-16 1.5 Expansion slot 1-17 1.5.1 Installing an expansion card 1-17 1.5.2 Configuring an expansion card 1-17 1.5.3 PCI slots 1-17 1.5.4 PCI Express x1 slots 1-17 1.5.5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots 1-17 1.6 Jumpers 1-18 1.7 Onboard switches 1-19 1.8 Connectors 1-21 1.8.1 Rear panel connectors 1-21 1.8.2 Internal connectors ...
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... 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Support Jack-Detection and Multi-Streaming (continued on the CPU types. ** Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Intel® H55 Express Chipset 4 x DIMM, max. 16GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)* / 2000 ...PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots (2.5GT/s) 2 x PCI slots Supports ATI® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology Intel® H55 Express Chipset: - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports Realtek® 8112L Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2 10 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at rear panel) 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports at back I/O - P7H55/USB3...
... 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Support Jack-Detection and Multi-Streaming (continued on the CPU types. ** Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list Intel® H55 Express Chipset 4 x DIMM, max. 16GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)* / 2000 ...PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots (2.5GT/s) 2 x PCI slots Supports ATI® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology Intel® H55 Express Chipset: - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports Realtek® 8112L Gigabit LAN controller featuring AI NET2 10 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at rear panel) 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 ports at back I/O - P7H55/USB3...
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...ASUS EPU ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: - ASUS O.C. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 1MHz increment Overclocking Protection: - PCI Express frequency tuning from 80 MHz up to 500 MHz at 0.00625V increment - ASUS My Logo 2 - Profile - vDRAM Bus: 64-step DRAM voltage control - vPCH: 36-step chipset voltage control - ASUS... ports 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports 8-channel Audio I /O Ports Hybrid Processer: - P7H55/USB3 specifications summary ASUS Unique Features ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features Back Panel I /O (continued on the next page) vIMC: ...
...ASUS EPU ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: - ASUS O.C. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 1MHz increment Overclocking Protection: - PCI Express frequency tuning from 80 MHz up to 500 MHz at 0.00625V increment - ASUS My Logo 2 - Profile - vDRAM Bus: 64-step DRAM voltage control - vPCH: 36-step chipset voltage control - ASUS... ports 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports 8-channel Audio I /O Ports Hybrid Processer: - P7H55/USB3 specifications summary ASUS Unique Features ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features Back Panel I /O (continued on the next page) vIMC: ...
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... before adding or removing expansion cards. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that came with the PCI Express specifications. Replace the system cover. 1.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card...PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. 1.5.5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots This motherboard has two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots that support PCI Express x16 2.0 graphic cards complying with it and make the necessary hardware settings for a PCI Express x16 graphics card to the card. 3. ASUS P7H55/USB3...
... before adding or removing expansion cards. Remove the bracket opposite the slot that came with the PCI Express specifications. Replace the system cover. 1.5.2 Configuring an expansion card After installing the expansion card...PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. 1.5.5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots This motherboard has two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots that support PCI Express x16 2.0 graphic cards complying with it and make the necessary hardware settings for a PCI Express x16 graphics card to the card. 3. ASUS P7H55/USB3...
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... Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip. SATA Port1-6 [XXXX] Displays the status of auto-detection of the PCI bus as Parallel ATA physical storage devices, keep the default setting [IDE]. • If you set this function. 2.3.2 Storage Configuration The Storage Configuration menu allows...
... Serial ATA features that increases storage performance on random workloads by the Southbridge chip. SATA Port1-6 [XXXX] Displays the status of auto-detection of the PCI bus as Parallel ATA physical storage devices, keep the default setting [IDE]. • If you set this function. 2.3.2 Storage Configuration The Storage Configuration menu allows...
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Turbo mode allows processor cores to set the PCI Express frequency. BCLK Frequency [XXX] This item appears when ...use DIMMs of a higher frequency with a core frequency of 2.66G support the maximum DIMM frequency of ASUS utilities (ASUS EPU, TurboV EVO, etc.). Enables Full Power Mode to adjust the PCIE frequency. Profile feature in... utilities may cause the system to DDR3 1333. Configuration options: [Auto] [4270MHz] [4800MHz] 2.4.9 ASUS/3rd Party UI Priority [ASUS Utility] [ASUS Utility] Prioritizes the usage of up to become unstable! 2.4.4 Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Enabled] ...
Turbo mode allows processor cores to set the PCI Express frequency. BCLK Frequency [XXX] This item appears when ...use DIMMs of a higher frequency with a core frequency of 2.66G support the maximum DIMM frequency of ASUS utilities (ASUS EPU, TurboV EVO, etc.). Enables Full Power Mode to adjust the PCIE frequency. Profile feature in... utilities may cause the system to DDR3 1333. Configuration options: [Auto] [4270MHz] [4800MHz] 2.4.9 ASUS/3rd Party UI Priority [ASUS Utility] [ASUS Utility] Prioritizes the usage of up to become unstable! 2.4.4 Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Enabled] ...
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... this item to [Auto] for the segment of memory. [Enabled] Allows for BIOS to automatically detect the C-State mode supported by PCI devices to high-definition audio. Realtek LAN1 [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables Realtek LAN Controller. [Disabled] Disables Realtek LAN Controller. Select an... options: [Auto] [C1] [C3] [C6] 2.5.2 Uncore Configuration The Uncore Configuration menu allows you to change the USB-related features. ASUS P7H55/USB3 2-17 C State package limit setting [Auto] This item appears only when you set this menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings...
... this item to [Auto] for the segment of memory. [Enabled] Allows for BIOS to automatically detect the C-State mode supported by PCI devices to high-definition audio. Realtek LAN1 [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables Realtek LAN Controller. [Disabled] Disables Realtek LAN Controller. Select an... options: [Auto] [C1] [C3] [C6] 2.5.2 Uncore Configuration The Uncore Configuration menu allows you to change the USB-related features. ASUS P7H55/USB3 2-17 C State package limit setting [Auto] This item appears only when you set this menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings...
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... no USB device is detected, the legacy USB support is enabled. BIOS EHCI Hand-off [Enabled] [Disabled] Disables the function. [Enabled] Enables the support for PCI/PnP devices.
... no USB device is detected, the legacy USB support is enabled. BIOS EHCI Hand-off [Enabled] [Disabled] Disables the function. [Enabled] Enables the support for PCI/PnP devices.
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... Keyboard [Disabled] [Disabled] Disables the Power On by a PS/2 keyboard. [Enabled] Sets specific keys on the system through a PCI LAN or modem card. Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled] [Disabled] Disables the PME to wake up from S5 by a PS/2 mouse. Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled...When set values. Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] [Disabled] Disables the Power On by a PS/2 mouse. [Enabled] Enables the Power On by PCI devices. [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the PCIE devices to generate a wake event. [Disabled] Disables the PCIE devices to generate a wake ...
... Keyboard [Disabled] [Disabled] Disables the Power On by a PS/2 keyboard. [Enabled] Sets specific keys on the system through a PCI LAN or modem card. Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled] [Disabled] Disables the PME to wake up from S5 by a PS/2 mouse. Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled...When set values. Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] [Disabled] Disables the Power On by a PS/2 mouse. [Enabled] Enables the Power On by PCI devices. [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the PCIE devices to generate a wake event. [Disabled] Disables the PCIE devices to generate a wake ...