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... this manual may or may be extended if: (1) the product is defaced or missing. or (2) the serial number of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS ...LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE...
... this manual may or may be extended if: (1) the product is defaced or missing. or (2) the serial number of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS ...LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE...
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Contents Notices ...vii Safety information...viii About this guide...ix P7P55D-E Premium specifications summary xi 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 Xtreme Design-Hybrid Processor 1-3 1.3.3 ASUS Xtreme Design-Hybrid Phase 1-3 1.3.4 ASUS Xtreme Design-Hybrid OS 1-3 1.3.5 ASUS Exclusive Features 1-4 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 ...
Contents Notices ...vii Safety information...viii About this guide...ix P7P55D-E Premium specifications summary xi 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 Xtreme Design-Hybrid Processor 1-3 1.3.3 ASUS Xtreme Design-Hybrid Phase 1-3 1.3.4 ASUS Xtreme Design-Hybrid OS 1-3 1.3.5 ASUS Exclusive Features 1-4 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 ...
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...NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology Intel® P55 Express Chipset: - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports - one DIMM per channel. ASUS Noise Filter (continued on the next page) xii Intel® Matrix Storage Technology supporting SATA RAID 0,1, 5, and 10 JMicron® JMB368 PATA controller:...ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel) VIA® VT6308P controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at back I/O - P7P55D-E Premium specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Support Storage LAN USB IEEE 1394 Audio LGA1156 socket for Intel® Core™ i7/ Core...
...NVIDIA® Quad-GPU SLI™ Technology Intel® P55 Express Chipset: - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports - one DIMM per channel. ASUS Noise Filter (continued on the next page) xii Intel® Matrix Storage Technology supporting SATA RAID 0,1, 5, and 10 JMicron® JMB368 PATA controller:...ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel) VIA® VT6308P controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at back I/O - P7P55D-E Premium specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Support Storage LAN USB IEEE 1394 Audio LGA1156 socket for Intel® Core™ i7/ Core...
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... switch 1 x IEEE1394a 2 x RJ45 ports 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 10-channel Audio I /O Ports ASUS Hybrid Processor-TurboV EVO: - T.Probe Technology for Active Cooling - ASUS Q-Shield - ASUS O.C. P7P55D-E Premium specifications summary ASUS Unique Features ASUS Q-Design ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features Back Panel I /O (continued on the next page) xiii ASUS EPU ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: - vIMC: Adjustable IMC voltage at 1MHz increment Overclocking Protection...
... switch 1 x IEEE1394a 2 x RJ45 ports 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 10-channel Audio I /O Ports ASUS Hybrid Processor-TurboV EVO: - T.Probe Technology for Active Cooling - ASUS Q-Shield - ASUS O.C. P7P55D-E Premium specifications summary ASUS Unique Features ASUS Q-Design ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features Back Panel I /O (continued on the next page) xiii ASUS EPU ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: - vIMC: Adjustable IMC voltage at 1MHz increment Overclocking Protection...
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... 2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Drivers ASUS Utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.4cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xiv P7P55D-E Premium specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Support DVD Contents Form Factor 2 x USB connectors support...
... 2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Drivers ASUS Utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) ATX Form Factor, 12"x 9.6" (30.5cm x 24.4cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. xiv P7P55D-E Premium specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Support DVD Contents Form Factor 2 x USB connectors support...
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... list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items. User Manual ASUS P7P55D-E Premium motherboard User guide Support DVD 4 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables with different models. Before you for reference only. ASUS P7P55D-E Premium 1-1 Actual product specifications may vary with 6.0Gb/s label 1 x Ultra DMA 133/ 100/66 cable 1 x 2-port USB...
... list below. 1.2 Package contents Check your motherboard package for the following items. User Manual ASUS P7P55D-E Premium motherboard User guide Support DVD 4 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables 2 x Serial ATA 6.0Gb/s cables with different models. Before you for reference only. ASUS P7P55D-E Premium 1-1 Actual product specifications may vary with 6.0Gb/s label 1 x Ultra DMA 133/ 100/66 cable 1 x 2-port USB...
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...location of the slot. 2.5.6 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots This motherboard has two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots that comply with the PCI Express specifications. Refer to the figure below for the location of the slot. 2.5.5 PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots (2.5GT/s) This motherboard supports PCI Express ...x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. Refer to the figure below for the location of the slots. Chapter 2 PCI Express x1_2 slot PCI Express x1_1 slot PCIe 2.0 x16_2 ...
...location of the slot. 2.5.6 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots This motherboard has two PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots that comply with the PCI Express specifications. Refer to the figure below for the location of the slot. 2.5.5 PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots (2.5GT/s) This motherboard supports PCI Express ...x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. Refer to the figure below for the location of the slots. Chapter 2 PCI Express x1_2 slot PCI Express x1_1 slot PCIe 2.0 x16_2 ...
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...connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card. Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD) These connectors allow you to 480 Mbps connection speed. ASUS P7P55D-E Premium 2-35 Doing so will ...damage the motherboard! You can connect the front panel USB cable to the ASUS Q-Connector (USB, blue) first, and then install the Q-Connector (USB) to ...
...connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, TV tuner, or MPEG card. Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD) These connectors allow you to 480 Mbps connection speed. ASUS P7P55D-E Premium 2-35 Doing so will ...damage the motherboard! You can connect the front panel USB cable to the ASUS Q-Connector (USB, blue) first, and then install the Q-Connector (USB) to ...
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... a system with a higher power output is inadequate. • If you use a power supply unit (PSU) that complies with ATX 12 V Specification 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of a PSU with more high-end PCI Express x16 cards, use two or more power-consuming...Silverstone SST-ST50EF Silverstone SST-ST85F Snake PSH500V Tagan TG1100-U33 Thermaltake PUREPower-600AP Thermaltake TWV500W-AP Thermaltake W0133RU Zalman ZM600-HP ASUS P7P55D-E Premium 2-39 The power supply plugs are uncertain about the minimum power supply requirement for your system, refer to connect the 8-pin ...
... a system with a higher power output is inadequate. • If you use a power supply unit (PSU) that complies with ATX 12 V Specification 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of a PSU with more high-end PCI Express x16 cards, use two or more power-consuming...Silverstone SST-ST50EF Silverstone SST-ST85F Snake PSH500V Tagan TG1100-U33 Thermaltake PUREPower-600AP Thermaltake TWV500W-AP Thermaltake W0133RU Zalman ZM600-HP ASUS P7P55D-E Premium 2-39 The power supply plugs are uncertain about the minimum power supply requirement for your system, refer to connect the 8-pin ...
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... with the configuration options for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items on the menu bar displays the specific items for the menu items. If an item is highlighted when selected. A configurable field is enclosed in the menu and change the value of a menu...
... with the configuration options for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items on the menu bar displays the specific items for the menu items. If an item is highlighted when selected. A configurable field is enclosed in the menu and change the value of a menu...
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... hard disk into a single 32-bit double word transfer to the processor. This makes more efficient use of the PCI bus as fewer transactions are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. The DMA mode consists of the S.M.A.R.T (Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology). [Enabled] Enables the S.M.A.R.T feature. [Disabled] Disables the S.M.A.R.T feature. 32Bit...
... hard disk into a single 32-bit double word transfer to the processor. This makes more efficient use of the PCI bus as fewer transactions are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. The DMA mode consists of the S.M.A.R.T (Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology). [Enabled] Enables the S.M.A.R.T feature. [Disabled] Disables the S.M.A.R.T feature. 32Bit...
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...Allows you an overview of device connected to the system. SATA Port1 [Auto] Allows you to select the type of the general system specifications. Configration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 3.4.4 System Information This menu gives you to set the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology....Detected SATA Port1 [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Enabled] Select the type of SATA devices. The BIOS automatically detects the BIOS information, CPU specification, and system memory in this menu. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS Information BIOS Version : 0204 BIOS Build Date : 07/24/09...
...Allows you an overview of device connected to the system. SATA Port1 [Auto] Allows you to select the type of the general system specifications. Configration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 3.4.4 System Information This menu gives you to set the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology....Detected SATA Port1 [Auto] SMART Monitoring [Enabled] Select the type of SATA devices. The BIOS automatically detects the BIOS information, CPU specification, and system memory in this menu. Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY BIOS Information BIOS Version : 0204 BIOS Build Date : 07/24/09...
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D.O.C.P. 2.93 Auto Auto D.O.C.P. • When using DIMMs with a frequncy higher than marked frequency in specific condition. mode supported by the operating system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3 3-16 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Configuration options: [DDR3-1600MHz] [... Tuner item to [D.O.C.P.] and allows you install on the DIMMs you to run faster than the Intel® CPU spec, use this ASUS exclusive DRAM O.C. profile, which applies different settings to adjust the ratio between CPU Core Clock and BCLK Frequency. Configuration options: [High Performance...
D.O.C.P. 2.93 Auto Auto D.O.C.P. • When using DIMMs with a frequncy higher than marked frequency in specific condition. mode supported by the operating system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Chapter 3 3-16 Chapter 3: BIOS setup Configuration options: [DDR3-1600MHz] [... Tuner item to [D.O.C.P.] and allows you install on the DIMMs you to run faster than the Intel® CPU spec, use this ASUS exclusive DRAM O.C. profile, which applies different settings to adjust the ratio between CPU Core Clock and BCLK Frequency. Configuration options: [High Performance...
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... are labeled in different color, indicating the risk levels of high voltage settings. PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto] Automatic configuration. Enhances the BCLK overclocking ability. Chapter 3 ASUS P7P55D-E Premium 3-21 Follow Intel specifications. 3.5.15 PCH Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the DRAM Control Reference Voltage on Channel A/B. Sets to [Enabled] for EMI control.
... are labeled in different color, indicating the risk levels of high voltage settings. PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto] Automatic configuration. Enhances the BCLK overclocking ability. Chapter 3 ASUS P7P55D-E Premium 3-21 Follow Intel specifications. 3.5.15 PCH Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the DRAM Control Reference Voltage on Channel A/B. Sets to [Enabled] for EMI control.
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...This item should be enabled in order to enable the L2 cache (MLC) Spatial Prefetcher for tuning performance of the specific application. [Disabled] Disables this function. This item should be enabled in order to virtually function as several systems. ...item appears only when you to run multiple operating systems separately and simultaneously, enabling one thread per activated CPU core is enabled. Chapter 3 ASUS P7P55D-E Premium 3-23 Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher function. CPU TM function [Enabled] [Enabled] ...
...This item should be enabled in order to enable the L2 cache (MLC) Spatial Prefetcher for tuning performance of the specific application. [Disabled] Disables this function. This item should be enabled in order to virtually function as several systems. ...item appears only when you to run multiple operating systems separately and simultaneously, enabling one thread per activated CPU core is enabled. Chapter 3 ASUS P7P55D-E Premium 3-23 Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher [Enabled] [Enabled] Enables the Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher function. CPU TM function [Enabled] [Enabled] ...
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.... Active Processor Cores [All] [All] Activate all CPU cores in the processor package. [1] Activate only 1 CPU core in the processor package. [2] Activate 2 CPU cores in specific condition. [Disabled] Disables this function.
.... Active Processor Cores [All] [All] Activate all CPU cores in the processor package. [1] Activate only 1 CPU core in the processor package. [2] Activate 2 CPU cores in specific condition. [Disabled] Disables this function.
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...set to [Enabled], power for System Suspend. Select an item then press to [Enabled], the system adds additional tables as per ACPI 2.0 specifications. When set to [Disabled], the system will be used for WOL, WO_USB, audio and onboard LEDs will not add additional tables as per ACPI... 2.0 specifications. 3.7.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] When set to [Enabled], the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Advanced ...
...set to [Enabled], power for System Suspend. Select an item then press to [Enabled], the system adds additional tables as per ACPI 2.0 specifications. When set to [Disabled], the system will be used for WOL, WO_USB, audio and onboard LEDs will not add additional tables as per ACPI... 2.0 specifications. 3.7.4 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] When set to [Enabled], the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Advanced ...
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... PCIE Devices [Disabled] Allows you to turn on the system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Space Bar] [Ctrl-Esc] [Power Key] Chapter 3 ASUS P7P55D-E Premium 3-29 This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the first try. The computer cannot receive or transmit data until...generate a wake event. [Enabled] When set to [Enabled], the items RTC Alarm Date (Days) / System Time will become user-configurable with set specific keys on the PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system through a PCI LAN or modem card. Power On By External Modems [Disabled] [Disabled]...
... PCIE Devices [Disabled] Allows you to turn on the system. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Space Bar] [Ctrl-Esc] [Power Key] Chapter 3 ASUS P7P55D-E Premium 3-29 This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the first try. The computer cannot receive or transmit data until...generate a wake event. [Enabled] When set to [Enabled], the items RTC Alarm Date (Days) / System Time will become user-configurable with set specific keys on the PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system through a PCI LAN or modem card. Power On By External Modems [Disabled] [Disabled]...