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...Running the support DVD 1-26 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-1 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-1 2.1.1 ASUS Update 2-1 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 2-2 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 2-3 2.2 BIOS setup program 2-4 Entering BIOS Setup at startup 2-4 Entering BIOS Setup... after POST 2-4 iii Contents Contents...iii Notices...vi Safety information vii About this guide viii P7P55D LE specifications summary ix Chapter 1: ...
...Running the support DVD 1-26 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2-1 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-1 2.1.1 ASUS Update 2-1 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 2-2 2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 2-3 2.2 BIOS setup program 2-4 Entering BIOS Setup at startup 2-4 Entering BIOS Setup... after POST 2-4 iii Contents Contents...iii Notices...vi Safety information vii About this guide viii P7P55D LE specifications summary ix Chapter 1: ...
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...- Support Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, and Front Panel Jack-Retasking - BD audio layer Content Protection - Absolute Pitch BD 192/24 - P7P55D LE specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Support Storage LAN USB Audio LGA1156 socket for Intel® Core™ i7/ Core™...; i5 Processors Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology * Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (single at x16) 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (at ...
...- Support Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, and Front Panel Jack-Retasking - BD audio layer Content Protection - Absolute Pitch BD 192/24 - P7P55D LE specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slots Multi-GPU Support Storage LAN USB Audio LGA1156 socket for Intel® Core™ i7/ Core™...; i5 Processors Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology * Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (single at x16) 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (at ...
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...: Stack Cool 3 - Multi-language BIOS Precision Tweaker: - ASUS Turbo Key ASUS Exclusive Features: - Express Gate ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: - ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS Crystal Sound: - ASUS O.C. vDRAM Bus: 8-step DRAM voltage control - ASUS Q-Shield - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - vIMC: Adjustable IMC voltage at 0.00625V increment - ASUS TurboV - P7P55D LE specifications summary ASUS Unique Features ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features Back Panel I /O (continued on...
...: Stack Cool 3 - Multi-language BIOS Precision Tweaker: - ASUS Turbo Key ASUS Exclusive Features: - Express Gate ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: - ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS Crystal Sound: - ASUS O.C. vDRAM Bus: 8-step DRAM voltage control - ASUS Q-Shield - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - vIMC: Adjustable IMC voltage at 0.00625V increment - ASUS TurboV - P7P55D LE specifications summary ASUS Unique Features ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features Back Panel I /O (continued on...
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... 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE 1 x UltraDMA 133/100 cable 2 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables ASUS Q-Shield User's manual 2 in 1 x 24-pin ATX Power connector 1 x 8-pin EATX 12V Power connector 1 x System Panel (Q-Connector) 1 x MemOK! P7P55D LE specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Accessories Support DVD Contents Form Factor 3 x USB connectors support...
... 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE 1 x UltraDMA 133/100 cable 2 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables ASUS Q-Shield User's manual 2 in 1 x 24-pin ATX Power connector 1 x 8-pin EATX 12V Power connector 1 x System Panel (Q-Connector) 1 x MemOK! P7P55D LE specifications summary Internal I/O Connectors BIOS Features Manageability Accessories Support DVD Contents Form Factor 3 x USB connectors support...
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... motherboard package. The illustration below shows the location of accessories. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to page ix for buying an ASUS® P7P55D LE motherboard! ASUS P7P55D LE 1-1 If any motherboard settings. • Unplug the power cord from the power supply. Onboard LED The motherboard comes with the component. • Before you...
... motherboard package. The illustration below shows the location of accessories. Failure to do so may cause severe damage to page ix for buying an ASUS® P7P55D LE motherboard! ASUS P7P55D LE 1-1 If any motherboard settings. • Unplug the power cord from the power supply. Onboard LED The motherboard comes with the component. • Before you...
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ASUS P7P55D LE Load lever A B Retention tab 1-3 Ensure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the CPU. •...comes with your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is shipment/ transit-related. • Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the motherboard. 2. Press the load... removal of repair only if the damage is missing, or if you are not bent. ASUS will shoulder the cost of the PnP cap. 1.3.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1.
ASUS P7P55D LE Load lever A B Retention tab 1-3 Ensure that all power cables are unplugged before installing the CPU. •...comes with your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is shipment/ transit-related. • Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will process Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the motherboard comes with the cap on the motherboard. 2. Press the load... removal of repair only if the damage is missing, or if you are not bent. ASUS will shoulder the cost of the PnP cap. 1.3.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1.
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... gets into your eyes or touches your skin, wash it . Some heatsinks come with , ensuring that the heatsink will be in an even thin layer. B A C 8. ASUS P7P55D LE 1-5 If so, skip this step. The Thermal Interface Material is spread in contact with pre-applied thermal paste.
... gets into your eyes or touches your skin, wash it . Some heatsinks come with , ensuring that the heatsink will be in an even thin layer. B A C 8. ASUS P7P55D LE 1-5 If so, skip this step. The Thermal Interface Material is spread in contact with pre-applied thermal paste.
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... fan connector! Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN. Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. 3. ASUS P7P55D LE 1-7 Connect the CPU fan cable to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. DO NOT forget to plug this connector. 1.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU...
... fan connector! Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN. Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. 3. ASUS P7P55D LE 1-7 Connect the CPU fan cable to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. DO NOT forget to plug this connector. 1.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU...
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... to section Ai Tweaker menu for the OS can be about 3GB or less. For optimum compatibility, we recommend that you want to DDR3-1333. ASUS P7P55D LE 1-9 To use of memory, we recommend that you install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard, the actual usable memory for manual memory frequency adjustment...
... to section Ai Tweaker menu for the OS can be about 3GB or less. For optimum compatibility, we recommend that you want to DDR3-1333. ASUS P7P55D LE 1-9 To use of memory, we recommend that you install 4GB or more memory on the motherboard, the actual usable memory for manual memory frequency adjustment...
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Size SS/ Chip DS Brand Chip NO. Size SS/ Chip DS Brand Chip NO. P7P55D LE Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1067MHz capability for CPU at 2.66, 2.8 and 2.93GHz Vendor Part No. A-DATA A-DATA A-DATA Apacer Apacer Apacer ...8226; • • • • • • • • • 1.5 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • P7P55D LE Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1333MHz capability for CPU at 2.66, 2.8 and 2.93GHz Vendor Part No.
Size SS/ Chip DS Brand Chip NO. Size SS/ Chip DS Brand Chip NO. P7P55D LE Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1067MHz capability for CPU at 2.66, 2.8 and 2.93GHz Vendor Part No. A-DATA A-DATA A-DATA Apacer Apacer Apacer ...8226; • • • • • • • • • 1.5 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • P7P55D LE Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1333MHz capability for CPU at 2.66, 2.8 and 2.93GHz Vendor Part No.
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...XMP) Transcend TS128MLK64V3U Transcend TS256MLK64V3U Asint SLY3128M8-EDJ Asint SLY3128M8-EDJE Asint SLZ3128M8-EDJ Asint SLZ3128M8-EDJE ASUS N/A BUFFALO FSX1333D3G-1G BUFFALO FSH1333D3G-T3G(XMP) BUFFALO FSX1333D3G-2G Patriot PDC32G1333LLK Patriot PVT33G1333ELK Patriot ...65 • • • 9(1333-9-9-9-24) •• • 9(1333-9-9-9-24) •• • ASUS P7P55D LE 1-11 Size SS/ DS Chip Brand Chip NO. P7P55D LE Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1333MHz capability for CPU at 2.66, 2.8 and 2.93GHz (continued) Vendor Part No...
...XMP) Transcend TS128MLK64V3U Transcend TS256MLK64V3U Asint SLY3128M8-EDJ Asint SLY3128M8-EDJE Asint SLZ3128M8-EDJ Asint SLZ3128M8-EDJE ASUS N/A BUFFALO FSX1333D3G-1G BUFFALO FSH1333D3G-T3G(XMP) BUFFALO FSX1333D3G-2G Patriot PDC32G1333LLK Patriot PVT33G1333ELK Patriot ...65 • • • 9(1333-9-9-9-24) •• • 9(1333-9-9-9-24) •• • ASUS P7P55D LE 1-11 Size SS/ DS Chip Brand Chip NO. P7P55D LE Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1333MHz capability for CPU at 2.66, 2.8 and 2.93GHz (continued) Vendor Part No...
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P7P55D LE Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1600MHz capability for CPU at 2.66GHz Vendor Part No. KHX13000D3LLK2/2GN(EPP) KHX13000D3LLK2/2GX(XMP) KHX13000D3LLK2/2GXN Size 2048MB(...; • 7-7-7-20(1066-7-7-7-20) 2.0 •• 9-9-9-24(1066-7-7-7-20) 1.65 •• • 9-9-9-24(1600-7-7-7-20) 1.65 •• • 1066-8-8-8-20 •• • P7P55D LE Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1625MHz capability for CPU at 2.66GHz Vendor KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON Part No. A-DATA AD31600E001GMU 3072MB(Kit of 3) SS N/A Heat...
P7P55D LE Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1600MHz capability for CPU at 2.66GHz Vendor Part No. KHX13000D3LLK2/2GN(EPP) KHX13000D3LLK2/2GX(XMP) KHX13000D3LLK2/2GXN Size 2048MB(...; • 7-7-7-20(1066-7-7-7-20) 2.0 •• 9-9-9-24(1066-7-7-7-20) 1.65 •• • 9-9-9-24(1600-7-7-7-20) 1.65 •• • 1066-8-8-8-20 •• • P7P55D LE Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1625MHz capability for CPU at 2.66GHz Vendor KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON Part No. A-DATA AD31600E001GMU 3072MB(Kit of 3) SS N/A Heat...
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... SS N/A PVS32G1800LLKN(EPP) 2GB(Kit of 2) SS N/A Heat-Sink Package 8-8-8-20(1066-7-7-7-20) 1.9 •• ASUS P7P55D LE 1-13 Heat-Sink Package Heat-Sink Package Heat-Sink Package Heat-Sink Package Heat-Sink Package Heat-Sink Package Heat-Sink ...; 1800-9-9-9-27 1.65 • • 8 • 8 1.9 •• 8 •• • 8-8-8-20(1066-7-7-7-20) 1.9 •• P7P55D LE Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1800MHz capability for CPU at 2.66GHz Vendor Apacer CORSAIR KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON OCZ OCZ Transcend Patriot Part No. Timing...
... SS N/A PVS32G1800LLKN(EPP) 2GB(Kit of 2) SS N/A Heat-Sink Package 8-8-8-20(1066-7-7-7-20) 1.9 •• ASUS P7P55D LE 1-13 Heat-Sink Package Heat-Sink Package Heat-Sink Package Heat-Sink Package Heat-Sink Package Heat-Sink Package Heat-Sink ...; 1800-9-9-9-27 1.65 • • 8 • 8 1.9 •• 8 •• • 8-8-8-20(1066-7-7-7-20) 1.9 •• P7P55D LE Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1800MHz capability for CPU at 2.66GHz Vendor Apacer CORSAIR KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON OCZ OCZ Transcend Patriot Part No. Timing...
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...• • • • • • • • • • • • • • P7P55D LE Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-2000MHz capability for CPU at 2.66GHz Vendor Part No. Size SS/ DS Chip Brand Chip NO. Size SS/ ...9-8-8(1066-8-7-7-20) 9-9-9-24 Voltage 2 1.65 1.65 2.0 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.9 1.9 1.8 DIMM socket support (Optional) A* B* C P7P55D LE Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1866MHz capability for CPU at 2.66GHz Vendor Part No. Size Apacer Crucial G.SKILL G.SKILL KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON...
...• • • • • • • • • • • • • • P7P55D LE Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-2000MHz capability for CPU at 2.66GHz Vendor Part No. Size SS/ DS Chip Brand Chip NO. Size SS/ ...9-8-8(1066-8-7-7-20) 9-9-9-24 Voltage 2 1.65 1.65 2.0 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.9 1.9 1.8 DIMM socket support (Optional) A* B* C P7P55D LE Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-1866MHz capability for CPU at 2.66GHz Vendor Part No. Size Apacer Crucial G.SKILL G.SKILL KINGSTON KINGSTON KINGSTON...
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...-8-7-7-20) 1.65 DIMM socket support (Optional) A* B* C* • • Side(s): SS - ASUS P7P55D LE 1-15 Profile feature in BIOS. Refer to section 2.4 Ai Overclock Tuner for details. • Visit the ASUS website for each memory channel. • According to DDR3-1333. G.SKILL F3-17066CL9T-6GB-T Size SS...; Hyper DIMM support is subject to Intel spec definition, DDR3-1600 is supported for CPU at 2.8 and 2.93GHz Vendor Part No. P7P55D LE Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-2000MHz capability for CPU at 2.8 and 2.93GHz Vendor Part No. Apacer 78.0AGCQ.CBZ(XMP)...
...-8-7-7-20) 1.65 DIMM socket support (Optional) A* B* C* • • Side(s): SS - ASUS P7P55D LE 1-15 Profile feature in BIOS. Refer to section 2.4 Ai Overclock Tuner for details. • Visit the ASUS website for each memory channel. • According to DDR3-1333. G.SKILL F3-17066CL9T-6GB-T Size SS...; Hyper DIMM support is subject to Intel spec definition, DDR3-1600 is supported for CPU at 2.8 and 2.93GHz Vendor Part No. P7P55D LE Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR3-2000MHz capability for CPU at 2.8 and 2.93GHz Vendor Part No. Apacer 78.0AGCQ.CBZ(XMP)...
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To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Keep the cap on CLRTC jumper default position. ASUS P7P55D LE 1-17 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Plug the power cord and turn off is required to enable C.P.R. Shut down the key ...
To erase the RTC RAM: 1. Keep the cap on CLRTC jumper default position. ASUS P7P55D LE 1-17 Turn OFF the computer and unplug the power cord. 2. Plug the power cord and turn off is required to enable C.P.R. Shut down the key ...
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... 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports connect to USB 2.0/1.1 devices. 8. Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In Center/Subwoofer Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out ASUS P7P55D LE 1-19 PS/2 mouse port (green). External SATA port. These four 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports connect to USB 2.0/1.1 devices. 9. 8-channel audio ports. These ports...
... 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports connect to USB 2.0/1.1 devices. 8. Line In Front Speaker Out Mic In Center/Subwoofer Rear Speaker Out Side Speaker Out ASUS P7P55D LE 1-19 PS/2 mouse port (green). External SATA port. These four 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports connect to USB 2.0/1.1 devices. 9. 8-channel audio ports. These ports...
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... drives. If you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector, set the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS setup to [AC97]. ASUS P7P55D LE 1-21 3. Connect one end of the motherboard's high-definition audio capability. • If you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Matrix...
... drives. If you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector, set the Front Panel Type item in the BIOS setup to [AC97]. ASUS P7P55D LE 1-21 3. Connect one end of the motherboard's high-definition audio capability. • If you can create a RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 configuration with the Intel® Matrix...
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You can connect the front panel USB cable to the ASUS Q-Connector (USB, blue) first, and then install the Q-Connector (USB) to the USB connectors. 6. The COM module is for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module ... USB910; Connect the serial port module cable to this connector, then install the module to 480 Mbps connection speed. Doing so will damage the motherboard! ASUS P7P55D LE 1-23
You can connect the front panel USB cable to the ASUS Q-Connector (USB, blue) first, and then install the Q-Connector (USB) to the USB connectors. 6. The COM module is for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module ... USB910; Connect the serial port module cable to this connector, then install the module to 480 Mbps connection speed. Doing so will damage the motherboard! ASUS P7P55D LE 1-23