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... transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; Products and corporate names appearing in any form or by any language in this manual may or may be registered trademarks or copyrights of alteration is defaced or missing. No part... of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. ii or (2) the serial number of...
... transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any means, except documentation kept by ASUS; Products and corporate names appearing in any form or by any language in this manual may or may be registered trademarks or copyrights of alteration is defaced or missing. No part... of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. ii or (2) the serial number of...
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... 3-38 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 ASUS PC Probe II 4-3 4.3.2 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-4 4.3.3 VIA® High Definition Audio utility 4-5 4.3.4 ASUS Drive Xpert 4-6 4.3.5 ASUS T.Probe 4-7 4.4 RAID configurations 4-8 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-8 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-9 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-9 4.4.4 Intel...
... 3-38 Chapter 4: Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system 4-1 4.2 Support DVD information 4-1 4.2.1 Running the support DVD 4-1 4.2.2 Obtaining the software manuals 4-2 4.3 Software information 4-3 4.3.1 ASUS PC Probe II 4-3 4.3.2 ASUS Fan Xpert 4-4 4.3.3 VIA® High Definition Audio utility 4-5 4.3.4 ASUS Drive Xpert 4-6 4.3.5 ASUS T.Probe 4-7 4.4 RAID configurations 4-8 4.4.1 RAID definitions 4-8 4.4.2 Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4-9 4.4.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4-9 4.4.4 Intel...
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... BY AN INCORRECT TYPE. • DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE ABOVE BATTERY-RELATED INSTRUCTIONS. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you detect any area where it to a hazardous material collection point. • ...product on it by yourself. viii If you encounter technical problems with the package. • Before using the product, ensure all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your regular household waste. If you are not sure about the voltage ...
... BY AN INCORRECT TYPE. • DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE ABOVE BATTERY-RELATED INSTRUCTIONS. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you detect any area where it to a hazardous material collection point. • ...product on it by yourself. viii If you encounter technical problems with the package. • Before using the product, ensure all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your regular household waste. If you are not sure about the voltage ...
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... press the enclosed key. Italics Used to select. Typography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to emphasize a word or a phrase. Keys enclosed in this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete...
... press the enclosed key. Italics Used to select. Typography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to emphasize a word or a phrase. Keys enclosed in this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete...
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... 1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go) JMicron® JMB322 controller (Drive Xpert Technology) - 2 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports (orange and white) - SABERTOOTH 55i specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support Storage LAN USB IEEE 1394 Audio LGA1156 socket for Intel® Core™ i7 / Core...supports SATA RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 JMicron® JMB363 SATA & PATA controller - 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 for up to www.asus.com or this user manual for Intel CPU support list Intel® P55 Express Chipset 4 x DIMM, max. 16GB, DDR3 2000 / 1800 / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 ...
... 1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port (SATA On-the-Go) JMicron® JMB322 controller (Drive Xpert Technology) - 2 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports (orange and white) - SABERTOOTH 55i specifications summary CPU Chipset Memory Expansion slots Multi-GPU support Storage LAN USB IEEE 1394 Audio LGA1156 socket for Intel® Core™ i7 / Core...supports SATA RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 JMicron® JMB363 SATA & PATA controller - 1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 for up to www.asus.com or this user manual for Intel CPU support list Intel® P55 Express Chipset 4 x DIMM, max. 16GB, DDR3 2000 / 1800 / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 ...
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... contents Check your retailer. • The illustrated items above items is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® SABERTOOTH 55i motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of the above are for reference only. Fan Frame User Manual 1 x ASUS SLI™ bridge connector User guide Support DVD • If any of new features and latest...
... contents Check your retailer. • The illustrated items above items is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® SABERTOOTH 55i motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of the above are for reference only. Fan Frame User Manual 1 x ASUS SLI™ bridge connector User guide Support DVD • If any of new features and latest...
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...frequency with the same CAS latency. To operate at the vendor-marked or at a higher frequency, refer to section 3.5 Ai Tweaker menu for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use a more memory on its Serial Presence Detect (SPD), which is then mapped for ...less. ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i 2-11 To use of the following: - Chapter 2 2.4.2 Memory configurations You may install 1GB, 2GB and 4GB unbuffered and non‑ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. • You may operate at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605/en-us. • This motherboard does...
...frequency with the same CAS latency. To operate at the vendor-marked or at a higher frequency, refer to section 3.5 Ai Tweaker menu for manual memory frequency adjustment. • For system stability, use a more memory on its Serial Presence Detect (SPD), which is then mapped for ...less. ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i 2-11 To use of the following: - Chapter 2 2.4.2 Memory configurations You may install 1GB, 2GB and 4GB unbuffered and non‑ECC DDR3 DIMMs into the DIMM sockets. • You may operate at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605/en-us. • This motherboard does...
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... are incompaible with ones recommended in the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) in this user manual or on the computer. switch lights continuously. It takes about 5-10 seconds. • If...the DRAM_LED starts blinking to boot and load BIOS default settings. Replace the DIMMs with the motherboard may cause system boot failure, and the DRAM_LED near the MemOK! function. 2-24 Chapter ... during the tuning process, the system continues memory tuning after turning on the ASUS website at www.asus.com after the whole tuning process, the DRAM_LED lights continuously. Turn off the...
... are incompaible with ones recommended in the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists) in this user manual or on the computer. switch lights continuously. It takes about 5-10 seconds. • If...the DRAM_LED starts blinking to boot and load BIOS default settings. Replace the DIMMs with the motherboard may cause system boot failure, and the DRAM_LED near the MemOK! function. 2-24 Chapter ... during the tuning process, the system continues memory tuning after turning on the ASUS website at www.asus.com after the whole tuning process, the DRAM_LED lights continuously. Turn off the...
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... for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives and optical disc drives. ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i 2-31 In Standard IDE mode, you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard disk drives to...item in the BIOS to these connectors, set , refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to Standard IDE mode by default. 2. If you are using Windows®...Storage Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set the Configure SATA as in the motherboard support DVD. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later version before ...
... for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk drives and optical disc drives. ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i 2-31 In Standard IDE mode, you can connect Serial ATA boot/data hard disk drives to...item in the BIOS to these connectors, set , refer to section 4.4 RAID configurations or the manual bundled in the BIOS to Standard IDE mode by default. 2. If you are using Windows®...Storage Configuration for details. • Before creating a RAID set the Configure SATA as in the motherboard support DVD. • You must install Windows® XP Service Pack 2 or later version before ...
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... the default BIOS settings except in the motherboard CMOS. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the motherboard support DVD or a USB flash drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted. 4. ASUS Update: Updates the BIOS in the future. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i 3-1 Carefully follow the instructions of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. If there is...
... the default BIOS settings except in the motherboard CMOS. Copy the original motherboard BIOS using the motherboard support DVD or a USB flash drive when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted. 4. ASUS Update: Updates the BIOS in the future. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i 3-1 Carefully follow the instructions of BIOS, DO NOT manually update the BIOS. If there is...
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... 1. Boot the system in DOS mode, and then at www.asus.com and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Yes No 6. Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit BIOS menu. ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i 3-7 BIOS Updater checks the selected BIOS file and prompts you sure...BIOS default settings to the bootable floppy disk. 3. ASUSTek BIOS Updater for details. Restart your motherboard user manual for DOS V1.00b [09/06/22] FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A Current ROM BOARD: SABERTOOTH 55i VER: 0301 DATE: 07/30/2009 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown PATH...
... 1. Boot the system in DOS mode, and then at www.asus.com and download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. Yes No 6. Select the Load Setup Defaults item under the Exit BIOS menu. ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i 3-7 BIOS Updater checks the selected BIOS file and prompts you sure...BIOS default settings to the bootable floppy disk. 3. ASUSTek BIOS Updater for details. Restart your motherboard user manual for DOS V1.00b [09/06/22] FLASH TYPE: MXIC 25L1605A Current ROM BOARD: SABERTOOTH 55i VER: 0301 DATE: 07/30/2009 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE: Unknown PATH...
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... REF Voltage on CHA [Auto] DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHA [Auto] DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHB [Auto] DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on the motherboard. Overclocks DRAM frequency by your memory modules for optimizing the system performance. The configuration options for the system. Scroll down to individually set the profiles... menu The Ai Tweaker menu items allow you to configure overclocking-related items. Be cautious when changing the settings of these preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Auto D.O.C.P X.M.P.
... REF Voltage on CHA [Auto] DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHA [Auto] DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHB [Auto] DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on the motherboard. Overclocks DRAM frequency by your memory modules for optimizing the system performance. The configuration options for the system. Scroll down to individually set the profiles... menu The Ai Tweaker menu items allow you to configure overclocking-related items. Be cautious when changing the settings of these preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Auto D.O.C.P X.M.P.
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...You can also key in this function. The values range from 80 to 500. 3.5.7 PCIE Frequency [XXX] Allows you install on the motherboard. Profile feature in specific condition. Chapter 3 3-16 Chapter 3: BIOS setup The configuration options for details. Enables Full Power Mode to set ...from 100 to 200. 3.5.8 DRAM Frequency [Auto] Allows you to adjust the CPU operating frequency to set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to [Manual], [D.O.C.P.] or [X.M.P.]. 3.5.6 BCLK Frequency [XXX] Allows you to ensure the best CPU overclocking performance. To use DIMMs of a higher frequency ...
...You can also key in this function. The values range from 80 to 500. 3.5.7 PCIE Frequency [XXX] Allows you install on the motherboard. Profile feature in specific condition. Chapter 3 3-16 Chapter 3: BIOS setup The configuration options for details. Enables Full Power Mode to set ...from 100 to 200. 3.5.8 DRAM Frequency [Auto] Allows you to adjust the CPU operating frequency to set the Ai Overclock Tuner item to [Manual], [D.O.C.P.] or [X.M.P.]. 3.5.6 BCLK Frequency [XXX] Allows you to ensure the best CPU overclocking performance. To use DIMMs of a higher frequency ...
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... the desired values using the keyboard and press the key. 3.5.13 CPU Voltage Mode [Offset] Allows you to set the Offset voltage. Configuration options: [Offset] [Manual] Offset Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU Voltage Mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [700mV] [800mV] [900mV] [1000mV] 3.5.12 CPU Clock Skew...
... the desired values using the keyboard and press the key. 3.5.13 CPU Voltage Mode [Offset] Allows you to set the Offset voltage. Configuration options: [Offset] [Manual] Offset Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU Voltage Mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [700mV] [800mV] [900mV] [1000mV] 3.5.12 CPU Clock Skew...
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... CPU permanently. Current IMC Voltage Displays the current IMC voltage. 3.5.15 DRAM Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the CPU Integrated Memory Controller voltage. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i 3-19 Current DRAM Voltage Displays the current DRAM voltage. • The value [2.5V] of the DRAM Voltage item is supported only if the OV_DRAM switch... item appears only when you set a fixed CPU voltage. Fixed Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU Voltage Mode item to [Manual] and allows you install a XMP DIMM.
... CPU permanently. Current IMC Voltage Displays the current IMC voltage. 3.5.15 DRAM Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the CPU Integrated Memory Controller voltage. Chapter 3 ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i 3-19 Current DRAM Voltage Displays the current DRAM voltage. • The value [2.5V] of the DRAM Voltage item is supported only if the OV_DRAM switch... item appears only when you set a fixed CPU voltage. Fixed Voltage [Auto] This item appears only when you set the CPU Voltage Mode item to [Manual] and allows you install a XMP DIMM.
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... available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i 4-1 Click an item to install The Make Disk menu contains items to run the DVD. Click an icon to avail all motherboard features. Refer to install. The Manual menu contains the list of the user manual. Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system...
... available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i 4-1 Click an item to install The Make Disk menu contains items to run the DVD. Click an icon to avail all motherboard features. Refer to install. The Manual menu contains the list of the user manual. Chapter 4: Chapter 4 Software support 4.1 Installing an operating system...
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... are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the manual list on the left. 2. The Manual folder of your selected software. 3. Some software manuals are included in the support DVD. Click the Manual tab. Click ASUS Motherboard Utility Guide from the Utilities menu before opening the files. 1. The actual software...
... are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the manual list on the left. 2. The Manual folder of your selected software. 3. Some software manuals are included in the support DVD. Click the Manual tab. Click ASUS Motherboard Utility Guide from the Utilities menu before opening the files. 1. The actual software...
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...ASUS > PC Probe II > PC Probe II v1.xx.xx. The PC Probe II icon appears in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at a healthy operating condition. The PC Probe II main window appears. 3. ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i... 4-3 View the online help or readme file that your computer is always at www.asus.com for more information. 4.3.1 ASUS...you through the installation. With this icon to the software manual in the Windows® notification area. 4.3 Software information ...
...ASUS > PC Probe II > PC Probe II v1.xx.xx. The PC Probe II icon appears in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at a healthy operating condition. The PC Probe II main window appears. 3. ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i... 4-3 View the online help or readme file that your computer is always at www.asus.com for more information. 4.3.1 ASUS...you through the installation. With this icon to the software manual in the Windows® notification area. 4.3 Software information ...
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...temperatures and your PC's system loading. Install Fan Xpert from the motherboard support DVD. 2. Refer to achieve a quiet and cool system environment. The various fan profiles offer flexible controls of fan speeds to the software manual in a moderate pattern. • Silent: minimizes fan speed for...profiles • Disable: disables the Fan Xpert function. • Standard: adjusts fan speed in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for the best cooling effect. • Intelligent: automatically adjusts the CPU fan speed according to the ambient temperature. •...
...temperatures and your PC's system loading. Install Fan Xpert from the motherboard support DVD. 2. Refer to achieve a quiet and cool system environment. The various fan profiles offer flexible controls of fan speeds to the software manual in a moderate pattern. • Silent: minimizes fan speed for...profiles • Disable: disables the Fan Xpert function. • Standard: adjusts fan speed in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for the best cooling effect. • Intelligent: automatically adjusts the CPU fan speed according to the ambient temperature. •...
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... the ultimate audio experience on the Windows notification area. Follow the installation wizard to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration. The software provides Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, Front Panel Jack-... volume control Minimize button Chapter 4 Refer to install the VIA® Audio Driver from the support CD/DVD that came with the motherboard package. ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i 4-5 VIA HD Audio Deck A. VIA HD Audio Deck for Windows® Vista™ / Windows® 7™ Output source ...
... the ultimate audio experience on the Windows notification area. Follow the installation wizard to the software manual in the support DVD or visit the ASUS website at www.asus.com for detailed software configuration. The software provides Jack-Detection, Multi-Streaming, Front Panel Jack-... volume control Minimize button Chapter 4 Refer to install the VIA® Audio Driver from the support CD/DVD that came with the motherboard package. ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i 4-5 VIA HD Audio Deck A. VIA HD Audio Deck for Windows® Vista™ / Windows® 7™ Output source ...