Chapter 1

Product introduction

1.1Welcome!

Thank you for buying an ASUS® P7P55-M motherboard!

The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!

Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below.

1.2Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.

Motherboard

ASUS P7P55-M motherboard

Cables

2 x Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s cables

 

1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable

Accessories

1 x I/O shield

Application DVD

ASUS motherboard support DVD

Documentation

User Manual

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

1.3Special features

1.3.1Product highlights

Intel® LGA1156 Lynnfield Processor Ready

This motherboard supports the latest Intel® Lynnfield processors in LGA1156 package, which has memory and PCI Express controller integrated to support 2-channel (4 DIMMs) DDR3 memory and 16 PCI Express 2.0 lanes, providing great graphics performance. Intel® Lynnfield processor is one of the most powerful and energy efficient CPU in the world.

ASUS P7P55-M

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