Asus P7P55D 2.2.1Motherboard layout, 2 Chapter

2.2Motherboard overview

2.2.1Motherboard layout

2 Chapter

Refer to 2.8 Connectors for more information about rear panel connectors and internal connectors.

2-2	Chapter 2: Hardware information

Contents

Page Page Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: BIOS setup Page Chapter 4: Software support Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement REACH Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide Typography Page Page Page Page Page 1.3.1Product highlights 1.3.2ASUS Xtreme Design—HybridProcessor 1.3.3ASUS Xtreme Design—HybridPhase 1.3.4ASUS Xtreme Design—HybridOS 1.3.5ASUS Exclusive Features ASUS Crystal Sound ASUS Noise Filter Eliminate background noise while recording ASUS EZ DIY ASUS Q-Design ASUS MyLogo2™ ASUS Multi-languageBIOS Page 2.2.1Motherboard layout 2.2.2Layout contents 2.2.3Placement direction 2.2.4Screw holes 2.3.1Installing the CPU Page Page 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 2.4.1Overview 2.4.2Memory configurations capability for CPU at 2.66, 2.8 and 2.93GHz Page Page Page Page Page Page 2.4.3Installing a DIMM 2.4.4Removing a DIMM 2.5.1Installing an expansion card 2.5.2Configuring an expansion card 2.5.3Interrupt assignments 2.5.4PCI slots 2.5.5PCI Express x1 slots 2.5.6PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots VGA configuration PCI Express operating mode PCIe x16_1 PCIe x16_2 Single VGA/PCIe card MemOK! switch 1.Clear RTC RAM (3-pinCLRTC) 2.DRAM overvoltage setting (3-pinOV_DRAM) OV_DRAM 2.8.1Rear panel connectors 2.8.2Audio I/O connections Page Page 2.8.3Internal connectors 3.IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_EIDE) Mode of device(s) 4.Intel® P55 Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA 1-6) 5.JMicron® JMB363 Serial ATA connector (7-pinSATA_E1) 6.USB connectors (10-1pin USB910, USB1112, USB1314) 7.Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD) 8.IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_2) 9.Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1) 10.CPU, chassis, and power fan connectors (4-pinCPU_FAN, 4-pinCHA_FAN1, 3-pinCHA_FAN2, 3-pinPWR_FAN) 11.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 8-pinEATX12V) 12.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL) •System power LED (2-pinPLED) •Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED) •System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER) •ATX power button/soft-offbutton (2-pinPWRSW) 2.8.4.ASUS Q-Connector(system panel) 1.POST State LEDs 2.Standby power LED BIOS Beep 3.2.1ASUS Update utility 3 Chapter Installing ASUS Update Utilities Install ASUS Update VX.XX Updating the BIOS Auto Select Next Page 3.2.2ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 3.2.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility Entering BIOS Setup at startup Entering BIOS Setup after POST 3.3.1BIOS menu screen 3.3.2Menu bar 3.3.3Navigation keys 3.3.4Menu items 3.3.5Submenu items 3.3.6Configuration fields 3.3.7Pop-upwindow 3.4.1SATA Type [Auto] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-SectorTransfer) M [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] DMA Mode [Auto] 3.4.2Storage Configuration 3.4.3AHCI Configuration 3.4.4System Information 3.5.1OC Tuner Utility 3.5.2OC Tuner limit Value [Good Performance] 3.5.3Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] 3.5.4CPU Ratio Setting [Auto] 3.5.5Intel(R) SpeedStep(TM) Tech [Enabled] 3.5.6Intel(R) TurboMode Tech [Enabled] 3.5.7Xtreme Phase Full Power Mode [Auto] 3.5.8DRAM Frequency [Auto] 3.5.9.DRAM Timing Control [Auto] 1st Information: 2nd Information: 1N-44-0 3rd Information: 3.5.10CPU Differential Amplitude [Auto] 3.5.11CPU Clock Skew [Auto] 3.5.12CPU Voltage Mode [Offset] 3.5.13IMC Voltage [Auto] 3.5.14DRAM Voltage [Auto] 3.5.15CPU PLL Voltage [Auto] 3.5.16PCH Voltage [Auto] 3.5.17DRAM DATA REF Voltage on CHA/B [Auto] 3.5.18DRAM CTRL REF Voltage on CHA/B [Auto] 3.5.19Load-LineCalibration [Auto] 3.5.20CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto] 3.5.21PCIE Spread Spectrum [Auto] 3.6.1CPU Configuration CPU Ratio Setting [Auto] C1E Support [Enabled] Hardware Prefetcher [Enabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetcher [Enabled] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] 3.6.2North Bridge Configuration 3.6.3Onboard Device Configuration 3.6.4USB Configuration 3.6.5PCIPnP 3.6.6Intel VT-dConfiguration [Disabled] 3.6.7T.Probe [Enabled] 3.7.1Suspend Mode [Auto] 3.7.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No] 3.7.3ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] 3.7.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 3.7.5EuP Ready [Disabled] 3.7.6APM Configuration 3.7.7Hardware Monitor 3.8.1Boot Device Priority 3.8.2Boot Settings Configuration 3.8.3Security User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] 3.9.1ASUS O.C. Profile 3.9.2AI NET 3.9.3ASUS EZ Flash 3.9.4Express Gate [Auto] Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Exit & Save Changes 4.2.1Running the support DVD 4.2.2Obtaining the software manuals 4.3.1ASUS PC Probe 4.3.2ASUS AI Suite 4.3.3ASUS Fan Xpert 4.3.4ASUS EPU-6Engine 4.3.5ASUS Express Gate 4.3.6VIA® High Definition Audio utility 4.4.1Using ASUS TurboV 4.4.2Using ASUS TurboV Auto Tuning Mode 4.4.3Using ASUS Turbo Key 4.5.1RAID definitions 4.5.2Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4.5.3Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4.5.4Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM utility Creating a RAID volume 1. Create RAID Volume RAID Level Disks SELECT DISKS Create Volume CREATE VOLUME Deleting a RAID set 2. Delete RAID Volume DELETE VOLUME Exiting the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager 5. Exit 4.6.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4.6.2Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® 4.6.3Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation 4.6.4Using a USB floppy disk drive Details 8.Find the [HardwareIds.scsi.iaAHCI_PCH] and [HardwareIds.scsi.iastor_8R9R10RDOPCH] sections in the txtsetup.oem file 5.1.1Requirements 5.1.2Before you begin 5.1.3Installing two CrossFireX™ graphics cards 5.1.4Installing the device drivers 5.1.5Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology Enabling Dual CrossFireX settings Configure Select Enable CrossFireX