ASUS P7P55D Manual Do Utilizador

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Contents

Contents ...................................................................................................................... iii
Notices ...................................................................................................................... vii
Safety information .................................................................................................... viii
About this guide ......................................................................................................... ix
P7P55D specifications summary .............................................................................. xi

Product introduction

Welcome! ....................................................................................................1-1

Package contents.......................................................................................1-1

Special features..........................................................................................1-2
1.3.1

Product highlights........................................................................1-2

ASUS Xtreme Design—Hybrid Processor ..................................1-3

ASUS Xtreme Design—Hybrid Phase ........................................1-3

ASUS Xtreme Design—Hybrid OS .............................................1-3

ASUS Exclusive Features ...........................................................1-4

Hardware information

Before you proceed ...................................................................................2-1

Motherboard overview ...............................................................................2-2
2.2.1

Motherboard layout .....................................................................2-2

Layout contents ...........................................................................2-3

Placement direction.....................................................................2-4

Screw holes.................................................................................2-4

Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................................2-5
2.3.1

Installing the CPU .......................................................................2-5

Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ............................................2-8

Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan........................................2-9

System memory .......................................................................................2-10
2.4.1

Overview ...................................................................................2-10

Memory configurations .............................................................. 2-11

Installing a DIMM ......................................................................2-19

Removing a DIMM ....................................................................2-19

Expansion slots........................................................................................2-20
2.5.1

Installing an expansion card......................................................2-20

Configuring an expansion card .................................................2-20

Interrupt assignments................................................................2-21

PCI slots ....................................................................................2-22

PCI Express x1 slots .................................................................2-22

PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots .........................................................2-22