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All rights reserved. 1 ASRock P55 Extreme Motherboard English Motherboard Layout 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper ATX 12V Power Connector (ATX12V1) 1156-Pin CPU Socket Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN3) 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel: DDR3_A2, DDR3_B2, Blue) 2 x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM Slots (Dual Channel: DDR3_A1, DDR3_B1, White) Reset Switch (RSTBTN) Power Switch (PWRBTN) ATX Power Connector (ATXPWR1) TPM Header (TPM1) 16Mb SPI Flash Primary IDE Connector (IDE1, Blue) Clear CMOS Jumper (CLRCMOS1) SATAII Connector (SATAII_1_2, Red) SATAII Connector (SATAII_3_4, Red) SATAII Connector (SATAII_5_6, Red) Chassis Speaker Header (SPEAKER 1, Purple) System Panel Header (PANEL1, Orange) USB 2.0 Header (USB12_13, Blue) Infrared Module Header (IR1) USB 2.0 Header (USB10_11, Blue) 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 Dr. Debug (LED) USB 2.0 Header (USB8_9, Blue) Intel P55 Chipset Front Panel IEEE 1394 Header (FRONT_1394, Red) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN2) Chassis Fan Connector (CHA_FAN1) Floppy Connector (FLOPPY1) COM Port Header (COM1) HDMI_SPDIF Header (HDMI_SPDIF1, Yellow) Front Panel Audio Header (HD_AUDIO1, Lime) Internal Audio Connector: CD1 (Black) PCI Slots (PCI3) PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE4, Orange) PCI Slots (PCI2) PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3, Orange) PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot (PCIE2, White) PCI Slots (PCI1) PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1, Blue) CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) English 2 ASRock P55 Extreme Motherboard Panel I/O Panel 1 2 3 4 *5 6 7 8 9 PS/2 Mouse Port (Green) Coaxial SPDIF Out Port USB 2.0 Port (USB6) IEEE 1394 Port (IEEE 1394) LAN RJ-45 Port Side Speaker (Gray) Rear Speaker (Black) Central / Bass (Orange) Line In (Light Blue) ** 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Front Speaker (Lime) Microphone (Pink) USB 2.0 Ports (USB45) USB 2.0 Ports (USB23) USB 2.0 Ports (USB01) Powered eSATAII/USB Connector Optical SPDIF Out Port Clear CMOS Switch (CLRCBTN) PS/2 Keyboard Port (Purple) * There are two LED next to the LAN port. Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications. LAN Port LED Indications Activity/Link LED Status Description Status SPEED LED Description ACT/LINK SPEED LED LED Off No Link Blinking Data Activity On Link Off Orange Green 10Mbps connection 100Mbps connection 1Gbps connection LAN Port ** If you use 2-channel speaker, please connect the speaker's plug into "Front Speaker Jack". See the table below for connection details in accordance with the type of speaker you use. TABLE for Audio Output Connection Audio Output Channels Front Speaker Rear Speaker (No. 10) (No. 7) 2 V -4 V V 6 V V 8 V V Central / Bass (No. 8) --V V Side Speaker (No. 6) ---V To enable Multi-Streaming function, you need to connect a front panel audio cable to the front panel audio header. After restarting your computer, you will find "Mixer" tool on your system. Please select "Mixer ToolBox" , click "Enable playback multi-streaming", and click "ok". Choose "2CH", "4CH", "6CH", or "8CH" and then you are allowed to select "Realtek HDA Primary output" to use Rear Speaker, Central/Bass, and Front Speaker, or select "Realtek HDA Audio 2nd output" to use front panel audio. 3 ASRock P55 Extreme Motherboard English 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing ASRock P55 Extreme motherboard, a reliable motherboard produced under ASRock's consistently stringent quality control. It delivers excellent performance with robust design conforming to ASRock's commitment to quality and endurance. This Quick Installation Guide contains introduction of the motherboard and step-by-step installation guide. More detailed information of the motherboard can be found in the user manual presented in the Support CD. Because the motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual will be subject to change without notice. In case any modifications of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice. You may find the latest VGA cards and CPU support lists on ASRock website as well. ASRock website http://www.asrock.com If you require technical support related to this motherboard, please visit our website for specific information about the model you are using. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock P55 Extreme Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) ASRock P55 Extreme Quick Installation Guide ASRock P55 Extreme Support CD 1 x 80-conductor Ultra ATA 66/100/133 IDE Ribbon Cable 1 x Ribbon Cable for a 3.5-in Floppy Drive 4 x Serial ATA (SATA) Data Cables (Optional) 2 x Serial ATA (SATA) HDD Power Cables (Optional) 1 x I/O Panel Shield 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card English English English English English 4 ASRock P55 Extreme Motherboard 1.2 Specifications - ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - All Solid Capacitor design (100% Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer Capacitors) - Supports the Intel® CoreTM i7 and Intel® CoreTM i5 Processors in the LGA1156 Package - Advanced V8 + 2 Power Phase Design - Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology - Supports Hyper-Threading Technology (see CAUTION 1) - Supports Untied Overclocking Technology (see CAUTION 2) - Supports EM64T CPU - Intel® P55 - Dual Channel DDR3 Memory Technology (see CAUTION 3) - 4 x DDR3 DIMM slots - Supports DDR3 2600+(OC)/2133(OC)/1866(OC)/1600/ 1333/1066 non-ECC, un-buffered memory - Max. capacity of system memory: 16GB (see CAUTION 4) - Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) (see CAUTION 5) - 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (Single at x16 or Dual at x8/x8 mode) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (at x4 mode, 2.5GT/s) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot (2.5GT/s) - 3 x PCI slots - Supports ATITM CrossFireXTM, 3-Way CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM - Supports NVIDIA® SLITM and Quad SLITM - 7.1 CH Windows® VistaTM Premium Level HD Audio with Content Protection - DAC with 110dB dynamic range (ALC890 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray audio support - PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s - Realtek RTL8111DL - Supports Wake-On-LAN I/O Panel - 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port - 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port - 1 x Coaxial SPDIF Out Port - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 7 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports Platform CPU Chipset Memory Expansion Slot Audio LAN Rear Panel I/O 5 ASRock P55 Extreme Motherboard English Connector Smart Switch BIOS Feature Support CD Unique Feature - 1 x Powered eSATAII/USB Connector - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - 1 x IEEE 1394 Port - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED - HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker/Rear Speaker/Central/Bass/ Line in/Front Speaker/Microphone (see CAUTION 6) - 6 x SATAII 3.0Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5 and Intel Matrix Storage), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions (see CAUTION 7) - 1 x ATA133 IDE connector (supports 2 x IDE devices) - 1 x Floppy connector - 1 x IR header - 1 x COM port header - 1 x HDMI_SPDIF header - 1 x IEEE 1394 header - 1 x TPM header - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - CD in header - Front panel audio connector - 3 x USB 2.0 headers (support 6 USB 2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 8) - 1 x Dr. Debug (7-Segment Debug LED) - 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED - 1 x Power Switch with LED - 1 x Reset Switch with LED - 16Mb AMI BIOS - AMI Legal BIOS - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - CPU, VCCM, SB, VTT Voltage Multi-adjustment - Supports I. O. T. (Intelligent Overclocking Technology) - Supports Smart BIOS - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) - ASRock OC Tuner (see CAUTION 9) - Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 10) - Instant Boot - ASRock Instant Flash (see CAUTION 11) - Hybrid Booster: ASRock P55 Extreme Motherboard English 6 Hardware Monitor OS Certifications - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 12) - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 13) - Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.) - Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.) (see CAUTION 14) - Good Night LED - CPU Temperature Sensing - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CPU/Chassis/Power Fan Tachometer - CPU Quiet Fan - CPU/Chassis Fan Multi-Speed Control - Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore - Microsoft® Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / Win7 compliant - FCC, CE, WHQL - EuP Ready (EuP ready power supply is required) (see CAUTION 15) * For detailed product information, please visit our website: http://www.asrock.com WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjusting the setting in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your system stability, or even cause damage to the components and devices of your system. It should be done at your own risk and expense. We are not responsible for possible damage caused by overclocking. CAUTION! 1. 2. 3. About the setting of "Hyper Threading Technology", please check page 60 of "User Manual" in the support CD. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. Please read "Untied Overclocking Technology" on page 36 for details. This motherboard supports Dual Channel Memory Technology. Before you implement Dual Channel Memory Technology, make sure to read the installation guide of memory modules on page 14 for proper installation. Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® XP and Windows® VistaTM. For Windows® XP 64-bit and Windows® VistaTM 64bit with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. For those CPU that only support up to DDR3 1333, the XMP DDR3 1600 is supported through overclocking. For microphone input, this motherboard supports both stereo and mono modes. For audio output, this motherboard supports 2-channel, 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel modes. Please check the table on page 3 for proper connection. 4. 5. 6. 7 ASRock P55 Extreme Motherboard English 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector, please read the "SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide" on page 42 of "User Manual" in the support CD to adjust your SATAII hard disk drive to SATAII mode. You can also connect SATA hard disk to SATAII connector directly. Power Management for USB 2.0 works fine under Microsoft® Windows® VistaTM 64-bit / VistaTM / XP 64-bit / XP SP1 or SP2. It is a user-friendly ASRock overclocking tool which allows you to surveil your system by hardware monitor function and overclock your hardware devices to get the best system performance under Windows® environment. Pl ...