Asus P7P55 WS SUPERCOMPUTER- User Manual

Asus P7P55 WS SUPERCOMPUTER

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 3 – Contents; P7P55 WS Supercomputer specifications summary; Product introduction; Memory configurations
  • Page 4 – Starting up for the first time; BIOS setup; Configuration fields
  • Page 6 – APM Configuration; Software support
  • Page 7 – RAID configurations; RAID definitions; Multiple GPU technology support; ATI
  • Page 8 – Notices; Federal Communications Commission Statement; may cause undesired operation.; Canadian Department of Communications Statement; REACH
  • Page 9 – Safety information; Electrical safety; DO NOT
  • Page 10 – Where to find more information; About this guide; How this guide is organized; This chapter describes how to install and configure multiple ATI
  • Page 11 – NOTE; Conventions used in this guide; Bold text; Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.; Command
  • Page 12 – High Definition Audio
  • Page 13 – P7P55 WS Supercomputer
  • Page 15 – This chapter describes the motherboard
  • Page 16 – Chapter summary
  • Page 17 – Package contents
  • Page 18 – Special features; Product highlights; Green ASUS; consumers’ health while minimizing the impact on the environment.; Lynnfield processors in LGA1156; Intel; Double Speed Double Bandwidth; ASUS Xtreme Design—Hybrid Processor; TurboV EVO
  • Page 19 – Auto Tuning; Auto System Level Up; ASUS Hybrid Phase; Leading Active Cooling Technology; 6+3 Phase Power Design; Performance; The groundbreaking 16+3 phase VRM design is brought to the ASUS; ASUS Hybrid OS; Express Gate; Internet and key applications before entering the Windows; ASUS Exclusive Features
  • Page 20 – ASUS EPU; System Level Energy Saving; ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution; ASUS Fanless Design—Heat-pipe solution; Stack Cool 2; ASUS Crystal Sound
  • Page 21 – audio stream while recording.; ASUS EZ DIY; components, update the BIOS or back up your favorite settings.; ASUS Onboard Switch; design speed up and simplify the DIY process!; ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3; from a USB flash disk containing the BIOS file.
  • Page 22 – panel cables in one easy step with one complete module. This unique; Simply update BIOS from a USB flash drive before entering the OS; or using an OS�based flash utility. Refer to page 3�4 for details.; Conveniently restore or load multiple BIOS settings; overclocking settings.; ASUS MyLogo2TM; a more colorful and vivid image on your screen.; ASUS Multi-language BIOS
  • Page 23 – This chapter lists the hardware setup
  • Page 25 – Before you proceed; or change any motherboard settings.
  • Page 26 – Motherboard overview; Motherboard layout
  • Page 27 – Layout contents; Page
  • Page 28 – Placement direction; chassis as indicated in the image below.; Screw holes
  • Page 30 – Installing the CPU; Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.; Press the load lever with your; Lift the load lever in the direction
  • Page 31 – and then fit the socket alignment
  • Page 33 – Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
  • Page 34 – Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
  • Page 35 – System memory; Overview; The figure illustrates the location of the DDR3 DIMM sockets:; Recommended memory configurations
  • Page 41 – Removing a DIMM; Installing a DIMM
  • Page 42 – Expansion slots; describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support.; Installing an expansion card; To install an expansion card:; Configuring an expansion card; Chapter 3 for information on BIOS setup.
  • Page 43 – Interrupt assignments; Standard interrupt assignments; IRQ; IRQ assignments for this motherboard; PCI slot
  • Page 44 – PCI Express x1 slot; cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications.
  • Page 45 – Jumper
  • Page 46 – Connectors; Rear panel connectors
  • Page 47 – Audio I/O connections; Connect to Headphone and Mic; Port
  • Page 50 – Internal connectors; and 1� configuration with the Intel; Configure SATA as
  • Page 51 – specification that supports up to 48� Mbps connection speed.; of the system chassis.
  • Page 53 – of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector.; Front Panel Type
  • Page 57 – definitions, and then match them; enabled. The figure shows the Q�
  • Page 58 – Onboard switches; to enhance system performance.
  • Page 59 – following information before you change the switch settings.
  • Page 60 – Onboard LEDs; problem within seconds.; Setting Configuration; Standby power LED; shows the location of the onboard LED.
  • Page 61 – b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain); BIOS Beep; instructions in Chapter 3.
  • Page 62 – Turning off the computer; Start; Using the dual function power switch
  • Page 63 – This chapter tells how to change the
  • Page 64 – Extreme Tweaker menu
  • Page 65 – Managing and updating your BIOS; ASUS Update; Installing ASUS Update; ASUS Update utility; Save the current BIOS file
  • Page 66 – you to avoid network traffic, or; Auto Select; Updating the BIOS through the Internet
  • Page 67 – Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file; To update the BIOS through a BIOS file:; Locate the BIOS file from the Open
  • Page 68 – ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility; To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2; Tools; menu to select; EZ Flash; Press to switch between drives until the correct BIOS file is; Load Setup Defaults; Exit
  • Page 69 – BUPDATER utility; Updating the BIOS file; USB
  • Page 70 – ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility; USB flash drive that contains the BIOS file.; Recovering the BIOS; drive containing the BIOS file to the USB port.; completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive.
  • Page 71 – BIOS setup program; using the provided utility described in section; Managing and updating your; the first two failed.
  • Page 72 – Menu bar; The menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:
  • Page 73 – Menu items; respective menu items.; Submenu items; Refer to; A scroll bar appears on the right side; General help
  • Page 74 – Main menu; you an overview of the basic system information.
  • Page 75 – Select this option if you are specifically configuring a CD�ROM
  • Page 76 – This makes more efficient use of the PCI bus as fewer transactions
  • Page 77 – Storage Configuration
  • Page 78 – AHCI Configuration; item; from the sub-menu of; SATA Configuration; Allows you to select the type of device connected to the system.; System Information
  • Page 79 – Ai Tweaker menu; Ai Tweaker; Scroll down to display the following items:
  • Page 80 – Ai Overclock Tuner
  • Page 81 – This item appears only if you set the; Ratio CMOS Setting; the PCIE frequency. The values range from 100 to 200.; DRAM Frequency; BCLK Frequency; OC Tuner Utility
  • Page 82 – Set an auto-adjustment limit value for OC Tuner Utility.
  • Page 84 – NB Clock Skew
  • Page 85 – DRAM overclocking ability.
  • Page 86 – Advanced menu; CPU Configuration; automatically detects.
  • Page 87 – Prefetcher for tuning performance of the specific application.
  • Page 89 – North Bridge Configuration; Onboard Device Configuration; Enables the High Definition Audio Controller.
  • Page 90 – Enables the onboard 1394 Controller.
  • Page 91 – USB Devices Enabled; USB Functions; USB Configuration; item then press to display the configuration options.
  • Page 92 – PCIPnP; When set to [Yes] and if you install a Plug and Play operating; Disables the Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O.
  • Page 93 – Power menu; configuration options.
  • Page 94 – Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support in the Advanced
  • Page 95 – System Time; will become user�configurable with set values.; Sets specific keys on the PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system.
  • Page 96 – Hardware Monitor; connected to the motherboard, the field shows; Ignored
  • Page 97 – Chassis Q-Fan Control
  • Page 98 – Boot menu; Boot Device Priority; Hard Disk Drives CDROM Drives; sequence of the hard disk drives or the optical drives.
  • Page 99 – Boot Settings Configuration; Allows you to enable or disable the; Quick Boot; (POST) while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the
  • Page 100 – Change Supervisor Password; Security; an item then press to display the configuration options.; Turn on onboard device LEDs in the order of the device POST
  • Page 101 – Change User Password; change other security settings.
  • Page 102 – Tools menu; This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings.; Add Your CMOS Profile; save your CMOS settings in the Save to sub-item.; Load CMOS Profiles
  • Page 103 – AI NET 2
  • Page 104 – ASUS EZ Flash 2; to stay at the first screen of Express Gate for user action.
  • Page 105 – Allows you to clear Express Gate’s user data.
  • Page 106 – Exit menu; BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items.; Exit & Discard Changes; Time, and Password, the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting.; Discard Changes; YES to discard any changes and load the previously saved values.
  • Page 107 – This chapter describes the contents of
  • Page 109 – Installing an operating system; features of your hardware.; Support DVD information; Running the support DVD; Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
  • Page 110 – Drivers menu
  • Page 111 – Utilities menu
  • Page 112 – Make disk menu; Intel AHCI/RAID Driver; Allows you to create an AHCI/RAID Driver disk.; Manual menu; open the folder of the user manual.
  • Page 113 – ASUS Contact information; this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.
  • Page 114 – Other information; specified information.; Motherboard Info; Displays the general specifications of the motherboard.; Browse this DVD; Displays the support DVD contents in graphical format.
  • Page 115 – Filelist
  • Page 116 – ASUS PC Probe II; Installing PC Probe II; Utilities; Launching PC Probe II; Start > All Programs; Using PC Probe II; the utility configuration. By; Software information
  • Page 117 – Button; Preferences; You can customize the application using
  • Page 118 – another position from the list box. Click OK when finished.; Hardware monitor panels; using the Config window.
  • Page 119 – WMI browser
  • Page 120 – PCI browser
  • Page 121 – Configuring PC Probe II
  • Page 122 – Installing AI Suite
  • Page 123 – Other feature buttons
  • Page 124 – ASUS Fan Xpert; Launching Fan Xpert; AI Suite; Using Fan Xpert; Fan profiles; Fan Xpert; minimizes fan speed for quiet fan operation.
  • Page 125 – Launching 6 Engine; The first time you launch 6 Engine,; Engine main menu
  • Page 126 – ASUS Express Gate; Notices about ASUS Express Gate; motherboard
  • Page 127 – The First Screen
  • Page 128 – Installing ASUS T.Probe; Drivers; Before using ASUS T.Probe; You have to configure BIOS settings before using ASUS T.Probe.; Advanced; notification area
  • Page 129 – ASUS Unique Overclocking Utility—; If the TurboV EVO is correctly installed, you will find the; TurboV; icon on the Windows notification area. Click on the icon to; Using ASUS TurboV; Auto; Save Profile
  • Page 130 – CPU Ratio; Using ASUS TurboV Auto Tuning Mode; first to configure more; Yes
  • Page 131 – Stop; Using ASUS Turbo Key; Turbo Key
  • Page 132 – Configuring ASUS Turbo Key; Turbo Key Profile; to save Turbo Key settings.
  • Page 133 – P55 chipset that allows you to configure; driver disk; optimizes two identical hard disk drives to read and write
  • Page 134 – To enter the Intel; Setting the RAID item in BIOS; Main; Installing Serial ATA hard disks; To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:
  • Page 135 – the menus and select the menu options.; Creating a RAID volume; Create RAID Volume; and press; RAID Level; item is selected, press the up/down arrow key to; Disks; item is selected, press to select the hard disk drives; SELECT DISKS
  • Page 136 – Capacity; CREATE VOLUME
  • Page 137 – Deleting a RAID set; Delete RAID Volume; Exiting the Intel; following warning message appears.; DELETE VOLUME
  • Page 138 – Creating a RAID driver disk; XP; The motherboard does not provide a floppy drive connector; Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS; Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows; To create a RAID driver disk in Windows; Make Disk; menu, and then click; to create
  • Page 139 – Installing the RAID driver during Windows; XP may not recognize the USB floppy disk drive
  • Page 140 – Details; Browse the contents of the
  • Page 141 – and
  • Page 143 – This chapter describes how to install and
  • Page 145 – Requirements; Control Panel > Programs and Features
  • Page 146 – Align and firmly insert the; Installing CrossFireX graphics cards
  • Page 147 – Installing the device drivers; Launching the ATI Catalyst Control Center; the Windows notification area and select
  • Page 148 – Enabling Dual CrossFireX settings; In the Catalyst Control Center; CrossFireX > Configure; select the graphics card to act as; Enable CrossFireX; to
  • Page 149 – NVIDIA; The motherboard supports the NVIDIA; that are NVIDIA
  • Page 150 – Installing two SLI-ready graphics cards; Align and firmly insert the SLI bridge
  • Page 151 – Installing three SLI-ready graphics cards; Align and firmly insert the 3�Way SLI
  • Page 152 – Launching the NVIDIA Control Panel; NVIDIA Control Panel
  • Page 153 – Personalization; select; Display Settings; B3. From the Display Settings dialog box,; Advanced Settings; then click; Start the NVIDIA Control
  • Page 154 – Enabling Dual SLI settings; Enabling Triple SLI settings; Set SLI Configuration
  • Page 155 – Installing CUDA-ready graphics cards
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Summary

Page 3 - Contents; P7P55 WS Supercomputer specifications summary; Product introduction; Memory configurations

iii Contents Notices ....................................................................................................... viiiSafety information ...................................................................................... ixAbout this guide .................................................

Page 4 - Starting up for the first time; BIOS setup; Configuration fields

iv Contents 2.5.4 PCI slot ......................................................................... 2-19 2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slot ....................................................... 2-20 2.5.6 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots ............................................. 2-20 2.6 Jumper ................

Page 6 - APM Configuration; Software support

vi Contents 3.5.7 T.Probe [Disabled] ......................................................... 3-28 3.6 Power menu ................................................................................ 3-29 3.6.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] ................................................... 3-29 3.6.2 Repost Vid...

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