ASROCK P55 EXTREME4 - User manual

Detail Specification
Product Brief
CPU
Memory
Expansion Slot
Audio
LAN
SATA3
USB 3.0
Rear Panel I/O
Smart Switch
Connector
BIOS Feature
Support CD
Accessories
Hardware Monitor
OS
Certifications
The specification is subject to change without notice. The brand and product names are trademarks of their
respective companies. Any configuration other than original product specification is not guaranteed.
Chipset
Platform
- ASRock DuraCap (2.5 x longer life time), 100%
Japan-made high-quality Conductive Polymer
Capacitors
- Supports Dual Channel DDR3 2600+(OC)
- Supports ATITM CrossFireXTM and
Quad CrossFireXTM; NVIDIA®SLITM and Quad SLITM
- 2 x Front USB 3.0 ports, 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports,
4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors
- Dr. Debug, Smart Swith Design: Power/Reset/
Clear CMOS Switch with LED
- Supports ASRock Instant Boot, Instant Flash,
OC Tuner, IES, OC DNA, AIWI, APP Charger,
Good Night LED, Multi-Speed Fan Control
- Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.)
- 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec),
THX TruStudio ProTM and Premium Blu-ray audio
support
- Free Software : CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and
Trial; THX TruStudio ProTM - OEM
- Free Bundle: 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card,
1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel
- ErP/EuP Ready
- 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 Intel®CoreTM i7 / i5 / i3 and Pentium®G6950 Processors in
LGA1156 Package
- Advanced V8 + 2 Power Phase Design
- Supports Intel®Turbo Boost Technology
- Supports Hyper-Threading Technology
- Supports Untied Overclocking Technology
- Supports EM64T CPU
- Intel®P55
- Dual Channel DDR3 memory technology
- 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
- Supports Intel®Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
- 2 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (Single at x16 or Dual at x8/x8 mode)
- 3 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots (2.5GT/s)
- 2 x PCI slots
- Supports ATITM CrossFireXTM and Quad CrossFireXTM
- Supports NVIDIA®SLITM and Quad SLITM
- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio
Codec)
- Premium Blu-ray audio support
- Supports THX TruStudio ProTM
- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
- Realtek RTL8111E
- Supports Wake-On-LAN
- Supports LAN Cable Detection
- Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
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
- 6 x Ready-to-Use USB 2.0 Ports
- 2 x Ready-to-Use USB 3.0 Ports
- 1 x eSATAIII Connector
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
- 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
- HD Audio Jack: Side Speaker / Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in /
Front Speaker / Microphone
- 6 x SATAII 3.0 Gb/s connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1,
RAID 10, RAID 5, JBOD and Intel®Rapid Storage), NCQ, AHCI and
Hot Plug functions
- 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors
- 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 Power LED 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)
- 1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports)
- 1 x Dr. Debug with LED
- 16Mb AMI Legal BIOS
- Supports "Plug and Play"
- ACPI 1.1 Compliance Wake Up Events
- Supports jumperfree
- SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support
- CPU, DRAM, VTT, PCH, CPU PLL Voltage Multi-adjustment
- Supports I. O. T. (Intelligent Overclocking Technology)
- 1 x Power Switch with LED
- 1 x Reset Switch with LED
- 1 x Clear CMOS Switch with LED
- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version),
ASRock Software Suite (CyberLink DVD Suite - OEM and Trial;
THX TruStudio ProTM - OEM)
- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Marvell SE9128, support
hardware RAID (RAID 0 and RAID 1), NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug"
functions
- 2 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors by Marvell SE9123/9120, support
NCQ, AHCI and "Hot Plug" functions
(SATA3_4 connector is shared with eSATA3 port)
- 2 x Rear USB 3.0 ports by NEC MPD720200, support USB 1.0/2.0/
3.0 up to 5Gb/s
- 1 x Front USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports) by NEC
MPD720200, supports USB 1.0/2.0/3.0 up to 5Gb/s
- 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®7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP /
XP 64-bit compliant
- FCC, CE, WHQL
- ErP/EuP Ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
- 1 x ASRock SLI_Bridge_2S Card
- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
- Floppy/ATA 133 Cables
- 4 x SATA Data Cables (Optional)
- 2 x SATA 1 to 1 Power Cables (Optional)
- 1 x Front USB 3.0 Panel
- 6 x Screws
Intel®P55 Chipset
Unique Feature
- ASRock OC Tuner
- Intelligent Energy Saver
- Instant Boot
- ASRock Instant Flash
- ASRock OC DNA
- ASRock AIWI
- ASRock APP Charger
- Hybrid Booster:
- CPU Frequency Stepless Control
- ASRock U-COP
- Boot Failure Guard (B.F.G.)
- Combo Cooler Option (C.C.O.)
- Good Night LED
- Turbo 40 / Turbo 50 CPU Overclocking
P55 Extreme4
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Supports ATI™ CrossFireX™ and
Quad CrossFireX™
Supports NVIDIA®Quad SLITM
and SLITM
Advanced V8 +
2 Power Phase Design

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ASRock AIWI Quick Start Guide
Playing Games by Holding Your iPhone or iPod touchPlaying Games by Holding Your iPhone or iPod touch
ASRock AIWI -
Turn Your iPhone Into Game Joystick
ASRock AIWI -
Turn Your iPhone Into Game Joystick
ASRock AIWI software introduces a new way of PC gaming
operation. ASRock AIWI is the world's first software to turn your
iPhone/iPod touch as a game joystick to control your PC games.
Just to install the ASRock AIWI software on your ASRock
motherboard, connect your PC and apple devices via Bluetooth or
WiFi networks, then you can start experiencing the exciting motion
controlled games.

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C.C.O.C.C.O.
Combo Cooler Option
C.C.O. provides the flexible option to adopt two
different CPU cooler types, Socket LGA 775*
and LGA 1156**.
*C.C.O. may not be compatible with all Socket 775 CPU coolers.
**O is for Socket LGA 1156 CPU cooler.
The World's Fastest Memory
DDR3 2600+ support
The World's Fastest Memory
DDR3 2600+ support

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Premium Blu-ray Audio
Premium Blu-ray Audio, an outstanding technology developed on ASRock motherboard, provides the excellent
audio output of 24-bit/192 kHz with its respective Blu-ray DRM compatible driver/software. With Content
Protection-Support and High SNR DAC, the Blu-ray entertainments can be played in a high quality of
24-bit/192KHz. In other words, if you are using a device without the Blu-ray Audio support, the audio quality will
be downgraded to 16-bit/48kHz like a regular CD quality. To deliver the best possible sound solution for today’s
most demanding users, ASRock Premium Blu-ray Audio motherboard is the best choice for users who are
particularly desired to enjoy the pure HD audio. ASRock users are able to take full advantages of our Blu-ray
Audio motherboards. Choose ASRock, choose Pure HD audio!
Why ASRock?
* SNR: Signal-to-Noise Ratio.
Smart Switch DesignSmart Switch Design
Clear CMOS Switch Power Switch Reset Switch
Dr. DebugDr. Debug
Dr. Debug helps you
to diagnose the BIOS
POST status of your
system.
The Power and Keyboard
LED will be automatically
switched off when the
system is under Standby /
Hibernation mode.

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OC DNA
Save your OC settings as a profile and share with
friends. Try OC DNA now!
OC DNA Instruction
Step 1 Step 2
Step 3 Step 4
Save your BIOS OC settings as User Default in BIOS OC
Tweaker menu. (For example: we name this User Default setting
as “CPU_OC3.8GHz”)
Press “Save” button to save the “CPU_OC3.8GHz” OC settings as
a profile.
Execute ASRock OC DNA under OS, you will find
“CPU_OC3.8GHz” as User Profile 1.
Send the “CPU_OC3.8GHz” profile to other friends.
Step 5 Step 6
When the friend receives your “CPU_OC3.8GHz” profile, he can
press “Load” to load the “CPU_OC3.8GHz” profile in OC DNA.
After that, the friend can enter into BIOS OC Tweaker menu to
load the “CPU_OC3.8GHz” profile as his BIOS OC settings.
Now, you have successfully share your OC setting profile with your friends.
P55 Extreme 4
P55 Extreme 4
P55 Extreme 4
*The OC DNA works only when users use the same motherboard and BIOS version.

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ASRock Instant Flash is an exclusive and the most user-friendly BIOS flash utility
developed by ASRock. It is embedded in Flash ROM which is used to update the
system BIOS without having to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Windows.
Once executing ASRock Instant Flash, the utility will automatically detect all devices such as USB, hard disk or even floppy drive to
find the exact BIOS for your system. Instead of giving you all BIOS in your devices, the Instant Flash just list BIOS versions that
apply to your motherboard model only. For example, if you have many different BIOS of different motherboards saved in your
devices, but you just need to flash your P45 motherboard, the Instant Flash will just list the P45 BIOS versions for you. This unique
function allows you to easily select the suitable BIOS version instead of browsing through all data.
Features
ASRock Instant Flash
Instant Flash just list
BIOS versions that
apply to your
motherboard model.
Click and start
Flashing!
Simple!Simple! Quick!Quick!
ASRock Instant Boot
10 Times Faster, Only 4 Secs to Boot Up to Windows!
ASRock YouTube
http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=BucIjXZVxXo
ASRock Instant Boot is a new feature invented exclusively by ASRock.
It can boot up system in an amazing speed,
which is 10 times faster than traditional boot up. For home users or office
PC users, ASRock Instant Boot can also
guarantee a clean Windows OS, and consumed less power! For details:
http://www.asrock.com/feature/InstantBoot/index.asp
* This function is applicable ONLY to single user that does not secure ID and Password to their
systems.
* The boot up time depends on the hardware configuration.
ErP/EuP Ready Motherboard ErP/EuP Ready Power Supply ErP/EuP System
What is ErP/EuP?
ErP/EuP, stands for Energy Using Product, was a provision regulated by European Union to define the power consumption for
the completed system. With the great quantity and the popularly using of the electrical products nowadays and the continuously
increasing of the electrical products categories in the following 20 to 30 years, European Union decided to establish an effective
strategy to solve the energy consumption problem. That is, according to ErP/EuP, the total AC power of the completed system
shall be under 1.00W in off mode condition.

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THX TruStudio PRO™
THX TruStudio PRO solution ensures you the premium audio quality, effects and
features for PC systems equipped with onboard audio. For instance, the TruStudio
Surround technology expands your stereo content into surround sound; the TruStu-
dio Crystalizer technology restores the compressed sound source and can let you
hear every detail in riveting surround sound. Combined with the THX TruStudio Pro
and the ASRock high performance HTPC system, you will be assured to enjoy a rich
variety of programming and be entertained by a better way!
CyberLink Power2Go 6.1 LE OEM
Power2Go 6 lets you burn and backup videos, photos, music and data onto Blu-ray
Discs and DVDs.
CyberLink MediaShow 4.1 SE OEM
Photo and video management software MediaShow edits videos and photos
instantly, creates slideshow, and allows publishing directly to YouTube and Flickr.
CyberLink PowerDVD 8.0 DTS Trial
World-renowned PowerDVD 8 DTS delivers outstanding DVD movie playback quality
on your PC.
CyberLink PowerDirector 8.0 Trial
PowerDirector - Video Editing software – edits high-definition videos including
AVCHD, allows output to PSP iPod and Blu-ray Disc.
CyberLink PowerBackup 2.5 Trial
PowerBackup backups valuable data on your PC.