User manual ASUS P7H55-M LX

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Products and corporate names appearing in this manual may or may not be registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective companies, and are used only for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. [. . . ] LAN port LED indications Activity Link LED Status OFF BLINKING Description No link Data activity Speed LED Status OFF ORANGE GREEN Description 10 Mbps connection 100 Mbps connection 1 Gbps connection Activity Link Speed LED LED LAN port 3. This port connects to the tape, CD, DVD player, or other audio sources. In the 4, 6, and 8-channel configurations, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out. This port connects to a microphone. Refer to the audio configuration table below for the function of the audio ports in a 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration. Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channel configuration Port Light Blue (Rear panel) Lime (Rear panel) Pink (Rear panel) Lime (Front panel) Headset 2-channel Line In Line Out Mic In ­ 4-channel Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Mic In ­ 6-channel Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Bass/Center ­ 8-channel Rear Speaker Out Front Speaker Out Bass/Center Side Speaker Out To configure an 8-channel audio output: Use a chassis with HD audio module in the front panel to support an 8-channel audio output. 1-25 Chapter 1: Product introduction 6. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2. 0 devices. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2. 0 / USB 3. 0 devices. This 15-pin port is for a VGA monitor or other VGA-compatible devices. This port is for a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connector, and is HDCP compliant allowing playback of HD DVD, Blu-ray, and other protected content. This port connects an external audio output device via an optical S/PDIF cable. These two 4-pin Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are available for connecting USB 2. 0 devices. 10. 11. 1. 10. 2 1. Internal connectors Front panel audio connector (10-1 pin AAFP) This connector is for a chassis-mounted front panel audio I/O module that supports either HD Audio or legacy AC`97 audio standard. Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin IDE_LED) This 2-pin connector is for the HDD Activity LED. The IDE LED lights up or flashes when data is read from or written to the HDD. System warning speaker (4-pin SPEAKER) This 4-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted system warning speaker. ATX power button/soft-off button (2-pin PWRSW) This 2-pin connector is for the system power button. Reset button (2-pin RESET) This 2-pin connector is for the chassis-mounted reset button for system reboot without turning off the system power. · · · · 1-31 Reset Ground +5V Ground Ground Speaker PLED+ PLED- Chapter 1: Product introduction 1. 11 1. 11. 1 Software support Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows® XP / 64-bit XP / Vista / 64-bit Vista / 7 / 64-bit 7 Operating Systems (OS). Always install the latest OS version and corresponding updates to maximize the features of your hardware. · Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. · Ensure that you install Windows® XP Service Pack 3 or later versions / Windows® Vista Service Pack 1 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 1. 11. 2 The Support DVD that comes with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to avail all motherboard features. The contents of the Support DVD are subject to change at any time without notice. Visit the ASUS website at www. asus. com for updates. Support DVD information To run the Support DVD Place the Support DVD to the optical drive. If Autorun is enabled in your computer, the DVD automatically displays the Specials screen which contains the unique feature of ASUS motherboard. Click Drivers, Utilities, Make Disk, Manual, and Contact tabs to display their respective menus. The following screen is for reference only. Click an icon to display Support DVD/ motherboard information Click an item to install If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the Support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP. EXE from the BIN folder. ASUS P7H55-M/USB3 1-32 1-33 Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2 BIOS information 2. 1 Managing and updating your BIOS Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a USB flash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in the future. [. . . ] · DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent the system boot failure!· We recommend that you update the BIOS file only coming from the same memory/CPU configuration and BIOS version. · Only the CMO file can be loaded. 2-28 ASUS P7H55-M/USB3 2. 8. 2 AI NET 2 Check Realtek LAN cable [Disabled] Enables or disables checking of the Realtek LAN cable during the Power-On Self-Test (POST). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2. 8. 3 Allows you to run ASUS EZ Flash 2. [. . . ]