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1.1 Welcome! Thank you for choosing the ASUS G1-P7P55E! The ASUS G1-P7P55E is an all-in-one barebone system with a versatile home entertainment feature. The system comes in a stylish casing and powered by the ASUS motherboard that supports the Intel® Core™ i7/ Core™ i5 processors in the 1156-land package. The system supports up to 16 GB of system memory using DDR3 1333 /1066MHz DIMMs. High-resolution graphics via PCI Express x16 slot, Serial ATA, USB 2.0, and 8-channel audio feature the system and take you ahead in the world of power computing. 1.2 Front panel The front panel includes the optical drive bays, power button, and I/O ports. 1. Power button 2. Optical drive bay cover 3. 5.25-inch drive bay cover 2 4. MemoryStick®/Memory Stick Pro™ card slot 3 5. Secure Digital™/ Multimedia Card slot 6. Card reader LED 7. CompactFlash®/ Microdrive™ card slot 8. Headphone port 9. Microphone port 10. USB 2.0 ports 1 4 56 7 8 9 10 2 3 1-2 Chapter 1: System introduction

Section	Page
Notices	6
Safety information	6
About this guide	7
System package contents	9
System introduction	11
1.1 Welcome!	12
1.2 Front panel	12
1.3 Rear panel	13
1.4 Internal components	16
Basic installation	17
2.1 Preparation	18
2.2 Before you proceed	18
2.3 Removing the side cover and front panel assembly	19
2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	20
2.4.1 Overview	20
2.4.2 Installing CPU	20
2.4.3 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly	23
2.5 Installing a DIMM	25
2.5.1 Overview	25
2.5.2 Memory configurations	26
2.5.3 Installing a DIMM	30
2.5.4 Removing a DIMM	30
2.6 Expansion slots	31
2.6.1 PCI slot	31
2.6.2 PCI Express x1 slot	31
2.6.3 PCI Express x16 slots	31
2.6.4 Installing an expansion card	32
2.6.5 Configuring an expansion card	32
2.7 Installing storage drives	33
2.7.1 Installing an optical drive	33
2.7.2 Installing a hard disk drive	33
2.8 Reinstalling the front panel assembly and side cover	34
Starting up	35
3.1 Installing an operating system	36
3.2 Powering up	36
3.3 Support DVD information	36
3.3.1 Running the support DVD	37
3.3.2 Utilities menu	38
3.3.3 Make disk menu	39
3.3.4 ASUS Contact information	39
3.3.5 Other information	40
Motherboard info	42
4.1 Introduction	43
4.2 Motherboard layout	43
4.3 Jumpers	44
4.4 Connectors	45
BIOS setup	50
5.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	51
5.1.1 ASUS Update utility	51
5.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility	52
5.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS	53
5.2 BIOS setup program	54
5.2.1 BIOS menu screen	55
5.2.2 Menu bar	55
5.2.3 Navigation keys	56
5.2.4 Menu items	56
5.2.5 Submenu items	56
5.2.7 Pop-up window	56
5.2.8 Scroll bar	56
5.2.9 General help	56
5.3 Main menu	57
5.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	57
5.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	57
5.3.3 Language [English]	57
5.3.4 SATA 1-4 and ESATA	57
5.3.5 Storage Configuration	58
5.3.6 System Information	59
5.4 Advanced menu	60
5.4.1 JumperFree Configuration	60
5.4.2 CPU Configuration	61
5.4.3 Chipset	64
5.4.4 Onboard Devices Configuration	64
5.4.5 USB Configuration	65
5.4.6 PCI PnP	66
5.4.7 Intel VT-d [Disabled]	66
5.5 Power menu	67
5.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto]	67
5.5.2 ACPI 2.0 Support [Enabled]	67
5.5.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]	67
5.5.4 APM Configuration	68
5.5.5 Hardware Monitor	68
5.6 Boot menu	70
5.6.1 Boot Device Priority	70
5.6.2 Boot Settings Configuration	70
5.6.3 Security	71
5.7 Tools menu	73
5.7.1 AI NET 2	73
5.7.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2	73
5.7.3 Express Gate [Auto]	73