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Chapter 4, 1 installing an operating system, 2 support dvd information – Asus Motherboard P7P55D User Manual

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ASUS P7P55D

4-1

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. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to run

the DVD.

4.1

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.

4.2

Support DVD information

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.

4.2.1

Running the support DVD

Place the support DVD into the optical drive. The DVD automatically displays the Drivers menu if

Autorun is enabled in your computer. Click each menu tab and select the items you want to install.

Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Use the setup procedures presented

in this chapter for reference only. Refer to your OS documentation for detailed

information.

Ensure that you install the Windows

®

XP Service Pack 2 or later versions before

installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability.

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.

Chapter 4:

Software support

Chapter 4

The Drivers menu shows the available

device drivers if the system detects

installed devices. Install the necessary

drivers to use the devices.

The Utilities

menu shows the

applications and

other software that

the motherboard

supports.

The Make disk menu

contains items to

create the RAID/AHCI

driver disk.

The Manual menu contains

the list of supplementary user

manuals. Click an item to open

the folder of the user manual.

Click the Contact

tab to display the

ASUS contact

information.

Click an icon

to display DVD/

motherboard

information

Click an item

to install

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