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3 Chapter 1:Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information 4 Chapter 3:Powering up Chapter 4: BIOS setup 5 Chapter 5:Software support 6 Chapter 6:ATI® CrossFire™ technology support Appendix: CPU features 7 Federal Communications Commission StatementCanadian Department of Communications Statement 8 Electrical safetyOperation safety 9 How this guide is organized•Chapter 1: Product introduction •Chapter 2: Hardware information •Chapter 3: Powering up •Chapter 4: BIOS setup •Chapter 5: Software support •Chapter 6: ATI CrossFire™ support •Appendix: CPU features Where to find more information 1.ASUS websites 2.Optional documentation 10 Conventions used in this guideDANGER/WARNING: CAUTION: IMPORTANT NOTE Typography Command afudos /i[filename] afudos /iP5BPRE.ROM 11 CPUChipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Storage LAN Audio IEEE USB ASUS AI Lifestyle Unique features 12 ASUS ExclusiveOther Features Back Panel I/O Ports 13 BIOS FeaturesManageability Accessories Support CD Contents Form Factor 18 Green ASUSIntel® Quad-coreProcessor Ready Intel® Core™2 Duo/ Intel® Core™2 Extreme CPU support Intel P965 Chipset DDR2 memory support 19 Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-GoDual RAID solution IEEE 1394a support S/PDIF digital sound ready Dual Gigabit LAN solution High Definition Audio 20 ScreenDUO (Vista Edition only)AI Remote ASAP (ASUS Accelerated Propeller) AP Trigger TPM Support 21 ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution22 ASUS Crystal Sound23 ASUS MyLogo2™ASUS Multi-languageBIOS 24 AI NOS™ (Non-DelayOverclocking System)Precision Tweaker C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) 25 1.3.5ASUS features and the supporting OS29 P5B PREMIUM Onboard LED30 2.2.1Placement direction2.2.2Screw holes 31 2.2.3Motherboard layout2.7 Connectors 32 2.2.4Layout contents35 2.3.1Installing the CPUP5B PREMIUM CPU Socket 37 2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan38 P5B PREMIUM CPU fan connector39 2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan41 2.4.1OverviewP5B PREMIUM 240-pinDDR2 DIMM sockets 2.4.2Memory configurations 42 32-bit64-bit 46 2.4.3Installing a DIMM2.4.4Removing a DIMM 47 2.5.1Installing an expansion card2.5.2Configuring an expansion card 48 Standard interrupt assignmentsIRQ assignments for this motherboard 49 2.5.4PCI slots2.5.5PCI Express x1 slot 2.5.6Two PCI Express x16 slots 51 1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)P5B PREMIUM Clear RTC RAM 52 LAN port LED indications53 Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration54 Onboard Device Configuration for detailsOptical S/PDIF Out port Coaxial S/PDIF Out port PS/2 keyboard port (purple) 55 2.7.2Internal connectors1.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY) P5B PREMIUM Floppy disk drive connector 2.IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_IDE) Mode of 56 P5B PREMIUM IDE connectorICH8R Serial ATA connectors 4.3.6 IDE Configuration P5B PREMIUM SATA connectors 57 Serial ATA hard disk drive connection58 5.TPM connector (20-1pin TPM)P5B PREMIUM TPM connector 6.USB connectors Vista Edition: (10-1pin USB56, USB 78, USB910_ASAP) Standard Edition: (10-1pin USB56, USB 78, USB910) P5B PREMIUM USB 2.0 connectors 59 7.IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_2)IEEE 1394a connector 60 8.CPU, chassis and power fan connectors(4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1-3, 3-pinPWR_FAN P5B PREMIUM Fan connectors 61 9.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS)P5B PREMIUM Chassis intrusion connector 10.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 2x4-pinEATX12V) 62 11.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)connector 63 12.Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD)P5B PREMIUM Internal audio connector 13.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF) P5B PREMIUM Digital audio connector 64 14.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL)P5B PREMIUM System panel connector •System power LED (2-pinPLED) •Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED) •System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER) •ATX power button/soft-offbutton (2-pinPWR) •Reset button (2-pinRESET) 65 ASUS Q-Connector(system panel)66 2.7.3Installing the optional fan69 BIOS Beep70 3.2.1Using the OS shut down function3.2.2Using the dual function power switch 4.5 Power Menu 73 Installing ASUS Update74 Updating the BIOS through the Internet75 Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file76 4.1.2Creating a bootable floppy diskMy Computer Format Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk Run D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: 77 4.1.3ASUS EZ Flash 2 utilityEZ Flash2 FAT 32/16 78 Copying the current BIOSUpdating the BIOS file 80 Recovering the BIOS from the support DVDRecovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk 81 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS82 4.2.1BIOS menu screen4.2.2Menu bar Main Advanced Power Boot Exit 4.2.3Navigation keys 83 4.2.4Menu items4.2.5Sub-menuitems 4.2.6Configuration fields Pop-up window 4.2.7Pop-upwindow 4.2.8Scroll bar 4.2.9General help 84 4.2.1 BIOS menu4.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx] 4.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 4.3.3Floppy A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 4.3.4Language [English] 85 Type [Auto]LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Block (Multi-sectorTransfer) M [Auto] PIO Mode [Auto] 86 DMA Mode [Auto]SMART Monitoring [Auto] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] SATA Configuration [Enhanced] 87 Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] AMI BIOS Processor System Memory 88 AI Tuning [Auto]89 CPU Frequency [XXX]DRAM Frequency [Auto] PCI Express Frequency [Auto] PCI Clock Synchronization [Auto] 90 Spread Spectrum [Auto]Memory Voltage [Auto] CPU VCore Voltage [Auto] FSB Termination Voltage [Auto] NB VCore [Auto] SB Vcore (SATA,PCIE) [Auto] ICH Chipset Voltage [Auto] 91 POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled]92 USB Functions [Enabled]ASAP Fuction [Enabled] Legacy USB Support [Auto] Port 64/60 Emulation [Disabled] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] BIOS EHCI Hand-off[Enabled] 93 TCG/TPM SUPPORT [Yes]TPM Enabled [Last Setting] TPM Owener [Last Setting] 94 Modify Ratio Support [Disabled]C1E Support [Enabled] Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled] Vanderpool Technology [Enabled] CPU TM function [Enabled] 95 Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]Hyper Threading Technology [Enabled] PECI [Disabled] Inter(R) SpeedStep (tm) Tech. [Disabled] North Bridge Chipset Configuration 96 South Bridge Chipset Configuration97 HD Audio Controller [Enabled]Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled] Onboard PCIE GbE LAN_1 [Enabled] Onboard PCI LAN_2 [Enabled] JMicron SATA/PATA Controller [Enabled] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] 98 Plug And Play O/S [No]PCI Latency Timer [64] Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes] Palette Snooping [Disabled] IRQ-xxassigned to [PCI Device] 99 4.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto]4.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [Disabled] 4.5.3ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] 4.5.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 100 Restore On AC Power Loss [Power Off]Power On By RTC Alarm [Disabled] Power On By External Modems [Disabled] Power On By PCI Devices [Disabled] Power On By PCIE Devices [Disabled] 101 Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled]Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF] CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A] CPU Q-FanControl [Disabled] 102 CPU Q-FanProfile [Optimal]Chassis Fan 1/2/3 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A] Chassis Q-FanControl [Disabled] Chassis Q-FanProfile [Optimal] Power Fan Speed (RPM) [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A] Vcore Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage 103 1st ~ xxth Boot Device [xxx Drive]104 Quick Boot [Enabled]Full Screen Logo [Enabled] AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Bootup Num-Lock[On] PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto] Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled] 105 Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled]Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled] 106 Change Supervisor Password107 User Access Level [Full Access]Change User Password Clear User Password Password Check [Setup] 108 4.7.1ASUS EZ Flash109 Save to Profle 1/2Load from Profile 1/2 Start O.C. Profile 110 Exit & Save ChangesExit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults 113 5.2.1Running the support DVD114 ASUS InstAll-DriversInstallation WizardIntel Chipset Inf Update Program ASUS AI Remote SoundMAX ADI1988 Audio Driver Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver JMicron JMB36X RAID Controller Driver USB 2.0 Driver 115 ASUS InstAll-InstallationWizard for UtilitiesASUS AI Suite ASUS Update 116 ASUS PC ProbeASUS Accelerated Propeller ADOBE Acrobat Reader Microsoft DirectX 9.0c Anti-VirusUtility InterVideo MediaOne Gallery WinDVD Copy5 Trial Ulead PhotoImpact 12 SE CyberLink PowerBackup Corel Snapfire Plus SE Marvell Yukon VCT Application 117 Make Intel ICH8 32/64bit RAID/AHCI Driver DiskMake JMicron JMB36X 32/64bit RAID/AHCI Driver 118 5.2.5Manual menu5.2.6ASUS Contact information 119 Motherboard InfoBrowse this CD 120 Technical support FormFilelist 121 5.3.1ASUS MyLogo2™5.2.3 Utilities menu 4.1.4 AFUDOS utility Configuration 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility Options Launch MyLogo Update BIOS from a file 123 5.3.2AI NET2Using the Virtual Cable Tester™ All Programs Marvell Virtual Cable Tester 124 Installing PC ProbeLaunching PC Probe Using PC Probe 125 Preferences126 Hardware monitor panels127 WMI browserDMI browser 128 PCI browserUsage 129 Configuring PC Probe130 Installing AI SuiteLaunching AI Suite Using AI Suite 132 5.3.5ASUS AI Gear133 5.3.6ASUS AI NapYes 134 5.3.7ASUS AI N.O.SDisable Apply 135 5.3.8ASUS Q-FanQ-FAN CHASSIS Enable Optimal Silent Performance 136 5.3.9ASUS AI Booster137 Overview of the ASUS AI Remote138 USB IR ReceiverSoftware Installation 139 Activating HID-CompliantDevices140 ASUS AI Remote Settings141 Use ProfileBrowse AP-2 Save User Define Path 142 AP Menu Button and Application menu143 Define Hotkeys for Application144 The Function Buttons and AP Profile145 5.3.11SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility146 Audio Setup Wizard147 Jack configurationAdjust speaker volume Adjust microphone volume 148 Audio preferencesGeneral options Listening Environment options 149 Microphone optionsEnhanced Microphone Features 150 5.4.1ASAP (ASUS Accelerated Propeller)151 RAIDRAID Intel Matrix Storage 152 Setting the RAID item in BIOS153 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility154 Creating a RAID 0 set (striped)156 Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored)157 Creating a RAID 10 set (RAID 0+1)158 Creating a RAID 5 set (parity)160 Before creating a RAID set161 Entering the JMB363 RAID BIOS utilityCreating a RAID set 162 [Create New RAID]Name : JRAID Level: 0-Stripe Disks: Select Disk Block: 128 KB Size : 319 GB Confirm Creation Level: 1-Mirror Block: N/A Size : 159 GB Model Name Type/Status HDD0: HDS722516VLSA80 HDD1: HDS722516DLA380 319 GB 163 Members(HDDx)RDD0: JRAID 0-Stripe XXX GB 164 Deleting a RAID set165 Resetting disks to non-RAID166 Solving a Mirror conflict167 Rebuilding a Mirror DriveSaving the settings and exiting setup 168 5.6.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS5.6.2Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® Intel ICH8R 32/64 bit RAID Driver Disk Make JMicron JMB36X 32/64-bit RAID Driver 171 Uninstall other graphics card drivers in your system175 6.3.1Installing the device driversCancel 176 YesFinish 177 Launching the Catalyst™ Control Center178 The Catalyst™ Control Center Dialog Box179 Enable CrossFire™Hotkeys 180 ProfilesPreferences 181 Help185 Using the Intel® EM64T featureA.2.1 System requirements 186 A.2.2 Using the EIST187 Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnologyHyper Threading Technology
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