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Chapter 1:
Product introduction
Chapter 2:
Hardware information
Chapter 3:
Powering up
Chapter 4:
BIOS setup
Chapter 5:
Software support
Appendix:
CPU features
Federal Communications Commission Statement
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
Electrical safety
Operation safety
How this guide is organized
Where to find more information
Conventions used in this guide
Typography
P5B-Especifications summary
CPU
Chipset
System Bus
Memory
IEEE
USB
Features
ASUS Exclusive
Back Panel I/O Ports
Other Features
BIOS Features
Internal I/O Connectors
Manageability
Accessories
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Chapter summary
1.1Welcome
1.2Package contents
1.3.1Product highlights
Green ASUS
Intel® Core™2 Duo/ Intel® Core™2 Extreme CPU support
Intel P965 Chipset
DDR2 memory support
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-Go
Dual RAID solution
IEEE 1394a support
S/PDIF digital sound ready
High Definition Audio
1.3.2ASUS AI Lifestyle features
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
ASUS Crystal Sound
1.3.3ASUS Special features
ASUS MyLogo2™
1.3.4ASUS Intelligent Overclocking features
AI NOS™ (Non-DelayOverclocking System)
PEG Link Mode
Precision Tweaker
C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)
Hardware2 information
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Onboard LED
2.2.1Placement direction
2.2.2Screw holes
2.2.3Motherboard layout
2.2.4Layout contents
Internal connectors
2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU)
2.3.1Installing the CPU
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2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
P5B-ECPU fan connector
2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
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2.4.1Overview
2.4.2Memory configurations
32-bit
64-bit
P5B-EMotherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-800MHzcapability
DDR2-667MHzcapability
DDR2-533MHzcapability
2.4.3Installing a DIMM
2.4.4Removing a DIMM
2.5.1Installing an expansion card
2.5.2Configuring an expansion card
2.5.3Interrupt assignments
Standard interrupt assignments
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
2.5.4PCI slots
2.5.5PCI Express x1 slots
2.5.6PCI Express x16 slot
2.6Jumper
1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
P5B-EClear RTC RAM
2.USB device wake-up
(3-pin USBPW1-4, 3-pin USBPW5-8, 3-pinUSBPW910)
P5B-EUSB device wake-up
3.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR)
P5B-EKeyboard power setting
2.7.1Rear panel connectors
LAN port LED indications
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration
Optical S/PDIF Out port
Coaxial S/PDIF Out port
PS/2 keyboard port (purple)
2.7.2Internal connectors
ICH8R Serial ATA connectors
P5B-ESATA connectors
4.IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_IDE)
Mode of
P5B-EIDE connector
5.USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB 78, USB910)
P5B-EUSB 2.0 connectors
6.IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_2)
P5B-EIEEE 1394a connector
7.CPU, chassis, power, and chipset fan connectors
(4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN1, 3-pinCHA_FAN2, 3-pinPWR_FAN)
P5B-EFan connectors
8.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS)
P5B-EChassis intrusion connector
9.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinEATX12V)
10.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
Onboard Device Configuration for details
11.Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD)
P5B-EInternal audio connector
12.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF)
P5B-EDigital audio connector
13.Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1)
14.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL)
P5B-ESystem panel connector
•System power LED (2-pinPLED)
•Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED)
•System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER)
Q-Connector(System panel)
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AMI BIOS beep codes
3.2.1Using the OS shut down function
3.2.2Using the dual function power switch
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4.1.1ASUS Update utility
Installing ASUS Update
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file
4.1.2Creating a bootable floppy disk
4.1.3ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
4.1.4AFUDOS utility
Copying the current BIOS
Updating the BIOS file
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4.1.5ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk
4.2BIOS setup program
4.2.1BIOS menu screen
4.2.2Menu bar
4.2.3Navigation keys
4.2.4Menu items
4.2.5Sub-menuitems
4.2.6Configuration fields
4.2.7Pop-upwindow
4.2.8Scroll bar
4.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx]
4.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]
4.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.]
4.3.4SATA
Type [Auto]
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Block (Multi-sectorTransfer) M [Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
4.3.5IDE Configuration
SATA Configuration [Enhanced]
Configure SATA As [IDE]
Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]
4.3.6System Information
AMI BIOS
Processor
System Memory
4.4.1JumperFree Configuration
AI Tuning [Auto]
CPU Frequency [XXX]
DRAM Frequency [Auto]
PCI Express Frequency [Auto]
PCI Clock Synchronization Mode [Auto]
Spread Spectrum [Auto]
Memory Voltage [Auto]
CPU VCore Voltage [Auto]
FSB Termination Voltage [Auto]
4.4.2USB Configuration
Legacy USB Support [Auto]
Port 64/60 Emulation [Disabled]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
BIOS EHCI Hand-off[Enabled]
4.4.3CPU Configuration
Modify Ratio Support [Disabled]
C1E Support [Enabled]
Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]
Vanderpool Technology [Enabled]
CPU TM function [Enabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
PECI [Disabled]
Intel(R) SpeedStep (tm) Tech. [Disabled]
4.4.4Chipset
North Bridge Chipset Configuration
4.4.5 OnBoard Devices Configuration
HD Audio Controller [Enabled]
Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled]
Onboard PCIE GbE LAN [Enabled]
JMicron SATA/PATA Controller [Enabled]
Parallel Port Address [378]
Parallel Port Mode [ECP]
4.4.6PCI PnP
Plug And Play O/S [No]
PCI Latency Timer [64]
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes]
Palette Snooping [Disabled]
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]
4.5.5APM Configuration
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]
4.5.6Hardware Monitor
CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A]
CPU Q-FanControl [Disabled]
CPU Q-FanProfile [Optimal]
Chassis Fan 1/2 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A]
Chassis Q-FanControl [Disabled]
Chassis Q-FanProfile [Optimal]
Power Fan Speed (RPM) [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A]
4.6.1Boot Device Priority
1st ~ xxth Boot Device [xxx Drive]
4.6.2Boot Settings Configuration
Quick Boot [Enabled]
Full Screen Logo [Enabled]
AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]
Bootup Num-Lock[On]
Wait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled]
Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled]
Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled]
4.6.3Security
Change Supervisor Password
User Access Level [Full Access]
Change User Password
Clear User Password
Password Check [Setup]
4.7.1ASUS EZ Flash
4.7.2ASUS O.C. Profile
Save to Profle 1/2
Load from Profile 1/2
Start O.C. Profile
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
Discard Changes
Load Setup Defaults
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Software5 support
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5.2.1Running the support CD
5.2.2Drivers menu
ASUS InstAll-DriversInstallation Wizard
Intel Chipset Inf Update Program
SoundMAX ADI1988 Audio Driver
Attansic L1 Gigabit Ethernet Driver
5.2.3Utilities menu
ASUS InstAll-InstallationWizard for Utilities
ASUS AI Suite
ASUS Update
ASUS PC Probe
5.2.4Make disk menu
Make Intel ICH8 32/64bit RAID/AHCI Driver Disk
Make JMicron JMB36X 32/64bit RAID/AHCI Driver
5.2.5Manuals menu
5.2.6ASUS Contact information
5.2.7Other information
Motherboard Info
Browse this CD
Technical support Form
Filelist
5.3.1ASUS MyLogo2™
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5.3.2ASUS PC Probe
Installing PC Probe
Launching PC Probe
Using PC Probe
Preferences
Hardware monitor panels
WMI browser
DMI browser
PCI browser
Usage
Configuring PC Probe
5.3.3ASUS AI Suite
Installing AI Suite
Launching AI Suite
Using AI Suite
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5.3.4ASUS AI Gear
5.3.5ASUS AI Nap
5.3.6ASUS AI N.O.S
5.3.7ASUS Q-Fan
5.3.8ASUS AI Booster
5.3.9SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility
Audio Setup Wizard
Jack configuration
Adjust speaker volume
Adjust microphone volume
Audio preferences
General options
Listening Environment options
Microphone options
5.4.1RAID definitions
5.4.2Installing Serial ATA hard disks
5.4.3Intel® RAID configurations
Setting the RAID item in BIOS
Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility
Creating a RAID 0 set (striped)
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Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored)
Creating a RAID 10 set (RAID 0+1)
Creating a RAID 5 set (parity)
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5.4.4JMicron® RAID Configuration
Before creating a RAID set
Entering the JMB363 RAID BIOS utility
Creating a RAID set
[Create New RAID]
Name : JRAID
Level: 0-Stripe
Disks: Select Disk
Block: 128 KB
Members(HDDx)
RDD0: JRAID
0-Stripe
XXX GB
Deleting a RAID set
Resetting disks to non-RAID
Solving a Mirror conflict
Rebuilding a Mirror Drive
Saving the settings and exiting setup
5.5.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
5.5.2Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®
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Using the Intel® EM64T feature
A.2.1 System requirements
A.2.2 Using the EIST
Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology