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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
•Chapter 1: Product introduction
•Chapter 2: Hardware information
•Chapter 3: Powering up
•Chapter 4: BIOS setup
Conventions used in this guide
DANGER/WARNING:
CAUTION:
IMPORTANT
NOTE
CPU
Chipset
System Bus
Memory
Expansion Slots
Audio
IEEE
USB
Features
Other Features
Internal I/O Connetors
Back Panel I/O Ports
BIOS
Manageability
Accessories
Support CD Contents
Form Factor
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Green ASUS
Intel® Core™2 Processor Ready
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
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
ASUS Crystal Sound
ASUS EZ DIY
ASUS Q-Connector
ASUS O.C. Profile
ASUS CrashFree BIOS
ASUS EZ Flash
ASUS MyLogo2™
ASUS Multi-languageBIOS
AI NOS™ (Non-DelayOverclocking System)
PEG Link Mode
Precision Tweaker
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P5B-EPLUS Onboard LED
2.2.1Placement direction
2.2.2Screw holes
2.2.3Motherboard layout
PLUS
P5B-E
2.2.4Layout contents
Slots
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Jumper
Rear panel connectors
Internal connectors
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2.3.1Installing the CPU
P5B-EPLUS CPU Socket
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2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
P5B Deluxe CPU fan connector
2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
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2.4.1Overview
P5B-EPLUS 240-pinDDR2 DIMM sockets
2.4.2Memory configurations
32-bit
64-bit
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2.4.3Installing a DIMM
2.4.4Removing a DIMM
2.5.1Installing an expansion card
2.5.2Configuring an expansion card
Standard interrupt assignments
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
2.5.4PCI slots
2.5.5PCI Express x1 slot
2.5.6PCI Express x4 slot
2.5.7PCI Express x16 slot
1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
P5B-EPLUS Clear RTC RAM
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
1.Floppy disk drive connector (34-1pin FLOPPY)
P5B-EPLUS Floppy disk drive connector
2.IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_IDE)
Mode of
P5B-EPLUS IDE connector
ICH8R Serial ATA connectors
P5B-EPLUS SATA connectors
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
4.JMicron® JMB363 Serial ATA RAID connector (7-pinSATA_RAID)
4.4.6 Onboard Device Configuration
P5B-EPLUS SATA_RAID connector
5.USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB 78, USB910)
P5B-EPLUS USB 2.0 connectors
6.IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_1)
P5B-EPLUS IEEE 1394a connector
7.CPU, chassis, power, and chipset fan connectors
(4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN1, 3-pinCHA_FAN2, 3-pinCHA_FAN3, 3-pinPWR_FAN)
P5B-EPLUS Fan connectors
8.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS)
P5B-EPLUS Chassis intrusion connector
9.ATX power connectors (24-pinATXPWR, 8-pinEATX12V)
P5B-EPLUS ATX power connectors
10.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
P5B-EPLUS Analog front panel connector
Onboard Device Configuration for details
11.Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD)
P5B-EPLUS Internal audio connector
12.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF)
P5B-EPLUS Digital audio connector
13.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL)
P5B-EPLUS System panel connector
•System power LED (2-pinPLED)
•Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED)
•System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER)
Q-Connector(System panel)
Step1
Step2
Step3
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AMI BIOS beep codes
3.2.1Using the OS shut down function
Start
Shut Down
Turn Off
3.2.2Using the dual function power switch
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Installing ASUS Update
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file
4.1.2Creating a bootable floppy disk
format
My Computer
File
Format
4.1.3ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
EZ Flash2
FAT 32/16
Copying the current BIOS
Updating the BIOS file
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Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk
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4.2.1BIOS menu screen
4.2.2Menu bar
Main
Advanced
Boot
4.2.4Menu items
4.2.5Sub-menuitems
4.2.6Configuration fields
4.2.7Pop-upwindow
4.2.8Scroll bar
4.3.4Language [English]
Type [Auto]
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Block (Multi-sectorTransfer) M [Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
DMA Mode [Auto]
SMART Monitoring [Auto]
32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled]
SATA Configuration [Enhanced]
Configure SATA As [IDE]
Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]
ACHI Port0~5 [XXXX]
AMI BIOS
Processor
System Memory
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]
NB VCore [Auto]
POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled]
Legacy USB Support [Auto]
Port 64/60 Emulation [Disabled]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
BIOS EHCI Hand-off[Enabled]
USB Functions [10 USB Ports]
Modify Ratio Support [Disabled]
Ratio CMOS Setting: [13]
C1E Support [Enabled]
Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]
Vanderpool Technology [Enabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
Hyper Threading Technology [Enabled]
Inter(R) SpeedStep (tm) Tech. [Disabled]
North Bridge Chipset Configuration
South Bridge Chipset Configuration
HD Audio Controller [Enabled]
Onboard 1394 Controller [Enabled]
Onboard PCIE GbE LAN_1 [Enabled]
JMicron SATA/PATA Controller [Enabled]
Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]
Plug And Play O/S [No]
PCI Latency Timer [64]
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes]
Palette Snooping [Disabled]
IRQ-xxassigned to [PCI Device]
4.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto]
4.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [Disabled]
4.5.3ACPI 2.0 Support [Enabled]
4.5.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled]
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]
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-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]
1st ~ xxth Boot Device [xxx Drive]
Quick Boot [Enabled]
Full Screen Logo [Enabled]
AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]
Bootup Num-Lock[On]
PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto]
Hit ‘DEL’ Message Display [Enabled]
Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled]
Change Supervisor Password
User Access Level [Full Access]
Change User Password
Clear User Password
Password Check [Setup]
4.7.1ASUS EZ Flash
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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5.2.1Running the support CD
ASUS InstAll-DriversInstallation Wizard
Intel Chipset Inf Update Program
SoundMAX ADI1988 Audio Driver
Marvell® Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver
JMicron® JMB36X RAID Controller Driver
ASUS InstAll-InstallationWizard for Utilities
ASUS AI Suite
ASUS Update
ASUS PC Probe
Anti-VirusUtility
ADOBE Acrobat Reader
Marvell® Yukon VCT Application
Make Intel ICH8 32/64bit RAID/AHCI Driver Disk
Make JMicron® JMB36X 32/64bit RAID/AHCI Driver
5.2.5Manual menu
5.2.6ASUS Contact information
Motherboard Info
Browse this CD
Technical support Form
Filelist
5.3.1ASUS MyLogo2™
5.2.3 Utilities menu
4.1.4 AFUDOS utility
Configuration.”
4.1.1 ASUS Update utility
Ratio
Installing PC Probe
Launching PC Probe
Using PC Probe
Preferences
Hardware monitor panels
WMI browser
DMI browser
PCI browser
Usage
Configuring PC Probe
Installing AI Suite
Launching AI Suite
Using AI Suite
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5.3.4ASUS AI Gear
5.3.5ASUS AI Nap
Yes
5.3.6ASUS AI N.O.S
Disable
Apply
5.3.7ASUS Q-Fan
Q-FAN
CHASSIS
Enable
Enablebutton
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
Intel
ICH8R Southbridge RAID
5.4.1RAID definitions
RAID 0+1
JBOD
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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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®
Intel ICH8R 32/64 bit RAID Driver Disk
Make JMicron JMB36X
32/64-bit
Intel(R) 82801GH/GM SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH8R)
JMicron JMB363
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Using the Intel® EM64T feature
A.2.1 System requirements
A.2.2 Using the EIST
2.Go to the Advanced Menu, highlight CPU Configuration, then press <Enter
Properties
6.When the Display Properties window appears, click the Screen Saver tab
Monitor power
Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology
Advanced Menu
Hyper
Threading Technology
