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Asus P5B-VM Software3 support

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This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.

Software3 support

ASUS P5B-VM

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Page Page Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: BIOS setup Chapter 3: Software support 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-VMspecifications summary Page Page Product1 introduction 1.3.1Product highlights Intel G965 Chipset DDR2 memory support IEEE 1394a support Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA on the go S/PDIF digital sound ready 1.3.2ASUS AI Lifestyle features 1.3.3ASUS Special features 1.4Before you proceed Onboard LED 1.5.1Placement direction 1.5.2Screw holes 1.5.3Motherboard layout 1.5.4Layout contents Page 1.6Central Processing Unit (CPU) 1.6.1Installing the CPU Page 1.6.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan Page 1.6.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan Page 1.7.1Overview 1.7.2Memory configurations Page Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2 Page 1.7.3Installing a DIMM 1.7.4Removing a DIMM 1.8.1Installing an expansion card 1.8.2Configuring an expansion card 1.8.3Interrupt assignments 1.8.4PCI slots 1.8.5PCI Express x4 slots 2.5.6PCI Express x16 slot 1.9Jumper Page 1.10.1Rear panel connectors Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration 1.10.2Internal connectors Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk 2.1.2ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 2.1.3AFUDOS utility Page 2.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility Page 2.1.5ASUS Update utility Updating the BIOS through the Internet Page 2.2BIOS setup program 2.2.1BIOS menu screen 2.2.2Menu bar 2.2.3Navigation keys 2.2.4Menu items 2.2.5Sub-menuitems 2.2.6Configuration fields 2.2.7Pop-upwindow 2.2.8Scroll bar 2.3.1System Time [xx:xx:xx] 2.3.2System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] 2.3.3Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] 2.3.4SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, and SATA4 2.3.5IDE Configuration 2.3.6System Information 2.4.1Jumperfree Configuration PCI Express Frequency [Auto] Spread Spectrum [Enabled] Memory Voltage [Auto] CPU VCore Voltage [Auto] 2.4.2USB Configuration 2.4.3CPU Configuration Intel(R) SpeedStep Technology [Automatic] 2.4.4Chipset NorthBridge Configuration Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled] Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI] Initiate Graphic Mode Select [Enabled, 8MB] 2.4.5Onboard Devices Configuration Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] 2.4.6PCI PnP 2.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto] 2.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [Disabled] 2.5.3ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] 2.5.4ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] 2.5.5APM Configuration 2.5.6Hardware Monitor 2.6.1Boot Device Priority 2.6.2Boot Settings Configuration 2.6.3Security User Access Level [Full Access] Change User Password Clear User Password 2.7.1ASUS EZ Flash 2.8Exit menu Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults Page Software3 support 3.2.1Running the support CD 3.2.2Drivers menu 3.2.3Utilities menu 3.2.4Make Disk menu 3.2.5Manuals menu 3.2.6ASUS Contact information 3.3.1SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility 3.3.2ASUS AI Gear 3.3.3ASUS AI Nap Page Page Using the Intel® EM64T feature A.2.1 System requirements A.2.2 Using the EIST Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology