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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-VMDO specifications summary
CPU
Chipset
System Bus
Memory
USB
ASUS Features
Other Features
Back Panel I/O Ports
Internal Connectors
BIOS Features
Manageability
Support CD Contents
Form Factor
Product1 introduction
1.3.1Product highlights
Green ASUS
Intel® Core™2 Processor Ready
Intel® Q965 Express Chipset
Intel® vPro™ Technology
DDR2 memory support
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA on the go
IEEE 1394a support
1.3.2ASUS Features
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
ASUS Crystal Sound
ASUS EZ DIY
1.3.3ASUS Special Features
ASUS MyLogo2™
1.3.4ASUS Intelligent Overclocking Features
C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)
Onboard LED
1.5.1Placement direction
1.5.2Screw holes
1.5.3Motherboard layout
1.5.4Layout contents
Internal connectors
1.6Central Processing Unit (CPU)
1.6.1Installing the CPU
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1.6.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
P5B-VMDO CPU Fan Connector
1.6.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
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1.7.1Overview
1.7.2Memory configurations
32-bit
64-bit
P5B-VMDO Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-800MHzcapability
P5B-VMDO Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-667MHzcapability
P5B-VMDO Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-553MHz capability
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
Standard interrupt assignments
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
1.8.4PCI slots
1.8.5PCI Express x4 slot
1.8.6PCI Express x16 slot
1.9Jumper
1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
P5B-VMDO Clear RTC RAM
2.Keyboard power (3-pinKBPWR)
1.10.1Rear panel connectors
LAN port LED indications
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration
1.10.2Internal connectors
3.IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_EIDE)
Mode of
P5B-VMDO IDE connector
5.IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_2)
6.JMicron JMB363® Serial ATA RAID connector (7-pinSATA_RAID1)
P5B-VMDO SATA RAID connector
7.TPM connector (20-1pin TPM_SLOT)
P5B-VMDO TPM connector
8.USB connectors (10-1pin USB56, USB 78, USB910)
P5B-VMDO USB 2.0 connectors
9.Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD)
P5B-VMDO Internal Audio Connector
10.CPU, chassis, and power fan connectors
(4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN, 3-pinCHA_FAN2, 3-pinPWR_FAN)
P5B-VMDO Fan connectors
11.Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1)
P5B-VMDO Serial port connector
12.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS)
P5B-VMDO Chassis Intrusion connector
13.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
P5B-VMDO Front panel audio connector
14.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 4-pinEATX12V)
15.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL)
P5B-VMDO 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)
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2.1.1Creating a bootable floppy disk
2.1.2ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
2.1.3AFUDOS utility
Copying the current BIOS
Updating the BIOS file
2.1.4ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility
Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk
Recovering the BIOS from the support CD
Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk
2.1.5ASUS Update utility
Installing ASUS Update
Updating the BIOS through the Internet
Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file
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.]
2.3.4SATA1-6
Type [Auto]
LBA/Large Mode [Auto]
Block (Multi-SectorTransfer) M [Auto]
PIO Mode [Auto]
2.3.5IDE Configuration
SATA Configuration [Enhanced]
Configure SATA#1 As [IDE]
Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]
IDE Detect Time Out [35]
2.3.6System Information
AMI BIOS
Processor
System Memory
2.4.1Jumperfree Configuration
AI Tuning [Standard]
CPU Frequency [xxx]
DRAM Frequency [Auto]
Spread Spectrum [Auto]
CPU VCore Voltage [Auto]
2.4.2USB Configuration
Legacy USB Support [Auto]
Port 64/60 Emulation [Disabled]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
BIOS EHCI Hand-Off[Enabled]
2.4.3TPM Configuration
Execute TPM Command [Last setting]
2.4.4CPU Configuration
CPU ratio adjustment [Auto]
Ratio CMOS Setting: [xx]
C1E Support [Enabled]
Hardware Prefetcher: [Enabled]
Vanderpool Technology [Enabled]
CPU TM function [Enabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
Single Logical Processor Mode: [Disabled]
Hyper-ThreadingTechnology [Enabled]
2.4.5Chipset
Memory Remap Feature [Enabled]
Configure DRAM Timing by SPD [Enabled]
Memory Hole [Disabled]
Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI]
Internal Graphic Mode Select [Enabled, 8MB]
Video Function Configuration
ASF Support [Disabled]
ME HECI Configuration
Configure Intel AMT Parameters
2.4.6Onboard Devices Configuration
HD Audio Controller [Enabled]
Onboard 1394 Cotroller [Enabled]���������
Onboard LAN [Enabled]
JMicron SATA/PATA Controller [Enabled]
Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4]
Parallel Port Address [378]
2.4.7PCI PnP
Plug and Play O/S [No]
PCI Latency Timer [64]
Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA [Yes]
Palette Snooping [Disabled]
2.5.1Suspend Mode [Auto]
2.5.2Repost Video on S3 Resume [No]
2.5.3ACPI 2.0 Support [ACPI v1.0]
2.5.4ACPI APIC support [Enabled]
2.5.5APM 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]
2.5.6Hardware Monitor
CPU Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
MB Temperature [xxxºC/xxxºF]
CPU Fan Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A]
Chasis Fan/ Fan 2 Speed [xxxxRPM] or [Ignored] / [N/A]
2.6.1Boot Device Priority
1st ~ xxth Boot Device [xxx Drive]
2.6.2Boot Settings Configuration
Quick Boot [Enabled]
Full Screen Logo [Enabled]
Add On ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS]
Bootup Num-Lock[On]
2.6.3Security
Change Supervisor Password
User Access Level [Full Access]
Change User Password
Clear User Password
Password Check [Setup]
2.7.1ASUS EZ Flash
Exit & Save Changes
Exit & Discard Changes
Discard Changes
Load Setup Defaults
Software3 support
3.2.1Running the support CD
3.2.2Drivers menu
ASUS InstAll-DriversInstallation Wizard
Intel Chipset Inf Update Program
Intel Graphics Accelerator Driver
SoundMAX AD1988A Audio Driver
3.2.3Utilities menu
ASUS InstAll-InstallationWizard for Utilities
ASUS PC Probe
ASUS Update
Microsoft DirectX 9.0c
3.2.4Make Disk menu
Make JMicron JMB36X 32/64bit RAID/AHCI Driver
Make Intel® ICH8 32/64bit RAID/AHCI Driver
3.2.5Manuals menu
3.2.6ASUS Contact information
3.2.7Other information
Motherboard Info
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Technical support form
Filelist