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Chapter 1:
Product introduction
Chapter 2:
Hardware information
Chapter 3:
Powering up
Chapter 4:
BIOS setup
Chapter 5:
Software support
Chapter 6:
ATI® CrossFire™ technology 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
ASUS Exclusive
Other Features
Back Panel I/O Ports
BIOS Features
Manageability
Accessories
Support CD Contents
Form Factor
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Green ASUS
Intel® Quad-coreProcessor Ready
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
Dual Gigabit LAN solution
ScreenDUO (Vista Edition only)
AI Remote
ASAP (ASUS Accelerated Propeller)
AP Trigger
TPM Support
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
ASUS Crystal Sound
ASUS MyLogo2™
ASUS Multi-languageBIOS
AI NOS™ (Non-DelayOverclocking System)
Precision Tweaker
C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)
1.3.5ASUS features and the supporting OS
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P5B PREMIUM Onboard LED
2.2.1Placement direction
2.2.2Screw holes
2.2.3Motherboard layout
2.7 Connectors
2.2.4Layout contents
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2.3.1Installing the CPU
P5B PREMIUM CPU Socket
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2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
P5B PREMIUM CPU fan connector
2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
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2.4.1Overview
P5B PREMIUM 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
2.5.6Two PCI Express x16 slots
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1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
P5B PREMIUM Clear RTC RAM
LAN port LED indications
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration
Onboard Device Configuration for details
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 PREMIUM Floppy disk drive connector
2.IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_IDE)
Mode of
P5B PREMIUM IDE connector
ICH8R Serial ATA connectors
4.3.6 IDE Configuration
P5B PREMIUM SATA connectors
Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
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)
7.IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_2)
IEEE 1394a connector
8.CPU, chassis and power fan connectors
(4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1-3, 3-pinPWR_FAN
P5B PREMIUM Fan connectors
9.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS)
P5B PREMIUM Chassis intrusion connector
10.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 2x4-pinEATX12V)
11.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
connector
12.Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD)
P5B PREMIUM Internal audio connector
13.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF)
P5B PREMIUM Digital audio connector
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)
ASUS Q-Connector(system panel)
2.7.3Installing the optional fan
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BIOS Beep
3.2.1Using the OS shut down function
3.2.2Using the dual function power switch
4.5 Power Menu
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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
My Computer
Format
Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk
Run
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 DVD
Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS
4.2.1BIOS menu screen
4.2.2Menu bar
Main
Advanced
Power
4.2.4Menu items
4.2.5Sub-menuitems
4.2.6Configuration fields
Pop-up
window
4.2.1 BIOS menu
4.3.1System 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]
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]
Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled]
IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35]
AMI BIOS
Processor
System Memory
AI Tuning [Auto]
CPU Frequency [XXX]
DRAM Frequency [Auto]
PCI Express Frequency [Auto]
PCI Clock Synchronization [Auto]
Spread Spectrum [Auto]
Memory Voltage [Auto]
CPU VCore Voltage [Auto]
FSB Termination Voltage [Auto]
NB VCore [Auto]
POST Check LAN Cable [Disabled]
USB Functions [Enabled]
ASAP Fuction [Enabled]
Legacy USB Support [Auto]
Port 64/60 Emulation [Disabled]
USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed]
TCG/TPM SUPPORT [Yes]
TPM Enabled [Last Setting]
TPM Owener [Last Setting]
Modify Ratio Support [Disabled]
C1E Support [Enabled]
Max CPUID Value Limit [Disabled]
Vanderpool Technology [Enabled]
CPU TM function [Enabled]
Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]
Hyper Threading Technology [Enabled]
PECI [Disabled]
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]
Onboard PCI LAN_2 [Enabled]
JMicron SATA/PATA Controller [Enabled]
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 [Disabled]
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 DVD
ASUS InstAll-DriversInstallation Wizard
Intel Chipset Inf Update Program
ASUS AI Remote
SoundMAX ADI1988 Audio Driver
Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver
ASUS InstAll-InstallationWizard for Utilities
ASUS AI Suite
ASUS Update
ASUS PC Probe
ASUS Accelerated Propeller
ADOBE Acrobat Reader
Microsoft DirectX 9.0c
Anti-VirusUtility
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
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5.3.2AI NET2
Using the Virtual Cable Tester™
All Programs
Marvell
Virtual Cable Tester
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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5.3.5ASUS AI Gear
5.3.6ASUS AI Nap
Yes
5.3.7ASUS AI N.O.S
Disable
Apply
5.3.8ASUS Q-Fan
Q-FAN
CHASSIS
Enable
Optimal
5.3.9ASUS AI Booster
Overview of the ASUS AI Remote
USB IR Receiver
Software Installation
Activating HID-CompliantDevices
ASUS AI Remote Settings
Use Profile
Browse
AP-2
Save
User Define
AP Menu Button and Application menu
Define Hotkeys for Application
The Function Buttons and AP Profile
5.3.11SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility
Audio Setup Wizard
Jack configuration
Adjust speaker volume
Adjust microphone volume
Audio preferences
General options
Listening Environment options
Microphone options
Enhanced Microphone Features
5.4.1ASAP (ASUS Accelerated Propeller)
RAID
RAID
Intel
Matrix Storage
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
5.6.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
5.6.2Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows®
Intel ICH8R 32/64 bit RAID Driver Disk
Make JMicron JMB36X
32/64-bit
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Uninstall other graphics card drivers in your system
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6.3.1Installing the device drivers
Cancel
Yes
Finish
Launching the Catalyst™ Control Center
The Catalyst™ Control Center Dialog Box
Enable CrossFire™
Hotkeys
Profiles
Preferences
Help
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Using the Intel® EM64T feature
A.2.1 System requirements
A.2.2 Using the EIST
Using the Hyper-ThreadingTechnology
Hyper
Threading Technology