Asus P8B WS AI Suite, ASUS EZ DIY, ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution

AI Suite II

One-stop Access to Innovative ASUS Features

With its fast user-friendly interface, ASUS AI Suite II consolidates all exclusive ASUS features and allows you to supervise overclocking, energy management and fan speed control, voltage and sensor readings, even interact with your mobile via Bluetooth technology. All in one place so you enjoy different functions without switching utilities back and forth.

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution

ASUS Quiet Thermal solution makes system more stable and enhances the overclocking capability.

ASUS Fanless Design—Heat-pipe solution

The Heat Pipe design effectively directs the heat generated by the vCore area to the heatsink near the back IO ports, where it can be carried away by existing airflow from CPU fan. The purpose of the innovative heat pipe design on this motherboard is that the groundbreaking fanless design does not have lifetime problems as a chipset fan does. The Heat Pipe design is the most reliable fanless thermal solution to date.

DO NOT uninstall the heat-pipe by yourself. Doing so may bend the tubing and affect the heat dissipation performance.

Fan Xpert

Active Quiet & Cool

ASUS Fan Xpert intelligently allows users to adjust both the CPU and chassis fan speed according to different ambient temperature, which is caused

by different climate conditions in different geographic regions and system loading. Built-in variety of useful profiles offer flexible controls of fan speed to achieve a quiet and cool environment.

ASUS EZ DIY

ASUS EZ DIY feature collection provides you easy ways to install computer components, update the BIOS or back up your favorite settings.

EFI BIOS(EZ Mode)

Flexible, Easy BIOS Interface

ASUS brand new EFI BIOS offers a user-friendly interface that goes beyond traditional keyboard BIOS input to enable more flexible and convenient mouse controls. Users can easily navigate the EFI BIOS with the same smoothness as their favorite operating system, while the exclusive EZ Mode displays frequently-accessed setup info with no additional steps needed to enter Advanced Mode for more settings.

ASUS P8B WS

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Contents

Page Page Contents Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 3: BIOS setup Chapter 4: Software support Chapter 5: Multiple GPU technology support Federal Communications Commission Statement Canadian Department of Communications Statement REACH ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services Electrical safety Operation safety How this guide is organized Where to find more information Conventions used in this guide Typography P8B WS specifications summary Page Page Page Page Chapter summary 1.1Welcome 1.2Package contents 1.3.1Product highlights 1.3.2ASUS Workstation Exclusive Features 1.3.3ASUS features AI Suite ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution ASUS EZ DIY Precision Tweaker IEEE 1394a interface S/PDIF-outon Back I/O Port ASUS Crystal Sound Page Hardware2 information Page 2.1Before you proceed 2.2.1Motherboard layout 2.2.2Layout contents 2.2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2.2.4System memory Memory configurations P8B WS Motherboard Page Page 2.2.5Expansion slots Standard Interrupt assignments IRQ assignments for this motherboard 2.2.6Onboard switches Page Page 2.2.7Onboard LEDs Page Page 2.2.8Jumper Page 2.2.9Internal connectors Page Page Page Page Page G.P. Diagnosis card layout Installing G.P. Diagnosis card Code table for G.P. Diagnosis card Page Page 2.3.1Additional tools and components to build a PC system 2.3.2CPU installation Page 2.3.3CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation To uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan assembly 2.3.4DIMM installation 2.3.5Motherboard installation Page 2.3.6ATX Power connection 2.3.7SATA device connection 2.3.8Front I/O Connector 2.3.9Expension Card installation 2.3.10Rear panel connection 2.3.11Audio I/O connections Page Page 2.4Starting up for the first time 2.5Turning off the computer Page Page Page 3.1Knowing BIOS 3.2BIOS setup program 3.2.1EZ Mode 3.2.2Advanced Mode Menu items Back button Submenu items Pop-upwindow Scroll bar Security Administrator Password User Password 3.4Ai Tweaker menu Ai Overclock Tuner [Auto] BCLK/PEG Frequency [XXX] Memory Frequency [Auto] iGPU Max. Frequency [Auto] EPU Power Saving Mode [Disabled] DRAM Timing Control CPU Power Management CPU Offset Mode Sign [+] CPU Voltage [Auto] iGPU Offset Mode Sign [+] iGPU Voltage [Auto] DRAM Voltage [Auto] VCCSA Voltage [Auto] CPU PLL Voltage [Auto] Load-LineCalibration [Auto] CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto] 3.5.1Trusted Computing 3.5.2CPU Configuration Active Processor Cores [All] Limit CPUID Maximum [Disabled] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Intel(R) Virtualization Technology [Disabled] Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology [Enabled] 3.5.3System Agent Configuration 3.5.4PCH Configuration 3.5.5SATA Configuration SATA Mode [IDE Mode] Serial-ATAController 0 [Enhanced] Serial-ATAController 1 [Enhanced] S.M.A.R.T. Status Check [Enabled] Hot Plug [Disabled] 3.5.6USB Configuration 3.5.7Onboard Devices Configuration HD Audio Controller [Enabled] Front Panel Type [HD] SPDIF Out Type [SPDIF] VIA 1394 Controller [Enabled] Intel LAN2 Controller [Enabled] Intel LAN2 OPROM [Disabled] Intel LAN1 Controller [Enabled] Intel LAN1 OPROM [Disabled] 3.5.8APM Power On By RTC [Disabled] 3.6Monitor menu CPU Q-FanControl [Enabled] CPU Fan Speed Low Limit [600 RPM] Chassis Q-FanControl [Enabled] Chassis Fan Speed Low Limit [600 RPM] CPU Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage Anti Surge Support [Enabled] 3.7Boot menu Bootup NumLock State [On] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] Option ROM Messages [Force BIOS] Setup Mode [EZ Mode] 3.8.1ASUS EZ Flash Utility 3.8.2ASUS O.C. Profile 3.8.3Asus SPD Information 3.9Exit menu Load Optimized Defaults Save Changes & Reset Discard Changes & Exit ASUS EZ Mode 3.10Updating BIOS 3.10.1ASUS Update utility Page Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file 3.10.2ASUS EZ Flash Utility 3.10.3ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 3.10.4ASUS BIOS Updater Backing up the current BIOS Updating the BIOS file Software4 support Page 4.2.1Running the support DVD 4.2.2Obtaining the software manuals 4.3.1AI Suite 4.3.2EPU 4.3.3FAN Xpert 4.3.4Probe 4.3.5Sensor Recorder 4.3.6Ai Charger+ 4.3.7Audio configurations B.Realtek HD Audio Manager for Windows XP 4.4.1RAID definitions 4.4.2Installing Serial ATA hard disks 4.4.3Setting the RAID item in BIOS 4.4.4Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility Creating a RAID set Page Deleting a RAID set Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility 4.5.1Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS 4.5.2Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® 4.5.3Installing the RAID driver during Windows® OS installation 4.5.4Using a USB floppy disk drive Page Page Page Page 5.1.1Requirements 5.1.2Before you begin 5.1.3Installing CrossFireX graphics cards 5.1.4Installing the device drivers 5.1.5Enabling the ATI® CrossFireX™ technology Enabling Dual CrossFireX settings 5.2.1Requirements 5.2.2Installing CUDA-readygraphics cards Page ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Taiwan) ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (China) ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL (America) ASUS COMPUTER GmbH (Germany and Austria)