Asus P5B-E manual

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    Motherboard P5B-E[...]

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    ii E2779 First Edition V1 August 2006 Copyright © 2006 ASUST eK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purc[...]

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    iii Contents Notices ........................................................................................................ vii Safety information .................................................................................... viii About this guide ......................................................................................... ix P[...]

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    iv Contents 2.6 Jumper ........................................................................................ 2-21 2.7 Connectors ................................................................................. 2-23 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors .................................................. 2-23 2.7.2 Internal connectors .....................[...]

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    v Contents 4.3.5 IDE Conguration .......................................................... 4-14 4.3.6 System Information ....................................................... 4-15 4.4 Advanced menu ......................................................................... 4-16 4.4.1 JumperFree Conguration ...................................[...]

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    vi Contents 5.3 Software information ................................................................... 5-8 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2™ ........................................................... 5-8 5.3.2 PC Probe II ................................................................... 5-10 5.3.3 ASUS AI Suite ............................................[...]

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    vii Notices Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference, and • This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. This equipment has [...]

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    viii Safety information Electrical safety • T o prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the system, ensure that the power cables for the devices are unplugged before the signal cables are connected. If possible, disconnect a[...]

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    ix About this guide This user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. • Chapter 2: Hardware informatio[...]

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    x Conventions used in this guide T o make sure that you perform certain tasks properly , take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual. T ypography Bold text Indicates a menu or an item to select. Italics Used to emphasize a word or a phrase. <Key> Key s encl osed i n the less- than a nd gre ater-t han s ign mea ns tha t you [...]

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    xi P5B-E specications summary (continued on the next page) CPU LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® Extreme / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D Processors Compatible with Intel® 05B/05A/06 processors Intel® Hyper-Threading T echnology ready * Refer to www .asus.com for Intel CPU support list Chipset Intel[...]

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    xii P5B-E specications summary IEEE 1394 VIA ® VT6307 1394a controller supports 2 x IEEE 1394a ports (one at midboard; one at back panel) USB 10 x USB 2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at back panel) ASUS Lifestyle Unique Features ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: - ASUS AI Gear - ASUS AI Nap - ASUS Q-Fan 2 ASUS Crystal Sound: - ASUS Noise Fi[...]

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    xiii P5B-E specications summary Other Features ASUS MyLogo 2 BIOS Features 8 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP , DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, ACPI 2.0a, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 Internal I/O Connectors 3x USB connectors support additional 6 USB ports 1 x Floppy disk drive connector 1 x IDE connector 1 x COM connector 7 x SA T A connector[...]

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    1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports.[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E Chapter summary 1 1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Special features ............................................................................ 1-2[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 1-1 1.1 Welcome! Thank you for buying an ASUS ® P5B-E motherboard! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards! Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below[...]

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    1-2 Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Green ASUS This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union’s Restriction on the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). This is in line with the ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products/packaging to safeguard consumers’ he[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 1-3 Serial A T A 3.0 Gb/s technology and SA T A-On-The-Go This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial A T A (SA T A) 3Gb/s storage specication, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed data retrieval and saves. The external SA T A port located at the back I/O provi[...]

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    1-4 Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1.3.2 ASUS AI Lifestyle features ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution ASUS Quiet Thermal solution makes system more stable and enhances the overclocking capability . AI Gear AI Gear provides four modes that adjust the CPU frequency and Vcore voltage minimizing system noise and power consumption. Y ou can choose the mode t[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 1-5 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. ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Connector allows you to easily connect or disconnect the chassis front panel cables to the motherboard. This unique module eliminates the trouble of connecting th[...]

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    1-6 Chapter 1: Product Introduction 1.3.4 ASUS Intelligent Overclocking features AI NOS™ (Non-Delay Overclocking System) The patented ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System™ (AI NOS™) technology auto-detects the CPU loading and dynamically overclocks the CPU speed when needed. Unlike other dynamic overclocking techniques, AI NOS™ reacts much fa[...]

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    2 Hardware information This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard.[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-6 2.4 System memory .....................[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 2-1 Onboard LED The motherboard comes with a standby power LED. The green LED lights up to indicate that the system is ON, in sleep mode, or in soft-off mode. This is a reminder that you should shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component. The illustration below shows the locati[...]

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    2-2 Chapter 2: Hardware information P5B-E ® 2.2 Motherboard overview Before you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts into it. Make sure to unplug the power cord before installing or removing the motherboard. Failure to do so can cause you physical injury and damage motherboard compo[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 2-3 2.2.3 Motherboard layout P ANEL P5B-E ® AAFP CHASSIS 22.9cm (9in) 30.5cm (12.0in) CPU_FAN DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_A1 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_A2 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B2 (64 bit,240-pin module) CHA_FAN2 Super I/O CD PCIEX1_1 CLRTC Intel ® ICH8R EA TXPWR CR2032 3V Lithium Cell CMOS Power I[...]

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    2-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.2.4 Layout contents Slots Page 1. DDR2 DIMM slots 2-13 2. PCI slots 2-20 3. PCI Express x 1 slot 2-20 4. PCI Express x16 slots 2-20 Jumper Page 1. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLR TC) 2-21 2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW1-4, 3-pin USBPW5-8, 3-pin USBPW910) 2-22 3. Keyboard power (3-pin KBPWR) 2-22 Rear panel connect[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 2-5 Internal connectors Page 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) 2-26 2. JMicron JMB363® Serial A T A RAID connector (7-pin SA T A_RAID) 2-26 3. ICH8R Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1 [red], SA T A2 [red], SA T A3 [black], SA T A4 [black], SA T A5 [red], SA T A6 [red]) 2-27 4. IDE connector (40-1 pin PRI_IDE)) 2-28 5.[...]

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    2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for the Intel ® Core™2/Pentium ® D/Pentium ® 4/Pentium ® Extreme and Celeron ® D processors. • Upon purchase of the motherboard, make sure that the PnP cap is on the socket and the socket contacts are not [...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 2-7 3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle. 2. Press the load lever with your thumb (A), then move it to the left (B) until it is released from the retention tab. Retention tab Load lever This side of the socket box should face you. PnP cap A B T o prevent damage to the socket pins, do not remove the PnP ca[...]

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    2-8 Chapter 2: Hardware information 5. Position the CPU over the socket, making sure that the gold triangle is on the bottom-left corner of the socket then t the socket alignment key into the CPU notch. Alignment key Gold triangle mark 6. Close the load plate (A), then push the load lever (B) until it snaps into the retention tab. 7. If installi[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 2-9 Fastener Motherboard hole 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan The Intel ® LGA775 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and fan assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance. T o install the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Place the heatsink on top of the installed CPU, making sure that the four fasteners mat[...]

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    2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information 3. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_F AN. 2. Push down two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to secure the heatsink and fan assembly in place. B A A A B B Do not forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors can occur if you fail to plug thi[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 2-1 1 2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan T o uninstall the CPU heatsink and fan: 1. Disconnect the CPU fan cable from the connector on the motherboard. 2. Rotate each fastener counterclockwise. 3. Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembl y from the motherboard. B B A A A A [...]

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    2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware information 5. Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling. Narrow end of the groove Refer to the documentation in the boxed or stand-alone CPU fan package for detailed information on CPU fan installation. The narrow end of the groove should point outward after resetting. (The photo shows [...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 2-13 2.4 System memory 2.4.1 Overview The motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. A DDR2 module has the same physical dimensions as a DDR DIMM but has a 240-pin footprint compared to the 184-pin DDR DIMM. DDR2 DIMMs are notched differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM sock[...]

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    2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information • If you install four 1 GB memory modules, the system may detect less than 3 GB of total memory because of address space allocation for other critical functions. This limitation applies to Windows XP 32-bit version operating system since it does not support P AE (Physical Address Extention) mode. • If you in[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 2-15 P5B-E Motherboard Qualied V endors Lists (QVL) DDR2-800MHz capability DDR2-667MHz capability Size V endor Chip No. SS/ DS Part No. DIMM support A* B* C* 512MB KINGSTON K4T51083QC SS KVR800D2N5/512 V V V 1024MB KINGSTON K4T51083QC DS KVR800D2N5/1G V V V 512MB SAMSUNG EDD339XX SS M378T6553CZ3-CE7 V V V 1024MB Hynix HY5PS12821BFP-S5[...]

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    2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information DDR2-533MHz capability SS - Single-sided DS - Double-sided DIMM support : A - Supports one module inserted into either slot, in Single-channel memory conguration. B - Supports one pair of modules inserted into either Channel A or Channel B as one pair of Dual- channel memory conguration. C - Supports four [...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 2-17 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM Unplug the power supply before adding or removing DIMMs or other system components. Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. T o install a DIMM: 1. Unlo ck a DIM M so cket by pres sing the retaining clips outward. 2. Align a DIMM on the socket such that the notch on[...]

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    2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5 Expansion slots In the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following sub-sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support. 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card T o install an expansion card: 1. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that came with it [...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 2-19 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments Standard interrupt assignments IRQ Priority Standard Function 0 1 System T imer 1 2 Keyboard Controller 2 — Re-direct to IRQ#9 3 12 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 4 13 Communications Port (COM1)* 5 14 IRQ holder for PCI steering* 6 15 Floppy Disk Controller 7 16 Printer Port (LPT1)* 8 3 System CMOS/Real T[...]

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    2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.5.4 PCI slots The PCI slots support cards such as a LAN card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with PCI specications. The gure shows a LAN card installed on a PCI slot. 2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slots This motherboard supports PCI Express x1 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that compl[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 2-21 2.6 Jumper 1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC) This jumper allows you to clear the Real T ime Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. Y ou can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and s ystem setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS, which include system setup information such as system pa[...]

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    2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2. USB device wake-up (3-pin USBPW1-4, 3-pin USBPW5-8, 3-pin USBPW910) Set these jump ers to +5V to w ake up the com puter from S1 s leep mode (CPU stopped, DRAM refreshed, system running in low power mode) using the connected USB devices. Set to +5VSB to wake up from S4 sleep mode (no power to CPU, DRAM in slow[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 2-23 2.7 Connectors 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse. 2. Parallel port. This 25-pin port connects a parallel printer , a scanner , or other devices. 3. IEEE 1394a port. This 6-pin IEEE 1394a port provides high-speed connectivity for audio/video devices, storage peripherals, PCs, or por[...]

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    2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information • DO NOT insert a dif ferent connector to this port. • DO NOT unplug the external Serial A T A box when a RAID 0 or JBOD is congured. • Before creating a RAID set using Serial A T A hard disks, make sure that y ou ha ve conn ect ed the Serial A T A signal cable and installed Serial A T A hard disk drive[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 2-25 13. Optical S/PDIF Out port . This port connects an external audio output device via an optical S/PDIF cable. 14. Coaxial S/PDIF Out port. This port connects an external audio output device via a coaxial S/PDIF cable. 15. PS/2 keyboard port (purple) . This port is for a PS/2 keyboard.[...]

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    2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.7.2 Internal connectors 1. Floppy disk drive connector (34-1 pin FLOPPY) This connector is for the provided oppy disk drive (FDD) signal cable. Insert one end of the cable to this connector , then connect the other end to the signal connector at the back of the oppy disk drive. Pin 5 on the connector is [...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 2-27 3. ICH8R Serial A T A connectors (7-pin SA T A1 [red], SA T A2 [red], SA T A3 [black], SA T A4 [black], SA T A5 [red], SA T A6 [red]) These connectors are for the Serial A T A signal cables for Serial A T A hard disk drives. If you installed Serial A T A hard disk drives, you can create a RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 congurati[...]

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    2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information Connect the right-angle side o f S AT A s i g n a l c a b l e t o S ATA device. Or you may connect the right-angle side of SA T A cable to the onboard SA T A port to avoid mechanical conflict with huge graphics cards. right angle side P5B-E ® P5B-E IDE connector NOTE: Orient the red markings (usually zigzag) on[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 2-29 5. USB connectors (10-1 pin USB56, USB 78, USB910) These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable to any of these connectors, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specication that supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. Never [...]

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    2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware information 7. CPU, chassis, power , and chipset fan connectors (4-pin CPU_F AN, 3-pin CHA_F AN1, 3-pin CHA_F AN2, 3-pin PWR_F AN) The fan c onnect ors su pport co oling fans o f 350 mA ~ 2000 mA (24 W max.) or a total of 1 A ~ 7 A (84 W max.) at +12V . Connect the fan cables to the fan connectors on the motherboard, making[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 2-31 9. AT X p owe r c on ne cto rs (24-pin EA TXPWR, 4-pin EA TX12V) These connectors are for A TX power supply plugs. The power supply plugs are designed to t these connectors in only one orientation. Find the proper orientation and push down rmly until the connectors completely t. 8. Chassis intrusion connector (4-1 pin CHASS[...]

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    2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information • For a fully congured system, we recommend that you use a power supply unit (PSU) that complies with A TX 12 V Specication 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of 400 W . • Do not forget to connect the 4-pin EA TX12V power plug; otherwise, the system will not boot. • Use of a PSU with[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 2-33 P5B-E ® P5B-E Internal audio connector CD Right Audio Channel Left Audio Channel Ground Ground 1 1. Optical drive audio co nne ct or (4-pin CD) These connectors allow you to receive stereo audio input from sound sources such as a CD-ROM, TV tuner , or MPEG card. (black) P5B-E ® P5B-E Digital audio connector +5V SPDIFOUT GND SPDIF_[...]

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    2-34 Chapter 2: Hardware information P5B-E ® PIN 1 COM1 P5B-E COM port connector 13. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM1) This connector is for a serial (COM) port. Connect the serial port module cable to this connector , then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. The serial port module is purchased separately .[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 2-35 • System power LED (2-pin PLED) This 2-pin connector is for the system power LED. Connect the chassis power LED cable to this connector . The system power LED lights up when you turn on the system power , and blinks when the system is in sleep mode. • Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pin IDE_LED) This 2-pin connector is for the H[...]

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    2-36 Chapter 2: Hardware information Q-Connector (System panel) ASUS Q-Connector allows you to easily to connect the chassis front panel cables to the motherboard. Perform these steps to install ASUS Q-Connector . Step2. Carefully connect the ASUS Q-Connector to the System panel connector . Step1. Connect the front panel cables to their respective [...]

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    3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence, the vocal POST messages, and ways of shutting down the system.[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E Chapter summary 3 3.1 Starting up for the rst time ........................................................ 3-1 3.2 T urning off the computer ............................................................. 3-2[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 3-1 3.1 Starting up for the rst time 1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover . 2. Be sure that all switches are off. 3. Connect the power cord to the power connector at the back of the system chassis. 4. Connect the power cord to a power outlet that is equipped with a surge protector . 5. T urn on the device[...]

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    3-2 Chapter 3: Powering up 3.2 Turning off the computer 3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function If you are using Windows ® 2000: 1. Click the Start button then click Shut Down. 2. Make sure that the Shut Down option button is selected, then click the OK button to shut down the computer . 3. The power supply should turn off after Windows ® shuts dow[...]

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    4 BIOS setup This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided.[...]

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    Chapter summary 4 ASUS P5B-E 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 4-1 4.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 4-9 4.3 Main menu .................................................................................. 4-12 4.4 Advanced menu ....................[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 4-1 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS The following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in Windows ® environment.) 2. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a oppy disk or USB ash disk.) 3. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS using a bootabl[...]

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    4-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Quit all Windows ® applications before you update the BIOS using this utility . 3. Select the ASUS FTP site nearest you to avoid network trafc, or click Auto Select . Click Next . Updating the BIOS through the Internet T o update the BIOS through the Internet: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows ® deskt[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 4-3 Updating the BIOS through a BIOS le T o update the BIOS through a BIOS le: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows ® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate . The ASUS Update main window appears. 2. Select Update BIOS from a le option from the drop-down menu, then click N[...]

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    4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1.2 Creating a bootable oppy disk 1. Do either one of the following to create a bootable oppy disk. DOS environment a. Insert a 1.44MB oppy disk into the drive. b. At the DOS prompt, type format A: / S then press <Enter>. Windows ® XP environment a. Insert a 1.44 MB oppy disk to the oppy disk drive.[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 4-5 T o update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2: 1. Visit the ASUS website (www .asus.com) to download the latest BIOS le for the motherboard. 2. Save the BIOS le to a oppy disk or a USB ash disk, then restart the system. 4.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility The ASUS EZ Flash 2 feature allows you to update the BIOS without having to go thr[...]

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    4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1.4 AFUDOS utility The AFUDOS utility allows you to update the BIOS le in DOS environment using a bootable oppy disk with the updated BIOS le. This utility also allows you to copy the current BIOS le that you can use as backup when the BIOS fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Copying the curr[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 4-7 2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support CD to the bootable oppy disk you created earlier . 3. Boot the system in DOS mode, then at the prompt type: afudos /i[lename] where [lename] is the latest or the original BIOS le on the bootable oppy disk. A:>afudos /iP5BE.ROM Write the BIOS le[...]

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    4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS le when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. Y ou can update a corrupted BIOS le using the motherboard support CD, the oppy disk, or the USB ash disk that contains the up[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 4-9 4.2 BIOS setup program This motherboard supports a programmable Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) chip that you can update using the provided utility described in section “4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS.” Use the BIOS Setup program when you are installing a motherboard, reconguring your system, or prompted to“Run Setup.[...]

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    4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select Screen Select Item +- Change Field Tab Select Field F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.59 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanced Power Boot Tools Exit System Time [10:55:25] System Date [Mon 07/24/2006] Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in] SATA 1 [Not Detected] S[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 4-1 1 4.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specic items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items (Advanced, Power , Boot, and Exit) on the menu bar have their respective menu items. 4.2.5 Sub-menu items A solid triangle before each item on any menu screen means[...]

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    4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. 4.3.1 System Time [xx:xx:xx] Allows you to set the system time. 4.3.2 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx] Allows you to set the system date. 4.3.3 Legacy Diskette A [1.44M, 3.5 in.] Sets the [...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 4-13 4.3.4 S A T A 1 - 6 While entering Setup, the BIOS automatically detects the presence of Serial A T A devices. There is a separate sub-menu for each SA T A device. Select a device item then press <Enter> to display the SA T A device information. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC E[...]

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    4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Conguration options: [Auto] [SWDMA0] [SWDMA1] [SWDMA2] [MWDMA0] [MWDMA1] [MWDMA2] [UDMA0] [UDMA1] [UDMA2] [UDMA3] [UDMA4] [UDMA5] SMART Monitoring [Auto] Sets the Smart Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting T echnology . Conguration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data [...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 4-15 4.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specications. The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specication. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory . Select Screen S[...]

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    4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced 4.4 Advanced menu The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices. 4.4.1 JumperFree Conguration T ake caution when changing the settings of the Advanced menu items. Incorrect eld values can cause the system to malfunction. Congure System Fr[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 4-17 FSB/CPU External Frequency Synchronization CPU Frequency [XXX] Displays the frequency sent by the clock generator to the system bus and PCI bus. The value of this item is auto-detected by the BIOS. Use the <+> and <-> keys to adjust the CPU frequency . Y ou can also type the desired CPU frequency using the numeric keypad[...]

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    4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup The following items also appear when the AI T uning item is set to [AI NOS]. Memory V oltage [Auto] Allows you to select the DDR2 reference voltage. Conguration options: [Auto] [1.80V] [1.90V] [2.00V] [2.10V] Refe r to t he DDR2 docum entatio n befo re adj usti ng the memory volta ge. Set ting a very high memory voltag[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 4-19 4.4.2 USB Conguration The items in this menu allows you to change the USB-related features. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. The Module V ersion and USB Devices Enabled items show the auto-detected values. If no USB device is detected, the item shows None. Legacy USB Support [Auto] Al[...]

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    4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select Screen Select Item +- Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced 4.4.3 CPU Conguration The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. The following BIOS screen items an[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 4-21 CPU TM function [Enabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Execute Disable Bit [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the No-Execution Page Protection T echnology . Setting this item to [Disabled] forces the XD feature ag to always return to zero (0). Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] PECI [Disabled] Con[...]

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    4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced 4.4.4 Chipset The Chipset menu allows you to change the advanced chipset settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Advanced Chipset Settings WARMING: Setting wrong values in below sections may cause system to malfunction. North Bridge Conguration Select Scree[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 4-23 Onboard PCIE GbE LAN [Enabled] Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] LAN Option ROM [Disabled] Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] JMicron SA T A/P A T A Controller [Enabled] Conguration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] JMicron SA T A Controller Mode [IDE] Conguration options: [RAID] [IDE] [AHCI] Serial Port1 Addr[...]

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    4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Parallel Port Address [378] Allows you to select the Parallel Port base address. Conguration options: [Disabled] [378] [278] [3BC] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] Allows you to select the Parallel Port mode. Conguration options: [Normal] [Bi-Directional] [EPP] [ECP] ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3] Allows you to select the Para[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 4-25 4.4.6 PCI PnP The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices. T ake caution when changing the settings of the PCI PnP menu items. Incorrect [...]

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    4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to change the settings for the Advanced Power Management (APM). Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. 4.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] Allows you to select the Advanced Conguration and Power Interface (ACPI) state to be used for system susp[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 4-27 4.5.5 APM Conguration Restore On AC Power Loss [Power Off] When set to Power Off, the system goes into of f state after an AC power loss. When set to Power On, the system goes on after an AC power loss. When set to Last State, the system goes into either off or on state, whatever the system state was before the AC power loss. Con[...]

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    4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Power On By PS/2 Keyboard [Disabled] Allows you to disable the Power On by PS/2 keyboard function or set specic keys on the PS/2 keyboard to turn on the system. This feature requires an A TX power supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Space Bar] [Ctrl-Esc] [Power Key] P[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 4-29 The CPU Q-Fan Prole items appear when you enable the CPU Q-Fan Control feature. CPU Q-Fan Prole [Optimal] Allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the CPU Q-Fan. When set to [Optimal], the CPU fan automatically adjusts depending on the CPU temperature. Set this item to [Silent Mode] to minimize fan speed for quie[...]

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    4-30 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Advanc[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 4-31 4.6.2 Boot Settings Conguration Quick Boot [Enabled] Enabling this item allows the BIOS to skip some power on self tests (POST) while booting to decrease the time needed to boot the system. When set to [Disabled], BIOS performs all the POST items. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Full Screen Logo [Enabled] This allows[...]

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    4-32 Chapter 4: BIOS setup W ait for ‘F1’ If Error [Enabled] When set to [Enabled], the system waits for the F1 key to be pressed when error occurs. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Hit ‘DEL ’ Message Display [Enabled] When set to [Enabled], the system displays the message “Press DEL to run Setup” during POST . Conguratio[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 4-33 4.6.3 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the conguration options. Change Supervisor Password Select this item to set or change the supervisor password. The Supervisor Password item on top of the screen shows the default Not Installe[...]

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    4-34 Chapter 4: BIOS setup User Access Level [Full Access] This item allows you to select the access restriction to the Setup items. Conguration options: [No Access] [View Only] [Limited] [Full Access] [No Access] prevents user access to the Setup utility . [View Only] allows access but does not allow change to any eld. [Limited] allows chang[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 4-35 4.7 Tools menu The T ools menu items allow you to congure options for special functions. Select an item then press <Enter> to display the sub-menu. Select Screen Select Item +- Change Field Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP U[...]

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    4-36 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Tools O.C. PROFILE Conguration O.C. Prole 1 Status : Not Installed O.C. Prole 2 Status : Not Installed Save to Prole 1 Load from Prole 1 Sav[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 4-37 4.8 Exit menu Pressing <Esc> does not immediately exit this menu. Select one of the options from this menu or <F10> from the legend bar to exit. The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Select Screen Select Item En[...]

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    4-38 Chapter 4: BIOS setup[...]

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    5 Software support This chapter describes the contents of the support CD that comes with the motherboard package.[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E Chapter summary 5 5.1 Installing an operating system ................................................... 5-1 5.2 Support CD information .............................................................. 5-1 5.3 Software information ................................................................... 5-8 5.4 RAID congurations ..............[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-1 If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer , browse the contents of the support CD to locate the le ASSETUP .EXE from the BIN folder . Double-click the ASSETUP .EXE to run the CD. Click an item to install 5.1 Installing an operating system This motherboard supports Windows ® 2000/XP/64-bit XP operating systems (OS). Always instal[...]

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    5-2 Chapter 5: Software support 5.2.2 Drivers menu The drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. ASUS InstAll-Drivers Installation Wizard Installs all of the drivers through the Installation Wizard. Intel Chipset Inf Update Program Installs the Int[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-3 5.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu shows the applications and other software that the motherboard supports. ASUS InstAll-Installation Wizard for Utilities Install all of the utilities through the Installation Wizard. ASUS AI Suite Install the ASUS AI Suite. ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard[...]

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    5-4 Chapter 5: Software support 5.2.4 Make disk menu The Make Disk menu contains items to create the Intel ICH8 or JMicron ® JMB36X RAID/AHCI driver disk. Make Intel ICH8 32/64bit RAID/AHCI Driver Disk Allows you to create an ICH8 32/64bit RAID/AHCI driver disk. Make JMicron JMB36X 32/64bit RAID/AHCI Driver Allows you to create a JMicron ® JMB36X[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-5 5.2.5 Manuals menu The Manuals menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals. Click an item to open the folder of the user manual. Mo st user ma nua l  les a re in P ort abl e D ocum ent Fo rma t ( PD F). Ins tal l t he Ad obe ® Ac rob at ® Rea der f rom the Ut ili tie s m en u b efor e o pen ing a u ser ma nua l  le . 5[...]

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    5-6 Chapter 5: Software support Browse this CD Displays the support CD contents in graphical format. 5.2.7 Other information The icons on the top right corner of the screen give additional information on the motherboard and the contents of the support CD. Click an icon to display the specied information. Motherboard Info Displays the general spe[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-7 T echnical support Form Displays the ASUS T echnical Support Request Form that you have to ll out when requesting technical support. Filelist Displays the contents of the support CD in text format.[...]

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    5-8 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3 Software information Most of the applications in the support CD have wiza rds that will conveniently guide you through the installation. View the online help or readme le that came with the software application for more information. 5.3.1 ASUS MyLogo2™ The ASUS MyLogo2™ utility lets you customize the boot [...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-9 9. When the screen returns to the ASUS Update utility , ash the original BIOS to load the new boot logo. 10. After ashing the BIOS, restart the computer to display the new boot logo during POST . 8. Adjust the boot image to your desired size by selecting a value on the Ratio box. 7. When the logo images appear on the right wind[...]

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    5-10 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3.2 ASUS PC Probe II PC Probe II is a utility that monitors the computer ’ s vital components, and detects and alerts you of any problem with these components. PC Probe II senses fan rotations, CPU temperature, and system voltages, among others. Because PC Probe II is software-based, you can start monitoring you[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-1 1 Button Function Opens the Conguration window Opens the Report window Opens the Desktop Management Interface window Opens the Peripheral Component Interconnect window Opens the Windows Management Instrumentation window Opens the hard disk drive, memory , CPU usage window Shows/Hides the Preference section Minimizes the applicatio[...]

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    5-12 Chapter 5: Software support Changing the monitor panels position T o change the position of the monitor panels in the desktop, click the arrow down button of the Scheme options, then select another position from the list box. Click OK when nished. Moving the monitor panels All monitor panels move together using a magnetic ef fect. If you wa[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-13 Monitoring sensor alert The monitor panel turn s red when a component value exc eeds or is lower than the threshold value. Refer to the illustrations below . Large display Small display WMI browser Click to display the WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation) browser . This b ro ws er displays various Windows ® management informati[...]

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    5-14 Chapter 5: Software support PCI browser Click to display the PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) browser . This browser provides information on the PCI devices installed on your system. Click the plus sign (+) before the PCI Information item to display available information. Usage The Usage browser displays real-time information on the CPU[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-15 Memory usage The Me mory tab sho ws both use d and available physical memory . The pie chart at the bottom of the window represents the used (blue) and the available physical Conguring PC Probe II Click to view and adjust the sensor threshold values. The Cong window has two tabs: Sensor/Threshold and Preference. The Sensor/ Th[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-16 5.3.3 ASUS AI Suite ASUS AI Suite allows you to launch AI Gear , AI N.O.S., AI Booster , AI Nap, and Q-Fan utilities easily . Installing AI Suite T o install AI Suite on your computer: 1. Place the support CD to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has an enabled Autorun feature. 2. Click the Util[...]

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    5-17 Chapter 5: Software support Other feature buttons Click on right corner of the main window to open the monitor window . Click on right corner of the expanded window to switch the temperature from degrees Centigrade to degrees Fahrenheit. Displays the CPU/ system temperature, CPU/memory/PCIE voltage, and CPU/ chassis fan speed Displays the FSB/[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-18 5.3.4 ASUS AI Gear ASUS AI Gear provides four system performance options that allows you to select the best performance setting for your computing needs. This easy-to-use utility adjusts the processor frequency and vCore voltage to minimize system noise and power consumption. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support CD, yo[...]

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    5-19 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3.5 ASUS AI Nap This feature allows you to minimize the power consumption of your computer whenever you are away . Enable this feature for minimum power consumption and a more quiet system operation. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support CD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite i[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-20 5.3.6 ASUS AI N.O.S. This ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and automatically boosts the performance for the most demanding tasks. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support CD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows OS taskbar and clic[...]

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    5-21 Chapter 5: Software support 5.3.7 ASUS Q-Fan This ASUS Q-Fan Control feature allows you to set the appropriate performance level of the CPU Q-Fan or the Chassis Q-Fan for more efcient system operation. After enabling the Q-Fan function, the fans can be set to automatically adjust depending on the temperature, to decrease fan speed, or to ac[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-22 5.3.8 ASUS AI Booster The ASUS AI Booster application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in WIndows ® environment without the hassle of booting the BIOS. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support CD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows ® OS taskbar and click the AI Booster but[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-23 5.3.9 SoundMAX ® High Denition Audio utility The ADI AD1988 High Denition Audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio capability through the SoundMAX ® audio utility with AudioESP™ software to deliver the ultimate audio experience on your PC. The software implements high quality audio synthesis/rendering, 3D sound positioning, an[...]

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    5-24 Chapter 5: Software support From the taskbar , double-click on the SoundMAX ® icon to display the SoundMAX ® Control Panel. Audio Setup Wizard By clicking the icon from the SoundMAX ® control panel, you can easily congure your audio settings. Simply follow succeeding screen instructions and begin enjoying High Denition Audio.[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-25 Jack conguration This screen helps you congure your computer ’ s audio ports, depending on the audio devices you have installed. Adjust speaker volume This screen helps you adjust speaker volume. Click the T est button to hear the changes you have made. Adjust microphone volume This screen helps you adjust microphone volume.[...]

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    5-26 Chapter 5: Software support Audio preferences Click the icon to go to the Preferences page. This page allows you to change various audio settings. General options Click the General tab to choose your playback and recording devices, enable/ disable the AudioESP™ feature, and enable/disable digital output. Listening Environment options Click t[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-27 Microphone options Click the Microphone tab allows you to optimize your microphone input settings.[...]

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    5-28 Chapter 5: Software support 5.4 RAID congurations The motherboard comes with the following RAID resolutions: • Intel ® ICH8R Southbridge RAID controller that allow you to congure IDE and Serial A T A hard disk drives as RAID sets. The motherboard supports the following RAID 0, 1, 5, 10. • JMicron ® RAID controller allows you to con[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-29 5.4.3 Intel ® RAID congurations T hi s m ot he rb o ar d s up po r ts R AI D 0 , R AI D 1 , J BO D a n d I nt el ® M a tr ix S to ra ge c o n f i g u r a t i o n s f o r S e r i a l ATA h a r d d i s k s d r i v e s t h r o u g h t h e I n t e l ® I C H 8 R Southbridge chip. Setting the RAID item in BIOS Y ou must set the RAID[...]

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    5-30 Chapter 5: Software support Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility The Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM utility allows you to create RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 (RAID 0+1), and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial A T A hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial A T A connectors supported by the Southbridge. T o enter the Intel ?[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-31 Creating a RAID 0 set (striped) T o create a RAID 0 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume, then press <Enter>. This screen appears. 2. Enter a name for the RAID 0 set, then press <Enter>. 3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 0(Stripe), then pre[...]

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    5-32 Chapter 5: Software support 6. Use the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 0 array , then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe size is 128 KB. TIP: We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems use[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-33 Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored) T o create a RAID 1 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume, then press <Enter>. This screen appears. 2. Enter a name for the RAID 1 set, then press <Enter>. 3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 1(Mirror), then pr[...]

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    5-34 Chapter 5: Software support Creating a RAID 10 set (RAID 0+1) T o create a RAID 10 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume, then press <Enter>. This screen appears. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH8R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-35 Creating a RAID 5 set (parity) T o create a RAID 5 set: 1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID V olume, then press <Enter>. This screen appears. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH8R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] [ DISK/VOLUME INFO[...]

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    5-36 Chapter 5: Software support 4. The Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives to congure as RAID. The following pop-up screen appears. [ SELECT DISKS ] [ ↑↓ ]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status 0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 1 XX[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-37 5.4.4 JMicron ® RAID Conguration The JMicron ® Serial A T A controller allows you to congure RAID 0, RAID 1 and JBOD sets on the external Serial A T A hard disk drives. Before creating a RAID set Prepare the following items: 1. T wo SA T A HDDs, preferably with the same model and capacity . 2. A write-enabled oppy disk 3.[...]

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    5-38 Chapter 5: Software support Entering the JMB363 RAID BIOS utility 1. During POST , press <Ctrl-J> to enter the JBM363 RAID BIOS menu. JMicron Technology Corp. PCI-to-SATA II/IDE RAID Controller BIOS v0.97 Copyright (C) 2004-2005 JMicron Technology http://www. jmicron.com HDD0 : HDS722516VLSA80 164 GB Non-RAID HDD1 : HDS722516DLA380 164 G[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-39 2. When the Level item is highlighted, use the up/down arrow key to select the RAID set that you want to create. 3. When the Disks item is highlighted, use the up/down arrow key to highlight an HDD that you want to belong to the RAID set, then press the space bar to conrm selection. Repeat the process until the HDDs are selected.[...]

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    5-40 Chapter 5: Software support 5. When done, press <Enter> to conrm the creation of the RA ID set. A dialogue box appears to conrm the action. Press <Y> to conrm; otherwise, press <N>. 6. The following screen appears, displaying the relevant information about the RAID set you created. [RAID Disk Drive List] M od el N a [...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-41 Deleting a RAID set 1. In t he m ain J MB3 63 RA ID BI OS m enu , h igh lig ht De le te R AID D isk D riv e using the up/down arrow key then press <Enter>. 2. Use the space bar to select the RAID set you want to delete. A selected set shows a sign before it. Press the <Del> key to delete the set. 3 . A dialogue box appea[...]

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    5-42 Chapter 5: Software support Resetting disks to non-RAID T o reset disks to non-RAID: 1. In the main JMB363 RAID BIOS menu, highlight Revert HDD to non-RAID using the up/down arrow key then press <Enter>. 2. Use the space bar to select the HDD that you want to reset to non-RAID. A selected HDD shows a sign before it. 3. A d i a l o g u e [...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-43 T o solve a Mirror conict: 1. In the main JMB363 RAID BIOS menu, highlight Solve Mirror Conict using the up/down arrow key then press <Enter>. 2. Use the space bar to select the HDD that you want to set as source drive. The selected HDD shows a sign before it. 3. Using the <T AB>, move to the RAID Disk Drive List m[...]

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    5-44 Chapter 5: Software support Saving the settings and exiting setup When you have nished, highlight Save & Exit Setup using the up/down arrow key then press <Enter> to save the current RAID conguration and exit the JMB363 RAID BOS utility . A dialogue box appears to conrm the action. Press <Y> to conrm; otherwise, pre[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E 5-45 5.5.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows ® T o create a RAID driver disk in Windows ® : 1. Start Windows ® . 2. Place the motherboard support CD into the optical drive. 3. Go to t he Make Disk menu , then click Inte l ICH8R 32/64 bit RAI D Driver Disk to create an Intel ® ICH8R RAID driver disk or the Make JMicron JMB 36X 32[...]

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    5-46 Chapter 5: Software support T o install the RAID driver: 1. During the OS installation, the system prompts you to press the F6 key to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver . 2. Press <F6> then insert the oppy disk with RAID driver into the oppy disk drive. 3. When prompted to select the SCSI adapter to install, make sure you sele[...]

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    A CPU features The Appendix describ es the CPU features and technologies that the motherboard supports.[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E Chapter summary A A.1 Intel ® EM64T .................................................................................. A-1 A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep ® T echnology (EIST) ........................ A-1 A.3 Intel ® Hyper-Threading T echnology ........................................... A-3[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E A-1 A.1 Intel ® EM64T • The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 processors running on 32-bit operating systems. • The motherboard comes with a BIOS le that supports EM64T . Y ou can download the latest BIOS le from the ASUS website (www .asus.com/ support/download/) if you need to update the BIOS [...]

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    A-2 Appendix: CPU features A.2.2 Using the EIST T o use the EIST feature: 1. T urn on the computer , then enter the BIOS Setup. 2. Go to the Advanced Menu, highlight CPU Conguration, then press <Enter>. 3. Set the Intel(R) SpeedStep T echnology item to [Automatic], then press <Enter>. See page 4-27 for details. 4. Press <F10> t[...]

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    ASUS P5B-E A-3 A.3 Intel ® Hyper-Threading Technology • The motherboard supports Intel ® Pentium ® 4 LGA775 processors with Hyper-Threading T echnology . • Hy per -Thr ead ing Te chn ol ogy is sup por ted und er Win dow s ® XP/2003 Server and Linux 2.4.x (kernel) and later versions only . Under Linux, use the Hyper-Threading compiler to com[...]

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    A-4 Appendix: CPU features[...]