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... NET2 Marvell® PCI-E and PCI Gigabit LAN controllers ADI® AD1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - JMicron® JMB363 PATA and SATA controller - 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL (Qualify Vendor List) 2 x PCI-E x16 (blue @ x16 mode, black @ x4 or x2 mode) supports CrossFire technology 1 x PCI-E x1 (x1 or disabled mode) 3 x PCI 2.2 Southbridge - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports - P5B Premium Series specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Storage LAN Audio IEEE 1394 USB ASUS AI Lifestyle Unique...
... NET2 Marvell® PCI-E and PCI Gigabit LAN controllers ADI® AD1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC - JMicron® JMB363 PATA and SATA controller - 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL (Qualify Vendor List) 2 x PCI-E x16 (blue @ x16 mode, black @ x4 or x2 mode) supports CrossFire technology 1 x PCI-E x1 (x1 or disabled mode) 3 x PCI 2.2 Southbridge - 6 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports - P5B Premium Series specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots Storage LAN Audio IEEE 1394 USB ASUS AI Lifestyle Unique...
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... the chipsets to the OS environment, simply click the mouse or press a key. To wake the system and return to the heatsink near the back IO ports, where it provides options for details. ASUS P5B Premium Series 1- AI Gear AI Gear provides four modes that lowers the temperature of the innovative heat pipe design on the printed circuit board (PCB) to install side-flow fan...
... the chipsets to the OS environment, simply click the mouse or press a key. To wake the system and return to the heatsink near the back IO ports, where it provides options for details. ASUS P5B Premium Series 1- AI Gear AI Gear provides four modes that lowers the temperature of the innovative heat pipe design on the printed circuit board (PCB) to install side-flow fan...
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... MIC2 PORT2 L SENSE_SEND PORT2 R PORT1 R PORT1 L P5B PREMIUM Analog front panel connector • We recommend that you want to support the motherboard power requirements with the following configuration: CPU: Intel® Pentium® Extreme 3.73GHz Memory: 512 MB DDR2 (x4) Graphics card: ASUS EAX1900XT Parallel ATA device: IDE hard disk drive Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drive: DVD-RW • If you use a PSU with a higher power output is for details. 2-34 Chapter 2: Hardware...
... MIC2 PORT2 L SENSE_SEND PORT2 R PORT1 R PORT1 L P5B PREMIUM Analog front panel connector • We recommend that you want to support the motherboard power requirements with the following configuration: CPU: Intel® Pentium® Extreme 3.73GHz Memory: 512 MB DDR2 (x4) Graphics card: ASUS EAX1900XT Parallel ATA device: IDE hard disk drive Serial ATA device: SATA hard disk drive (x2) Optical drive: DVD-RW • If you use a PSU with a higher power output is for details. 2-34 Chapter 2: Hardware...
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... your system. ASUS P5B Premium Series 4- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk) 4. Place the support DVD in Windows® environment.) 2. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your BIOS The following utilities allow you need to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or USB flash disk in case you to restore the BIOS in Windows® environment. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. The Drivers menu appears. 2. This...
... your system. ASUS P5B Premium Series 4- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk) 4. Place the support DVD in Windows® environment.) 2. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your BIOS The following utilities allow you need to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or USB flash disk in case you to restore the BIOS in Windows® environment. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. The Drivers menu appears. 2. This...
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...cause system boot failure! 4- Chapter 4: BIOS setup When found ! Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk To recover the BIOS from the support DVD: 1. Prepare the motherboard support DVD, the floppy disk or the USB flash disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using the motherboard support DVD, the floppy disk, or the USB flash disk that contains the updated BIOS file. Starting BIOS recovery... Insert the USB flash disk that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. The utility displays the following...
...cause system boot failure! 4- Chapter 4: BIOS setup When found ! Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk To recover the BIOS from the support DVD: 1. Prepare the motherboard support DVD, the floppy disk or the USB flash disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using the motherboard support DVD, the floppy disk, or the USB flash disk that contains the updated BIOS file. Starting BIOS recovery... Insert the USB flash disk that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. The utility displays the following...
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.... Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] ASUS P5B Premium Series 4-13 Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY SATA 1 Device : Hard Disk Vendor : WDC WD800JD-00LSA0 Size : 80.0GB LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode : 16 Sectors PIO Mode : 4 Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5 SMART Monitoring: Supported Select the type of device connected to [Auto] allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. These items show N/A if no IDE device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Type [Auto...
.... Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] ASUS P5B Premium Series 4-13 Main BIOS SETUP UTILITY SATA 1 Device : Hard Disk Vendor : WDC WD800JD-00LSA0 Size : 80.0GB LBA Mode : Supported Block Mode : 16 Sectors PIO Mode : 4 Async DMA : MultiWord DMA-2 Ultra DMA : Ultra DMA-5 SMART Monitoring: Supported Select the type of device connected to [Auto] allows automatic selection of the appropriate IDE device type. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. These items show N/A if no IDE device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Type [Auto...
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..., set or change the configurations for the Serial ATA connectors supported by allowing the drive to configure the item. Select an item then press if you want to [RAID]. DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.3.6 IDE Configuration The items in this item to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as [IDE] Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] Options Disabled Compatiable Enhanced SATA...
..., set or change the configurations for the Serial ATA connectors supported by allowing the drive to configure the item. Select an item then press if you want to [RAID]. DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] [Enabled] 32Bit Data Transfer [Enabled] Enables or disables 32-bit data transfer. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4.3.6 IDE Configuration The items in this item to use the Serial ATA hard disk drives as [IDE] Hard Disk Write Protect [Disabled] IDE Detect Time Out (Sec) [35] Options Disabled Compatiable Enhanced SATA...
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..., the USB controller legacy mode is set the USB 2.0 controller mode to enable or disable the support for legacy USB devices. If no USB device is detected, the legacy USB support is disabled. Configuration options: [HiSpeed] [FullSpeed] BIOS EHCI Hand-off [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the I/O port 60h/64h emulation support. USB Functions [Enabled] Allows you to enabled or disabled the ASAP function. ASAP Fuction [Enabled] Allows yo to enable or disable the USB Host Controllers. This item should be enabled for the complete USB keyboard legacy support for...
..., the USB controller legacy mode is set the USB 2.0 controller mode to enable or disable the support for legacy USB devices. If no USB device is detected, the legacy USB support is disabled. Configuration options: [HiSpeed] [FullSpeed] BIOS EHCI Hand-off [Enabled] Allows you to enable or disable the I/O port 60h/64h emulation support. USB Functions [Enabled] Allows you to enabled or disabled the ASAP function. ASAP Fuction [Enabled] Allows yo to enable or disable the USB Host Controllers. This item should be enabled for the complete USB keyboard legacy support for...
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... Page Protection Technology. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. North Bridge Chipset Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY North Bridge Chipset Configuration Memory Remap Feature Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Static Read Control [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI] PEG Port Configuration PEG Force x1 ASUS C.G.I [Disabled] [Auto] ENABLED: Allow remapping of memory Select Screen Select Item +- Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings WARMING: Setting wrong...
... Page Protection Technology. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. North Bridge Chipset Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY North Bridge Chipset Configuration Memory Remap Feature Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Static Read Control [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI] PEG Port Configuration PEG Force x1 ASUS C.G.I [Disabled] [Auto] ENABLED: Allow remapping of memory Select Screen Select Item +- Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Settings WARMING: Setting wrong...
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... decide which graphics controller to manually adjust PCIEX16_2/PCIEX1_1 configuration. PCIEX16_2/PCIEX1_1 Force [Auto] Allows you to use as the primary boot device. Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disable] South Bridge Chipset Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY South Bridge Chipset Configuration PCIEX16_2/PCIEX1_1 Force [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. Configuration options: [X2 Mode (compatible)] [X4 Mode (fast)] [Auto] 4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Enable this option only when...
... decide which graphics controller to manually adjust PCIEX16_2/PCIEX1_1 configuration. PCIEX16_2/PCIEX1_1 Force [Auto] Allows you to use as the primary boot device. Configuration options: [Auto] [Enabled] [Disable] South Bridge Chipset Configuration Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY South Bridge Chipset Configuration PCIEX16_2/PCIEX1_1 Force [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable the remapping of the overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. Configuration options: [X2 Mode (compatible)] [X4 Mode (fast)] [Auto] 4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Enable this option only when...
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... LAN Option ROM [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] JMicron SATA/PATA Controller [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] JMicron SATA Controller Mode [IDE] Configuration options: [RAID] [IDE] [AHCI] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Allows you to set the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to select the Serial Port1 base address. Configuration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] ASUS P5B Premium Series 4-25 Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Front Panel Support Type [HD Audio] Allows you to legacy AC'97 or high...
... LAN Option ROM [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] JMicron SATA/PATA Controller [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] JMicron SATA Controller Mode [IDE] Configuration options: [RAID] [IDE] [AHCI] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Allows you to set the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to select the Serial Port1 base address. Configuration options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] ASUS P5B Premium Series 4-25 Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Front Panel Support Type [HD Audio] Allows you to legacy AC'97 or high...
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... be used for the Advanced Power Management (APM). When set to display the configuration options. 4.5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support in the RSDT pointer list. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5B Premium Series 4-27 Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit Suspend Mode Repost Video on S3/STR resume. Select an item then press to [Enabled], the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller...
... be used for the Advanced Power Management (APM). When set to display the configuration options. 4.5 Power menu The Power menu items allow you to enable or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support in the RSDT pointer list. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5B Premium Series 4-27 Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit Suspend Mode Repost Video on S3/STR resume. Select an item then press to [Enabled], the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller...
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... disabled password. To change password. After you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. The message "Password Uninstalled" appears. Change Supervisor Password Select this item shows Installed. See section 2.6 Jumpers for information on top of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press . 3. Security Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password to change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password...
... disabled password. To change password. After you can clear it by erasing the CMOS Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM. The message "Password Uninstalled" appears. Change Supervisor Password Select this item shows Installed. See section 2.6 Jumpers for information on top of at least six letters and/or numbers, then press . 3. Security Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor Password Change User Password to change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password...
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... Windows® XP Service Pack2 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 5.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Use the setup procedures presented in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to change...
... Windows® XP Service Pack2 or later versions before installing the drivers for better compatibility and system stability. 5.2 Support DVD information The support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, software applications, and utilities that you can install to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Use the setup procedures presented in your hardware. • Motherboard settings and hardware options vary. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to change...
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...ASUS AI Remote Installs ASUS AI Remote application. SoundMAX ADI1988 Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX® ADI1988 audio driver and application. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet driver. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. JMicron JMB36X RAID Controller Driver Installs the JMicron® JMB36X Serial ATA RAID controller driver. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. 5- Chapter 5: Software support...
...ASUS AI Remote Installs ASUS AI Remote application. SoundMAX ADI1988 Audio Driver Installs the SoundMAX® ADI1988 audio driver and application. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installs the Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet driver. 5.2.2 Drivers menu The Drivers menu shows the available device drivers if the system detects installed devices. JMicron JMB36X RAID Controller Driver Installs the JMicron® JMB36X Serial ATA RAID controller driver. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. 5- Chapter 5: Software support...
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Audio Setup Wizard By clicking the icon from the SoundMAX® control panel, you can easily configure your audio settings. Simply follow succeeding screen instructions and begin enjoying High Definition Audio. 5-34 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 configure your audio settings. Simply follow succeeding screen instructions and begin enjoying High Definition Audio. 5-34 Chapter 5: Software support From the taskbar, double-click on the SoundMAX® icon to display the SoundMAX® Control Panel.
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... the item Configure SATA As, then press to the power connector on entering and navigating through the Intel® ICH8R Southbridge chip. Select the item Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROM, press , then select Enabled from the Configure SATA As item options, then press . 5. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. Connect a SATA power cable to display the configuration options. 4. Go to the system or the motherboard user guide for a RAID configuration: 1. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the...
... the item Configure SATA As, then press to the power connector on entering and navigating through the Intel® ICH8R Southbridge chip. Select the item Onboard Serial-ATA BOOTROM, press , then select Enabled from the Configure SATA As item options, then press . 5. Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup. Connect a SATA power cable to display the configuration options. 4. Go to the system or the motherboard user guide for a RAID configuration: 1. For optimal performance, install identical drives of the...
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... BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Win627EHF Super IO Chipset HD Audio Controller Front Panel Support Type Onboard 1394 Controller Onboard PCIE GbE LAN_1 LAN Option ROM Onboard PCI LAN_2 LAN Option ROM JMicron SATA/PATA Controller JMicron Controller Mode [Enabled] [AC97] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [RAID] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Enable or Disable High Definition Audio Controller Select Screen Select Item +- See section 5.6 Creating a RAID driver disk for details. 5. Install an internal Serial ATA hard disk drive and an external Serial ATA hard disk...
... BIOS SETUP UTILITY Configure Win627EHF Super IO Chipset HD Audio Controller Front Panel Support Type Onboard 1394 Controller Onboard PCIE GbE LAN_1 LAN Option ROM Onboard PCI LAN_2 LAN Option ROM JMicron SATA/PATA Controller JMicron Controller Mode [Enabled] [AC97] [Enabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [Disabled] [Enabled] [RAID] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Enable or Disable High Definition Audio Controller Select Screen Select Item +- See section 5.6 Creating a RAID driver disk for details. 5. Install an internal Serial ATA hard disk drive and an external Serial ATA hard disk...
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... SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH8R) and JMicron JMB363. 4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. Boot your computer. 2. Start Windows®. 2. Write-protect the floppy disk to boot from the optical drive." 7. Press any key when the system prompts "Press any key to avoid computer virus infection. Follow succeeding screen instructions to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Place the motherboard support CD into the floppy disk drive. 5. Press during POST to complete the process. 5.6.2 Creating a RAID driver disk...
... SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH8R) and JMicron JMB363. 4. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. Boot your computer. 2. Start Windows®. 2. Write-protect the floppy disk to boot from the optical drive." 7. Press any key when the system prompts "Press any key to avoid computer virus infection. Follow succeeding screen instructions to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Place the motherboard support CD into the floppy disk drive. 5. Press during POST to complete the process. 5.6.2 Creating a RAID driver disk...
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.... 2. Windows® auto-detects the CrossFire™ graphics cards and displays the Found New Hardware Wizard window. Read the License Agreement, then click Yes. 6.3 Software information 6.3.1 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that appears. 5. ASUS P5B Premium Series 6- Click Cancel. 3. Click Next to continue from the installation window that came with Service Pack 2 (SP2) • Windows® XP Professional 64-bit Edition. • Windows® Vista 32/64 bit Edition...
.... 2. Windows® auto-detects the CrossFire™ graphics cards and displays the Found New Hardware Wizard window. Read the License Agreement, then click Yes. 6.3 Software information 6.3.1 Installing the device drivers Refer to the documentation that appears. 5. ASUS P5B Premium Series 6- Click Cancel. 3. Click Next to continue from the installation window that came with Service Pack 2 (SP2) • Windows® XP Professional 64-bit Edition. • Windows® Vista 32/64 bit Edition...