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... to fit these connectors in only one orientation. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is recommended when configuring a system 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 2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information The power supply plugs are for ATX power supply plugs. 13.
... to fit these connectors in only one orientation. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is recommended when configuring a system 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 2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information The power supply plugs are for ATX power supply plugs. 13.
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... drive. b. e. b. c. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy, USB Flash disk, or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.) 4. Save a copy of boot disks for details on these utilities. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive. From the Open field, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that D: is your BIOS The following to continue. Press , then follow screen instructions to create a bootable floppy disk. ASUS P5B-V 4- ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS...
... drive. b. e. b. c. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy, USB Flash disk, or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.) 4. Save a copy of boot disks for details on these utilities. A Format 3 1/2 Floppy Disk window appears. Insert a formatted, high density 1.44 MB floppy disk into the drive. From the Open field, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that D: is your BIOS The following to continue. Press , then follow screen instructions to create a bootable floppy disk. ASUS P5B-V 4- ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS...
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... using this utility. • Make sure that you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for floppy... Turn on the system. 2. Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from the USB flash disk: 1. Starting BIOS recovery... The system will beep once again while the process is connected to the onboard VGA connector, the display monitor...
... using this utility. • Make sure that you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. The utility displays the following message and automatically checks the floppy disk for floppy... Turn on the system. 2. Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk To recover the BIOS from the USB flash disk: 1. Starting BIOS recovery... The system will beep once again while the process is connected to the onboard VGA connector, the display monitor...
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Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The Drivers menu appears. 2. See page 5-3 for this utility. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. Place the support CD in the support CD that...
Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The Drivers menu appears. 2. See page 5-3 for this utility. DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to manage, save, and update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. Place the support CD in the support CD that...
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... SPD Memory Acceleration Mode DRAM Idle Timer DRAm Refresh Rate [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Graphic Adapter Priority Graphics Aperture Size Spread Spectrum [AGP/PCI] [ 64 MB] [Enabled] ICH Delayed Transaction [Enabled] MPS Revision [1.4] Select Screen Select Item +- A configurable field is enclosed in ] [Disabled] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] Main menu items 4.2.5 Sub-menu items Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to display the other items (Advanced, Power, Boot...
... SPD Memory Acceleration Mode DRAM Idle Timer DRAm Refresh Rate [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Graphic Adapter Priority Graphics Aperture Size Spread Spectrum [AGP/PCI] [ 64 MB] [Enabled] ICH Delayed Transaction [Enabled] MPS Revision [1.4] Select Screen Select Item +- A configurable field is enclosed in ] [Disabled] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] Main menu items 4.2.5 Sub-menu items Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to display the other items (Advanced, Power, Boot...
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Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to display the IDE device information. When set to Auto, the data transfer from and to Auto allows automatic selection of IDE drive. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Type [Auto] Selects the type of the appropriate IDE device type. When set to [Disabled], the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time. Setting to the device occurs one sector...
Configuration options: [Not Installed] [Auto] [CDROM] [ARMD] LBA/Large Mode [Auto] Enables or disables the LBA mode. Setting to display the IDE device information. When set to Auto, the data transfer from and to Auto allows automatic selection of IDE drive. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Type [Auto] Selects the type of the appropriate IDE device type. When set to [Disabled], the data transfer from and to the device occurs multiple sectors at a time. Setting to the device occurs one sector...
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...Cable [Disabled] Enables or disables checking of USB devices at startup. Setting to Auto allows the system to display the configuration options. 4.4.2 LAN Cable Status Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY POST Check LAN cable [Disabled] LAN Cable Status Pair Status Length Check LAN cable during the Power-On Self‑Test (POST). Select an item then press to detect the presence of the LAN cable during POST. 1-2 N/A 3-6 N/A 4-5 N/A 7-8 N/A 1-2 N/A 3-6 N/A 4-5 N/A 7-8 N/A Select Screen Select Item +- If detected, the USB controller legacy mode is disabled. If no USB...
...Cable [Disabled] Enables or disables checking of USB devices at startup. Setting to Auto allows the system to display the configuration options. 4.4.2 LAN Cable Status Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY POST Check LAN cable [Disabled] LAN Cable Status Pair Status Length Check LAN cable during the Power-On Self‑Test (POST). Select an item then press to detect the presence of the LAN cable during POST. 1-2 N/A 3-6 N/A 4-5 N/A 7-8 N/A 1-2 N/A 3-6 N/A 4-5 N/A 7-8 N/A Select Screen Select Item +- If detected, the USB controller legacy mode is disabled. If no USB...
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In C1E mode, the CPU power consumption is lower than idle. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5B-V 4-21 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] Allows you to enable or disable the Modify Ratio support. This should be enabled for the complete USB keyboard legacy support for operating systems without an EHCI hand‑off feature. Configure advanced CPU settings Module Version: 3C.0E Manufacturer: Intel Brand String: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz Frequency : 3.00GHz FSB Speed : 800MHz Cache L1 : 16...
In C1E mode, the CPU power consumption is lower than idle. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5B-V 4-21 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] Allows you to enable or disable the Modify Ratio support. This should be enabled for the complete USB keyboard legacy support for operating systems without an EHCI hand‑off feature. Configure advanced CPU settings Module Version: 3C.0E Manufacturer: Intel Brand String: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz Frequency : 3.00GHz FSB Speed : 800MHz Cache L1 : 16...
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... to update the motherboard BIOS in healthy operating condition. Anti-Virus Utility The anti-virus application scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses. ASUS P5B-V 5- ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you of any detected problems. This utility helps you keep your computer in Windows® environment. ASUS Music Alarm This utility allows you to set a personal computer alarm. 5.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu...
... to update the motherboard BIOS in healthy operating condition. Anti-Virus Utility The anti-virus application scans, identifies, and removes computer viruses. ASUS P5B-V 5- ASUS PC Probe II This smart utility monitors the fan speed, CPU temperature, and system voltages, and alerts you of any detected problems. This utility helps you keep your computer in Windows® environment. ASUS Music Alarm This utility allows you to set a personal computer alarm. 5.2.3 Utilities menu The Utilities menu...
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... to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set . To install the SATA hard disks for this setup. If one drive to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID sets. For optimal performance, install identical drives of two new identical hard disk drives is required for details. 5.4.1 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Connect a SATA power cable to section "5.5 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk" for this setup. Use of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. Use two new drives or use an...
... to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in a created RAID set . To install the SATA hard disks for this setup. If one drive to configure Serial ATA hard disk drives as RAID sets. For optimal performance, install identical drives of two new identical hard disk drives is required for details. 5.4.1 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Connect a SATA power cable to section "5.5 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk" for this setup. Use of the same model and capacity when creating a disk array. Use two new drives or use an...
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... the Windows® OS had been installed. A write-enabled floppy disk 3. HD Audio Controller [Enabled] Front Panel Support Type [AC97] Onboard PCIE GbE LAN [Enabled] LAN Option ROM [Disabled] JMicron SATA/PATA Controller [Enabled] JMicron SATA Controller Mode [RAID] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] 3. Before creating a RAID set Prepare the following steps before creating RAID sets. 5-32 Chapter 5: Software support Motherboard support CD with the same model and...
... the Windows® OS had been installed. A write-enabled floppy disk 3. HD Audio Controller [Enabled] Front Panel Support Type [AC97] Onboard PCIE GbE LAN [Enabled] LAN Option ROM [Disabled] JMicron SATA/PATA Controller [Enabled] JMicron SATA Controller Mode [RAID] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port Address [378] Parallel Port Mode [ECP] ECP Mode DMA Channel [DMA3] Parallel Port IRQ [IRQ7] 3. Before creating a RAID set Prepare the following steps before creating RAID sets. 5-32 Chapter 5: Software support Motherboard support CD with the same model and...
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... a broken RAID HDD. In the main JMB363 RAID BIOS menu, highlight Revert HDD to non‑RAID using the up/down arrow key then press . [Main Menu] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to confirm; Pressing deletes all data and previous RAID configurations. A selected HDD shows a sign before it. 3. Press to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save and Exit Setup Exit Without Saving 2. ASUS P5B-V 5-37 To reset disks to confirm...
... a broken RAID HDD. In the main JMB363 RAID BIOS menu, highlight Revert HDD to non‑RAID using the up/down arrow key then press . [Main Menu] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to confirm; Pressing deletes all data and previous RAID configurations. A selected HDD shows a sign before it. 3. Press to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save and Exit Setup Exit Without Saving 2. ASUS P5B-V 5-37 To reset disks to confirm...
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...floppy disk to complete the installation. 5-40 Chapter 5: Software support Set the optical drive as the primary boot device. 4. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. To install the RAID driver: 1. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to avoid computer virus infection. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID/SATA driver disk in a RAID set. 5.5.1 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID/SATA driver disk without entering the OS: 1. When the Drivers menu...
...floppy disk to complete the installation. 5-40 Chapter 5: Software support Set the optical drive as the primary boot device. 4. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. To install the RAID driver: 1. Follow the succeeding screen instructions to avoid computer virus infection. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. 5.5.2 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID/SATA driver disk in a RAID set. 5.5.1 Creating a RAID/SATA driver disk without entering the OS To create a RAID/SATA driver disk without entering the OS: 1. When the Drivers menu...
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... (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in the future. c. b. Insert the Windows® 2000 CD to continue. From the Open field, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that D: is your BIOS The following to the floppy disk drive. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy, USB Flash disk, or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.) 4. d. e. e. Press , then follow screen instructions to the optical drive. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk, USB Flash, or the motherboard support CD during POST...
... (BIOS) setup. 1. ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in the future. c. b. Insert the Windows® 2000 CD to continue. From the Open field, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that D: is your BIOS The following to the floppy disk drive. ASUS EZ Flash 2 (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy, USB Flash disk, or the motherboard support CD when the BIOS file fails or gets corrupted.) 4. d. e. e. Press , then follow screen instructions to the optical drive. ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 (Updates the BIOS using a floppy disk, USB Flash, or the motherboard support CD during POST...
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... the Utilities screen menu. 3. Place the support CD in Windows® environment. The ASUS Update utility is available in the support CD that allows you to your system. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Quit all Windows® applications before you to download the latest BIOS file. 4.1.5 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network...
... the Utilities screen menu. 3. Place the support CD in Windows® environment. The ASUS Update utility is available in the support CD that allows you to your system. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Quit all Windows® applications before you to download the latest BIOS file. 4.1.5 ASUS Update utility The ASUS Update is a utility that comes with the motherboard package. Restart the system after the utility completes the updating process. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network...
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... Detected] Main menu items 4.2.5 Sub-menu items Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to display a list of the selected item. Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Memory Acceleration Mode DRAM Idle Timer DRAm Refresh Rate [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Graphic Adapter Priority Graphics Aperture Size Spread Spectrum [AGP/PCI] [ 64 MB] [Enabled] ICH Delayed Transaction [Enabled] MPS Revision [1.4] Select Screen Select Item +- Press the Up/Down arrow keys or / keys to display the other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, Tool, and...
... Detected] Main menu items 4.2.5 Sub-menu items Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to display a list of the selected item. Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Memory Acceleration Mode DRAM Idle Timer DRAm Refresh Rate [Enabled] [Auto] [Auto] [Auto] Graphic Adapter Priority Graphics Aperture Size Spread Spectrum [AGP/PCI] [ 64 MB] [Enabled] ICH Delayed Transaction [Enabled] MPS Revision [1.4] Select Screen Select Item +- Press the Up/Down arrow keys or / keys to display the other items (Advanced, Power, Boot, Tool, and...
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... a RAID/SATA driver disk" for details. 5.4.1 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. ASUS P5B-V 5-31 To install the SATA hard disks for Just a Bunch of the data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup. Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup...
... a RAID/SATA driver disk" for details. 5.4.1 Installing Serial ATA hard disks The motherboard supports Serial ATA hard disk drives. Install the SATA hard disks into the drive bays. 2. ASUS P5B-V 5-31 To install the SATA hard disks for Just a Bunch of the data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. RAID 1 (Data mirroring) copies and maintains an identical image of two new identical hard disk drives is required for this setup. Use two new drives or use an existing drive and a new drive for this setup...
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A write-enabled floppy disk 3. Install an internal Serial ATA hard disk drive and an external Serial ATA hard disk drive on the external Serial ATA hard disk drives. Set the JMicron SATA Controller Mode item in the BIOS to the SATA connector labeled SATA_RAID or SATA_RAID1. 2. See section "4.4.6 Onboard Devices Configuration" for details. 5. HD Audio Controller [Enabled] Front Panel Support Type [AC97] Onboard PCIE GbE LAN [Enabled] LAN Option ROM [Disabled] JMicron SATA/PATA Controller [Enabled] JMicron SATA Controller Mode [RAID] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port...
A write-enabled floppy disk 3. Install an internal Serial ATA hard disk drive and an external Serial ATA hard disk drive on the external Serial ATA hard disk drives. Set the JMicron SATA Controller Mode item in the BIOS to the SATA connector labeled SATA_RAID or SATA_RAID1. 2. See section "4.4.6 Onboard Devices Configuration" for details. 5. HD Audio Controller [Enabled] Front Panel Support Type [AC97] Onboard PCIE GbE LAN [Enabled] LAN Option ROM [Disabled] JMicron SATA/PATA Controller [Enabled] JMicron SATA Controller Mode [RAID] Serial Port1 Address [3F8/IRQ4] Parallel Port...
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... Drive Save and Exit Setup Exit Without Saving 2. A selected HDD shows a sign before it. 3. When you install a broken RAID HDD, you cannot select this broken RAID HDD as part of the RAID set through the JMB363, you may do so by resetting the disk to non-RAID. In the main JMB363 RAID BIOS menu, highlight Revert HDD to non‑RAID using the up/down arrow key then press . [Main Menu] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD...
... Drive Save and Exit Setup Exit Without Saving 2. A selected HDD shows a sign before it. 3. When you install a broken RAID HDD, you cannot select this broken RAID HDD as part of the RAID set through the JMB363, you may do so by resetting the disk to non-RAID. In the main JMB363 RAID BIOS menu, highlight Revert HDD to non‑RAID using the up/down arrow key then press . [Main Menu] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD...
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... changes and exit BIOS. 6. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive. 3. Start Windows®. 2. Write-protect the floppy disk to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Press then insert the floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® 2000/XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in Windows®: 1. Set the optical drive as the primary boot device. 4. Follow succeeding screen instructions to boot from the optical drive." 7. Place the motherboard support CD into the floppy drive then...
... changes and exit BIOS. 6. Insert a formatted floppy disk into the optical drive. 3. Start Windows®. 2. Write-protect the floppy disk to enter the BIOS setup utility. 3. Press then insert the floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® 2000/XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in Windows®: 1. Set the optical drive as the primary boot device. 4. Follow succeeding screen instructions to boot from the optical drive." 7. Place the motherboard support CD into the floppy drive then...