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.../66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable I/O shield 1 x ASUS Q-connector kit (USB, system panel; Retail version only) ASUS motherboard support CD ASUS Superb Software Library CD User guide If any of ASUS quality motherboards! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it , check the items in the long line of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® P5B SE motherboard! Thank you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices...
.../66 cable 1 x Floppy disk drive cable I/O shield 1 x ASUS Q-connector kit (USB, system panel; Retail version only) ASUS motherboard support CD ASUS Superb Software Library CD User guide If any of ASUS quality motherboards! The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it , check the items in the long line of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your motherboard package for buying an ASUS® P5B SE motherboard! Thank you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices...
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..., 6-channel audio ports, and S/PDIF interfaces, you can be stored in the CMOS or a separate file, giving users freedom to analog format and keeps the best signal quality. ASUS O.C. The BIOS settings can connect your PC! ASUS P5B SE 1- Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology and SATA on the go This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on your computer to home theater decoders to external devices. S/PDIF digital sound ready This motherboard...
..., 6-channel audio ports, and S/PDIF interfaces, you can be stored in the CMOS or a separate file, giving users freedom to analog format and keeps the best signal quality. ASUS O.C. The BIOS settings can connect your PC! ASUS P5B SE 1- Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology and SATA on the go This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on your computer to home theater decoders to external devices. S/PDIF digital sound ready This motherboard...
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...‑sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that came with the screw you intend to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. See Chapter 4 for the card. 2. Failure to the chassis with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. When using PCI cards on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that they support.
...‑sections describe the slots and the expansion cards that came with the screw you intend to unplug the power cord before adding or removing expansion cards. See Chapter 4 for the card. 2. Failure to the chassis with it by adjusting the software settings. 1. When using PCI cards on the system and change the necessary BIOS settings, if any. Before installing the expansion card, read the documentation that they support.
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... figure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot. 2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. ASUS P5B SE 2-21 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 specifications. The figure 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 comply with the PCI Express specifications. The following figure...
... figure shows a graphics card installed on the PCI Express x1 slot. 2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. ASUS P5B SE 2-21 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 specifications. The figure 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 comply with the PCI Express specifications. The following figure...
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... use a power supply unit (PSU) that complies 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 ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) These connectors are designed to connect the 4-pin EATX12V power plug; The power supply plugs are for ATX power supply plugs. otherwise, the system will not boot. • Use of a PSU with a higher power...
... use a power supply unit (PSU) that complies 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 ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) These connectors are designed to connect the 4-pin EATX12V power plug; The power supply plugs are for ATX power supply plugs. otherwise, the system will not boot. • Use of a PSU with a higher power...
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ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in the future. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or a USB flash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in Windows® environment.) Refer to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. ASUS P5B SE 4- ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in the support CD that allows you to the corresponding sections for the Utilities screen menu. 3. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or...
ASUS Update (Updates the BIOS in the future. Save a copy of the original motherboard BIOS file to a bootable floppy disk or a USB flash disk in case you need to restore the BIOS in Windows® environment.) Refer to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) setup. 1. Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. ASUS P5B SE 4- ASUS AFUDOS (Updates the BIOS in the support CD that allows you to the corresponding sections for the Utilities screen menu. 3. ASUS Update requires an Internet connection either through a network or...
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... or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Turn on the system. 2. The utility will automatically checks the devices for the original or updated BIOS file. Turn on the system. 3. You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD, the USB flash disk, or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file. • Prepare the motherboard support CD, the USB flash disk, or the floppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility. • Make sure that you to P5BSE.ROM. The utility displays...
... or reset the system while updating the BIOS! Turn on the system. 2. The utility will automatically checks the devices for the original or updated BIOS file. Turn on the system. 3. You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support CD, the USB flash disk, or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file. • Prepare the motherboard support CD, the USB flash disk, or the floppy disk containing the updated motherboard BIOS before using this utility. • Make sure that you to P5BSE.ROM. The utility displays...
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... configuration options for that the iteam has a sub-menu. To change the value of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the menu bar displays the specific items for the menu items. If an item is not user-configurable. 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...
... configuration options for that the iteam has a sub-menu. To change the value of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on the menu bar displays the specific items for the menu items. If an item is not user-configurable. 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...
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... SMART monitoring). Select CDROM if you are not user-configurable. Setting to display the SATA device information. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] 4-14 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Type [Auto] Selects the type of SATA devices. These items show N/A if no SATA device is a separate sub-menu for each SATA device. Select ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Select a device item then press to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device...
... SMART monitoring). Select CDROM if you are not user-configurable. Setting to display the SATA device information. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] 4-14 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Type [Auto] Selects the type of SATA devices. These items show N/A if no SATA device is a separate sub-menu for each SATA device. Select ARMD (ATAPI Removable Media Device) if your device is either a ZIP, LS-120, or MO drive. Select a device item then press to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device...
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... RAID controller. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] JMB363 Mode Select [IDE] Sets the configuration for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices. IDE Detect Time Out [35] Selects the time out value for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge chip. AMIBIOS Version : 0201 Build Date : 06/20/07 Processor Type Speed Count : Genuine Intel(R) CPU 3.20GHz : 3200MHz : 1 System Memory Installed Size: 512MB Usable Size : 512MBs AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto-detected...
... RAID controller. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] JMB363 Mode Select [IDE] Sets the configuration for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices. IDE Detect Time Out [35] Selects the time out value for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge chip. AMIBIOS Version : 0201 Build Date : 06/20/07 Processor Type Speed Count : Genuine Intel(R) CPU 3.20GHz : 3200MHz : 1 System Memory Installed Size: 512MB Usable Size : 512MBs AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto-detected...
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... Speed] BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled] Allows you to configure the USB 2.0 controller in this menu allows you to enable support for USB devices on legacy operating systems (OS). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] Allows you to display the configuration options. 4.4.2 USB Configuration The items in HiSpeed (480 Mbps) or Full Speed (12 Mbps). Select an item then press to change the USB-related features. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5B SE 4-19 Configuration options: [Disabled] [2 USB ports] [4 USB ports] [6 USB...
... Speed] BIOS EHCI Hand-Off [Enabled] Allows you to configure the USB 2.0 controller in this menu allows you to enable support for USB devices on legacy operating systems (OS). Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] USB 2.0 Controller Mode [HiSpeed] Allows you to display the configuration options. 4.4.2 USB Configuration The items in HiSpeed (480 Mbps) or Full Speed (12 Mbps). Select an item then press to change the USB-related features. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5B SE 4-19 Configuration options: [Disabled] [2 USB ports] [4 USB ports] [6 USB...
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...CPU ratio adjustment [Auto] When this item to enable or disable C1E Support. Configuration options: [MANUAL] [Auto] Ratio CMOS Setting [8] Use the and keys to Enable/disable Execute Disable Function. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] Allows you to boot legacy operating systems that the BIOS automatically detects. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Vanderpool Technology [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled...
...CPU ratio adjustment [Auto] When this item to enable or disable C1E Support. Configuration options: [MANUAL] [Auto] Ratio CMOS Setting [8] Use the and keys to Enable/disable Execute Disable Function. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch [Enabled] Allows you to boot legacy operating systems that the BIOS automatically detects. Change Option F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2007, American Megatrends, Inc. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Vanderpool Technology [Enabled] Configuration options: [Enabled...
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...DRAM Clocks] [4 DRAM Clocks] [5 DRAM Clocks] [6 DRAM Clocks] DRAM RAS# Activate to Precha [15 DRAM Clocks] Configuration options: [9 DRAM Clocks] [10 DRAM Clocks]...[15 DRAM Clocks] DRAM 1N Mode Select [Disabled] Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] Memory Hole [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [15MB-16MB] Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI] Allows you to set the DDR2 operating frequency. Configuration options: [PCI/PEG] [PEG/PCI] PEG Port [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] PEG Force x1 [Disabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 4-22 Chapter 2: BIOS...
...DRAM Clocks] [4 DRAM Clocks] [5 DRAM Clocks] [6 DRAM Clocks] DRAM RAS# Activate to Precha [15 DRAM Clocks] Configuration options: [9 DRAM Clocks] [10 DRAM Clocks]...[15 DRAM Clocks] DRAM 1N Mode Select [Disabled] Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] Memory Hole [Disabled] Configuration options: [Disabled] [15MB-16MB] Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI] Allows you to set the DDR2 operating frequency. Configuration options: [PCI/PEG] [PEG/PCI] PEG Port [Auto] Configuration options: [Auto] [Disabled] PEG Force x1 [Disabled] Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] 4-22 Chapter 2: BIOS...
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...to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is free for legacy ISA devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-26 Chapter 2: BIOS setup When set to change the settings for system suspend. Suspend Mode [Auto] ACPI Version Features [ACPI v1.0] ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] APM Configuration Hardware Monitor 4.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] Allows you to be used for the Advanced Power Management (APM). IRQ-xx assigned to [PCI Device] When set to display the configuration options. Configuration options: [ACPI v1.0] [ACPI v2.0] [ACPI v3.0] 4.5.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] Allows...
...to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is free for legacy ISA devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 4-26 Chapter 2: BIOS setup When set to change the settings for system suspend. Suspend Mode [Auto] ACPI Version Features [ACPI v1.0] ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] APM Configuration Hardware Monitor 4.5.1 Suspend Mode [Auto] Allows you to be used for the Advanced Power Management (APM). IRQ-xx assigned to [PCI Device] When set to display the configuration options. Configuration options: [ACPI v1.0] [ACPI v2.0] [ACPI v3.0] 4.5.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] Allows...
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... default Not Installed. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] Wait for 'F1' If Error [Enabled] When set to trap Interrupt 19. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Hit 'DEL' Message Display [Enabled] When set or change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. Confirm the password when prompted. Select an item then press to run Setup" during POST. PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto] Allows you to disabled password. again to enable or disable support for the F1 key to set to Enabled, the system displays...
... default Not Installed. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] Wait for 'F1' If Error [Enabled] When set to trap Interrupt 19. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Hit 'DEL' Message Display [Enabled] When set or change the supervisor password, follow the same steps as in setting a user password. Confirm the password when prompted. Select an item then press to run Setup" during POST. PS/2 Mouse Support [Auto] Allows you to disabled password. again to enable or disable support for the F1 key to set to Enabled, the system displays...
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... hard disk drives that are not yet configured as RAID sets. To install the SATA hard disks for Just a Bunch of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in parallel, interleaved stacks. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on the operating system. JBOD (Spanning) stands for a RAID configuration: 1. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations. 5.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives...
... hard disk drives that are not yet configured as RAID sets. To install the SATA hard disks for Just a Bunch of a single disk alone, thus improving data access and storage. Connect the SATA signal cables. 3. If you want to boot the system from a hard disk drive included in parallel, interleaved stacks. Connect a SATA power cable to the power connector on the operating system. JBOD (Spanning) stands for a RAID configuration: 1. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations. 5.4.1 RAID definitions RAID 0 (Data striping) optimizes two identical hard disk drives...
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... RAID Controller JMB363 Mode Select [Enhanced] [IDE] [Disabled] [35] [Enabled] [RAID] Options Disabled Compatiable Enhanced 3. Enable the JMB363 RAID Controller item in the BIOS, and set up your system. Install the JMB363 driver after the Windows® OS had been installed. 5-22 Chapter 5: Software support Microsoft® Windows® OS installation disk (Windows 2000/XP) 4. Install the internal Serial ATA hard disk drive to [RAID]. Enter the JMB363 RAID BIOS utility to set the JMB363 Mode Select item to the SATA connector labeled SATA_E1. 2. Two SATA HDDs, preferably...
... RAID Controller JMB363 Mode Select [Enhanced] [IDE] [Disabled] [35] [Enabled] [RAID] Options Disabled Compatiable Enhanced 3. Enable the JMB363 RAID Controller item in the BIOS, and set up your system. Install the JMB363 driver after the Windows® OS had been installed. 5-22 Chapter 5: Software support Microsoft® Windows® OS installation disk (Windows 2000/XP) 4. Install the internal Serial ATA hard disk drive to [RAID]. Enter the JMB363 RAID BIOS utility to set the JMB363 Mode Select item to the SATA connector labeled SATA_E1. 2. Two SATA HDDs, preferably...
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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 the action. A dialogue box appears to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save and Exit Setup Exit Without Saving 2. ASUS P5B SE 5-27 You will, however, lose all the data in another RAID set in the HDD. A selected HDD shows...
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 the action. A dialogue box appears to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save and Exit Setup Exit Without Saving 2. ASUS P5B SE 5-27 You will, however, lose all the data in another RAID set in the HDD. A selected HDD shows...
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... 5: Software support To solve a Mirror conflict: 1. The selected HDD shows a sign before it. 3. PCI-to-SATA II/IDE RAID Controller BIOS v0.97 [Main Menu] [Hard Disk Drive List] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to the contents of the source drive. A status bar at the bottom of the screen shows the progress of the two is the source drive. Using the , move to the RAID Disk Drive List menu and highlight the RAID set that you to set as...
... 5: Software support To solve a Mirror conflict: 1. The selected HDD shows a sign before it. 3. PCI-to-SATA II/IDE RAID Controller BIOS v0.97 [Main Menu] [Hard Disk Drive List] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to the contents of the source drive. A status bar at the bottom of the screen shows the progress of the two is the source drive. Using the , move to the RAID Disk Drive List menu and highlight the RAID set that you to set as...
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... the optical drive as the primary boot device. 4. 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in Windows® XP: 1. To install the RAID driver in a RAID set. For Windows® Vista operating system, use either a floppy disk or a USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 3. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. 5-30 Chapter 5: Software support Place the motherboard support CD into...
... the optical drive as the primary boot device. 4. 5.5 Creating a RAID driver disk A floppy disk with the RAID driver is required when installing Windows® XP operating system on a hard disk drive that is included in Windows® XP: 1. To install the RAID driver in a RAID set. For Windows® Vista operating system, use either a floppy disk or a USB device with RAID driver into the floppy disk drive. 3. Save changes and exit BIOS. 6. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the installation. 5-30 Chapter 5: Software support Place the motherboard support CD into...