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...FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL ...USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ii E3381 Second Edition V2 September 2007 ...
...FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL ...USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ii E3381 Second Edition V2 September 2007 ...
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Contents Notices...vii Safety information viii About this guide ix P5B SE specifications summary xi Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 ASUS AI Lifestyle features 1-3 1.3.3 ASUS Special features 1-5 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.2.1 Placement direction 2-2 2.2.2 Screw holes 2-2 2.2.3 Motherboard layout 2-3 2.2.4 Layout contents 2-4 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-6 2.3.1 Installing the CPU 2-7 2.3.2 Installing the ...
Contents Notices...vii Safety information viii About this guide ix P5B SE specifications summary xi Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-2 1.3.2 ASUS AI Lifestyle features 1-3 1.3.3 ASUS Special features 1-5 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.2.1 Placement direction 2-2 2.2.2 Screw holes 2-2 2.2.3 Motherboard layout 2-3 2.2.4 Layout contents 2-4 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-6 2.3.1 Installing the CPU 2-7 2.3.2 Installing the ...
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P5B SE specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage LAN High Definition Audio USB ASUS special features ASUS Exclusive Overclocking features LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Quad/Core™2 Extreme/ Core™2 Duo/ Pentium®... on the rear panel - RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD configuration (by the ASUS exclusive technology, this motherboard supports up to 500MHz at mid-board, four on the rear panel) ASUS Q-Fan ASUS Q-Connector ASUS O.C. FSB tuning from 100MHz up to www.asus.com for up to 2 PATA devices - 1 x Internal SATA 3 Gb/s ...
P5B SE specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Storage LAN High Definition Audio USB ASUS special features ASUS Exclusive Overclocking features LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Quad/Core™2 Extreme/ Core™2 Duo/ Pentium®... on the rear panel - RAID 0, RAID 1, and JBOD configuration (by the ASUS exclusive technology, this motherboard supports up to 500MHz at mid-board, four on the rear panel) ASUS Q-Fan ASUS Q-Connector ASUS O.C. FSB tuning from 100MHz up to www.asus.com for up to 2 PATA devices - 1 x Internal SATA 3 Gb/s ...
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P5B SE specifications summary Rear panel 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x Parallel port 1 x Serial port 1 x External Serial ATA port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 6-channel audio ... Chassis intrusion connector Front panel audio connector CD audio in connector 24-pin ATX power connector 4-pin ATX 12 V power connector System panel connector BIOS features 8 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI v3.0, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 Manageability WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Support CD...
P5B SE specifications summary Rear panel 1 x PS/2 keyboard port 1 x PS/2 mouse port 1 x Parallel port 1 x Serial port 1 x External Serial ATA port 1 x LAN (RJ-45) port 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 6-channel audio ... Chassis intrusion connector Front panel audio connector CD audio in connector 24-pin ATX power connector 4-pin ATX 12 V power connector System panel connector BIOS features 8 Mb Flash ROM, AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI v3.0, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 Manageability WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Support CD...
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...quality on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for details. See pages 2-24 and 4-23 for details. 1.3.2 ASUS Special features ASUS Q-Fan technology The ASUS Q-Fan technology smartly adjusts the CPU fan speed ...separate file, giving users freedom to produce crystal-clear digital audio. ASUS P5B SE 1- Easily backup photos, videos and other entertainment contents to analog format and keeps the best signal quality. Profile The motherboard features the ASUS O.C. See pages 2-30 and 4-28 for details. See page...
...quality on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for details. See pages 2-24 and 4-23 for details. 1.3.2 ASUS Special features ASUS Q-Fan technology The ASUS Q-Fan technology smartly adjusts the CPU fan speed ...separate file, giving users freedom to produce crystal-clear digital audio. ASUS P5B SE 1- Easily backup photos, videos and other entertainment contents to analog format and keeps the best signal quality. Profile The motherboard features the ASUS O.C. See pages 2-30 and 4-28 for details. See page...
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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 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. 2.5.4 PCI slots The PCI...
...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 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. 2.5.4 PCI slots The PCI...
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... Right Audio Channel Ground Ground Left Audio Channel P5B SE Internal audio connector ASUS P5B SE 2-29 Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD) These connectors allow you to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. Doing so will damage the motherboard! These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection...
... Right Audio Channel Ground Ground Left Audio Channel P5B SE Internal audio connector ASUS P5B SE 2-29 Optical drive audio connector (4-pin CD) These connectors allow you to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. Doing so will damage the motherboard! These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports up to 480 Mbps connection...
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ATX12V EATXPWR P5B SE ® +12V DC GND P5B SE ATX power connectors +12V DC +3 Volts GND -12 Volts Ground PSON# Ground Ground... a higher power output is inadequate. • The ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant (400W) PSU has been tested to support the motherboard power requirements with more power-consuming devices. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) These...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...
ATX12V EATXPWR P5B SE ® +12V DC GND P5B SE ATX power connectors +12V DC +3 Volts GND -12 Volts Ground PSON# Ground Ground... a higher power output is inadequate. • The ATX 12 V Specification 2.0-compliant (400W) PSU has been tested to support the motherboard power requirements with more power-consuming devices. ATX power connectors (24-pin EATXPWR, 4-pin ATX12V) These...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...
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.... A configurable field is enclosed in brackets, and is a brief description of the selected item. 4.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that item. 4.2.8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on...
.... A configurable field is enclosed in brackets, and is a brief description of the selected item. 4.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that item. 4.2.8 Scroll bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of a menu screen when there are items that do not fit on...
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... the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Setting to display the SATA device information. Type [Auto] Selects the type of the appropriate SATA device type. Select CDROM if...
... the values opposite the dimmed items (Device, Vendor, Size, LBA Mode, Block Mode, PIO Mode, Async DMA, Ultra DMA, and SMART monitoring). These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. Setting to display the SATA device information. Type [Auto] Selects the type of the appropriate SATA device type. Select CDROM if...
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...devices. Configuration options: [RAID] [IDE] [AHCI] 4.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. IDE Detect Time Out [35] Selects the time out value for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge chip. AMIBIOS... 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 system memory 4-16 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30...
...devices. Configuration options: [RAID] [IDE] [AHCI] 4.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications. IDE Detect Time Out [35] Selects the time out value for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge chip. AMIBIOS... 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 system memory 4-16 Chapter 2: BIOS setup Configuration options: [0] [5] [10] [15] [20] [25] [30...
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...[Reserved], the IRQ is reserved for use of PCI/PnP devices. When set to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). Configuration options: [ACPI v1.0] [ACPI v2.0] [ACPI v3.0] 4.5.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] Allows you to select the ... Interface (ACPI) state to be used for the Advanced Power Management (APM). IRQ-xx assigned to [PCI Device] When set to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is free for legacy ISA devices. Configuration options: [S1 (POS) only] [S3 only] [Auto] 4.5.2 ACPI Version Features [ACPI v1.0] Allows...
...[Reserved], the IRQ is reserved for use of PCI/PnP devices. When set to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). Configuration options: [ACPI v1.0] [ACPI v2.0] [ACPI v3.0] 4.5.3 ACPI APIC Support [Enabled] Allows you to select the ... Interface (ACPI) state to be used for the Advanced Power Management (APM). IRQ-xx assigned to [PCI Device] When set to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is free for legacy ISA devices. Configuration options: [S1 (POS) only] [S3 only] [Auto] 4.5.2 ACPI Version Features [ACPI v1.0] Allows...
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...[xxxºC/xxxºF] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures. If the fan is not connected to turn on the +5VSB lead. This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the system. Select Ignored if... [Ctrl-Esc] [Power Key] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to the motherboard, the field shows N/A. CPU Fan Speed (RPM) [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] or [Ignored] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays ...
...[xxxºC/xxxºF] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures. If the fan is not connected to turn on the +5VSB lead. This feature requires an ATX power supply that provides at least 1A on the system. Select Ignored if... [Ctrl-Esc] [Power Key] Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], this parameter allows you to use specific keys on the keyboard to the motherboard, the field shows N/A. CPU Fan Speed (RPM) [xxxxRPM] or [N/A] or [Ignored] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays ...
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... onboard voltage regulators. 4.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you do not wish to the chassis, the specific field shows N/A. Configuration options: [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] [Hard Drive] [ATAPI CD-ROM] [Disabled] ASUS P5B SE 4-29 Select an item then press to change the system boot options. The number of device items that appears...
... onboard voltage regulators. 4.6 Boot menu The Boot menu items allow you do not wish to the chassis, the specific field shows N/A. Configuration options: [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] [Hard Drive] [ATAPI CD-ROM] [Disabled] ASUS P5B SE 4-29 Select an item then press to change the system boot options. The number of device items that appears...
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Click an icon to display the specified information. Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the support CD. ASUS P5B SE 5- 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 motherboard.
Click an icon to display the specified information. Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the support CD. ASUS P5B SE 5- 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 motherboard.