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... and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. ii or (2) the serial number of alteration is defaced or missing. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, ...retrieval system, or translated into any language in this manual may or may be registered trademarks or copyrights of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN ...
... and to the owners' benefit, without intent to infringe. ii or (2) the serial number of alteration is defaced or missing. SPECIFICATIONS AND INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MANUAL ARE FURNISHED FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, ...retrieval system, or translated into any language in this manual may or may be registered trademarks or copyrights of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN ...
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Contents Notices...vi Safety information vii P5B-VM specifications summary x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-4 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-4 1.4 Before you proceed 1-6 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-7 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.5.2 Placement direction 1-7 1.5.3 Screw holes 1-8 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-11 1.6.1 Overview 1-11 1.6.2 Installing the CPU 1-12 1.6.3 Installing the heatsink and fan 1-14 1.7 System memory 1-18 1.7.1 ...
Contents Notices...vi Safety information vii P5B-VM specifications summary x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-2 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-4 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-4 1.4 Before you proceed 1-6 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-7 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.5.2 Placement direction 1-7 1.5.3 Screw holes 1-8 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-11 1.6.1 Overview 1-11 1.6.2 Installing the CPU 1-12 1.6.3 Installing the heatsink and fan 1-14 1.7 System memory 1-18 1.7.1 ...
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...) 10 x USB2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at midboard; resolutions to Max resolution to 2 PATA devices - 1 x Internal SATA 3.0 Gb/s port - 1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port - P5B-VM specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots VGA Storage LAN Audio IEEE 1394 USB LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™...; Extreme / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D Processors Compatible with Intel® 05B/05A/06 processors Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ready Refer to www.asus.com for up to 2048 x 1536 bpp(@75Hz) Max.
...) 10 x USB2.0 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 4 ports at midboard; resolutions to Max resolution to 2 PATA devices - 1 x Internal SATA 3.0 Gb/s port - 1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s port - P5B-VM specifications summary CPU Chipset System Bus Memory Expansion Slots VGA Storage LAN Audio IEEE 1394 USB LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™...; Extreme / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D Processors Compatible with Intel® 05B/05A/06 processors Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ready Refer to www.asus.com for up to 2048 x 1536 bpp(@75Hz) Max.
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... 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) Micro-ATX form factor: 9.6 in x 9.6 in (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. P5B-VM specifications summary ASUS AI Lifestyle Features Other Features ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: - ASUS AI Gear - ASUS CrashFree...
... 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE Device drivers ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version) Micro-ATX form factor: 9.6 in x 9.6 in (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm) *Specifications are subject to change without notice. P5B-VM specifications summary ASUS AI Lifestyle Features Other Features ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: - ASUS AI Gear - ASUS CrashFree...
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... go This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for details. See pages 1-30 for audio/video appliances such as digital television, digital video camcorders, storage peripherals & other entertainment contents to external devices. ASUS P5B-VM 1- The Intel...
... go This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for details. See pages 1-30 for audio/video appliances such as digital television, digital video camcorders, storage peripherals & other entertainment contents to external devices. ASUS P5B-VM 1- The Intel...
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...card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. The figure shows a graphics card installed on a PCI slot. 1.8.5 PCI Express x4 slots This motherboard supports PCI Express x4 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with ... specifications. The following figure shows a network card installed on the PCI Express x4 slot. 2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. The figure shows a LAN card installed on the PCI Express x16 sloti ASUS P5B-VM ...
...card, SCSI card, USB card, and other cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. The figure shows a graphics card installed on a PCI slot. 1.8.5 PCI Express x4 slots This motherboard supports PCI Express x4 network cards, SCSI cards and other cards that comply with ... specifications. The following figure shows a network card installed on the PCI Express x4 slot. 2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slot This motherboard supports PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. The figure shows a LAN card installed on the PCI Express x16 sloti ASUS P5B-VM ...
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...system chassis. P5B-VM R CD (black) P5B-VM Internal Audio Connector Right Audio Channel Ground Ground Left Audio Channel 1-34 Chapter 1: Product introduction Doing so will damage the motherboard! The USB module is purchased separately. 7. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports ...5V USB_P9USB_P9+ GND 1 USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND 1 USB+5V USB_P5USB_P5+ GND P5B-VM USB 2.0 Connectors Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connector onboard. You can connect the USB cable to ASUS Q-Connector (USB, blue) first, and then install the Q-Connector (USB) to...
...system chassis. P5B-VM R CD (black) P5B-VM Internal Audio Connector Right Audio Channel Ground Ground Left Audio Channel 1-34 Chapter 1: Product introduction Doing so will damage the motherboard! The USB module is purchased separately. 7. These USB connectors comply with USB 2.0 specification that supports ...5V USB_P9USB_P9+ GND 1 USB+5V USB_P7USB_P7+ GND 1 USB+5V USB_P5USB_P5+ GND P5B-VM USB 2.0 Connectors Never connect a 1394 cable to the USB connector onboard. You can connect the USB cable to ASUS Q-Connector (USB, blue) first, and then install the Q-Connector (USB) to...
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...forget 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 ASUS P5B-VM 1-37 Find the proper.... 12. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is recommended when configuring a system with ATX 12 V Specification 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of a PSU with a higher power output is inadequate. • The ATX 12...
...forget 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 ASUS P5B-VM 1-37 Find the proper.... 12. The system may become unstable or may not boot up if the power is recommended when configuring a system with ATX 12 V Specification 2.0 (or later version) and provides a minimum power of a PSU with a higher power output is inadequate. • The ATX 12...
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... bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of the field opposite the item. 2.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that do not fit on the screen. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items on the menu bar...] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] Main menu items 2.2.5 Sub-menu items Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to display a pop-up window Scroll bar ASUS P5B-VM 2-13 Use [+] or [-] to display a list of the selected item.
... bar A scroll bar appears on the right side of the field opposite the item. 2.2.4 Menu items The highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specific items for that do not fit on the screen. For example, selecting Main shows the Main menu items. The other items on the menu bar...] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] :[Not Detected] Main menu items 2.2.5 Sub-menu items Use [ENTER], [TAB] or [SHIFT-TAB] to display a pop-up window Scroll bar ASUS P5B-VM 2-13 Use [+] or [-] to display a list of the selected item.
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... MO drive. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. When set to [Disabled], the data transfer from and to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS P5B-VM 2-15 Select a device item...
... MO drive. These values are specifically configuring a CD-ROM drive. When set to [Disabled], the data transfer from and to Auto enables the LBA mode if the device supports this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] ASUS P5B-VM 2-15 Select a device item...
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AMIBIOS Version : 0024 Build Date : 05/16/06 Processor Type Speed Count : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz : 3000MHz : 1 System Memory Usable Size: 256MB AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory ASUS P5B-VM 2-17 The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. 2.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications.
AMIBIOS Version : 0024 Build Date : 05/16/06 Processor Type Speed Count : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz : 3000MHz : 1 System Memory Usable Size: 256MB AMI BIOS Displays the auto-detected BIOS information Processor Displays the auto-detected CPU specification System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory ASUS P5B-VM 2-17 The BIOS automatically detects the items in this menu. 2.3.6 System Information This menu gives you an overview of the general system specifications.
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... (ACPI) state to be used for system suspend. When set to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). When set to [Reserved], the IRQ is free for use of PCI/PnP devices. Configuration options: [S1(POS... Power Management (APM). IRQ-xx assigned to [PCI Device] When set to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] Allows you to display the configuration options. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5B-VM 2-27
... (ACPI) state to be used for system suspend. When set to Enabled, the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). When set to [Reserved], the IRQ is free for use of PCI/PnP devices. Configuration options: [S1(POS... Power Management (APM). IRQ-xx assigned to [PCI Device] When set to [PCI Device], the specific IRQ is reserved for legacy ISA devices. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.5.3 ACPI 2.0 Support [Disabled] Allows you to display the configuration options. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5B-VM 2-27
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...Space Bar] [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 turn on the +5VSB lead. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.5.6 Hardware Monitor Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature [48ºC/... [xxxºC/xxxºF] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures. Select Ignored if you do not wish to display the detected speed. ASUS P5B-VM 2-29 Select Ignored if you do not wish to display the detected speed. This...
...Space Bar] [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 turn on the +5VSB lead. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] 2.5.6 Hardware Monitor Hardware Monitor CPU Temperature [48ºC/... [xxxºC/xxxºF] The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects and displays the motherboard and CPU temperatures. Select Ignored if you do not wish to display the detected speed. ASUS P5B-VM 2-29 Select Ignored if you do not wish to display the detected speed. This...
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... menu items allow you to the chassis, the specific field shows N/A. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Performance] [Optimal] [Silent] [Ultra Silent] The option of "Ultra Silent" is not connected to change the system boot options. Select an item then press to enable or disable the ASUS Advanced Q-Fan control. Power Fan Speed (RPM) [xxxxRPM...
... menu items allow you to the chassis, the specific field shows N/A. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Performance] [Optimal] [Silent] [Ultra Silent] The option of "Ultra Silent" is not connected to change the system boot options. Select an item then press to enable or disable the ASUS Advanced Q-Fan control. Power Fan Speed (RPM) [xxxxRPM...