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Motherboard P5B Premium Series - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 2
Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 3
About this guide ix P5B Premium Series 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 unique features 1-4 1.3.3 ASUS special features 1-7 1.3.4 ASUS Intelligent - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 4
3-2 Chapter 4: BIOS setup 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4-1 4.1.1 ASUS Update utility 4-1 4.1.2 Creating a bootable floppy disk 4-4 4.1.3 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 4-5 4.1.4 AFUDOS utility 4-6 4.1.5 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility 4-8 4.2 BIOS setup program 4-9 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 5
Exit menu 4-38 Chapter 5: Software support 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support DVD information 5-1 5.2.1 Running the support DVD 5-1 5.2.2 Drivers menu 5-2 5.2.3 Utilities menu 5-3 5.2.4 Make disk menu 5-5 5.2.5 Manual menu 5-6 5.2.6 ASUS contact information 5-6 5.2.7 Other - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 6
SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility 5-33 5.4 Windows Vista feature 5-38 5.4.1 ASAP (ASUS Accerlerated Propeller 5-38 5.5 RAID configurations 5-39 5.5.1 disk in the OS 5-56 Chapter 6: ATI® CrossFire™ technology support 6.1 Overview 6-1 6.1.1 Requirements 6-1 6.1.2 Before you begin 6-1 6.2 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 7
. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 8
Contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on it, carefully read all the manuals that came with • If you encounter technical problems with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your retailer. viii - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 9
need when installing and configuring the motherboard. How this guide is organized This guide contains the following parts: • Chapter 1: Product introduction This chapter describes the features of the motherboard and the new technology it supports. • Chapter 2: Hardware information This chapter lists - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 10
the following symbols used throughout this manual. DANGER/WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task. IMPORTANT: Instructions that you MUST follow to complete - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 11
AI Remote ASAP (ASUS Accelerated Propeller) AP Trigger TPM Support (The TPM module is purchased separately) * ScreenDUO, AI Remote, AP Trigger and TPM can run both in Windows Vista and Windows XP. * ScreenDUO, AI Remote, ASAP and AP Trigger are for P5B Premium Vista Edition only. (continued on - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 12
P5B Premium Series specifications summary ASUS AI Lifestyle Unique features ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features Other Features Back Panel I/O Ports ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution: - ASUS AI Gear - ASUS AI Nap - ASUS 8-Phase Power Design - ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-pipe solution - ASUS Fanless Design - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 13
2.3, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE ScreenDUO (Vista Edition only) AI Remote (Vista Edition only) UltraDMA 133/100/66 cable FDD cable SATA cables SATA power cables I/O Shield User's manual USB2.0 port module 3 in - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 14
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This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports. 1Product introduction - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 16
Chapter summary 1 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-2 ASUS P5B Premium Series - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 17
ScreenDUO Kit (ScreenDUO, user guide, support CD, USB cable) (Vista Edition for retail version only) 1 x AI Remote kit (Vista Edition for retail version only) ASUS motherboard support CD User guide If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer. ASUS P5B Premium Series 1- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 18
(RoHS). This is in line with the ASUS vision of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products/packaging to safeguard consumers' health while minimizing the impact on the environment. Intel® Quad-core Processor Ready This motherboard supports the latest Intel® Quad-core processors in the - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 19
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-Go This motherboard supports the next-generation hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage specification, the headphone while playing multi-channel network games. See pages 2-24 and 2-25 for details. ASUS P5B Premium Series 1- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 20
(Vista Edition only) The AP Trigger allows you to quickly boot or resume directly into media or into your favorite applications. With just a touch of a button on the AI Remote controller, you can quickly turn on your PC and launch predefined applications simultaneously! TPM Support This motherboard - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 21
motherboard is that the groundbreaking fanless design does not have lifetime problems as a chipset fan does. Furthermore, it provides options for users to install side-flow fan or passive cooler. The Heat Pipe design is the most reliable fanless thermal solution to date. ASUS P5B Premium Series - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 22
computer components, update the BIOS or back up your favorite settings. ASUS Q-Connector ASUS Q-Connector allows you to easily connect or disconnect the chassis front panel cables to the motherboard. This unique module eliminates the trouble of connecting the system panel cables one at a time and - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 23
. See page 4-32 and 5-9 for details. ASUS Multi-language BIOS The multi-language BIOS allows you to select the language of your choice from the available options. The localized BIOS setup menu helps you configure your system easier and faster. See page 4-12 for details. ASUS P5B Premium Series 1- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 24
AI NOS™ (Non-Delay Overclocking System) The patented ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System™ (AI NOS™) technology auto‑ achieve maximum system performance. C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall) The C.P.R. feature of the motherboard BIOS allows automatic re-setting to the BIOS default settings in case the system - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 25
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v Vista 32bit v v v v v v v v v v ※ v v Vista 64bit v v v v v v v v v v ※ v v Features with ※ mark will be available later. You may download the utility and the driver from the ASUS website (support.asus.com). ASUS P5B Premium Series 1- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 26
1-10 Chapter 1: Product Introduction - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 27
This chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includes description of the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard. 2 Hardware information - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 28
Chapter summary 2 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-6 2.4 System memory 2-13 2.5 Expansion slots 2-19 2.6 Jumper 2-23 2.7 Connectors 2-24 ASUS P5B Premium Series - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 29
-off mode and red indicates that the system is ON. The ASUS Power LED helps remind you to shut down the system and unplug the power cable before removing or plugging in any motherboard component. ® P5B PREMIUM (blue) (red) Sleep/Soft-OFF ON P5B PREMIUM Onboard LED ASUS P5B Premium Series 2- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 30
image below. 2.2.2 Screw holes Place nine (9) screws into the holes indicated by circles to secure the motherboard to the chassis. DO NOT overtighten the screws! Doing so can damage the motherboard. Place this side towards the rear of the chassis ® P5B PREMIUM 2- Chapter 2: Hardware information - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 31
Motherboard layout PS/2KBMS T: Mouse B: Keyboard SPDIF_O1 SPDIF_O2 COM1 EATX12V 24.4cm (9.6in) T: 1394 B: F_ESATA LGA775 AUDIO CPU_FAN PWR_FAN FLOPPY DDR2 DIMM_B2 (64 bit,240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64 bit,240-pin module) ® P5B PREMIUM internal connectors. ASUS P5B Premium Series 2- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 32
2.2.4 Layout contents Slots 1. DDR2 DIMM slots 2. PCI slots 3. PCI Express x1 slot 4. PCI Express x16 slots Jumper 1. Clear RTC RAM (3-pin CLRTC) Rear panel connectors 1. PS/2 mouse port (green) 2. Serial port 3. IEEE 1394a port 4. Center/Subwoofer port (orange) 5. Rear Speaker Out port (black) 6. - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 33
) 2-29 5. TPM connector (20-1 pin TPM) 2-30 6. USB connectors Vista Edition: (10-1 pin USB56, USB 78, USB910_ASAP) Standard Edition: (10-1 pin USB56, USB 78, USB910) 2-30 7. IEEE 1394a port (4-1 pin SPDIF) 2-35 14. System panel connector (20-8 pin PANEL) 2-36 ASUS P5B Premium Series 2- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 34
are not bent. Contact your retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any damage to the PnP cap/socket contacts/motherboard components. ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment/transit-related. • Keep the cap after installing the - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 35
2.3.1 Installing the CPU To install a CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard. ® P5B PREMIUM P5B PREMIUM CPU Socket 775 Before installing the CPU, make sure that the cam box is facing CPU. 3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow to a 135º angle. ASUS P5B Premium Series 2- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 36
tab. 7. If installing a dual-core CPU, connect the chassis fan cable B to the CHA_FAN1 connector to ensure system stability. The motherboard supports Intel® LGA775 processors with the Intel® Enhanced Memory 64 Technology (EM64T), Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST), and Hyper-Threading - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 37
fan assembly such that the CPU fan cable is closest to the CPU fan connector. Narrow end of the groove Motherboard hole Fastener Make sure to orient each fastener with the narrow end of the groove pointing outward. (The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis.) ASUS P5B Premium Series 2- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 38
fan assembly in place. B A A A B B B A 3. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN. CPU_FAN ® P5B PREMIUM GND CPU FAN PWR CPU FAN IN CPU FAN PWM P5B PREMIUM CPU fan connector DO NOT forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hardware monitoring errors - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 39
the motherboard. 2. Rotate each fastener counterclockwise. 3. Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to disengage the heatsink and fan assembly from B the motherboard. A A B A B B A 4. Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the motherboard. ASUS P5B Premium - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 40
5. Rotate each fastener clockwise to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling. The narrow end of the groove should point outward after resetting. (The photo shows the groove shaded for emphasis.) Narrow end of the groove Refer to the documentation in the boxed or stand-alone CPU fan package - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 41
same vendor. • Due to chipset resource allocation, the system may detect less than 8 GB system memory when you installed four 2 GB DDR2 memory modules. • This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of 128 Mb chips or double sided x16 memory modules. ASUS P5B Premium Series 2-13 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 42
be downgraded to run at DDR2-533 by default setting. If you want to operate with lower latency, adjust the memory timing manually. P5B Premium Series Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-800MHz capability Size Vendor Chip No. 512MB 1024MB 1024MB 1024MB 2048MB 512MB 256MB 512MB 1024MB - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 43
P5B Premium Series Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-800MHz capability Size 1024MB 512MB support A* B* C* vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv vvv ASUS P5B Premium - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 44
P5B Premium Series Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-667 MHz capability Size 256MB 512MB 1024MB 256MB 256MB 512MB 256MB NT2GT64U8HB0JY-3C NT512T64U88B0BY-3C AET660UD00-30DA98Z AET760UD00-30DA98Z AET660UD00-30DB97X AET760UD00-30B97X N/A N/A 53014053-7100B 53016035-7100B DIMM support - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 45
P5B Premium Series Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL) DDR2-533 MHz capability C - Supports four modules inserted into the yellow and black slots as two pairs of Dual‑channel memory configuration. Visit the ASUS website for the latest DDR2-800/667/533 MHz QVL. ASUS P5B Premium Series 2-17 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 46
components. Failure to do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. To install a DIMM: 1. Unlock a DIMM socket into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM. • The DDR2 DIMM sockets do not support DDR DIMMs. Do not install DDR DIMMs to the DDR2 DIMM sockets. 2.4.4 Removing - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 47
unit cover (if your motherboard is already installed in support "Share IRQ" or that the cards do not need IRQ assignments. Otherwise, conflicts will arise between the two PCI groups, making the system unstable and the card inoperable. Refer to the table on the next page for details. ASUS P5B Premium - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 48
Mouse Port* Numeric Data Processor Primary IDE Channel Secondary IDE Channel * These IRQs are usually available for PCI devices. IRQ assignments for this motherboard PCI slot 1 PCI slot 2 PCI slot 3 LAN(8001) SATA(363) LAN(8056) PCIE x16 1 PCIE x16 2 PCIE x1 USB controller 1 USB controller - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 49
This motherboard supports two ATI CrossFire™ PCI Express x16 graphics cards that comply with the PCI Express specifications. The figure shows two graphics cards installed on the PCI Express x16 slots. See Chapter 6 for details on the CrossFire™ technology feature. ASUS P5B Premium Series 2-21 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 50
primary (blue) PCI Express slot and install other PCI Express devices on the black PCI Express x16 slot. • In CrossFire™ mode, install the ATI CrossFire™ Edition (Master) graphics card on the primary (blue) PCI Express slot. • Install two ATI graphics cards from the same GPU family that - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 51
on CLRTC jumper default position. Removing the cap will cause system boot failure! ® P5B PREMIUM CLRTC 12 23 Normal (Default) P5B PREMIUM Clear RTC RAM Clear RTC • You do not need to clear the RTC when or unplug and plug the power cord before reboot the system. ASUS P5B Premium Series 2-23 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 52
or a speaker. In 4-channel, 6-channel, and 8-channel configuration, the function of this port becomes Front Speaker Out. 8. LAN 1/2 (RJ-45) port. Supported by Marvell® Gigabit LAN controller, this port allows Gigabit connection to a Local Area Network (LAN) through a network hub. Refer to the table - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 53
to the onboard Serial ATA connector labeled SATA_RAID or SATA_RAID1. The external SATA port supports external Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s devices. Longer cables support higher power requirements to deliver signal up to two meters away, and enables improved hot-swap function. ASUS P5B Premium Series 2-25 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 54
• Before creating a RAID set using Serial ATA hard disks, make sure that you have connected the Serial ATA signal cable and installed Serial ATA hard disk drives; otherwise, you cannot enter the JMicron RAID utility and SATA BIOS setup during POST. • If you intend to create a RAID configuration - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 55
DMA 133/100/66 IDE devices. If any device jumper is set as "Cable-Select," make sure all other device jumpers have the same setting. ASUS P5B Premium Series 2-27 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 56
drives. Use two to four Serial ATA hard disk drives for each RAID 0 or RAID 1 set. SATA5 SATA2 SATA1 SATA6 SATA4 SATA3 P5B PREMIUM SATA connectors GND RSATA_RXN5 RSATA_RXP5 GND RSATA_TXN5 RSATA_TXP5 GND GND RSATA_RXN2 RSATA_RXP2 GND RSATA_TXN2 RSATA_TXP2 GND GND RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 GND RSATA_TXN1 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 57
® 2000 Service Pack 4 or the Windows® XP Service Pack 1 connector is for a Serial ATA signal cable. This connector supports a Serial ATA hard disk drive, which you can P5B PREMIUM SATA_RAID1 GND RSATA_RXN1 RSATA_RXP1 GND RSATA_TXN1 RSATA_TXP1 GND P5B PREMIUM SATA_RAID connector ASUS P5B Premium - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 58
P5B PREMIUM TPM P5B PREMIUM TPM connector The TPM module is purchased separately. Use the ASUS TPM module ONLY! 6. USB connectors Vista Edition: (10-1 pin USB56, USB 78, USB910_ASAP) Standard Edition supports up to 480 Mbps connection speed. ® P5B PREMIUM NC GND USB_P10+ USB_P10USB+5V P5B PREMIUM - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 59
+ P5B PREMIUM IEEE 1394a connector IE1394_2 1 Never connect a USB cable to the IEEE 1394a connector. Doing so will damage the motherboard! You can connect the 1394 cable to ASUS Q-Connector (1394, red) first, and then install the Q-Connector (1394) to the 1394 connector onboard. ASUS P5B Premium - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 60
GND +12V Rotation GND +12V Rotation P5B PREMIUM Fan connectors • Only the CPU-FAN and CHA-FAN 1-3 connectors support the ASUS QFAN 2 feature. • If you install two VGA cards, we recommend that you plug the rear chassis fan cable to the motherboard connector labled CHA_FAN1 or CHA_FAN2 for better - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 61
firmly until the connectors completely fit. +12V DC +12V DC +12V DC +12V DC ® P5B PREMIUM EATX12V P5B PREMIUM ATX power connectors GND GND GND GND EATXPWR +3 Volts +12 Volts +12 Volts +5V Standby ATX12V or an 8-pin EPS +12V power plug for the EATX12V connector. ASUS P5B Premium Series 2-33 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 62
2.0-compliant (400W) PSU has been tested to support the motherboard power requirements with the following configuration: CPU: Intel P5B PREMIUM Analog front panel connector • We recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio module to this connector to avail of the motherboard - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 63
S/PDIF Out module cable to this connector, then install the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis. SPDIF_OUT GND SPDIFOUT +5V P5B PREMIUM Digital audio connector The S/PDIF module is purchased separately. ASUS P5B Premium Series 2-35 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 64
- PWR Ground Reset Ground 14. System panel connector (20-8 pin PANEL) This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions. PLED SPEAKER PANEL IDE_LED RESET PWRSW * Requires an ATX power supply. P5B PREMIUM System panel connector • System power LED (2-pin PLED) This 2-pin connector is for - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 65
panel cable labels. 2. Install the ASUS Q-Connector to the system panel connector, making sure the orientation matches the labels on the motherboard. 3. The front panel functions are now enabled. The figure shows the Q-Connector properly installed on the motherboard. ASUS P5B Premium Series 2-37 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 66
it snugly fits the heatsink, then connect the fan cables. 4. The above photo shows the fans installed on the motherboard. • Plug the optional fan cables to the CHA_FAN and/or PWR_FAN connector on the motherboard. • Make sure the optional fan is installed correctly to prevent damage to the fan and - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 67
This chapter describes the power up Powerin3g up sequence, the vocal POST messages, and ways of shutting down the system. - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 68
Chapter summary 3 3.1 Starting up for the first time 3-1 3.2 Turning off the computer 3-2 ASUS P5B Premium Series - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 69
detected No memory detected No VGA detected Hardware component failure 7. At power on, hold down the key to enter the BIOS Setup. Follow the instructions in Chapter 4. ASUS P5B Premium Series 3- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 70
the Turn Off button to shut down the computer. 3. The power supply should turn off after Windows® shuts down. If you are using Windows® Vista: 1. Click the Start button then select ShutDown. 2. The power supply should turn off after Windows® shuts down. 3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 71
This chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters are also provided. 4 BIOS setup - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 72
Chapter summary 4 4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 4-1 4.2 BIOS setup program 4-9 4.3 Main menu 4-12 4.4 Advanced menu 4-16 4.5 Power menu 4-27 4.6 Boot menu 4-31 4.7 Tools menu 4-36 4.8 Exit menu 4-38 ASUS P5B Premium Series - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 73
Internet Service Provider (ISP). Installing ASUS Update To install ASUS Update: 1. Place the support DVD in the optical drive. The Drivers menu appears. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click Install ASUS Update VX.XX.XX. 3. The ASUS Update utility is copied to your system. ASUS P5B Premium Series - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 74
this utility. Updating the BIOS through the Internet To update the BIOS through the Internet: 1. Launch the ASUS Update utility from the Windows® desktop by clicking Start > Programs > ASUS > ASUSUpdate > ASUSUpdate. The ASUS Update main window appears. 2. Select Update BIOS from the 3. Select the - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 75
The ASUS Update main window appears. 2. Select Update BIOS from a file option from the drop‑down menu, then click Next. 3. Locate the BIOS file from the Open window, then click Open. 4. Follow the screen instructions to complete the update process. P5B Premium P5B Premium ASUS P5B Premium Series - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 76
Click Start, then select Run. d. From the Open field, type D:\bootdisk\makeboot a: assuming that D: is your optical drive. e. Press , then follow screen instructions to continue. 2. Copy the original or the latest motherboard BIOS file to the bootable floppy disk. 4- Chapter 4: BIOS setup - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 77
ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for the motherboard. support devices such as USB flash disk, or floppy disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent system boot failure! ASUS P5B Premium - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 78
same as shown. 1. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support DVD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. 2. Boot the system disk. A:\>afudos /oOLDBIOS1.rom AMI Firmware Update Utility - Version 1.19(ASUS V2.07(03.11.24BB)) Copyright (C) 2002 American Megatrends, Inc. - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 79
exact BIOS filename at the DOS prompt. 2. Copy the AFUDOS utility (afudos.exe) from the motherboard support DVD to the bootable floppy disk you created earlier. 3. Boot the system in DOS mode, then ...... done Verifying flash .... done Please restart your computer A:\> ASUS P5B Premium Series 4- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 80
BIOS 3 utility The ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 is an auto recovery tool that allows you to restore the BIOS file when it fails or gets corrupted during the updating process. You can update a corrupted BIOS file using the motherboard support DVD, the floppy disk, or the USB flash disk that contains - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 81
BIOS setup screens shown in this section are for reference purposes only, and may not exactly match what you see on your screen. • Visit the ASUS website (www.asus.com) to download the latest BIOS file for this motherboard. ASUS P5B Premium Series 4- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 82
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen Menu items Menu bar Configuration fields Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Boot Tools Exit General help System Time System Date Floppy A Language [10:55:25] [Wed 12/13/2006] [1.44M, 3.5 in] [English] SATA1 SATA2 SATA3 SATA4 SATA5 SATA6 [Not Detected] - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 83
the screen. 4.2.9 General help At the top right corner of the menu screen is a brief description of the selected item. Pop-up window Scroll bar ASUS P5B Premium Series 4-11 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 84
4.3 Main menu When you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears, giving you an overview of the basic system information. Refer to section 4.2.1 BIOS menu screen for information on the menu screen items and how to navigate through them. Main Advanced BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 85
or disables the LBA mode. Setting 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 the data transfer mode. Configuration options: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] ASUS P5B Premium Series 4-13 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 86
Configuration [Enhanced] Configuration options: [Disabled] [Compatible] [Enhanced] Configure SATA As [IDE] Sets the configuration for the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge chip. The AHCI allows the onboard storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features that increases storage - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 87
Megatrends, Inc. 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 Premium Series 4-15 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 88
. Selct either one of the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Allows you to individually set overclocking parameters. Auto Loads the Loads the standard settings for the system. AI N.O.S. The ASUS Non-delay Overclocking System feature intelligently determines the system load and - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 89
item to [AI N.O.S]. The following items appear only when you set the AI Tuning item to [Manual]. CPU Frequency [XXX] Displays the frequency sent by the clock generator to the system bus and the PCI Express or CPU frequency. Configuration options: [Auto] [33.33MHz] ASUS P5B Premium Series 4-17 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 90
Spread Spectrum [Auto] Allows you to enable or disable the clock generator spread spectrum. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] The following items also appear when the AI Tuning item is set to [AI N.O.S]. Memory Voltage [Auto] Allows you to select the DDR2 reference voltage. - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 91
Disable USB Host Controllers. USB Devices Enabled: None USB Functions ASAP Function Legacy USB Support Port 64/60 Emulation USB 2.0 Controller Mode BIOS EHCI Hand-off [Enabled] [Enabled values. If no USB device is detected, the item shows None. ASUS P5B Premium Series 4-19 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 92
Host Controllers. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] • ASAP (ASUS Accelerated Propeller) will function only when the USB Functions item is legacy mode is enabled. If no USB device is detected, the legacy USB support is disabled. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] [Auto] Port 64/ - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 93
Enter> to display the configuration options. Advanced TPM Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY TCG/TPM SUPPORT TPM Enabled TPM Enable/Disable Status TPM Owner TPM Owner Status [Enabled] [Last ] TPM Owner Status [UnOwned] Displays the TPM Owner status. ASUS P5B Premium Series 4-21 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 94
256 KB Ratio Status: Unlocked (Max:24, Min:14) Ratio Actual Value : 24 CPUID : F41 Options Disabled Enabled Modify Ratio Support C1E Support Max CPUID Value Limit: Vanderpool Technology CPU TM function: Execute Disable Bit Hyper Threading Technology PECI Intel(R) SpeedStep(tm) Tech. [Disabled - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 95
] [Enabled] [Auto] Initiate Graphic Adapter [PEG/PCI] PEG Port Configuration PEG Force x1 ASUS C.G.I [Disabled] [Auto] ENABLED: Allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical ESC Exit v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc. ASUS P5B Premium Series 4-23 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 96
you to enable or disable the ASUS Cross Graphics Impeller. 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 manually adjust PCIEX16_2 and PCIEX1_1 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 97
to enable or disable the High Definition Audio Controller. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Front Panel Support Type [HD Audio] Allows you to set the front panel audio connector (AAFP) mode to options: [Disabled] [3F8/IRQ4] [2F8/IRQ3] [3E8/IRQ4] [2E8/IRQ3] ASUS P5B Premium Series 4-25 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 98
4.4.8 PCIPnP The PCIPnP menu items allow you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices. Take caution when changing the settings of - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 99
or disable the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support in the Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC). When set to [Enabled], the ACPI APIC table pointer is included in the RSDT pointer list. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5B Premium Series 4-27 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 100
4.5.5 APM Configuration APM Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Power Restore on AC Power Loss Power On By RTC Alarm Power On By External Modems Power On By PCI Devices Power On By PCIE Devices Power On By PS/2 Keyboard Power On By PS/2 Mouse [Power Off] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] [Disabled] - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 101
not connected to the motherboard, the field shows [N/A]. CPU Q-Fan Control [Disabled] Allows you to enable or disable the CPU Q-Fan controller. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] The CPU Q-Fan Profile items appear when you enable the CPU Q-Fan Control feature. ASUS P5B Premium Series 4-29 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 102
monitor automatically detects and displays the power fan speed in rotations per minute (RPM). If the fan is not connected to the motherboard, the field shows [N/A]. Vcore Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage The onboard hardware monitor automatically detects the voltage output through the - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 103
Boot Device 4th Boot Device [1st FLOPPY DRIVE] [IDE:HDS728080PLAT2] [ATAPI CD-ROM] [IDE:ASUS CD-S520/A] Specifies the boot sequence from the availabe devices. A device enclosed in parenthesis has installed in the system. Configuration options: [xxx Drive] [Disabled] ASUS P5B Premium Series 4-31 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 104
Boot Full Screen Logo AddOn ROM Display Mode Bootup Num-Lock PS/2 Mouse Support Wait for 'F1' if Error Hit 'DEL' Message Display Interrupt 19 Capture options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Set this item to [Enabled] to use the ASUS MyLogo2™ feature. AddOn ROM Display Mode [Force BIOS] Sets the display mode - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 105
options: [Disabled] [Enabled] Interrupt 19 Capture [Disabled] When set to [Enabled], this function allows the option ROMs to trap Interrupt 19. Configuration options: [Disabled] [Enabled] ASUS P5B Premium Series 4-33 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 106
4.6.3 Security The Security menu items allow you to change the system security settings. Select an item then press to display the configuration options. Security Settings BIOS SETUP UTILITY Boot Supervisor Password : Not Installed User Password : Not Installed Change Supervisor - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 107
accessing the Setup utility. When set to [Always], BIOS checks for user password both when accessing Setup and booting the system. Configuration options: [Setup] [Always] ASUS P5B Premium Series 4-35 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 108
Tools Exit ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS O.C. Profile Press ENTER to run the utility to select and update BIOS. This utility doesn't support : 1.NTFS Flash 2 BIOS ROM Utility V3.00 FLASH TYPE: SST 25LF080 Current ROM BOARD: P5B Premium VER: 0121 DATE: 12/23/06 Update ROM BOARD: Unknown VER: Unknown DATE - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 109
[B] Backup [ESC] Exit [Up/Down/Home/End] Move • This function can support devices such as USB flash disk or floppy disk with FAT 32/16 format and single partition only. • DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS to prevent the system boot failure! ASUS P5B Premium Series 4-37 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 110
4.8 Exit menu The Exit menu items allow you to load the optimal or failsafe default values for the BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items. Main Advanced Exit Options Power Exit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes Discard Changes Load Setup Defaults BIOS SETUP - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 111
This chapter describes the contents of the support DVD that comes with the motherboard package and the softwares. 5 Software support - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 112
Chapter summary 5 5.1 Installing an operating system 5-1 5.2 Support DVD information 5-1 5.3 Software information 5-9 5.4 Windows Vista feature 5-38 5.5 RAID configurations 5-39 5.6 Creating a RAID driver disk 5-56 ASUS P5B Premium Series - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 113
. Click an icon to display support DVD/ motherboard information Click an item to install If Autorun is NOT enabled in your computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the file ASSETUP.EXE from the BIN folder. Double-click the ASSETUP.EXE to run the DVD. ASUS P5B Premium Series 5- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 114
the system detects installed devices. Install the necessary drivers to activate the devices. ASUS InstAll-Drivers Installation Wizard Installs all of the drivers through the Installation Wizard. Intel controller driver. USB 2.0 Driver Installs the USB 2.0 driver. 5- Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 115
Wizard. ASUS AI Suite Installs the ASUS AI Suite. ASUS Update The ASUS Update utility allows you to update the motherboard BIOS in Windows® environment. This utility requires an Internet connection either through a network or an Internet Service Provider (ISP). ASUS P5B Premium Series 5- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 116
detected problems. This utility helps you keep your computer in healthy operating condition. ASUS Accelerated Propeller Installs ASUS Accelerated . Ulead PhotoImpact 12 SE Installs the PhotoImpact image editing software. CyberLink PowerBackup Installs CyberLink PowerBackup to back 5: Software support - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 117
32/64bit RAID/AHCI driver disk. Make JMicron JMB36X 32/64bit RAID/AHCI Driver Allows you to create a JMicron® JMB36X 32/64bit RAID/AHCI driver. ASUS P5B Premium Series 5- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 118
are in Portable Document Format (PDF). Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader from the Utilities menu before opening a user manual file. 5.2.6 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to display the ASUS contact information. You can also find this information on the inside front cover of this user - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 119
information on the motherboard and the contents of the support DVD. Click an icon to display the specified information. Motherboard Info Displays the general specifications of the motherboard. Browse this CD Displays the support DVD contents in graphical format. ASUS P5B Premium Series 5- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 120
Technical support Form Displays the ASUS Technical Support Request Form that you have to fill out when requesting technical support. Filelist Displays the contents of the support DVD in text format. 5- Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 121
Update BIOS from a file from the drop down menu, then click Next. 5. When prompted, locate the new BIOS file, then click Next. The ASUS MyLogo2 window appears. 6. From the left window pane, select the folder that contains the image you intend to use as your boot logo. ASUS P5B Premium Series 5- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 122
by clicking on it. 8. Adjust the boot image to your desired size by selecting a value on the Ratio box. 9. When the screen returns to the ASUS Update utility, flash the original BIOS to load the new boot logo. 10. After flashing the BIOS, restart the computer to display the new boot - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 123
to page 1-9 for the OS that supports VCT. • The VCT utility only tests problem is detected on the LAN cable(s) connected to the LAN port(s). • If you want the system to check the status of the LAN cable before entering the OS, enable the item Post Check LAN Cable in the BIOS Setup. ASUS P5B Premium - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 124
computer, browse the contents of the support DVD to locate the setup.exe file from the ASUS PC Probe II folder. Double-click the setup.exe file to start installation. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click ASUS PC Probe II. 3. Follow the screen instructions to complete installation. Launching PC - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 125
Preference section Minimizes the application Closes the application Sensor alert When a system sensor detects a problem, the main window right handle turns red, as the illustrations below show. When displayed the box before each preference to activate or deactivate. ASUS P5B Premium Series 5-13 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 126
the Config window. You cannot adjust the sensor threshold values in a small monitoring panel. Click to increase value Click to decrease value 5-14 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 127
DMI (Desktop Management Interface) browser. This browser displays various desktop and system information. Click the plus sign (+) before DMI Information to display the available information. ASUS P5B Premium Series 5-15 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 128
on the right panel. The pie chart at the bottom of the window represents the used (blue) and the available HDD space. 5-16 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 129
temperature scale. Loads the default threshold values for each sensor Applies your changes Cancels or ignores your changes Loads your saved configuration Saves your configuration ASUS P5B Premium Series 5-17 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 130
AI Suite on your computer: 1. Place the support CD to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab appears if your computer has an enabled Autorun feature. 2. Click the Utilities tab, then click AI Suite. 3. Follow the screen instructions to complete installation. Launching AI Suite You can - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 131
fan speed Displays the FSB/CPU frequency Click on right corner of the expanded window to switch the temperature from degrees Centigrade to degrees Fahrenheit. ASUS P5B Premium Series 5-19 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 132
AI Gear ASUS AI Gear provides four system performance options that allows you to frequency and vCore voltage to minimize system noise and power consumption. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support CD, you can launch AI Gear by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on your Windows OS taskbar - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 133
to page 1-9 for the OS that supports this feature. • To switch the power button functions from AI Nap to shutting down, just right click the AI Suite icon on the OS taskbar, select AI Nap and click Use power button. Unclick the the item to switch the function back. ASUS P5B Premium Series 5-21 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 134
click the AI N.O.S. button on the AI Suite main window. drop-down menu button Click the drop-down menu button and select Disable or Manual. select an N.O.S. mode Click Apply at the bottom to save the configuration. Refer to page 1-9 for the OS that supports this feature. 5-22 Chapter 5: Software - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 135
decrease fan speed, or to achieve the maximum fan speed. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support CD, you can launch the utility by double-clicking the AI Suite icon on the Windows® OS a Q-Fan mode Refer to page 1-9 for the OS that supports this feature. ASUS P5B Premium Series 5-23 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 136
ASUS AI Booster application allows you to overclock the CPU speed in WIndows® environment without the hassle of booting the BIOS. After installing AI Suite from the bundled support manually, or create and apply your personal overclocking configurations. Refer to page 1-9 for the OS that supports - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 137
AI Remote in your hand and do more with your PC at a distance away. Overview of the ASUS AI Remote 1. Power 2. Full Screen 5. AP-1/2 Trigger 7. Media Control Zone 3. AI Gear 4. AI Nap the application menu. 7. Media Control Zone: Controls the media application. ASUS P5B Premium Series 5-25 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 138
from these two ports will start up the PC. • Back I/O differs depending on the motherboards. • Refer to page 1-9 for the OS that supports this function. Software Installation Before enjoying the convenience the ASUS AI Remote brings you, you need to install the software after the infrared receiver - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 139
Control Panel. 2. Double click System and Maintenance. 3. Click Device Manager. 4. Select HID-compliant device. 5. Check the box of Allow this device to wake the computer. ASUS P5B Premium Series 5-27 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 140
screen will show up and allows you to configure the ASUS AI Remote settings. Set up the function keys following the instructions below. 1 2 3 1. Power On / Off Key On/Off button does not support MS-DOS Mode. • You have to check the box of Enable Power Key before using the ASUS AI Remote to turn on - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 141
the same instructions to configure the manually before you using the ASUS AI Remote. • Save after the .exe file path is directed. • If the executable file is relocated or the application is re-installed, you have to redirect the file path for a correct ASUS AI Remote operation. ASUS P5B Premium - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 142
. • For music listening, making playlists beforehand is suggested. • Press again to close the application and again to re-launch the profile menu. 5-30 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 143
from the drop-down menu and rename it by pressing Rename. The ASUS AI Remote software has correctly set up nine popular applications and defined will find an ASUS AI Remote icon on the Windows OS taskbar. Click the icon and select Settings to launch the utility screen. ASUS P5B Premium Series 5-31 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 144
The Function Buttons and AP Profile The ASUS AI Remote software helps you set up the correspondence between the function buttons on the remote to the function you are able to rename the 5 sets User Define and create your preferred applications and favorable setups. 5-32 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 145
Driver from the support CD that came with the motherboard package to activate supports SoundMAX®. • Jack Retasking function works on High Definition front panel audio ports only. If the SoundMAX® audio utility is correctly installed, you will find the SoundMAX® icon on the taskbar. ASUS P5B Premium - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 146
® 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 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 147
screen helps you adjust microphone volume. You will be asked to read prewritten text to allow the AudioWizard to adjust the volume as you speak. ASUS P5B Premium Series 5-35 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 148
Environment options Click the Listening Environment tab to set up your speaker, acoustic environment, and enable/disable the Virtual Theater Surround function. 5-36 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 149
ASUS Array Mic. • If you are using Windows Vista, you have to manually enable the directional Array and Speaker Phone function. Go to Control panel > Sound. Click the Recording tab on the top and select Microphone. Click the Microphone Enhancement tab and check Array Mic. ASUS P5B Premium Series - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 150
Windows Vista feature 5.4.1 ASAP (ASUS Accelerated Propeller) This motherboard is equipped with the ASUS Accelerated Propeller (ASAP) feature. ASAP supports the Windows® Vista ReadyBoost™ function that improves system performance under Windows® Vista. Refer to page 1-9 for the OS that supports this - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 151
ATA hard disk drives as RAID sets. The motherboard supports the following RAID configurations. RAID 0 (Data striping support CD to a floppy disk before you install an operating system to the selected hard disk drive. Refer to section 5.6 Creating a RAID driver disk for details. ASUS P5B Premium - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 152
cable to the power connector on each drive. 5.5.2 Intel® RAID configurations This motherboard supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 (0+1) and Intel® Matrix Storage Refer to the system or the motherboard user guide for details on entering and navigating through the BIOS Setup. 5-40 Chapter - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 153
and RAID 5 set(s) from Serial ATA hard disk drives that are connected to the Serial ATA connectors supported by the Southbridge. To enter the Intel® Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM utility: 1. Install all the may not exactly match the items on your screen. ASUS P5B Premium Series 5-41 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 154
arrow key to highlight a drive, then press to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press after completing your selection. 5-42 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 155
for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing. 7. Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press . The default value to the main menu, or to go back to the Create Volume menu. ASUS P5B Premium Series 5-43 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 156
create this volume? (Y/N): 6. Press to create the RAID volume and return to main menu or to go back to Create Volume menu. 5-44 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 157
, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing. 5. Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want then press when the Capacity item is highlighted. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity. ASUS P5B Premium Series 5-45 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 158
press . 3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 5(Parity), then press . 5-46 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 159
for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing. 7. Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press when the Capacity item the main menu or to go back to the Create Volume menu. ASUS P5B Premium Series 5-47 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 160
HDDs, preferably with the same model and capacity. 2. A write-enabled floppy disk 3. Microsoft® Windows® OS installation disk (Windows 2000/XP) 4. Motherboard support CD with JMB363 driver Complete the following steps before you create a RAID set: 1. Install an internal Serial ATA hard disk drive - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 161
RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save and Exit Setup Exit Without Saving ASUS P5B Premium Series 5-49 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 162
the maximum allowed capacity. [Create New RAID] Name : JRAID Level: 0-Stripe Disks: Select Disk Block: 128 KB Size : 319 GB Confirm Creation 5-50 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 163
about the RAID set you created. [RAID Disk Drive List] Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members(HDDx) RDD0: JRAID 0-Stripe XXX GB Normal 01 ASUS P5B Premium Series 5-51 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 164
0-Stripe XXX GB Normal 01 [ TAB]-Switch Window [↑↓]-Select Item [ENTER]-Action [ESC]-Exit Pressing deletes all the data in the HDDs. 5-52 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 165
HDD shows a sign before it. 3. A dialogue box appears to confirm the action. Press to confirm; otherwise, press . Pressing deletes all the data in the HDD. ASUS P5B Premium Series 5-53 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 166
Disk Drive List] Model Name Members(HDDx) RDD0: JRAID RAID Level 1-Mirror Capacity Status XXX GB Rebuild 01 Rebuilding... 01%, please wait... 5-54 Chapter 5: Software support - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 167
the JMB363 RAID BOS utility. A dialogue box appears to confirm the action. Press to confirm; otherwise, press to return to the JMB RAID BIOS menu. ASUS P5B Premium Series 5-55 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 168
into the floppy drive then press . 9. Follow succeeding screen instructions to complete the process. 5.6.2 Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows® To create a RAID driver disk in Windows®: 1. Start Windows®. 2. Place the motherboard support CD into the optical drive. 3. Go to the Make Disk - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 169
This chapter tells how to install ATI® CrossFire™ graphics cards to avail of ATI's Multi-Video Processing technology. 6 ATI® CrossFire™ technology support - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 170
Chapter summary 6 6.1 Overview 6-1 6.2 Installing CrossFire™ graphics cards 6-2 6.3 Software information 6-5 ASUS P5B Premium Series - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 171
Edition User's Guide from the support CD for detailed hardware requirements and installation procedures. • The ATI CrossFire™ technology supports only the following operating systems: - Windows® XP 32-bit (Home or Professional) with Service . 5. Restart your system. ASUS P5B Premium Series 6- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 172
user guide that came with the ATI® CrossFire™ Edition graphics card. To install the graphics cards: 1. Prepare one CrossFire™ Edition ( graphics card. Slave graphics card Master graphics card 2. Insert the CrossFire™ Edition (Master) graphics card into the PCI Express x16 blue slot. Make sure - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 173
3. Insert the CrossFire™-ready (Slave) graphics card into the PCI Express x16 black slot. Make sure that the card is properly seated on the slot. 4. Connect an auxiliary power source from the power supply to the graphics cards. ASUS P5B Premium Series 6- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 174
5. Connect one end of the external cable to the Master graphics card. 6. Connect the other end of the external cable to the Slave graphics card. 7. Connect the loose end to the corresponding port on your monitor. 6 7 6- Chapter 6: ATI® MVP technology support - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 175
technology supports only the following operating systems: • Windows® XP 32-bit (Home or Professional) with Service Pack 2 (SP2) • Windows® XP Professional 64-bit Edition. • Windows® Vista 32/64 bit Edition. that appears. 5. Read the License Agreement, then click Yes. ASUS P5B Premium Series 6- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 176
Custom to individually choose desired software components. Setup prepares the installation wizard that will guide you to setup process. Windows automatically configures the ATI Catalyst Control Center. The status No to restart later 8. Click Finish. 6- Chapter 6: ATI® MVP technology support - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 177
Catalyst™ Control Center > Catalyst™ Control Center • Double-click the Catalyst™ Control Center desktop shortcut. • On the Windows® task bar, doubleclick the Catalyst™ Control Center icon. ASUS P5B Premium Series 6- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 178
advanced users to access and configure the complete features of the software Set to Advance view to enable the CrossFire™ function. 6- Chapter 6: ATI® MVP technology support - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 179
tab on the Catalyst™ Control Center to access the Hotkeys Manager, which allows you to create key combinations as shortcuts for performing certain functions quickly. ASUS P5B Premium Series 6- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 180
tab on the Catalyst™ Control Center to select a language, restore defaults, change skins, or enable/disable the System Tray icon. 6-10 Chapter 6: ATI® MVP technology support - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 181
Help Click the Help tab on the Catalyst™ Control Center to access the online help system, generate a Problem Report, and get the Catalyst™ Control Center version information. ASUS P5B Premium Series 6-11 - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 182
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CPU featAures The Appendix describes the CPU features and technologies that the motherboard supports. - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 184
Chapter summary A A.1 Intel® EM64T A-1 A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST A-1 A.3 Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology A-3 ASUS P5B Premium Series - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 185
using EIST, check your system if it meets the following requirements: • Intel® processor with EIST support • BIOS file with EIST support • Operating system with EIST support (Windows® Vista, Windows® XP SP2/ Windows® Server 2003 SP1/Linux 2.6 kernel or later versions) ASUS P5B Premium Series A- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 186
A.2.2 Using the EIST To use the EIST feature: 1. Turn on the computer, then enter the BIOS Setup. 2. Go to the Advanced Menu, highlight CPU Configuration, then press . 3. Set the Intel(R) SpeedStep Technology item to [Automatic], then press . See page 4-27 for details. 4. Press - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 187
• The motherboard supports Intel® Pentium® 4 LGA775 processors with Hyper-Threading Technology. • Hyper-Threading Technology is supported under Windows® Vista/XP/2003 Server only if you installed a CPU that supports Hyper ‑Threading Technology. 3. Restart the computer. ASUS P5B Premium Series A- - Asus P5B PREMIUM VISTA EDITION | P5B Premium Quick Installation Guide - Page 188
A- Appendix: CPU features
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