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P8B-M series specifications summary Processor Support / System Bus Core Logic Form Factor ASUS Features Fan Speed Control Rack Ready (Rack and Pedestal dual use) ASWM Enterprise Memory Total Slots Capacity Memory Type Expansion Slots (follow SSI Location #) Total PCI/PCI-X/ PCI-E Slots Slot Location 1 Slot Location 2 Slot Location 3 P8B-M P8B-MX 1 x Socket LGA1155 Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 Processor v2 Family Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 Processor Family Intel® Core™ i3-2100 Processor Family Intel® Pentium™ G8x0/G6x0 Intel® Celeron™ G5x0/G4x0 Intel® C204 Chipset Intel® C202 Chipset Micro ATX, 9.6" x 9.6" V V V 4 (2 Channels) Maximum up to 32GB DDR3 1066/1333/1600* ECC UDIMM * DDR3 1600 can only be supported with Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 v2 Processor. 4 3 1 x PCI 32bit/33 MHz 1 x PCI-E x8 (Gen2 x4 link) 1 x PCI-E x16 (Gen3*/Gen 2 x16 link) Storage Networking Graphic Slot Location 4 SATA Controller LAN VGA * Gen3 link can only be supported with Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 v2 Processor. 1 x PCI-E x8 (Gen2 x4 - link) Intel® C204: Intel® C202: - 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports - 4 x SATA 3Gb/s ports - Intel® Rapid Storage - 6 x SATA 3Gb/s ports - Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (RST) Technology (RST) supports software supports software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5 RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5 (Windows) (Windows) LSI MegaRAID driver: - Supports software RAID 0, 1 & 10 (Windows & Linux) LSI MegaRAID driver: - Supports software RAID 0, 1 & 10 (Windows & Linux) 2 x Intel 82574L 1 x Management LAN Aspeed AST2050 + 16MB VRAM (continued on the next page) xi

Section	Page
Contents	3
Notices	7
Federal Communications Commission Statement	7
Canadian Department of Communications Statement	7
REACH	7
Safety information	8
Electrical safety	8
Operation safety	8
About this guide	9
How this guide is organized	9
Where to find more information	9
Conventions used in this guide	10
Typography	10
P8B-M series specifications summary	11
Chapter 1: Product introduction	13
1.1 Welcome!	15
1.2 Package contents	15
1.3 Serial number label	16
1.4 Special features	16
1.4.1 Product highlights	16
1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features	18
Chapter 2: Hardware information	19
2.1 Before you proceed	21
2.2 Motherboard overview	23
2.2.1 Placement direction	23
2.2.2 Screw holes	23
2.2.3 Motherboard layout	24
2.2.4 Motherboard layout	25
2.2.5 Layout contents	26
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)	28
2.3.1 Installing the CPU	28
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan	31
2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan	32
2.3.4 Installing the CPU heatsink in rack	33
2.4 System memory	34
2.4.1 Overview	34
2.4.2 Memory Configurations	34
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM	35
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM	35
2.5 Expansion slots	36
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card	36
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card	36
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments	37
2.5.4 PCI Express x8 slots (x4 link)	37
2.5.5 PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link)	37
2.5.6 PCI slot	37
2.5.7 Installing ASMB5 management card	38
2.5.8 Connecting the thermal sensor cable	39
2.6 Jumpers	40
2.7 Connectors	45
2.7.1 Rear panel connectors	45
2.7.2 Internal connectors	46
Chapter 3: Powering up	55
3.1 Starting up for the first time	57
3.2 Powering off the computer	58
3.2.1 Using the OS shut down function	58
3.2.2 Using the dual function power switch	58
Chapter 4: BIOS setup	59
4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS	61
4.1.1 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3	61
4.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash	62
4.1.3 BUPDATER	63
4.2 BIOS setup program	65
4.2.1 BIOS menu screen	66
4.2.2 Menu bar	66
4.2.3 Menu items	67
4.2.4 Submenu items	67
4.2.5 Navigation keys	67
4.2.6 General help	67
4.2.7 Configuration fields	67
4.2.8 Pop-up window	67
4.2.9 Scroll bar	67
4.3 Main menu	68
4.3.1 System Date [Day xx/xx/xxxx]	68
4.3.2 System Time [xx:xx:xx]	68
4.3.3 Security	68
4.4 Event Logs menu	70
4.5 Advanced menu	72
4.5.1 ACPI Settings	72
4.5.2 Trusted Computing	73
4.5.3 WHEA Configuration	73
4.5.4 CPU Configuration	74
4.5.5 North Bridge	76
4.5.6 South Bridge	76
4.5.7 SATA Configuration	77
4.5.8 Intel TXT(LT) Configuration	78
4.5.9 USB Configuration	78
4.5.10 Onboard Devices Configuration	79
4.5.11 APM	80
4.5.12 Serial Port Console Redirection	81
4.6 Monitor menu	83
4.7 Boot menu	84
4.8 Tool menu	86
4.9 Exit menu	86
Chapter 5: RAID configuration	87
5.1 Setting up RAID	89
5.1.1 RAID definitions	89
5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives	90
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS	90
5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities	90
5.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility	91
5.2.1 Creating a RAID set	92
5.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration	98
5.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives	99
5.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives	103
5.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency	105
5.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration	108
5.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set	109
5.2.8 Enabling WriteCache	110
5.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM Utility	111
5.3.1 Creating a RAID set	112
5.3.2 Creating a Recovery set	113
5.3.3 Deleting a RAID set	115
5.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID	116
5.3.5 Recovery Volume Options	117
5.3.6 Exiting the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility	118
5.3.7 Rebuilding the RAID	118
5.3.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility	120
Chapter 6: Driver installation	121
6.1 RAID driver installation	123
6.1.1 Creating a RAID driver disk	123
6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver	126
6.2 Intel® chipset device software installation	135
6.3 LAN driver installation	137
6.4 VGA driver installation	140
6.5 Management applications and utilities installation	143
6.5.1 Running the support DVD	143
6.5.2 Drivers menu	143
6.5.3 Utilities menu	144
6.5.4 Make disk menu	144
6.5.5 Contact information	144
Appendix: Reference information	145
A.1 P8B-M block diagram	147
A.2 P8B-MX block diagram	148
ASUS contact information	149

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P8B-M series speciﬁcations summary

P8B-M

P8B-MX

Processor Support / System Bus

1 x Socket LGA1155

Intel

Xeon

E3-1200 Processor v2 Family

Intel

Xeon

E3-1200 Processor Family

Intel

Core™ i3-2100 Processor Family

Intel

Pentium™ G8x0/G6x0

Intel

Celeron™ G5x0/G4x0

Core Logic

Intel

C204 Chipset

Intel

C202 Chipset

Form Factor

Micro ATX, 9.6” x 9.6”

ASUS Features

Fan Speed

Control

Rack Ready

(Rack and

Pedestal dual

use)

ASWM

Enterprise

Memory

Total Slots

4 (2 Channels)

Capacity

Maximum up to 32GB

Memory Type

DDR3 1066/1333/1600* ECC UDIMM

* DDR3 1600 can only be supported with Intel

Xeon

E3-1200 v2 Processor.

Expansion

Slots

(follow SSI

Location #)

Total PCI/PCI-X/

PCI-E Slots

Slot Location 1

1 x PCI 32bit/33 MHz

Slot Location 2

1 x PCI-E x8 (Gen2 x4 link)

Slot Location 3

1 x PCI-E x16 (Gen3*/Gen 2 x16 link)

* Gen3 link can only be supported with Intel

Xeon

E3-1200 v2 Processor.

Slot Location 4

1 x PCI-E x8 (Gen2 x4

link)

Storage

SATA Controller

Intel

C204:

- 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

- 4 x SATA 3Gb/s ports

Intel

Rapid Storage

Technology (RST)

supports software

RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5

(Windows)

LSI MegaRAID driver:

Supports software

RAID 0, 1 & 10

(Windows & Linux)

Intel

C202:

- 6 x SATA 3Gb/s ports

Intel

Rapid Storage

Technology (RST)

supports software

RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5

(Windows)

LSI MegaRAID driver:

Supports software

RAID 0, 1 & 10

(Windows & Linux)

Networking

LAN

2 x Intel 82574L

1 x Management LAN

Graphic

VGA

Aspeed AST2050 + 16MB VRAM

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