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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – ii
  • Page 3 – iii; Contents; Deluxe specifications summary; Product introduction; Memory configurations
  • Page 4 – iv; Powering up; Starting up for the first time; BIOS setup; Creating a bootable floppy disk
  • Page 5 – Software support
  • Page 6 – 0 SoundMAX® High Definition Audio utility; RAID configurations; Intel® RAID configurations; CPU features
  • Page 7 – vii; Notices; Federal Communications Commission Statement; may cause undesired operation.; Canadian Department of Communications Statement; could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
  • Page 8 – viii; Safety information; Electrical safety; qualified service technician or your retailer.; Operation safety
  • Page 9 – ix; About this guide; How this guide is organized
  • Page 10 – Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.; Command
  • Page 11 – P5B Deluxe specifications summary
  • Page 12 – Audio; ADI® AD1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC; USB
  • Page 13 – ASUS Exclusive; - FSB tuning from 100MHz up to 400MHz at 1MHz; Other Features
  • Page 14 – x Azalia Digital Header
  • Page 15 – This chapter describes the motherboard
  • Page 16 – ASUS P5B Deluxe; Chapter summary
  • Page 17 – Package contents
  • Page 18 – Chapter 1: Product Introduction; Special features; Product highlights; Green ASUS; consumers’ health while minimizing the impact on the environment.; Intel® CoreTM2 Processor Ready; efficient CPU in the world.; DDR2 memory support
  • Page 19 – Dual RAID solution
  • Page 20 – Kingston; performance. Both are validated for stability and compatibility.; ASUS AI Lifestyle features; ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution; overclocking capability.; AI Gear; environment, simply click the mouse or press a key. See page 5-20 for; -Phase Power Design; or overclocking mode.; Fanless Design - Stack Cool 2; these critical components generate.
  • Page 21 – Pipe design is the most reliable fanless thermal solution to date.; ASUS Crystal Sound; video conference and recording.; ASUS Array Mic; The Bundled Superbeam Array Microphone receives only the sound; Noise Filter
  • Page 22 – components, update the BIOS or back up your favorite settings.
  • Page 23 – ASUS Special features; ASUS MyLogo2TM; ASUS Intelligent Overclocking features; PEG Link Mode
  • Page 25 – This chapter lists the hardware setup
  • Page 27 – ASUS PB Deluxe; Onboard LED; removing or plugging in any motherboard component.; Before you proceed; or change any motherboard settings.; P5B Deluxe Onboard LED
  • Page 28 – Chapter : Hardware information; Motherboard overview; ensure that the motherboard fits into it.; motherboard components.; Placement direction; as indicated in the image below.; Screw holes
  • Page 29 – Motherboard layout
  • Page 30 – Layout contents
  • Page 31 – ICH8R Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1 �red�, 2-27
  • Page 32 – the Intel; • Upon purchase of the motherboard, make sure that the PnP cap is on
  • Page 33 – Lift the load lever in the direction of; are installing a CPU.; Installing the CPU; Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.; and the load lever is on your left.
  • Page 34 – socket then fit the socket; The motherboard supports Intel
  • Page 35 – Installing the CPU heatsink and fan; -certified multi-directional heatsink and
  • Page 36 – Chapter 2: Hardware information; Push down two fasteners at a time in; can occur if you fail to plug this connector.; P5B Deluxe CPU fan connector
  • Page 37 – Uninstalling the CPU
  • Page 39 – System memory; Overview; differently to prevent installation on a DDR DIMM socket.; DIMMs into the DIMM sockets.; • You may install varying memory sizes in Channel A and Channel B. The; P5B Deluxe 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets
  • Page 40 – Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Page 41 – P5B Deluxe Series Motherboard Qualified Vendors Lists (QVL)
  • Page 43 – your fingers when pressing the
  • Page 44 – Expansion slots; describe the slots and the expansion cards that they support.; Installing an expansion card; To install an expansion card:; Configuring an; Chapter 4 for information on BIOS setup.; inoperable. Refer to the table on the next page for details.
  • Page 45 – Interrupt assignments; Standard interrupt assignments; * These IRQs are usually available for PCI devices.; IRQ assignments for this motherboard; Azalia
  • Page 46 – PCI slots; specifications. The figure shows a LAN; PCI Express x1 slot; specifications. The following figure; PCI Express x16 slots; the PCI Express specifications. With
  • Page 47 – Options for Universal
  • Page 48 – Jumper; This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS.; P5B Deluxe Clear RTC RAM
  • Page 49 – ASUS; Connectors; Rear panel connectors; Description Status; LAN port LED indications
  • Page 50 – Port; External SATA port
  • Page 51 – . This port connects an external audio output device; Onboard Device Configuration” for details.
  • Page 52 – signal connector at the back of the floppy disk drive.; Drive jumper setting; P5B Deluxe Floppy disk drive connector
  • Page 53 – , RAID 5, RAID 10 configuration with the Intel; P5B Deluxe IDE connector; P5B Deluxe SATA connectors
  • Page 54 – right angle side; Serial ATA hard disk drive connection
  • Page 55 – onboard Serial ATA RAID controller.; P5B Deluxe SATA_RAID connector; SATA�RAID
  • Page 56 – These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable; P5B Deluxe USB 2.0 connectors
  • Page 57 – cable matches the ground pin of the connector.; P5B Deluxe Fan connectors; • If you install two VGA cards, we recommend that you plug the rear
  • Page 58 – ATX power connectors; a jumper cap. Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the; P5B Deluxe Chassis intrusion connector; CHASSIS; P5B Deluxe ATX power connectors; EATXPWR; • Use only either a 4-pin ATX12V or an 8-pin EPS +12V power plug for the
  • Page 59 – P5B Deluxe Analog front panel connector; of the front panel audio I/O module cable to this connector.; We recommend that you connect a high-definition front panel audio; HD Audio; Onboard Device Configuration for details.
  • Page 60 – P5B Deluxe Internal audio connector; CD; P5B Deluxe Digital audio connector; SPDIF�OUT; the module to a slot opening at the back of the system chassis.; The S/PDIF module is purchased separately.
  • Page 61 – read from or written to the HDD.; P5B Deluxe System panel connector; PANEL
  • Page 62 – Properly install the ASUS Q-Connector to the
  • Page 63 – Installing the optional fan; and destabilize the system.; it snugly fits the heatsink, then; • Plug the optional fan cables to the CHA�FAN and/or PWR�FAN connector
  • Page 65 – This chapter describes the power up
  • Page 67 – b. External SCSI devices (starting with the last device on the chain); AMI BIOS beep codes; instructions in Chapter 4.
  • Page 68 – Chapter 3: Powering up; Turning off the computer; Using the OS shut down function
  • Page 69 – This chapter tells how to change
  • Page 71 – Managing and updating your BIOS; ASUS Update; (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk); ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3; (Updates the BIOS using a bootable floppy disk,; Installing ASUS Update; ASUS Update utility; Save the current BIOS file
  • Page 72 – you to avoid network traffic, or; Updating the BIOS through the Internet; Start
  • Page 73 – Updating the BIOS through a BIOS file; To update the BIOS through a BIOS file:; The ASUS Update utility is; Locate the BIOS file from the Open
  • Page 74 – Chapter 4: BIOS setup; Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk.; DOS environment; format; from the format options field,; Windows
  • Page 75 – To update the BIOS using EZ Flash 2:; ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility; Tools; menu to select; EZ Flash2; You can launch the EZ Flash 2 by two methods.; with; process and automatically reboots the system when done.
  • Page 76 – AFUDOS utility; corrupted during the updating process.; Copying the current BIOS; To copy the current BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility:; the bootable floppy disk you created earlier.; 024KB free space to save the file.; Updating the BIOS file; To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility:
  • Page 77 – filename at the DOS prompt.; completed. Reboot the system from the hard disk drive.; The utility verifies the file and starts updating the BIOS.
  • Page 78 – ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility; the USB flash disk that contains the updated BIOS file.; Recovering the BIOS from the support CD; To recover the BIOS from the support CD:; can cause system boot failure!; Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk
  • Page 79 – BIOS setup program; and updating your BIOS.”; compatibility and stability. Select the; Load Default Settings; item under the
  • Page 80 – Menu bar; Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another.
  • Page 81 – Menu items; displays the specific items for that; Configuration fields; configuration options for that item.; Scroll bar; not fit on the screen. Press the; General help
  • Page 82 – Main menu; Sets the type of floppy drive installed.; items and how to navigate through them.
  • Page 83 – N/A if no IDE device is installed in the system.
  • Page 84 – �SWDMA2� �MWDMA0� �MWDMA1� �MWDMA2� �UDMA0� �UDMA1� �UDMA2�; IDE Configuration
  • Page 85 – System Information; automatically detects the items in this menu.; AMI BIOS; Displays the auto-detected BIOS information.; Processor; Displays the auto-detected CPU specification.; System Memory; Displays the auto-detected system memory.; accessed throuh BIOS.
  • Page 86 – Advanced menu; JumperFree Configuration; field values can cause the system to malfunction.; Manual
  • Page 87 – FSB/CPU External Frequency Synchronization; the correct Front Side Bus and CPU External Frequency settings.; Allows you to set the DDR operating frequency.
  • Page 88 – AI Tuning item; Allows you to select the DDR2 reference voltage.; a high Vcore voltage may damage the CPU!; Allows you to select the front side bus termination voltage.
  • Page 89 – LAN Cable Status
  • Page 90 – USB Configuration; item then press to display the configuration options.
  • Page 91 – CPU Configuration; automatically detects.; The following item appears when the item; Modify Ratio Support; is set to; Enabled; Allows you to enable or disable C1E Support.; support for CPUs with extended CPUID functions.
  • Page 92 – Chipset; North Bridge Chipset Configuration; Allows you to enable or disable the Hyper Threading Technology.
  • Page 93 – South Bridge Chipset Configuration; �Auto�
  • Page 94 – Allows you to select the Serial Port1 base address.; Front Panel Support Type �HD Audio�; Allows you to disable or enable the onboard 1394 device support.
  • Page 95 – PCI PnP; configures the Plug and Play devices not required for boot.
  • Page 96 – Power menu; configuration options.
  • Page 97 – APM Configuration; was before the AC power loss.; causes an initialization string that turns the system power on.
  • Page 98 – supply that provides at least 1A on the +5VSB lead.; Hardware Monitor; and CPU temperatures. Select; Ignored; if you do not wish to display the detected
  • Page 99 – operation, or �Performance� to achieve maximum CPU fan speed.
  • Page 100 – Boot menu; Boot Device Priority; devices installed in the system.
  • Page 101 – Boot Settings Configuration; BIOS performs all the POST items.; Set this item to �Enabled� to use the ASUS MyLogo2TM feature.; Sets the display mode for option ROM.
  • Page 103 – Security; an item then press to display the configuration options.; Change Supervisor Password; change other security settings.
  • Page 104 – No Access prevents user access to the Setup utility.; Change User Password; Select this item to clear the user password.
  • Page 105 – Tools menu; ASUS EZ Flash 2
  • Page 106 – This item allows you to store or load multiple BIOS settings.; Load from Profile 1/2; • This function can support devices such as USB flash disk or floppy
  • Page 107 – Exit menu; BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items.; save changes and exit.; Exit & Discard Changes; Time, and Password, the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting.; Discard Changes; YES to discard any changes and load the previously saved values.; Load Setup Defaults
  • Page 109 – This chapter describes the contents
  • Page 111 – Installing an operating system; This motherboard supports Windows; Support CD information; Running the support CD; Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
  • Page 112 – Chapter 5: Software support; Drivers menu; ASUS InstAll-Drivers Installation Wizard; Installs all of the drivers through the Installation Wizard.; Intel Chipset Inf Update Program
  • Page 113 – Utilities menu; ASUS InstAll-Installation Wizard for Utilities; Install all of the utilities through the Installation Wizard.; ASUS Ai Suite; Install the ASUS Ai Suite.; in healthy operating condition.; Microsoft DirectX 9.0c
  • Page 114 – Make Disk menu; Make Intel ICH8 32/64bit RAID/AHCI Driver Disk
  • Page 115 – Manuals menu; open the folder of the user manual.; Acrobat; ASUS Contact information; this information on the inside front cover of this user guide.
  • Page 116 – Browse this CD; Displays the support CD contents in graphical format.; Other information; specified information.; Motherboard Info; Displays the general specifications of the motherboard.
  • Page 117 – Technical support Form; requesting technical support.; Filelist; Displays the contents of the support CD in text format.
  • Page 118 – Software information; • Before using the ASUS MyLogo2TM, use the AFUDOS utility to make a copy
  • Page 119 – load the new boot logo.
  • Page 120 – AI NET2; • The VCT only runs on systems with Windows
  • Page 121 – ASUS PC Probe II; Installing PC Probe II; the setup.exe file to start installation.; Launching PC Probe II; Start > All Programs; Using PC Probe II; Main window
  • Page 122 – Opens the Configuration window; Monitor panels section for details.; Preferences; You can customize the application using the
  • Page 123 – another position from the list box. Click OK when finished.; Moving the monitor panels; Hardware monitor panels; Adjusting the sensor threshold value
  • Page 124 – WMI browser
  • Page 125 – PCI browser; CPU usage
  • Page 126 – Configuring PC Probe II
  • Page 127 – Installing Ai Suite; To install Ai Suite on your computer:; Ai Suite; Follow the screen instructions to complete installation.; Launching Ai Suite; Click this icon to close or restore the application.; Using Ai Suite; or click the Normal icon to restore the system to normal state.
  • Page 128 – Other feature buttons
  • Page 130 – ASUS Ai Nap; on the confirmation screen.; Yes; on
  • Page 131 – menu button; Disable; or; Click; Apply; at the bottom to save the configuration.
  • Page 132 – Enable; list button and select a profile.; Optimal; with the temperature; Silent; mode minimizes fan speed for quiet fan operation; Performance
  • Page 133 – ASUS Ai Booster; WIndows
  • Page 134 – High Definition Audio utility; capability through the SoundMAX; requires Microsoft
  • Page 135 – From the taskbar, double-click on the SoundMAX; Audio Setup Wizard; By clicking the
  • Page 136 – Jack configuration; This screen helps you configure your; Adjust speaker volume; This screen helps you adjust speaker; Test; button to hear; Adjust microphone volume
  • Page 137 – Audio preferences; Click the; General options; disable the AudioESPTM feature, and enable/disable digital output.; DTS; sound format into a convincing multi-channel audio experience.
  • Page 138 – call to reduce echoes in the other side.
  • Page 139 – motherboard supports the following RAID configurations.; RAID 0; size or larger than the existing drive.; RAID 5
  • Page 140 – ICH8R Southbridge chip.; Setting the RAID item in BIOS; Select the item Configure SATA As, then press to display the; navigating through the BIOS Setup.; Installing Serial ATA hard disks; To install the SATA hard disks for a RAID configuration:
  • Page 141 – The Intel; the menus and select the menu options.; may not exactly match the items on your screen.
  • Page 142 – To create a RAID 0 set:; completing your selection.
  • Page 143 – The default stripe size is 128 KB.; go back to the Create Volume menu.
  • Page 144 – To create a RAID 1 set:; back to Create Volume menu.
  • Page 145 – To create a RAID 10 set:
  • Page 146 – To create a RAID 5 set:
  • Page 147 – after completing your selection.
  • Page 148 – JMicron; Serial ATA controller allows you to configure RAID 0, RAID 1 and; Before creating a RAID set; JMicron Controller Mode
  • Page 149 – Entering the JMB363 RAID BIOS utility; Create RAID Disk Drive
  • Page 150 – RAID set that you want to create.; Confirm Creation
  • Page 151 – RAID set you created.; Model Name RAID Level Capacity Status Members(HDDx)
  • Page 152 – Deleting a RAID set; A selected set shows a sign before it. Press the key to delete the; Delete RAID Disk Drive
  • Page 153 – Resetting disks to non-RAID; A selected HDD shows a sign before it.; Revert HDD to Non-RAID; however, lose all data and previous RAID configurations.
  • Page 154 – The selected HDD shows a sign before it.; Solve Mirror Conflict; Solving a Mirror conflict; Mirror drive according to the contents of the source drive.
  • Page 155 – Saving the settings and exiting setup; Rebuild Mirror Drive; Rebuilding a Mirror Drive; between two hard disks.
  • Page 156 – Creating a RAID driver disk in Windows; Intel ICH8R 32/64 bit RAID Driver; Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.; Write-protect the floppy disk to avoid computer virus infection.; Creating a RAID driver disk; Creating a RAID driver disk without entering the OS
  • Page 157 – To install the RAID driver:
  • Page 159 – The Appendix describes the CPU features
  • Page 161 – • The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel; Using the Intel; Enhanced Intel SpeedStep; • The motherboard comes with a BIOS file that supports EIST. You can; System requirements; BIOS file with EIST support
  • Page 162 – Appendix: CPU features; Using the EIST; except Home/Office Desktop or
  • Page 163 – Using the Hyper-Threading Technology; Pentium
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ii E2668Second Edition V2 July 2006 Copyright © 2006 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by an...

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