Asus P5B-VM- Manual

Asus P5B-VM

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – ii
  • Page 3 – iii; Contents; P5B-VM specifications summary; Chapter 1: Product introduction; Special features; Memory configurations; Jumpers
  • Page 4 – iv; Chapter 2: BIOS setup; Managing and updating your BIOS
  • Page 5 – Boot menu; Boot Settings Configuration; Exit menu; Chapter 3: Software support; Support CD information
  • Page 6 – 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 7 – vii; Safety information; Electrical safety; qualified service technician or your retailer.; Operation safety
  • Page 8 – viii; About this guide; How this guide is organized; This manual contains the following parts:; the jumpers and connectors on the motherboard.; motherboard supports.; Where to find more information; software products. Refer to the ASUS contact information.; Optional documentation; part of the standard package.
  • Page 9 – ix; Conventions used in this guide; Bold text; Used to emphasize a word or a phrase.; Command
  • Page 10 – System Bus; High Definition Video Processing with max. resolutions to; Audio; AD 1988 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC
  • Page 11 – ASUS AI Lifestyle; *Specifications are subject to change without notice.
  • Page 12 – xii
  • Page 13 – This chapter describes the motherboard
  • Page 14 – Thank you for buying an ASUS; Package contents; Product highlights; Green ASUS; consumers’ health while minimizing the impact on the environment.; Intel; efficient CPU in the world.
  • Page 15 – Intel G965 Chipset; The Intel; DDR2 memory support
  • Page 16 – High Definition Audio; ASUS AI Lifestyle features; ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution; overclocking capability.; AI Gear; ASUS Crystal Sound; Noise Filter
  • Page 17 – ASUS EZ DIY; components, update the BIOS or back up your favorite settings.; ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3; USB flash disk containing the BIOS file. See page 2-6 for details.; ASUS EZ Flash 2; ASUS Special features; ASUS MyLogo2TM
  • Page 18 – Before you proceed; or change any motherboard settings.; shows the location of the onboard LED.; Onboard LED
  • Page 19 – Motherboard overview; ensure that the motherboard fits into it.; motherboard components.; Placement direction; as indicated in the image below.; Screw holes
  • Page 20 – Motherboard layout
  • Page 21 – Layout contents; DDR2 DIMM slots; External SATA port
  • Page 23 – • Upon purchase of the motherboard, make sure that the PnP cap is on
  • Page 24 – 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 25 – socket then fit the socket; The motherboard supports Intel
  • Page 26 – Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
  • Page 27 – can occur if you fail to plug this connector.; P5B-VM CPU Fan Connector
  • Page 28 – Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
  • Page 30 – 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
  • Page 31 – Windows; adjust the memory timing manually.
  • Page 33 – one pair of Dual-channel memory configuration.
  • Page 34 – your fingers when pressing the
  • Page 35 – 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 36 – Interrupt assignments; Standard; * These IRQs are usually available for PCI devices.; IRQ assignments for this motherboard
  • Page 37 – PCI slots; specifications. The figure shows a LAN; PCI Express x4 slots; specifications. The following figure; PCI Express x16 slot; PCI Express specifications. The figure
  • Page 38 – This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in
  • Page 39 – P5B-VM Keyboard Power Setting
  • Page 40 – LAN port LED indications
  • Page 41 – are available for connecting USB 2.0 devices.; External SATA port; . This port connects to an external SATA box or a Serial; JMicron SATA Controller Mode
  • Page 42 – signal connector at the back of the floppy disk drive.; using a FDD cable with a covered Pin 5.; Floppy Disk Drive Connector; FLOPPY; igital
  • Page 44 – P5B-VM SATA Connectors; right angle side
  • Page 45 – onboard Serial ATA RAID controller.; Onboard Device Configuration” for details.; of the system chassis.; RAID Connector; The IEEE 1394a module is purchased separately.
  • Page 46 – These connectors are for USB 2.0 ports. Connect the USB module cable; Audio Connector; The USB module is purchased separately.
  • Page 47 – cable matches the ground pin of the connector.; not jumpers! Do not place jumper caps on the fan connectors!; P5B-VM Fan Connectors; P5B-VM COM Port Connector; The COM module is purchased separately.
  • Page 48 – a jumper cap. Remove the jumper caps only when you intend to use the; • By default, this connector is set to HD Audio. If you want to connect; Chassis Intrusion Connector; Front Panel Audio Connector; AAFP
  • Page 49 – • Do not forget to connect the 4-pin EATX12V power plug otherwise, the; P5B-VM ATX Power Connector
  • Page 50 – read from or written to the HDD.; NEL
  • Page 52 – BIOS setup; This chapter tells how to change
  • Page 53 – ASUS AFUDOS; (Updates the BIOS in DOS mode using a bootable floppy; Creating a bootable floppy disk; Do either one of the following to create a bootable floppy disk.; My Computer; from the format options field,; Run
  • Page 54 – ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility; Tools; menu to select; EZ Flash2; floppy disk drive or the USB port.; with; process and automatically reboots the system when done.
  • Page 55 – 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.
  • Page 56 – Updating the BIOS file; To update the BIOS file using the AFUDOS utility:; 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 57 – ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility; disk, or the floppy disk that contains the updated BIOS file.; • Prepare the motherboard support CD,; If your display monitor is connected to the onboard VGA connector,; Recovering the BIOS from a floppy disk; To recover the BIOS from a floppy disk:
  • Page 58 – Recovering the BIOS from the support CD; To recover the BIOS from the support CD:; Recovering the BIOS from the USB flash disk; To recover the BIOS from the USB flash disk:
  • Page 59 – Installing ASUS Update; Utilities; ASUS Update utility; Save the current BIOS file; Quit all Windows
  • Page 60 – you to avoid network traffic, or; Auto Select; Updating the BIOS through the Internet; Start
  • Page 61 – 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
  • Page 62 – BIOS setup program; following procedures:
  • Page 63 – Menu bar; For changing the basic system configuration; BIOS menu screen; Some of the navigation keys differ from one screen to another.; Navigation keys
  • Page 64 – Menu items; displays the specific items for that menu.; Configuration fields; configuration options for that item.; Scroll bar; not fit on the screen. Press the
  • Page 65 – Main menu; you an overview of the basic system information.; items and how to navigate through them.
  • Page 66 – N/A if no IDE device is installed in the system.
  • Page 67 – Selects the PIO mode.; Selects the time out value for detecting ATA/ATAPI devices.
  • Page 68 – 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
  • Page 69 – Advanced menu; field values can cause the system to malfunction.; Jumperfree Configuration; the correct Front Side Bus and CPU External Frequency settings.
  • Page 70 – FSB/CPU External Frequency Synchronization; high Vcore voltage can severely damage the CPU!; Allows you to set the DDR operating frequency.
  • Page 71 – item then press to display the configuration options.
  • Page 72 – CPU Configuration; automatically detects.
  • Page 73 – Allows you to use the Enhanced Intel; The following item appears only when you installed an Intel; Chipset
  • Page 75 – Onboard Devices Configuration; Allows you to set the Front Panel Support Type.; the RAID sets are used as data drivers.
  • Page 77 – PCI PnP
  • Page 78 – Power menu; configuration options.
  • Page 79 – APM Configuration; was before the AC power loss.; causes an initialization string that turns the system power on.
  • Page 80 – Hardware Monitor
  • Page 81 – the onboard voltage regulators.; Boot Device Priority; The option of “Ultra Silent” is for Intel® CoreTM2 processors only.
  • Page 82 – BIOS performs all the POST items.
  • Page 83 – Security; an item then press to display the configuration options.; Change Supervisor Password
  • Page 84 – Change User Password; Select this item to clear the user password.
  • Page 85 – Setup and booting the system.; Tools menu
  • Page 86 – Exit & Discard Changes; Time, and Password, the BIOS asks for a confirmation before exiting.; Discard Changes; OK to discard any changes and load the previously saved values.; Load Setup Defaults; OK to save; BIOS items, and save or discard your changes to the BIOS items.
  • Page 88 – This chapter describes the contents
  • Page 89 – Installing an operating system; This motherboard supports Windows; Running the support CD; Drivers menu if Autorun is enabled in your computer.
  • Page 90 – Drivers menu; ASUS InstAll-Drivers Installation Wizard; Installs the ASUS InstAll-Drivers Installation Wizard.; Intel Chipset Inf Update Program
  • Page 91 – Utilities menu; ASUS InstAll-Installation Wizard for Utilities; Install the ASUS InstAll-Installation Wizard.; ASUS Update; best suits your computing needs.; AI Nap; simply click the mouse or press a key.; ASUS PC Probe II; in healthy operating condition.
  • Page 92 – Make Disk menu; Make JMicron JMB36X 32bit RAID Driver
  • Page 93 – 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 94 – Software information; SoundMAX; will find the SoundMAX; requires Microsoft
  • Page 95 – Audio preferences; Click the; Enhanced Microphone Features; Voice recording
  • Page 96 – ASUS AI Nap; on the confirmation screen.; Yes; on
  • Page 98 – CPU features; The Appendix describes the CPU
  • Page 99 – • The motherboard comes with a BIOS file that supports EM64T.; Using the Intel; Enhanced Intel SpeedStep; • The motherboard comes with a BIOS file that supports EIST.; System requirements; BIOS file with EIST support
  • Page 100 – Using the EIST; Screen Saver; Home/Office Desktop or Always
  • Page 101 – Using the Hyper-Threading Technology; Pentium
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ii E2642First Edition 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 any me...

Page 3 - iii; Contents; P5B-VM specifications summary; Chapter 1: Product introduction; Special features; Memory configurations; Jumpers

iii Contents Notices ......................................................................................................... viSafety information ..................................................................................... vii P5B-VM specifications summary ...................................

Page 4 - iv; Chapter 2: BIOS setup; Managing and updating your BIOS

iv Contents Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 2-2 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk ....................................... 2-2 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility ................................................... 2-3 2.1.3 AFUDOS ...

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