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Asus P8B User Manual (148 pages)

Brand: Asus | Category: Server/workstation motherboards | Size: 10.37 MB |

English

Table of contents

Motherboard

1

First Edition

2

February 2011

2

Contents

3

Safety information

8

About this guide

9

Typography

10

P8B WS specications summary

11

Chapter 1: Product

15

1.1 Welcome!

17

1.2 Package contents

17

1.3 Special features

18

ASUS P8B WS 1-3

19

1.3.3 ASUS features

20

AI Suite II

21

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution

21

ASUS EZ DIY

21

Precision Tweaker 2

22

IEEE 1394a interface

22

S/PDIF-out on Back I/O Port

22

ASUS Crystal Sound

23

Chapter 2: Hardware

25

2.1 Before you proceed

27

2.2 Motherboard overview

28

2.2.2 Layout contents

29

2.2.4 System memory

31

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32

P8B WS Motherboard

33

2.2.5 Expansion slots

36

2.2.6 Onboard switches

38

2. GPU Boost switch

39

Turning this switch to

39

3. MemOK! switch

40

2.2.7 Onboard LEDs

41

5. DRAM LED

43

2.2.8 Jumper

44

ASUS P8B WS 2-19

45

2.2.9 Internal connectors

46

ASUS P8B WS 2-23

49

G.P. Diagnosis card layout

52

10. ATX power connectors

54

ASUS P8B WS 2-29

55

PC chassis Power supply unit

56

DIMM SATA hard disk drive

56

2.3.2 CPU installation

57

Apply the Thermal Interface

59

Material to the CPU heatsink

59

ASUS P8B WS 2-33

59

2.3.4 DIMM installation

61

ASUS P8B WS 2-37

63

2.3.6 ATX Power connection

64

2.3.7 SATA device connection

65

2.3.8 Front I/O Connector

66

To install PCIe x16 cards

67

2.3.10 Rear panel connection

68

2.3.11 Audio I/O connections

69

Connect to Stereo Speakers

70

ASUS P8B WS 2-45

71

ASUS P8B WS 2-47

73

BIOS setup

75

3.1 Knowing BIOS

77

3.2 BIOS setup program

77

3.2.1 EZ Mode

78

3.2.2 Advanced Mode

79

3-4 Chapter 3: BIOS setup

80

3.3 Main menu

81

Administrator Password

82

User Password

83

3.4 Ai Tweaker menu

84

GPU Boost

86

DRAM Timing Control

86

CPU Power Management

86

CPU Voltage [Auto]

87

VCCSA Voltage [Auto]

88

CPU PLL Voltage [Auto]

88

Load-Line Calibration [Auto]

88

CPU Spread Spectrum [Auto]

88

3.5 Advanced menu

89

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ASUS P8B WS 3-15

91

Render Standby [Enabled]

92

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93

SATA Mode [IDE Mode]

94

Hot Plug [Disabled]

94

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95

HD Audio Controller [Enabled]

96

Front Panel Type [HD]

96

SPDIF Out Type [SPDIF]

96

Serial Port [Enabled]

97

3.5.8 APM

98

Power On By RTC [Disabled]

99

3.6 Monitor menu

100

CPU Q-Fan Control [Enabled]

101

Anti Surge Support [Enabled]

102

3.7 Boot menu

103

3.8 Tool menu

104

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105

3.8.3 Asus SPD Information

106

3.9 Exit menu

107

3.10 Updating BIOS

108

3.10.1 ASUS Update utility

109

3-34 Chapter 3: BIOS setup

110

ASUS P8B WS 3-35

111

Drive Folder Info

112

Recovering the BIOS

113

C:\>d:

114

Backing up the current BIOS

115

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Software

117

Chapter summary

118

4.2 Support DVD information

119

4.3 Software information

121

4.3.2 EPU

122

4.3.3 FAN Xpert

123

4.3.4 Probe II

124

4.3.5 Sensor Recorder

125

4.3.6 Ai Charger+

126

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127

4.4 RAID congurations

129

4.4.4 Intel

130

Creating a RAID set

131

Deleting a RAID set

133

Exiting the Intel

133

ASUS P8B WS 4-17

135

The name of the USB oppy

136

ASUS P8B WS 4-19

137

Multiple GPU

139

5.1 ATI

141

CrossFireX™ technology

141

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142

CrossFireX bridge

142

5.1.5 Enabling the ATI

143

5.2 NVIDIA

145

CUDA™ technology

145

Technical Support

147

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

148

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