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2.3.5 Motherboard installation

The diagrams in this section are for reference only. The motherboard layout may

vary with models, but the installation steps remain the same.

2-36 Chapter 2: Hardware information

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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
 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
  90
ASUS P8B WS 3-15 91
Render Standby [Enabled] 92
  93
  93
SATA Mode [IDE Mode] 94
Hot Plug [Disabled] 94
  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
  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
 116
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
  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
 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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