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P5B Pro

User Manual

Version 1.0

Published April 2009

Copyright©2009 ASRock INC. All rights reserved.

Summary of Contents for P5B PRO - QUICK

Page 1: ...1 1 1 1 1 P5B Pro User Manual Version 1 0 Published April 2009 Copyright 2009 ASRock INC All rights reserved...

Page 2: ...or implied including but not limited to the implied warran ties or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ASRock its directors officers employees or agents...

Page 3: ...SPDIF Header Connection Guide 26 2 10 SATAII Hard Disk Setup Guide 27 2 11 Serial ATA SATA Serial ATAII SATAII Hard Disks Installation 28 2 12 Driver Installation Guide 28 2 13 Untied Overclocking Tec...

Page 4: ...Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 4 Software Support 48 48 48 48 48 4 1 Install Operating System 48 4 2 Support CD Information 48 4 2 1 Running Support CD 48 4 2 2 Drive...

Page 5: ...his manual will be subject to change without notice In case any modifications of this manual occur the updated version will be available on ASRock website without further notice You may find the lates...

Page 6: ...R2 Memory Technology see CAUTION 3 4 x DDR2 DIMM slots Supports DDR2 800 667 533 non ECC un buffered memory see CAUTION 4 Max capacity of system memory 8GB see CAUTION 5 Expansion Slot 1 x PCI Express...

Page 7: ...adjustment Supports Smart BIOS Support CD Drivers Utilities AntiVirus Software Trial Version Unique Feature ASRock OC Tuner see CAUTION 9 Intelligent Energy Saver see CAUTION 10 Instant Boot ASRock I...

Page 8: ...rd supports 2 channel 4 channel 6 channel and 8 channel modes Please check the table on page 11 for proper connection 7 Before installing SATAII hard disk to SATAII connector please read the SATAII Ha...

Page 9: ...to access ASRock Instant Flash Just launch this tool and save the new BIOS file to your USB flash drive floppy disk or hard drive then you can update your BIOS only in a few clicks without prepar ing...

Page 10: ...PDIF1 COM1 1 1 FRONT_1394 29 30 31 32 33 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 Jumper 17 USB 2 0 Header USB8_9 Blue 2 ATX 12V Connector ATX12V1 18 Fourth SATAII Connector SATAII_4 Orange 3 775 Pin CPU Socket 19 USB 2 0 Head...

Page 11: ...two LED next to the LAN port Please refer to the table below for the LAN port LED indications LAN Port LED Indications Activity Link LED SPEED LED Status Description Status Description Off No Activity...

Page 12: ...HD Audio Deck icon and click Speaker Then you are allowed to select 2 Channel 4 Channel 6 Channel or 8 Channel Click Power to save your change For Windows VistaTM VistaTM 64 bit OS Please click VIA H...

Page 13: ...2 Pre installation Precautions 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 2 2 Pre installation Precautions 2 2 Pre installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard...

Page 14: ...the CPU will be seriously damaged Step 1 Open the socket Step 1 1 Disengaging the lever by depressing down and out on the hook to clear retention tab Step 1 2 Rotate the load lever to fully open po si...

Page 15: ...left hand index finger and thumb to support the load plate edge engage PnP cap with right hand thumb and peel the cap from the socket while pressing on center of PnP cap to assist in removal 1 It is...

Page 16: ...or proper installation please kindly refer to the instruction manuals of your CPU fan and heatsink Below is an example to illustrate the installation of the heatsink for 775 LAND CPU Step 1 Apply ther...

Page 17: ...may refer to the Dual Channel Memory Configuration Table below Dual Channel Memory Configurations DDRII_1 DDRII_2 DDRII_3 DDRII_4 Yellow Slot Orange Slot Yellow Slot Orange Slot 1 Populated Populated...

Page 18: ...IMM slot by pressing the retaining clips outward Step 2 Align a DIMM on the slot such that the notch on the DIMM matches the break on the slot The DIMM only fits in one correct orientation It will cau...

Page 19: ...CIE x16 slot is used for PCI Express cards with x16 lane width graphics cards Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Installing an expansion card Instal...

Page 20: ...pin3 to enable see p 10 No 1 5VSB standby for PS 2 or USB wake up events Note To select 5VSB it requires 2 Amp and higher standby current provided by power supply Clear CMOS CLRCMOS1 2 pin jumper see...

Page 21: ...the details Serial ATAII Connectors These Serial ATAII SATAII SATAII_1 see p 10 No 13 connectors support SATAII SATAII_2 see p 10 No 14 or SATA hard disk for internal SATAII_3 see p 10 No 12 storage d...

Page 22: ...u 4 pin CD1 to receive stereo audio input CD1 see p 10 No 29 from sound sources such as a CD ROM DVD ROM TV tuner card or MPEG card Front Panel Audio Header This is an interface for front 9 pin HD_AUD...

Page 23: ...ct it to Pin 1 3 3 Pin Fan Installation Pin 1 3 Connected Chassis and Power Fan Connectors Please connect the fan cables 3 pin CHA_FAN1 to the fan connectors and see p 10 No 11 match the black wire to...

Page 24: ...n 5 8 5 4 1 8 5 4 1 HDMI_SPDIFHeader HDMI_SPDIF header providing 3 pin HDMI_SPDIF1 SPDIF audio output to HDMI VGA see p 10 No 26 card allows the system to connect HDMI Digital TV projector LCD devices...

Page 25: ...D SPDIFOUT HDMI_SPDIFCable Please connect the black end A Optional of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the HDMI_SPDIF header on the motherboard Then connect the white end B or C of HDMI_SPDIF cable to the HDMI_SPD...

Page 26: ...efer to the user manual of HDMI VGA card vendor Incorrect connection may cause permanent damage to this motherboard and the HDMI VGA card white end 2 pin B white end 3 pin C Please do not connect the...

Page 27: ...isk may fail to run at SATAII mode Western Digital If pin 5 and pin 6 are shorted SATA 1 5Gb s will be enabled On the other hand if you want to enable SATAII 3 0Gb s please remove the jumpers from pin...

Page 28: ...n Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide Driver Installation Guide To install the drivers to your system please insert the support CD to your optical drive...

Page 29: ...the system chassis You may also restart by turning the system off and then back on Because the BIOS software is constantly being updated the follow ing BIOS setup screens and descriptions are for ref...

Page 30: ...en Main Screen Main Screen When you enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY the Main screen will appear and display the system overview System Time Hour Minute Second Use this item to specify the system time Sys...

Page 31: ...can be used for this operation Load Performance Setup Default IDE SATA This performance setup default may not be compatible with all system configurations If system boot failure occurs after loading p...

Page 32: ...Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Advanced Overclock Mode 133 100 Auto Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum Enabled...

Page 33: ...es no hardware support from the chipset In the C1 power state the processor maintains the context of the system caches Max CPUID Value Limit For Prescott CPU only some OSes ex NT4 0 cannot handle the...

Page 34: ...to set the Power Schemes as Portable Laptop to en able this function If you install Windows VistaTM and want to enable this function please set this item to Enabled This item will be hidden if the cur...

Page 35: ...t ESC Exit DRAM tCL DRAM tCL Auto DRAM tRCD DRAM tRP DRAM tRAS DRAM tRFC DRAM tWR DRAM tRRD Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Auto Current Setting 4 4 4 12 28 4 2 Current Setting 66 77 33 33 88 88 66 Rcomp Con...

Page 36: ...4 75X EE and 5 00X FF Rcomp Control G5 Configuration options Auto 1 50X 11 1 75X 22 2 00X 33 2 25X 44 2 50X 55 2 75X 66 3 00X 77 3 25X 88 3 50X 99 3 75X AA 4 00X BB 4 25X CC 4 50X DD 4 75X EE and 5 00...

Page 37: ...Auto Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select PCI or PCI Express as the boot graphic adapter priority The default value is PCI Onboard HD Audio Select Auto Enabled or Disabled for the onboa...

Page 38: ...upports it Restore on AC Power Loss This allows you to set the power state after an unexpected AC Power loss If Power Off is selected the AC Power remains off when the power recovers If Power On is se...

Page 39: ...UP UTILITY IDE Configuration v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2003 American Megatrends Inc Advanced SATAII Configuration SATAII 1 SATAII 2 SATAII 3 SATAII 4 IDE1 Master IDE1 Slave Enhanced Hard Disk Not Detect...

Page 40: ...e and UNIX user select Disabled to disable the LBA Large mode Block Multi Sector Transfer The default value of this item is Auto If this feature is enabled it will enhance hard disk performance by rea...

Page 41: ...mer register Select Screen Select Item Change Option F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaste...

Page 42: ...on is set to ECP EPP it will show the EPP version in the following item EPP Version Configuration options Normal Bi Directional and ECP EPP EPP Version Use this item to set the EPP version Configurati...

Page 43: ...of USB controller USB 2 0 Support Use this item to enable or disable the USB 2 0 support Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices There are four configuration optio...

Page 44: ...98 F 3400 RPM 1 629V 3 306V 5 067V 11 890V 31 C 87 F 3399 RPM 3288 RPM Main Smart Advanced Boot Security Exit H W Monitor Enable Disable CPU Quiet Fan Function CPU Quiet Fan Disabled CPU Quiet Fan Th...

Page 45: ...reen Select Item Enter Go to Sub Screen F1 General Help F9 Load Defaults F10 Save and Exit ESC Exit v02 54 C Copyright 1985 2005 American Megatrends Inc Boot Boot Settings Configuration 1st Boot Devic...

Page 46: ...r password you may also clear it BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H W Monitor Boot Exit Install or Change the password Select Screen Select Item Enter Change F1 General Help F10 Save and Exit ES...

Page 47: ...s Load 3rd User Defaults 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 3 8 Exit Screen Exit Screen Exit Screen Exit Screen Exit Screen Save Changes and Exit When you select this option it will pop out the following message Save co...

Page 48: ...nning The Support CD Running The Support CD To begin using the support CD insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The CD automatically displays the Main Menu if AUTORUN is enabled in your computer If the...

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