Name: Asus P5B-VM
Brand: Asus
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Contents

Notices ......................................................................................................... vi

Safety information ..................................................................................... vii

P5B-VM specications summary ............................................................... x

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-2

1.2 Package contents .........................................................................

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1.3 Special features ............................................................................

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1.3.1 Product highlights ...........................................................

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1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features ..............................................

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1.4 Before you proceed .....................................................................

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1.5 Motherboard overview .................................................................

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1.5.1 Motherboard layout .........................................................

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1.5.2 Placement direction ........................................................

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1.5.3 Screw holes ....................................................................

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1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................

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1.6.1 Overview ........................................................................

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1.6.2 Installing the CPU .........................................................

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1.6.3 Installing the heatsink and fan ......................................

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1.7 System memory .........................................................................

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1.7.1 Overview .......................................................................

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1.7.2 Memory congurations ..................................................

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1.7.3 Installing a DIMM ..........................................................

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1.7.4 Removing a DIMM ........................................................

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1.8 Expansion slots ..........................................................................

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1.8.1 Installing an expansion card .........................................

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1.8.2 Conguring an expansion card .....................................

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1.8.3 PCI slots ........................................................................

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1.8.4 PCI Express x4 slot .......................................................

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1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot .....................................................

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1.9 Jumpers ......................................................................................

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1.10 Connectors .................................................................................

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1.10.1 Rear panel connectors ..................................................

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1.10.2 Internal connectors .......................................................

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Asus P5B-VM Specifications

General

ECC	No
Number of memory slots	4
Maximum internal memory	8 GB
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processors	1
USB 2.0 connectors	3
S/PDIF out connector	Yes
Number of SATA connectors	5
Special features	- ASUS AI Gear - ASUS AI Nap - ASUS Advanced Q-Fan - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 - ASUS C.P.R. - ASUS MyLogo 2
Manageability features	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE, RPL
Controller interface type	JMicron JMB363 PATA & SATA
PS/2 ports quantity	2
DVI-D ports quantity	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
Audio chip	ADI AD1988
Power source type	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows
Bundled software	ASUS PC Probe II ASUS Update Anti-Virus
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit
RAID levels	0, 1, JBOD
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported