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xConventions used in this guideTo make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols used throughout this manual.Ty

5-14 Chapter 5: RAID conguration3. Press <F10> to start initialization. When prompted, select Yes from the Initialize? dialog box, and then pr

ASUS P8B-M 5-15To initialize the virtual drives using the  command1. From the Management Menu, select 

5-16 Chapter 5: RAID conguration3. Select Initialize from the pop-up menu, and then press <Enter> to start initialization.Management MenuCong

ASUS P8B-M 5-175.2.4 Rebuilding failed drivesYou can manually rebuild failed hard disk drives using the Rebuild command in the Management Menu.To reb

5-18 Chapter 5: RAID conguration3. After selecting the drive to rebuild, press <F10>. When prompted, press <Y> to rebuild the drive.4.

ASUS P8B-M 5-195.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistencyYou can check and verify the accuracy of data redundancy in the selected virtual drive.

5-20 Chapter 5: RAID conguration3. When prompted, use the arrow keys to select Yes from the Consistency Check? dialog box, and then press <Enter&

ASUS P8B-M 5-21To check data consistency using the  command1. From the Management Menu, select , and then sele

5-22 Chapter 5: RAID conguration To delete a RAID conguration1. From the Management Menu, select  > 

ASUS P8B-M 5-235.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID setYou must have created a new RAID conguration before you can select the boot drive from

xiP8B-M specications summaryProcessor Support / System Bus1 x Socket LGA1155Intel® Xeon® E3-1200 Processor Family Intel® Core™ i3-2100 Processor Fami

5-24 Chapter 5: RAID conguration5.2.8 Enabling WriteCacheYou may manually enable the RAID controller’s WriteCache option after creating a RAID set t

ASUS P8B-M 5-255.3 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM UtilityThe Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM utility allows you to create RAI

5-26 Chapter 5: RAID conguration5.3.1 Creating a RAID setTo create a RAID set:1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume and press

ASUS P8B-M 5-276. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only), and then press <Enter>.

5-28 Chapter 5: RAID conguration2. Enter a name for the recovery set and press <Enter>.3. When the RAID Level item is selected, press the up/

ASUS P8B-M 5-295.3.3 Deleting a RAID setTake caution when deleting a RAID set. You will lose all data on the hard disk drives when you delete a RAID

5-30 Chapter 5: RAID conguration5.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAIDTake caution before you reset a RAID volume hard disk drive to non-RAID. Resetting

ASUS P8B-M 5-315.3.5 Recovery Volume OptionsIf you have created a recovery set, you can congure more recovery set options following the descriptions

5-32 Chapter 5: RAID congurationSelect a destination disk with the same size as the original hard disk.[ DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED ][↑↓]-Previous/Next

ASUS P8B-M 5-333. The utility immediately starts rebuilding after the disk is selected. The status of the degraded RAID volume is changed to “Rebuild

xiiP8B-M specications summaryRear I/O ConnectorsExternal Serial Port1External USB Port2VGA Port1R

5-34 Chapter 5: RAID conguration5.3.8 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup UtilityYou can set the boot priority sequence in the BIOS for your RA

6Chapter 6: Driver installationThis chapter provides the instructions for installing the necessary drivers for different system components.

Chapter summary6ASUS P8B-M6.1 RAID driver installation ... 6-36.2 Intel chipset device s

ASUS P8B-M 6-36.1 RAID driver installationAfter creating the RAID sets for your server system, you are now ready to install an operating system to th

6-4 Chapter 6: Driver installation6. Locate the RAID driver and place a blank, high-density oppy disk to the oppy disk drive.7. Press <Enter>

ASUS P8B-M 6-5To create a RAID driver disk in Windows® environment1. Start Windows®.2. Place the motherboard support DVD into the optical drive.3.

6-6 Chapter 6: Driver installation6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driverDuring Windows® Server 2003 / XP OS installationTo install the RAID cont

ASUS P8B-M 6-74. Insert the RAID driver disk you created earlier to the oppy disk drive, then press <Enter>.Windows SetupENTER=Continue ESC=

6-8 Chapter 6: Driver installationDuring Windows® Server 2008 OS installationTo install the RAID controller driver when installing Windows® Server 200

ASUS P8B-M 6-95. Locate the driver in the corresponding folder of the Support DVD, and then click OK to continue.6. Select the RAID controller drive

1Product introductionThis chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports.

6-10 Chapter 6: Driver installationRed Hat® Enterprise Linux OS 5.0To install the RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat Red Hat® Enterprise O

ASUS P8B-M 6-116. When asked if you will load additional RAID controller drivers, select No, then press <Enter>.7. Follow the onscreen instruc

6-12 Chapter 6: Driver installationSUSE Linux 11 OSTo install the RAID controller driver when installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS:1. Boot the

ASUS P8B-M 6-134. Insert the RAID driver disk to the oppy disk drive. Type the command acpi=off apic=bigsmp brokenmodules=ahci in Boot Options eld,

6-14 Chapter 6: Driver installation7. Select Back and follow the onscreen instructions to nish the installation.6. The drivers for the RAID control

ASUS P8B-M 6-156.2 Intel® chipset device software installationThis section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® chipset device sof

6-16 Chapter 6: Driver installation5. Select Yes to accept the terms of the License Agreement and continue the process.6. Read the Readme File Infor

ASUS P8B-M 6-176.3 LAN driver installationThis section provides the instructions on how to install the Intel® Gigabit LAN controller drivers on the s

6-18 Chapter 6: Driver installation4. Click Next when the Intel(R) Network Connections–InstallShield Wizard window appears. 5. Toggle I accept the t

ASUS P8B-M 6-197. Follow the screen instructions to complete installation.8. When nished, press Finish to continue.

ASUS P8B-MChapter summary11.1 Welcome! ... 1-31.2 Package content

6-20 Chapter 6: Driver installation6.4 VGA driver installationThis section provides the instructions on how to install the ASPEED Video Graphics Adap

ASUS P8B-M 6-215. Toggle I accept the terms in the license agreement and click Next to continue.6. Enter the user information and click Next to cont

6-22 Chapter 6: Driver installation9. When the installation completes, click Finish to restart your computer before using the program.8. Click Insta

ASUS P8B-M 6-236.5 Management applications and utilities installationThe support DVD that came with the motherboard package contains the drivers, ma

6-24 Chapter 6: Driver installation6.5.3 Utilities menuThe Utilities menu displays the software applications and utilities that the motherboard suppo

AAppendix: Reference informationThis appendix includes additional information that you may refer to when conguring the motherboard.

Appendix summaryAASUS P8B-MA.1 P8B-M block diagram ...A-3

ASUS P8B-M A-3A.1 P8B-M block diagram

A-4 Appendix A: Reference information

ASUS contact informationASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. (Taiwan)Address 15 Li-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, Taiwan 11259Telephone +886-2-2894-3447Fax +88

ASUS P8B-M 1-31.1 Welcome!Thank you for buying an ASUS® P8B-M motherboard!The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, ma

EC Declaration of Conformity We, the undersigned, Manufacturer: ASUSTek COMPUTER INC. Address, City: No. 150, LI-TE RD., PEITOU, TAIPEI 112, TAIWAN R.

1-4 Chapter 1: Product introduction1.4 Special features1.4.1 Product highlightsLatest processor technologyThis motherboard supports the latest Intel

ASUS P8B-M 1-5DDR3 memory supportThe P8B-M supports UDIMM, ECC DDR3 memory that features data transfer rates of 1333/1066 MHZ to meet the higher bandw

1-6 Chapter 1: Product introductionTemperature, fan, and voltage monitoringThe CPU temperature is monitored to prevent overheating and damage. The sys

2Chapter 2: Hardware informationThis chapter lists the hardware setup procedures that you have to perform when installing system components. It includ

iiE6776Second Edition V2 July 2011Copyright © 2011 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. All Rights Reserved.No part of this manual, including the products and softwa

ASUS P8B-MChapter summary22.1 Before you proceed ... 2-32.2 Motherboard overview .

ASUS P8B-M 2-32.1 Before you proceedTake note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settin

2-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information2. BMC LED (BMC_LED1) The green heartbeat LED blinks per second to indicate that the ASMB5 is working normally.Th

ASUS P8B-M 2-52.2 Motherboard overviewBefore you install the motherboard, study the conguration of your chassis to ensure that the motherboard ts i

2-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information2.2.3 Motherboard layout

ASUS P8B-M 2-72.2.4 Layout contentsSlots/Soocket Page1. CPU sockets 2-92. DDR3 sockets 2-153. PCI Express x8 / PCI Express x16 / PCI slots 2-18Jum

2-8 Chapter 2: Hardware informationInternal connectors Page1. Serial ATA connectors (SATA 6Gb/s: 7-pin SATA1, SATA2 [Blue]) (SATA 3Gb/s: 7-pin SA

ASUS P8B-M 2-92.3.1 Installing the CPUTo install a CPU:1. Locate the CPU socket on the motherboard.Before installing the CPU, ensure that the socket

2-10 Chapter 2: Hardware information3. Lift the load lever in the direction of the arrow until the load plate is completely lifted.The CPU ts in onl

ASUS P8B-M 2-117. Close the load plate (A), and then push down the load lever (B), ensuring that the front edge of the load plate slides under the re

iiiContentsNotices ... viiSafety information ...

2-12 Chapter 2: Hardware information2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fanThe Intel® LGA1155 processor requires a specially designed heatsink and

ASUS P8B-M 2-133. Connect the CPU fan cable to the connector on the motherboard labeled CPU_FAN1.DO NOT forget to connect the CPU fan connector! Hard

2-14 Chapter 2: Hardware information2.3.4 Installing the CPU heatsink in rackThe Intel® 1155 processor requires a specially designed heatsink to ensu

ASUS P8B-M 2-152.4 System memory2.4.1 OverviewThe motherboard comes with four Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets.A

2-16 Chapter 2: Hardware information2.4.4 Removing a DIMM1. Simultaneously press the retaining clips outward to unlock the DIMM.2. Remove the DIMM

ASUS P8B-M 2-172.5 Expansion slotsIn the future, you may need to install expansion cards. The following subsections describe the slots and the expans

2-18 Chapter 2: Hardware information* These IRQs are usually available for ISA or PCI devices.IRQ Priority Standard function0 1 System Timer1 2 Keyboa

ASUS P8B-M 2-19PCI slotPCIe x8 slot (x4 link)PCIe x16 slot (x16 link)PCIe x8 slot (x4 link)2.5.7 Installing ASMB5 management cardFollow the steps bel

2-20 Chapter 2: Hardware information2.5.8 Connecting the thermal sensor cableFollow the steps below to connect the thermal sensor cable to the connec

ASUS P8B-M 2-212.6 Jumpers1. Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC1)This jumper allows you to clear the Real Time Clock (RTC) RAM in CMOS. You can clear the CMOS me

ivContents2.5.6 PCI slot ... 2-182.5.7 Installing ASMB5 management card ...

2-22 Chapter 2: Hardware information2. VGA controller setting (3-pin VGA_SW1)This jumper allows you to enable or disable the onboard VGA controller.

ASUS P8B-M 2-234. LAN controller setting (3-pin LAN_SW1, LAN_SW2)These jumpers allow you to enable or disable the onboard Intel® 82574L Gigabit LAN c

2-24 Chapter 2: Hardware information6. Force BIOS recovery setting (3-pin RECOVERY1)This jumper allows you to quickly update or recover the BIOS sett

ASUS P8B-M 2-257. Chassis intrusion connector (2-pin CHASSIS)This connector is for a chassis-mounted intrusion detection sensor or switch. Connect on

2-26 Chapter 2: Hardware information        

ASUS P8B-M 2-272.7 Connectors2.7.1 Rear panel connectors1. PS/2 mouse port (green). This port is for a PS/2 mouse.2. RJ-45 port for iKVM. This RJ-

2-28 Chapter 2: Hardware information2.7.2 Internal connectors1. Serial ATA connectors (SATA 6Gb/s: 7-pin SATA1, SATA2 [Blue]) (SATA 3Gb/s: 7-pin SAT

ASUS P8B-M 2-292. Hard disk activity LED connector (4-pin HDLED1)This LED connector is for the storage add-on card cable connected to the SATA or SAS

2-30 Chapter 2: Hardware information4. CPU, front and rear fan connectors (4-pin CPU_FAN1, FRNT_FAN1, FRNT_FAN2, FRNT_FAN3, REAR_FAN1)The fan connect

ASUS P8B-M 2-316. Thermal sensor cable connectors (3-pin TR1)This connector is for temperature monitoring. Connect the thermal sensor cable to this c

vContents4.5.2 Trusted Computing ... 4-154.5.3 WHEA Conguration ...

2-32 Chapter 2: Hardware information7. Serial port connector (10-1 pin COM2)Thess connectors are for the serial (COM) ports. Connect the serial port

ASUS P8B-M 2-339. Power Supply SMBus connector (5-pin PSUSMB1)This connector allows you to connect SMBus (System Management Bus) to the power supply

2-34 Chapter 2: Hardware information11. ATX power connectors (24-pin ATXPWR1, 8-pin ATX12V1)These connectors are for an ATX power supply plugs. The p

ASUS P8B-M 2-3512. System panel connector (20-1 pin PANEL1)This connector supports several chassis-mounted functions.1. System power LED (3-pin PLED

2-36 Chapter 2: Hardware information13. Auxiliary panel connector (20-2 pin AUX_PANEL1)This connector is for additional front panel features includin

3Chapter 3: Powering upThis chapter describes the power up sequence, and ways of shutting down the system.

ASUS P8B-MChapter summary3  ... 3-33.2 Powering off the compute

ASUS P8B-M 3-33.1 Starting up for the rst time1. After making all the connections, replace the system case cover. 2. Be sure that all switches are

3-4 Chapter 3: Powering up3.2 Powering off the computer3.2.1 Using the OS shut down functionIf you are using Windows® 2008 Server:1. Click the Sta

4Chapter 4: BIOS setupThis chapter tells how to change the system settings through the BIOS Setup menus. Detailed descriptions of the BIOS parameters

viContents5.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID ... 5-305.3.5 Recovery Volume Options ...

Chapter summary4ASUS P8B-M4.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ... 4-34.2 BIOS setup program ...

ASUS P8B-M 4-34.1 Managing and updating your BIOSThe following utilities allow you to manage and update the motherboard Basic Input/Output System (BI

4-4 Chapter 4: BIOS setup3. Press <Tab> to switch to the Drive eld.4. Press the Up/Down arrow keys to nd the USB ash disk that contains the

ASUS P8B-M 4-54.1.3 BUPDATER utilityThe succeeding BIOS screens are for reference only. The actual BIOS screen displays may not be the same as shown.

4-6 Chapter 4: BIOS setup The utility veries the le, then starts updating the BIOS le.DO NOT shut down or reset the system while updating the BIOS

ASUS P8B-M 4-74.2 BIOS setup programThis motherboard supports a programmable rmware chip that you can update using the provided utility described in

4-8 Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.2.2 Menu barThe menu bar on top of the screen has the following main items:Main For changing the basic system congura

ASUS P8B-M 4-94.2.3 Menu itemsThe highlighted item on the menu bar displays the specic items for that menu. For example, selecting Main shows the Ma

4-10 Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.3 Main menuWhen you enter the BIOS Setup program, the Main menu screen appears. The Main menu provides you an overview of

ASUS P8B-M 4-11Administrator PasswordIf you have set an administrator password, we recommend that you enter the administrator password for accessing t

viiNoticesFederal Communications Commission StatementThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two con

4-12 Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.4 Event Logs menuThe Event Logs menu items allow you to change the event log settings and view the system event logs.Apti

ASUS P8B-M 4-13Log OEM Codes [Enabled]Allows you to enable or disable the logging of EFI status codes as OEM codes. Conguration option: [Disabled] [E

4-14 Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.5 Advanced menuThe Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings for the CPU and other system devices.Take caution

ASUS P8B-M 4-154.5.2 Trusted ComputingAptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. AdvancedEnables or Disable

4-16 Chapter 4: BIOS setup The items in this menu show the CPU-related information that the BIOS automatically detects. Some ite

ASUS P8B-M 4-17Execute Disable Bit [Enabled]Allows you to enable or disable the No-Execution Page Protection Technology. Setting this item to [Disable

4-18 Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.5.5 North BridgeThe North Bridge is built in the CPU.Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc.

ASUS P8B-M 4-19Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. Advanced(1) IDE Mode. (2) AHCI Mode. (3) RAID Mode

4-20 Chapter 4: BIOS setup Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. AdvancedEnables

ASUS P8B-M 4-21EHCI Hand-off [Disabled]Enables or disables the BIOS EHCI hand-off support. Conguration options: [Disabled] [Enabled]USB transfer time

viiiSafety informationElectrical safety• To prevent electrical shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating

4-22 Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.5.11 APMAptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 American Megatrends, Inc. AdvancedSpecify what state t

ASUS P8B-M 4-23Power On By RTC [Disabled][Disabled] Disables RTC to generate a wake event.[Enabled] When set to [Enabled], the items RTC Alarm Date

4-24 Chapter 4: BIOS setupData Bits [8]Conguration options: [7] [8]Parity [None]A parity bit can be sent with the data bits to detect some transmissi

ASUS P8B-M 4-254.6 Monitor menuThe Monitor menu displays the system temperature/power status, and allows you to change the fan settings.Aptio Setup U

4-26 Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.7 Boot menuThe Boot menu items allow you to change the system boot options.Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2010 Ameri

ASUS P8B-M 4-27Boot Device Seeking [Endless PXE][Endless PXE] Continuous seek remote boot image until boot image found or user abort (press Ctrl+Alt+

4-28 Chapter 4: BIOS setup4.8 Tool menuThe Tool menu items allow you to congure options for special functions. Select an item then press <Enter&g

5RAID congurationThis chapter provides instructions for setting up, creating, and conguring RAID sets using the available utilities.

Chapter summary5ASUS P8B-M5.1 Setting up RAID ... 5-3 

ASUS P8B-M 5-35.1 Setting up RAIDThe motherboard comes with the Intel® C204 controller that supports the following SATA RAID solutions:• 

ixAbout this guideThis user guide contains the information you need when installing and conguring the motherboard.How this guide is organizedThis use

5-4 Chapter 5: RAID conguration5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOSYou must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set from

ASUS P8B-M 5-53. The utility main window appears. Use the arrow keys to select an option from the Management Menu and then press <Enter>. Refer

5-6 Chapter 5: RAID conguration5.2.1 Creating a RAID setThe LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility allows you to create a RAID 0, RAID 1, or RAID 10

ASUS P8B-M 5-73. Select all the drives required for the RAID set, and then press <F10> to congure array setting.4. Press <Space> to sel

5-8 Chapter 5: RAID conguration5. Press <F10> again, the virtual drive information appears including a Virtual Drive menu that allows you to c

ASUS P8B-M 5-98. Select Units from the Virtual Drive sub-menu, and then press <Enter>.9. Select the units for virtual drive size from the menu

5-10 Chapter 5: RAID conguration12. When nished setting the selected virtual drive conguration, select Accept from the menu, and then press <En

ASUS P8B-M 5-11When a RAID set already exists, using the  command erases the existing RAID conguration data. If

5-12 Chapter 5: RAID conguration You can add a new RAID conguration or view an existing conguration usin

ASUS P8B-M 5-135.2.3 Initializing the virtual drivesAfter creating the RAID set(s), you must initialize the virtual drives. You may initialize the vi