Asus P5B-VM User Manual

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3. ICH8 Serial ATA connectors (7-pin SATA1, SATA2, SATA3, SATA4)
These connectors are for the Serial ATA signal cables for Serial ATA hard disk
drives.
When using the connectors in Standard IDE mode, connect the primary (boot)
hard disk drive to the SATA1/2 connector. Refer to the table below for the
recommended SATA hard disk drive connections.
R
P5B-VM
P5B-VM SATA Connectors
GND
RSATA_TXP1
RSATA_TXN1
GND
RSATA_RXP1
RSATA_RXN1
GND
GND
RSATA_TXP2
RSATA_TXN2
GND
RSATA_RXP2
RSATA_RXN2
GND
GND
RSATA_TXP3
RSATA_TXN3
GND
RSATA_RXP3
RSATA_RXN3
GND GND
RSATA_TXP4
RSATA_TXN4
GND
RSATA_RXP4
RSATA_RXN4
GND
SATA1
SATA4
SATA3
SATA2
Connect the right-angle side
of SATA signal cable to SATA
device. Or you may connect the
right-angle side of SATA cable to
the onboard SATA port to avoid
mechanical conflict with huge
graphics cards.
right angle side

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

Weight and Dimensions

Width	245 mm