Asus P8B WS Motherboard

• Storage:
  
  • Intel ® C206 chipset : 
  • 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray
  • Intel ® C206 chipset : 
  • 4 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), blue
  • Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10

• Rear Panel I/O Ports:
  
  • IEEE 1394: VIA ® 6308S controller
  • 2 x IEEE 1394a port(s)
  • Built-in Controller : 
  • 2 x USB 3.0 port(s) (2 at back panel, blue)
  • Intel ® C206 chipset : 
  • 14 x USB 2.0 port(s) (6 at back panel, gray, 8 at mid-board)
  • 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s)
  • 1 x DVI-I
  • 1 x IEEE 1394a
  • 2 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)
  • 2 x USB 3.0 
  • 6 x USB 2.0 
  • 1 x Coaxial S/PDIF out
  • 1 x Optical S/PDIF out
  • 6 x Audio jack(s)
    

• BIOS:
  • 32MB flash ROM, EFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.6, ACPI 2.0a, multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash Utility, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

• Special Features:
  
  • Multi-GPU Support: Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX Technology
  • Workstation Feature: 4 x PCIe x 16 slot(s)
  • G.P. Diagnosis Card bundled
  • Quick Gate: 2 x vertical USB 2.0 on board
  • ASUS SASsaby series Cards support
  • ASUS WS Diag. LED
  • ASUS EPU :
  • - EPU switch
  • ASUS Power Design :
  • - 8 +2 Phase Power Design
  • GPU Boost with switch
  • ASUS Exclusive Features :
  • - MemOK!
  • - AI Suite II
  • - Anti-Surge
  • - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface 
  • ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :
  • - Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution
  • - ASUS Fan Xpert 
  • ASUS EZ DIY :
  • - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 
  • - ASUS EZ Flash 
  • ASUS Q-Design :
  • - ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
  • - ASUS Q-DIMM 
  • - ASUS Q-Connector
  • O.S: Fedora 13
  • Windows ® Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
  • Windows ® Server 2008 Enterprise 32/64-bit
  • Windows ® Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32/64-bit
  • Windows ® 7 32/64-bit
  • Windows ® Vista 32/64-bit
  • Windows ® XP 32/64-bit
  • RedHat ® Enterprise Linux WS 6.0 32/64-bit
  • Open SUSE 11.4
  • Ubuntu Desktop 10.04
  • Note: *1: Only using Intel 3th Core series processors and xeon E3-1200/12X5 V2 processors,DDR3 DIMM can run up to 1600MHz.
  • *2: Only using processors which feature Intel HD Graphics,Intel integrated graphics could enable
  • *3: Only using Intel 3th Core series processors and xeon E3-1200/12X5 V2 processors,PCIE x16_1 and PCIE x16_2 can run Gen3 performance.
  • *4-1: According to Intel POR, Intel HD graphic driver may not be supported when installing Server Windows OS.
  • The driver may cause unknown artifacting on your screen when continuously adjusting the monitor's resolution.
  • Intel suggest using the Microsoft server windows built-in driver for customers. 
  • *4-2: Linux OS only conduct installation test OK.

Motherboard Specifications

• Model:
  • Asus P8B WS Motherboard
    

• Processor Support:
  
  • Intel ® Socket 1155 for 3rd/2nd Generation Core i7/Core i5/Core i3 Processors 
  • Intel ® Socket 1155 for Intel ® E3-1200/12x5 v2 processors
  • Intel ® Socket 1155 for Intel ® E3-1200/12x5 processors
  • Supports Intel ® 32 nm CPU
  • Supports Intel ® Turbo Boost Technology 2 

• Chipset:
  • Intel ® C206

• Memory:
  • 4 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR3 1600/1333/1066 MHz ECC, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory *1
    Dual Channel Memory Architecture 
    Supports Intel ® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
    * Refer to www.asus.com or user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).
    * Non-ECC, Un-buffered memory only support for client OS (Windows7,Vista and XP).

• Expansion Slots:
  
  • 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8, black+blue) *3
  • 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, white) 
  • 1 x PCIe x1 
  • 1 x PCI

• On-Board Video:
  
  • Integrated Graphics Processor *2
  • VGA output support : DVI port
  • - Supports DVI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz
  • - Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048 x 1536 @ 75 Hz
  • Maximum shared memory of 1748 MB

• On-Board Audio:
  
  • Realtek ® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC 
  • - Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
  • Audio Feature :
  • - Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection 
  • - Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel

• On-Board LAN:
  • Intel ® 82574L, 2 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)

• Form Factor/Dimensions:
  
  • ATX Form Factor 
  • 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.5 cm )
• Internal I/O Interface:
  
• 2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)
• 2 x Vertical USB 2.0 port(s)
• 1 x TPM connector(s) 
• 1 x COM port(s) connector(s)
• 1 x IEEE 1394a connector(s)
• 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) 
• 1 x Power Fan connector(s) 
• 1 x S/PDIF out header(s)
• 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
• 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
• 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)
• 1 x System panel(s) 
• 1 x MemOK! button(s)
• Manageability:
  • WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE