Description
The Asus P8B-WS is an ATX Socket 1155 motherboard based on the Intel C206 chipset. The board should be paired with DDR3 memory, for which 4 slots are available. In total, the Asus P8B-WS has 6 Serial ATA connections for hard drives and SSDs.
Product: Asus P8B-WS
Socket: Socket 1155
Category: Motherboards
Brand: Asus
EAN: 0610839179107, 4719543179109, 4719543187388
Condition: Used
SKU: 90-MSVDI0-G0EAY0YZ, 90-MSVDI0-G0UAY00Z, 90-MSVDIA-G0EAY0YZ, P8B WS, P8B-WS
Warranty: 6 months
Package Contents:
– Motherboard (Asus P8B-WS)
– I/O Shield (metal backplate)
– No manual
– No driver CD
– No cables
CPU
LGA1155 socket for Intel® 2nd Generation Core™ i3 desktop processor
LGA 1155 socket for Intel® XEON E3-1200 series server/workstation processor
Supports 32nm CPU
* Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0
** Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list
Chipset
Intel® C206 Chipset
Memory
4 x DIMM, max. 32GB, DDR3 1333/1066 MHz,
ECC/non-ECC, un-buffered memory Dual channel architecture
Supports Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)
**Refer to www.asus.com or the user manual for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List).
Expansion Slots
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (@ x16 or x8)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (@ x8)
2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (@ x4)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 (@ x1)
1 x PCI
VGA Output
Multi-VGA output support: DVI-I and RGB ports
Supports DVI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200@60Hz
Supports RGB with max. resolution 2048 x 1536@75Hz
Maximum shared memory of 1748 MB
Multi-GPU Support
Supports ATI® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology
Storage
Intel® C206 Chipset
– 2 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (gray)
– 4 x SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports (blue)
– Intel® Rapid Storage Technology supports RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10
LAN
2 x Intel® 82574L GbE LAN
– Support teaming function
1394
VIA VT6308S controller supports 2 x 1394a port
USB
USB 3.0 controller
– 2 x USB 3.0 ports (Blue, at back panel)
Intel® C206 Chipset
– 14 x USB 2.0 ports (8 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)
Audio
Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
– BD Audio Layer Content Protection
– Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-streaming and Front Panel Jack-Retasking
– Optical S/PDIF out port at back I/O
ASUS Unique Features
GPU Boost with switch
ASUS Power Design
– 8+2 Phase Power Design
ASUS EPU
– EPU, EPU switch
ASUS Exclusive Features
– MemOK!
– AI Suite II
– Anti Surge
– ASUS EFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
– ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-sink solution
– ASUS Fan Xpert
ASUS EZ DIY
– ASUS Q-Connector
– ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
– ASUS EZ Flash Utility
ASUS Q-Design
ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED)
ASUS Q-Slot
ASUS Q-DIMM
Workstation Unique Features
4 PCIe x16 slots
G.P. Diagnosis Card bundled
Quick Gate: 2 vertical USB 2.0 on board
ASUS SASsaby series Cards support ASUS WS
Diag. LED
BIOS Features
32 Mb 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
Back Panel I/O Ports
PS/2 KB/MS port
S/PDIF Out (Optical and Coaxial)
6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
2 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
1 x IEEE1394a
2 x LAN Connector
1 x DVI-I
1 x 8-channel Audio I/O
Internal I/O Connectors
24-pin ATX Power connector
8-pin ATX +12V Power connector
CPU fan with PWM control
Chassis fan1 with Q-fan control
Chassis fan2 with Q-fan control
Chassis fan3 with Q-fan control
PWR fan
AAFP connector
1 x CODECM port connector
2 x USB connectors support additional 4 USB ports
2 x USB 2.0/1.1 vertical ports
TPM header
S/PDIF Out header
1 x MemOK! Button
20-pin front panel connector
Manageability
WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
OS
Windows 7 32/64 bit, Vista 32/64 bit, Windows XP 32/64bit, Server 2003 32/64bit, Server 2008 32/64bit, and Server 2008 R2 64bit
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor, 12″x 9.6″ (30.5cm x 24.5cm)