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FAQ
There seems to be quite a number of motherboards in the P5B family. What are the differences between them?

Solution

Please kindly refer to the table below for the difference between the P5B family motherboards:

	P5B	P5B / Telsky	P5B-Plus	P5B-Plus / VISTA Edition	P5B-E	P5B-E Plus	P5B Deluxe	P5B Deluxe / Wifi-AP	P5B Premium	Commando	P5B SE
Power Phase	3 phase	3 phase	3 phase	3 phase	3 phase	4 phase	8 phase	8 phase	8 phase	8 phase	3 phase
Audio	AD1988	AD1988	AD1988	AD1988	AD1988	AD1988	AD1988B DTS	AD1988B DTS	AD1988B	AD1988B DTS	ALC662
PCI-e	PCI-ex16 * 1	PCI-ex16 * 1	PCI-ex16 * 1	PCI-ex16 * 1	PCI-ex16 * 1	PCI-ex16 * 1	PCI-ex16 * 2	PCI-ex16 * 2	PCI-ex16 * 2	PCI-ex16 * 2	PCI-ex16 * 1
	PCI-ex1 * 3	PCI-ex1 * 3	PCI-ex1 * 3	PCI-ex1 * 3	PCI-ex1 * 3	PCI-ex4 * 1	PCI-ex1 * 1	PCI-ex1 * 1	PCI-ex1 * 1		PCI-ex1 * 2
						PCI-ex1 * 1
PCI	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3
Fan connector	CPU Fan * 1	CPU Fan * 1	CPU Fan * 1	CPU Fan * 1	CPU Fan * 1	CPU Fan * 1	CPU Fan * 1	CPU Fan * 1	CPU Fan * 1	CPU Fan * 1	CPU Fan * 1
	Power Fan * 1	Power Fan * 1	Power Fan * 1	Power Fan * 1	Power Fan * 1	Power Fan * 1	Power Fan * 1	Power Fan * 1	Power Fan * 1	Power Fan * 1	Power Fan * 1
	Chassis Fan * 2	Chassis Fan * 2	Chassis Fan * 2	Chassis Fan * 2	Chassis Fan * 2	Chassis Fan * 3	Chassis Fan * 3	Chassis Fan * 5	Chassis Fan * 3	Chassis Fan * 6	Chassis Fan * 1
Q'Fan	CPU + Chassis	CPU + Chassis	CPU + Chassis	CPU + Chassis	CPU + Chassis	CPU + Chassis	CPU + Chassis	CPU + Chassis 1~3	CPU + Chassis 1~3	All	CPU + Chassis
Southbridge	ICH8	ICH8	ICH8R	ICH8R	ICH8R	ICH8R	ICH8R	ICH8R	ICH8R	ICH8R	ICH8
RAID	RAID0,1,JBOD from JMB363	RAID0,1,JBOD from JMB363	RAID0,1,5,10, JBOD from ICH8R	RAID0,1,5,10, JBOD from ICH8R	RAID0,1,5,10, JBOD from ICH8R	RAID0,1,5,10, JBOD from ICH8R	RAID0,1,5,10, JBOD from ICH8R	RAID0,1,5,10, JBOD from ICH8R	RAID0,1,5,10, JBOD from ICH8R	RAID0,1,5,10, JBOD from ICH8R	N/A
RAID	RAID0,1,JBOD from JMB363	RAID0,1,JBOD from JMB363	RAID0,1,JBOD from JMB363	RAID0,1,JBOD from JMB363	RAID0,1,JBOD from JMB363	RAID0,1,JBOD from JMB363	RAID0,1,JBOD from JMB363	RAID0,1,JBOD from JMB363	RAID0,1,JBOD from JMB363	RAID0,1,5,10, JBOD from ICH8R	N/A
Cooling	Dual Heatsink	Dual Heatsink	Dual Heatsink	Dual Heatsink	Dual Heatsink	Dual Heatsink	Heatpipe + Heatsink	Heatpipe + Heatsink	Heatpipe + Heatsink	Heatpipe	Dual Heatsink
Other Capacitor	Electrolytic + Conductive Polymer	Electrolytic + Conductive Polymer	Conductive Polymer	Conductive Polymer	Electrolytic + Conductive Polymer	Conductive Polymer	Electrolytic + Conductive Polymer	Electrolytic + Conductive Polymer	Conductive Polymer	Tantalum + Conductive Polymer	Conductive Polymer
LAN	Realtek RTL81118	Realtek RTL81118	Attasic L1	Attasic L1	Attasic L1	Marvell 88E8056	Marvell 88E8001	Marvell 88E8001	Marvell 88E8001	Marvell 88E8001	Attasic L1
LAN	Realtek RTL81118	Realtek RTL81118	Attasic L1	Attasic L1	Attasic L1	Marvell 88E8056	Marvell 88E8056	Marvell 88E8056	Marvell 88E8056	Marvell 88E8056	Attasic L1
SATA	Internal * 5	Internal * 5	Internal * 7	Internal * 7	Internal * 7	Internal * 7	Internal * 7	Internal * 7	Internal * 7	Internal * 6	Internal * 4
SATA	External * 1	External * 1	External * 1	External * 1	External * 1	External * 1	External * 1	External * 1	External * 1	Internal * 6	External * 1
USB	10	10	10	8	10	10	10	8	8	10	10
1394	No	No	VT8607	VT8607	VT8607	TSB43AB22A	TSB43AB22A	TSB43AB22A	TSB43AB22A	TSB43AB22A	VT6308P
CrossFire	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
StackCool2	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
LCD Poster	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Wifi-AP Solo	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Telsky	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
TPM	No	No	Header available	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
ASAP	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
AI Remote /	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
AP Trigger	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
ScreenDuo	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Anti-Virus	NIS 2006	NIS 2006	NIS 2006	NIS 2006	NIS 2006	NIS 2006	NIS 2006	NIS 2006	NIS 2006	Kaspersky	No
Array Mic	Support: Yes	Support: Yes	Support: Yes	Support: Yes	Support: Yes	Support: Yes	Support: Yes	Support: Yes	Support: Yes	Support: Yes	Support: No
Array Mic	Bundled: No	Bundled: No	Bundled: No	Bundled: No	Bundled: No	Bundled: No	Bundled: Yes	Bundled: Yes	Bundled: Yes	Bundled: No	Bundled: No
Onboard Switch	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
Optional Fan	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

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