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The Asus P5B motherboard is a common topic in Windows troubleshooting threads, particularly for Windows 7 installations and performance issues. Users report problems such as glacial system slowness after installation, often linked to USB port cards, floppy drive settings, or memory configurations in the BIOS. Another recurring issue is optical drives not appearing in Device Manager after a clean Windows 7 install, with the drives connected via a JMicron JMB36X controller on the P5B. Additionally, some users experience Windows 7 failing to power off completely during shutdown, suspecting the P5B board or BIOS settings as the cause. These threads highlight the need for careful BIOS configuration and driver management when using the Asus P5B with Windows 7.
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Glacial Slow AFTER Install

    Had the common problem of Windows 7 Professional installing very slowly. Removed the 2 - 6 USB port cards – only cards installed, disabled the USB port and floppy drive in the BIOs and removed all but one stick of memory. The installation went fine. Rebooted several times, could go on-line...
    • Squirrel Hunter
    • Thread
    • asus p5b bios computer drivers forum graphics graphics driver hardware help installation memory performance performance issues quad core radeon slow ssd troubleshooting usb windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software
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    Windows 7 CD Writer does not appear in Device Manager

    After imaging my C drive running Windows XP, I did a clean install of Windows 7 to replace it. I have a Pioneer DVD writer and an HP CD writer, both connected to the motherboard (Asus P5B) through a JMicron JMB36X controller. When I boot Windows 7, only the hard drives (C and D) and the...
    • aprete
    • Thread
    • asus p5b boot issues cd writing clean install controller device manager driver update dvd maker floppy drive hardware issues imaging jmicron pioneer registry scsi windows 7 windows xp
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 won't shut down - help!

    Windows 7 shuts down, but does not power off. ASUS P5B board to blame? Just installed Windows 7 RC1. I have a dual boot system with XP and Win7. I can't seem to shut down Windows 7. I tell it to shut down, it goes through all the shutdown processes happily, it blanks my monitor, but the...
    • Daniel Polwarth
    • Thread
    • antivirus asus p5b audio bios compatibility drivers dual boot error graphics monitor nvidia office 2007 power issues problem solving rc1 shutdown system settings troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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