Table Of Contents - Asus P5Q-EM DO User Manual

Contents
Notices ....................................................................................................................... iv
Safety information ....................................................................................................... v
About this guide ......................................................................................................... vi
P5Q-EM DO specifications summary ..................................................................... viii
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! .................................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Package contents....................................................................................... 1-1
1.3 Special features.......................................................................................... 1-1
1.3.1
1.3.2
1.3.3
1.4 Before you proceed ................................................................................... 1-5
1.5 Motherboard overview ............................................................................... 1-6
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.5.3
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................................. 1-8
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.6.3
1.7 System memory ....................................................................................... 1-13
1.7.1
1.7.2
1.7.3
1.7.4
1.8 Expansion slots........................................................................................ 1-20
1.8.1
1.8.2
1.8.3
1.8.4
1.8.5
1.8.6
1.9 Jumper ...................................................................................................... 1-24
1.10 Connectors ............................................................................................... 1-26
1.10.1
1.10.2
Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS .......................................................... 2-1
2.1.1
2.1.2
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Product highlights ...................................................................................... 1-1
ASUS Features ......................................................................................... 1-3
ASUS Special Features ............................................................................. 1-4
Placement direction ................................................................................... 1-6
Screw holes ............................................................................................... 1-6
Motherboard layout .................................................................................... 1-7
Installing the CPU ...................................................................................... 1-8
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ..........................................................1-11
Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan .................................................... 1-12
Overview .................................................................................................. 1-13
Memory configurations ............................................................................. 1-14
Installing a DIMM ..................................................................................... 1-19
Removing a DIMM ................................................................................... 1-19
Installing an expansion card .................................................................... 1-20
Configuring an expansion card ................................................................ 1-20
Interrupt assignments .............................................................................. 1-21
PCI slots ................................................................................................... 1-23
PCI Express x1 slot .................................................................................. 1-23
PCI Express x16 slot ................................................................................ 1-23
Rear panel connectors ............................................................................. 1-26
Internal connectors .................................................................................. 1-28
Creating a bootable floppy disk .................................................................. 2-1
ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility .............................................................................. 2-2
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