Welcome; Package Contents; Special Features; Product Highlights - Asus P5RD2-VM User Manual

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Welcome!

T h a n k y o u f o r b u y i n g a n A S U S
The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies,
making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!
Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it,
check the items in your package with the list below.
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Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.
Motherboard
Cables
Accessories
Application CDs
Documentation
If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
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Special features

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Product highlights

Latest processor technology
The motherboard comes with a 775-pin surface mount Land Grid Array
(LGA) socket designed for the Intel
Celeron processor in the 775-land package. The motherboard supports the
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Intel Pentium
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Side Bus (FSB). The motherboard also supports the Intel
Technology and is fully compatible with Intel
processors. See page 1-8 for details.
SATA RAID solution
Onboard RAID controllers provide the motherboard with RAID functionality.
The ULI M1575 Southbridge allows RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, and JBOD
configuration.
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ASUS P5RD2-VM motherboard
1 x 2-in-1 Floppy/IDE signal cable
2 x Serial ATA signal cables
1 x Serial ATA power cables
I/O shield
ASUS motherboard support CD
User guide
4 or Intel Pentium
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P 5 R D 2 - V M m o t h e r b o a r d !
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Pentium D, Intel
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D processor with 800/533 MHz Front
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PCG 04B/04A and 05B/05A
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Chapter 1: Product introduction
Pentium 4 or Intel
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Hyper-Threading
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