Table Of Contents - Asus P5Q-VM DO User Manual

Contents
Notices ......................................................................................................... vi
Safety information ..................................................................................... vii
P5E-VM DO specifications summary ......................................................... x
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-2
1.3 Special features ............................................................................ 1-2
1.3.1
1.3.2
1.3.3
1.3.4
1.4 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 1-7
1.5 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 1-8
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.5.3
1.5.4
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 1-12
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.6.3
1.7 System memory ......................................................................... 1-19
1.7.1
1.7.2
1.7.3
1.7.4
1.8 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 1-24
1.8.1
1.8.2
1.8.3
1.8.4
1.8.5
1.8.6
Product highlights ........................................................... 1-2
ASUS Features .............................................................. 1-4
ASUS Special Features .................................................. 1-5
ASUS Intelligent Overclocking Features ......................... 1-6
Placement direction ........................................................ 1-8
Screw holes .................................................................... 1-8
Motherboard layout ......................................................... 1-9
Layout contents ............................................................. 1-10
Installing the CPU ......................................................... 1-13
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan .............................. 1-15
Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ......................... 1-17
Overview ....................................................................... 1-19
Memory configurations .................................................. 1-20
Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 1-23
Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 1-23
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 1-24
Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 1-24
Interrupt assignments ................................................... 1-25
PCI slots ........................................................................ 1-27
PCI Express x1 slot ....................................................... 1-27
PCI Express x16 slot ..................................................... 1-27
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