Welcome; Package Contents; Special Features; Product Highlights - Asus P5GD1-VM Instructions 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 T h a n k y o u f o r b u y i n g a n A S U S T h a n k y o u f o r b u y i n g a n A S U S
T h a n k y o u f o r b u y i n g a n A S U S 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.
M o t h e r b o a r d M o t h e r b o a r d M o t h e r b o a r d M o t h e r b o a r d M o t h e r b o a r d
C a b l e s C a b l e s C a b l e s C a b l e s C a b l e s
A c c e s s o r i e s A c c e s s o r i e s A c c e s s o r i e s
A c c e s s o r i e s A c c e s s o r i e s
A p p l i c a t i o n C D s A p p l i c a t i o n C D s A p p l i c a t i o n C D s A p p l i c a t i o n C D s A p p l i c a t i o n C D s
D o c u m e n t a t i o n D o c u m e n t a t i o n D o c u m e n t a t i o n D o c u m e n t a t i o n D o c u m e n t a t i o n
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

Product highlights Product highlights
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Latest processor technology Latest processor technology
Latest processor technology Latest processor technology Latest processor technology
The motherboard comes with a 775-pin surface mount Land Grid Array
(LGA) socket designed for the Intel
package. The motherboard supports the Intel
800 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). The motherboard also supports the Intel
Hyper-Threading Technology and is fully compatible with Intel
04A processors. See page 1-8 for details.
Intel Intel ® ® ® ® ® EM64T EM64T
Intel Intel Intel EM64T EM64T EM64T
The motherboard supports Intel
(Extended Memory 64 Technology). The Intel
computer to run on 64-bit operating systems and access larger amounts of
system memory for faster and more efficient computing. See the Appendix
for details.
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P 5 G D 1 - V M m o t h e r b o a r d ! P 5 G D 1 - V M m o t h e r b o a r d !
ASUS P5GD1-VM motherboard
2 x Serial ATA signal cables
1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable
Floppy disk drive cable
I/O shield
ASUS motherboard support CD
User guide
® Pentium
® Pentium
® 4 processor in the 775-land
® Pentium ® 4 processor with
® 4 CPUs with the Intel
® EM64T feature allows your
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®
® 04B and
® EM64T