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Contents Contents...iii Notices...vi Safety information vii About this guide viii P5Q-VM specifications summary x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-3 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-3 1.3.2 ASUS unique features 1-5 1.3.3 ASUS Intelligent Performance & Overclocking features.. 1-7 1.4 Before you proceed 1-9 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-10 1.5.1 Motherboard layout 1-10 1.5.2 Layout contents 1-11 1.5.3 Placement direction 1-12 1.5.4 Screw holes 1-12 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-13 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-14 1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 1-17 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 1-18 1.7 System memory 1-19 1.7.1 Overview 1-19 1.7.2 Memory configurations 1-20 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM 1-24 1.7.4 Removing a DIMM 1-24 1.8 Expansion slots 1-25 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card 1-25 1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card 1-25 1.8.3 Interrupt assignments 1-26 1.8.4 PCI slot 1-27 1.8.5 PCI Express x1 slots 1-27 1.8.6 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot 1-27 1.9 Jumpers 1-28 iii

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Contents
Contents
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iii
Notices
.........................................................................................................
vi
Safety information
.....................................................................................
vii
About this guide
.......................................................................................
viii
P5Q-VM specifications summary
...............................................................
x
Chapter 1:
Product introduction
1.1
Welcome!
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1-2
1.2
Package contents
.........................................................................
1-2
1.3
Special features
............................................................................
1-3
1.3.1
Product highlights
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1-3
1.3.2
ASUS unique features
....................................................
1-5
1.3.3
ASUS Intelligent Performance & Overclocking features . 1-7
1.4
Before you proceed
.....................................................................
1-9
1.5
Motherboard overview
...............................................................
1-10
1.5.1
Motherboard layout
.......................................................
1-10
1.5.2
Layout contents
..............................................................
1-11
1.5.3
Placement direction
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1-12
1.5.4
Screw holes
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1-12
1.6
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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1-13
1.6.1
Installing the CPU
.........................................................
1-14
1.6.2
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
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1-17
1.6.3
Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
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1-18
1.7
System memory
.........................................................................
1-19
1.7.1
Overview
.......................................................................
1-19
1.7.2
Memory configurations
..................................................
1-20
1.7.3
Installing a DIMM
..........................................................
1-24
1.7.4
Removing a DIMM
........................................................
1-24
1.8
Expansion slots
..........................................................................
1-25
1.8.1
Installing an expansion card
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1-25
1.8.2
Configuring an expansion card
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1-25
1.8.3
Interrupt assignments
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1-26
1.8.4
PCI slot
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1-27
1.8.5
PCI Express x1 slots
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1-27
1.8.6
PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot
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1-27
1.9
Jumpers
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1-28