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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 Product highlights 1-1 1.3.2 ASUS Features 1-3 1.3.3 ASUS Special Features 1-4 1.4 Before you proceed 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-6 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-6 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-6 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-8 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-8 1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 1-11 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 1-12 1.7 System memory 1-13 1.7.1 Overview 1-13 1.7.2 Memory configurations 1-14 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM 1-19 1.7.4 Removing a DIMM 1-19 1.8 Expansion slots 1-20 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card 1-20 1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card 1-20 1.8.3 Interrupt assignments 1-21 1.8.4 PCI slots 1-23 1.8.5 PCI Express x1 slot 1-23 1.8.6 PCI Express x16 slot 1-23 1.9 Jumper...1-24 1.10 Connectors 1-26 1.10.1 Rear panel connectors 1-26 1.10.2 Internal connectors 1-28 Chapter 2: BIOS setup 2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS 2-1 2.1.1 Creating a bootable floppy disk 2-1 2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility 2-2  P5Q-EM DO.indb 1 12/9/08 12:32:28 PM

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i
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
Product highlights
......................................................................................
1-1
1.3.2
ASUS Features
.........................................................................................
1-3
1.3.3
ASUS Special Features
.............................................................................
1-4
1.4
Before you proceed
...................................................................................
1-5
1.5
Motherboard overview
...............................................................................
1-6
1.5.1
Placement direction
...................................................................................
1-6
1.5.2
Screw holes
...............................................................................................
1-6
1.5.3
Motherboard layout
....................................................................................
1-7
1.6
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
.................................................................
1-8
1.6.1
Installing the CPU
......................................................................................
1-8
1.6.2
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
..........................................................
1-11
1.6.3
Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
....................................................
1-12
1.7
System memory
.......................................................................................
1-13
1.7.1
Overview
..................................................................................................
1-13
1.7.2
Memory configurations
.............................................................................
1-14
1.7.3
Installing a DIMM
.....................................................................................
1-19
1.7.4
Removing a DIMM
...................................................................................
1-19
1.8
Expansion slots
........................................................................................
1-20
1.8.1
Installing an expansion card
....................................................................
1-20
1.8.2
Configuring an expansion card
................................................................
1-20
1.8.3
Interrupt assignments
..............................................................................
1-21
1.8.4
PCI slots
...................................................................................................
1-23
1.8.5
PCI Express x1 slot
..................................................................................
1-23
1.8.6
PCI Express x16 slot
................................................................................
1-23
1.9
Jumper
......................................................................................................
1-24
1.10
Connectors
...............................................................................................
1-26
1.10.1
Rear panel connectors
.............................................................................
1-26
1.10.2
Internal connectors
..................................................................................
1-28
Chapter 2: BIOS setup
2.1
Managing and updating your BIOS
..........................................................
2-1
2.1.1
Creating a bootable floppy disk
..................................................................
2-1
2.1.2
ASUS EZ Flash 2 utility
..............................................................................
2-2
P5Q-EM DO.indb
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12/9/08
12:32:28 PM