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1 welcome, 2 package contents, 3 special features – Asus P5RD2-VM User Manual

Page 14: 1 product highlights, Latest processor technology, Sata raid solution

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

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Welcome!

Thank you for buying an ASUS

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P5RD2-VM motherboard!

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

ASUS P5RD2-VM motherboard

Cables

1 x 2-in-1 Floppy/IDE signal cable

2 x Serial ATA signal cables

1 x Serial ATA power cables

Accessories

I/O shield

Application CDs

ASUS motherboard support CD

Documentation

User guide

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

1.3

Special features

1.3.1 Product highlights

Latest processor technology

The motherboard comes with a 775-pin surface mount Land Grid Array

(LGA) socket designed for the Intel

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Pentium

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D, Intel

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Pentium

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4 or Intel

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Celeron

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processor in the 775-land package. The motherboard supports the

Intel

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Pentium

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4 or Intel

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Pentium

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D processor with 800/533 MHz Front

Side Bus (FSB). The motherboard also supports the Intel

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Hyper-Threading

Technology and is fully compatible with Intel

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PCG 04B/04A and 05B/05A

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.