Asus P5Q-EM DO - Manual (Page 16)

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
Intel ® Core™2 Extreme / Core™ 2 Quad / Core™2 Duo
Processor Support
This motherboard supports the latest Intel ® Core™ 2 Extreme / Core™ 2 Quad / Core™ 2
Duo processors in the LGA775 package. It is excellent for multi-tasking, multi-media and
enthusiastic gamers with 1333 / 1066 / 800 MHz FSB. The Intel ® Core™ 2 series processor is
one of the most powerful CPUs in the world. This motherboard also supports Intel ® CPUs in
the new 45nm manufacturing process.
Intel ® Q45 Express Chipset
The Intel ® Q45 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to support Intel ® new 45nm
CPU, 16GB of dual-channel DDR2 800/667 architecture, 1333/1066/800 FSB (Front Side
Bus), PCI Express 1.0/2.0 graphics and multi-core CPU.
Intel ® vPro™ Technology
The Intel Intel ® vPro ™ Technology allows IT organizations to remotely manage corporate PCs,
even when they are powered off or with non-functional operating systems. It features the
Intel ® Active Management Technology and offers IT organizations a lighter-weight form of
virtualization to audit all Intel ® AMT-based platforms in a network environment. PCs with Intel
® vPro ™ Technology allow IT departments to remotely retrieve assets and hardware/software
inventories, contain security threats, resolve system problems, and increase the uptime of
desktops with lower maintenance costs. To enable the Intel ® vPro ™ Technology, first enable
the related vPro ™ Technology settings.
DDR2 memory support ory support
The motherboard supports DDR2 memory that features data transfer rates of 800/667 MHz to
meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia, and Internet
applications. The dual-channel DDR2 architecture doubles the bandwidth of your system
memory to boost system performance, eliminating bottlenecks with peak bandwidths of up
to 12.8 GB/s. Furthermore, this motherboard does not restrict the memory size across two
channels. Users may install different memory size DIMMs into the two channels and enjoy
dual-channel and single-channel functions at the same time. This new feature optimizes the
use of available memory size. See page 1-13 for details.
Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s technology
This motherboard supports the hard drives based on the Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s storage
specification, delivering enhanced scalability and doubling the bus bandwidth for high-speed
data retrieval and saves. Easily backup photos, videos and other entertainment contents to
external devices. See page 1-31 for details.
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