Asus P5Q-VM DO - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Notices .......................................................................................................... v
Safety information ...................................................................................... vi
About this guide ........................................................................................ vii
P5Q-VM DO specifications summary ...................................................... viii
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 1-2
1.2.1
Motherboard layout ......................................................... 1-2
1.2.2 Layout contents ............................................................... 1-2
1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 1-3
1.4 System memory ........................................................................... 1-3
1.4.1
Overview ......................................................................... 1-3
1.4.2 Memory configurations .................................................... 1-4
1.5 Expansion slots ............................................................................ 1-8
1.5.1
Installing an expansion card ........................................... 1-8
1.5.2 Configuring an expansion card ....................................... 1-8
1.5.3 PCI slots .......................................................................... 1-8
1.5.4 PCI Express x16 slot ....................................................... 1-8
1.6 Jumpers ........................................................................................ 1-9
1.7 Connectors ................................................................................. 1-10
1.7.1
Rear panel ports ........................................................... 1-10
1.7.2 Internal connectors ....................................................... 1-12
1.8 Software support ........................................................................ 1-18
1.8.1
Installing an operating system ...................................... 1-18
1.8.2 Support DVD information .............................................. 1-18
1.9 Creating a RAID/AHCI driver disk ............................................. 1-19
1.9.1
Creating a RAID/AHCI driver disk without entering Windows ® ..
1-19
1.9.2 Creating a RAID/AHCI driver disk in Windows ® ........... 1-19
1.10 Using a USB floppy disk drive .................................................. 1-20
Chapter 1: BIOS information
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 2-1
2.1.1
ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 2-1