Download Asus P5B-VM DO Specifications

Contents
Notices.......................................................................................................... vi
Safety information...................................................................................... vii
P5B-VM DO specifications summary.......................................................... x
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1
Welcome!....................................................................................... 1-2
1.3
Special features............................................................................. 1-2
1.2
Package contents.......................................................................... 1-2
1.3.1
Product highlights............................................................ 1-2
1.3.3
ASUS Special Features................................................... 1-5
1.3.2
1.4
1.5
1.3.4
Motherboard overview.................................................................. 1-7
1.5.1
Placement direction......................................................... 1-7
1.5.3
Motherboard layout.......................................................... 1-8
1.5.4
Layout contents................................................................ 1-9
1.6.1
Installing the CPU.......................................................... 1-12
1.6.3
Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan.......................... 1-16
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan............................... 1-14
System memory.......................................................................... 1-18
1.7.1
Overview........................................................................ 1-18
1.7.3
Installing a DIMM........................................................... 1-23
1.7.2
1.8
Screw holes..................................................................... 1-7
Central Processing Unit (CPU).................................................. 1-11
1.6.2
1.7
ASUS Intelligent Overclocking Features.......................... 1-5
Before you proceed...................................................................... 1-6
1.5.2
1.6
ASUS Features................................................................ 1-4
1.7.4
Memory configurations................................................... 1-18
Removing a DIMM......................................................... 1-23
Expansion slots........................................................................... 1-24
1.8.1
Installing an expansion card.......................................... 1-24
1.8.3
Interrupt assignments.................................................... 1-25
1.8.2
1.8.4
1.8.5
1.8.6
Configuring an expansion card...................................... 1-24
PCI slots......................................................................... 1-27
PCI Express x4 slot........................................................ 1-27
PCI Express x16 slot...................................................... 1-27
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