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... INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS ...by the purchaser for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). No part of this manual may or may be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of the product...
... INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY, AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS ...by the purchaser for identification or explanation and to the owners' benefit, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ("ASUS"). No part of this manual may or may be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of the product...
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... 2.6.5 APM Configuration 2-32 2.6.6 Hardware Monitor 2-33 2.7 Boot menu 2-35 2.7.1 Boot Device Priority 2-35 2.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration 2-36 2.7.3 Security 2-37 2.8 Tools menu 2-39 2.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 2-39 2.8.2 Express Gate 2-40 2.8.3 ASUS O.C. Profile 2-41 2.8.4 AI Net 2 2-42 2.9 Exit menu 2-43 Chapter 3: Software support 3.1 Installing an operating system 3-2 3.2 Support DVD information 3-2 3.2.1 Running the support DVD...
... 2.6.5 APM Configuration 2-32 2.6.6 Hardware Monitor 2-33 2.7 Boot menu 2-35 2.7.1 Boot Device Priority 2-35 2.7.2 Boot Settings Configuration 2-36 2.7.3 Security 2-37 2.8 Tools menu 2-39 2.8.1 ASUS EZ Flash 2 2-39 2.8.2 Express Gate 2-40 2.8.3 ASUS O.C. Profile 2-41 2.8.4 AI Net 2 2-42 2.9 Exit menu 2-43 Chapter 3: Software support 3.1 Installing an operating system 3-2 3.2 Support DVD information 3-2 3.2.1 Running the support DVD...
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... power company. • If the power supply is set to fix it , carefully read all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your area. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you add a device. • Before connecting or ... shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the motherboard, ensure that all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged.
... power company. • If the power supply is set to fix it , carefully read all the manuals that came with the product, contact a qualified service technician or your area. Operation safety • Before installing the motherboard and adding devices on a stable surface. • If you add a device. • Before connecting or ... shock hazard, disconnect the power cable from the electrical outlet before relocating the system. • When adding or removing devices to or from the motherboard, ensure that all cables are correctly connected and the power cables are not damaged.
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... guide To make sure that you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key names are connected with a plus sign (+). Conventions used throughout this manual. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to emphasize a word or a phrase.
... guide To make sure that you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key names are connected with a plus sign (+). Conventions used throughout this manual. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to emphasize a word or a phrase.
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P5Q-VM specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory VGA Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio USB LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Quad / ... Filtering 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 at mid-board, 6 at back panel) (continued on the next page) Supports up to www.asus.com or this user manual for up to 16 GB system memory *When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize ...
P5Q-VM specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory VGA Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio USB LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Quad / ... Filtering 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 at mid-board, 6 at back panel) (continued on the next page) Supports up to www.asus.com or this user manual for up to 16 GB system memory *When installing total memory of 4GB capacity or more, Windows® 32-bit operation system may only recognize ...
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...system may only recognize less than 3GB. You may install a maximum of 256 Mb chips. • Due to chipset limitation, this motherboard can manually adjust DRAM Frequency in Channel A and Channel B. Under the default state, some memory modules for overclocking may operate at a higher frequency..., see page 2-19 for single-channel operation. • It is recommended. • This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of...
...system may only recognize less than 3GB. You may install a maximum of 256 Mb chips. • Due to chipset limitation, this motherboard can manually adjust DRAM Frequency in Channel A and Channel B. Under the default state, some memory modules for overclocking may operate at a higher frequency..., see page 2-19 for single-channel operation. • It is recommended. • This motherboard does not support memory modules made up of...
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...[Auto] Ai Transaction Booster [Auto] C/P : B1 B2 B3 B4 LVL : 12 12 12 12 ******** Please key in numbers directly! ******** Options Manual Auto Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to North Bridge [Auto] DRAM Frequency [Auto] DRAM Timing Control [Auto] 1st Information : 5-5-5-15-3-44-5-3...allow you to configure overclocking-related items. Take caution when changing the settings of the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Auto Allows you install on the motherboard. The default values of the following items: CPU Voltage [Auto] CPU PLL Voltage [Auto] FSB Termination ...
...[Auto] Ai Transaction Booster [Auto] C/P : B1 B2 B3 B4 LVL : 12 12 12 12 ******** Please key in numbers directly! ******** Options Manual Auto Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to North Bridge [Auto] DRAM Frequency [Auto] DRAM Timing Control [Auto] 1st Information : 5-5-5-15-3-44-5-3...allow you to configure overclocking-related items. Take caution when changing the settings of the preset overclocking configuration options: Manual Auto Allows you install on the motherboard. The default values of the following items: CPU Voltage [Auto] CPU PLL Voltage [Auto] FSB Termination ...
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... the table below for the correct Front Side Bus and CPU External Frequency settings. CPU Ratio Setting [Auto] Allows you to [Manual]. Configuration options: [Auto] [06.0] [07.0]-[XX.X] The following two items appear only when you can also type the desired ...8226; • 1066 • • 800 • • ASUS P5Q-VM DRAM Frequency (MHz) 800 960 1002 1064 1111 1200 • • • • • • • • • • 2-19 You can manually adjust DRAM Frequency. FSB/CPU External Frequency Synchronization Front Side Bus FSB 1600...
... the table below for the correct Front Side Bus and CPU External Frequency settings. CPU Ratio Setting [Auto] Allows you to [Manual]. Configuration options: [Auto] [06.0] [07.0]-[XX.X] The following two items appear only when you can also type the desired ...8226; • 1066 • • 800 • • ASUS P5Q-VM DRAM Frequency (MHz) 800 960 1002 1064 1111 1200 • • • • • • • • • • 2-19 You can manually adjust DRAM Frequency. FSB/CPU External Frequency Synchronization Front Side Bus FSB 1600...
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...; The following sub-items apprear only when you set the DRAM Timing Control item to [Manual]. • The configuration options for some of the following items vary depending on the DIMMs you install on the motherboard. 1st Information : 5-5-5-15-3-44-5-3 (These values are auto-detected) CAS# Latency [5 DRAM Clocks] Configuration options: [3 DRAM...
...; The following sub-items apprear only when you set the DRAM Timing Control item to [Manual]. • The configuration options for some of the following items vary depending on the DIMMs you install on the motherboard. 1st Information : 5-5-5-15-3-44-5-3 (These values are auto-detected) CAS# Latency [5 DRAM Clocks] Configuration options: [3 DRAM...
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Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] The following six items are adjusted by DRAM frequency and FSB strap. The number of phases is installed. Refer to 2.70V with a 0.02V interval. The ... typing the desired values using the numeric keypad and press the key. DRAM Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the Ai Transaction Booster item to [Manual]. Common Performance Level [05] Set this item to ��3��1�. Pull-In of this item to [Enabled] to apply enhancement on DRAM...
Configuration options: [Auto] [Manual] The following six items are adjusted by DRAM frequency and FSB strap. The number of phases is installed. Refer to 2.70V with a 0.02V interval. The ... typing the desired values using the numeric keypad and press the key. DRAM Voltage [Auto] Allows you to set the Ai Transaction Booster item to [Manual]. Common Performance Level [05] Set this item to ��3��1�. Pull-In of this item to [Enabled] to apply enhancement on DRAM...
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Click an item to display the ASUS contact information. You can also find this information on the inside front cover of the user manual. Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader before opening a user manual file. 3.2.5 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to open the folder of this user guide. 3-6 Chapter 3: Software support Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). 3.2.4 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals.
Click an item to display the ASUS contact information. You can also find this information on the inside front cover of the user manual. Install the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader before opening a user manual file. 3.2.5 ASUS Contact information Click the Contact tab to open the folder of this user guide. 3-6 Chapter 3: Software support Most user manual files are in Portable Document Format (PDF). 3.2.4 Manual menu The Manual menu contains a list of supplementary user manuals.
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... to it uses will automatically be unchecked and grayed out. If this is for xDSL/cable dial-up. ASUS P5Q-VM 3-15 3. If this is not the case, click Setup to configure the static IP settings manually. • If you use a network cable connected directly to automatically obtain network settings (i.e. Click OK to as...
... to it uses will automatically be unchecked and grayed out. If this is for xDSL/cable dial-up. ASUS P5Q-VM 3-15 3. If this is not the case, click Setup to configure the static IP settings manually. • If you use a network cable connected directly to automatically obtain network settings (i.e. Click OK to as...