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... P5QPL-VM EPU specifications summary ix Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-1 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-1 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-3 1.4 Before you proceed 1-4 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-5 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-5 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-5 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-6 1.5.4 Layout contents 1-6 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-7 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-7 1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 1-10 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 1-11 1.7 System memory...
... P5QPL-VM EPU specifications summary ix Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Special features 1-1 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-1 1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-3 1.4 Before you proceed 1-4 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-5 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-5 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-5 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-6 1.5.4 Layout contents 1-6 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-7 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-7 1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 1-10 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 1-11 1.7 System memory...
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...tuning from 200MHz up to 800MHz at the back panel) SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection): - P5QPL-VM EPU specifications summary CPU Chipset Front side bus Memory Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio USB ASUS overclocking features LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Extreme /...Intel® 45nm multi-core CPU Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology and Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) * Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). 1 x PCIe x16 slot 1 x PCIe x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Intel® ICH7 southbridge supports:...
...tuning from 200MHz up to 800MHz at the back panel) SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection): - P5QPL-VM EPU specifications summary CPU Chipset Front side bus Memory Expansion slots Storage LAN Audio USB ASUS overclocking features LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Extreme /...Intel® 45nm multi-core CPU Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology and Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology (EIST) * Refer to www.asus.com for the latest Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). 1 x PCIe x16 slot 1 x PCIe x1 slot 2 x PCI slots Intel® ICH7 southbridge supports:...
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...single cable and is HDCP compliant allowing playback of Line-in, Line-out, and Mic jacks. It especially includes Intel® Fast Memory Access technology that automatically detects and identifies what types of peripherals are plugged into the audio I/O jacks and notifies users of inappropriate connection,... enables high-quality 192KHz/24-bit audio output and jack-detect feature that significantly optimizes the use of available memory bandwith and reduces the latency of the memory accesses. Intel® G41 Chipset The Intel® G41 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to analog...
...single cable and is HDCP compliant allowing playback of Line-in, Line-out, and Mic jacks. It especially includes Intel® Fast Memory Access technology that automatically detects and identifies what types of peripherals are plugged into the audio I/O jacks and notifies users of inappropriate connection,... enables high-quality 192KHz/24-bit audio output and jack-detect feature that significantly optimizes the use of available memory bandwith and reduces the latency of the memory accesses. Intel® G41 Chipset The Intel® G41 Express Chipset is the latest chipset designed to analog...
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... location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets: Channel Channel A Channel B ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU Sockets DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 1-11 Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling. 1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview This motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 2 (...DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the connector on ...
... location of the DDR2 DIMM sockets: Channel Channel A Channel B ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU Sockets DIMM_A1 DIMM_B1 1-11 Pull up two fasteners at a time in a diagonal sequence to ensure correct orientation when reinstalling. 1.7 System memory 1.7.1 Overview This motherboard comes with two Double Data Rate 2 (...DDR2) Dual Inline Memory Modules (DIMM) sockets. Carefully remove the heatsink and fan assembly from the connector on ...
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...;Die‑Termination (ODT) requirement and will be about 3GB or less. To operate at the vendor-marked or at DDR2-667. Any excess memory from the higher-sized channel is the standard way of the lower-sized channel for the OS can be downgraded to operate with lower latency... Install a maximum of the following: - Use a 64-bit Windows® OS if you want to install 4GB or more efficient cooling system to support a full memory load (2 DIMMs) or overclocking conditions. • Some old-version DDR2-800 DIMMs may install a maximum of 4GB DIMMs on each slot. • The default DIMM...
...;Die‑Termination (ODT) requirement and will be about 3GB or less. To operate at the vendor-marked or at DDR2-667. Any excess memory from the higher-sized channel is the standard way of the lower-sized channel for the OS can be downgraded to operate with lower latency... Install a maximum of the following: - Use a 64-bit Windows® OS if you want to install 4GB or more efficient cooling system to support a full memory load (2 DIMMs) or overclocking conditions. • Some old-version DDR2-800 DIMMs may install a maximum of 4GB DIMMs on each slot. • The default DIMM...
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...; B*: Supports one pair of modules inserted into both the slots as one pair of dual-channel memory configuration. DDR2-667MHz capability Vendor Leadmax MDT MDT TAKEMS TAKEMS TAKEMS TAKEMS TAKEMS TEAM UMAX UMAX Part No. ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU 1-17 LRMP 512U64A8-Y5 DDRII 512 PC667 MDT 1024MB TMS51B264C081-665AP TMS51B264C081-665QI TMS1GB264C081-665AE TMS1GB264C081...
...; B*: Supports one pair of modules inserted into both the slots as one pair of dual-channel memory configuration. DDR2-667MHz capability Vendor Leadmax MDT MDT TAKEMS TAKEMS TAKEMS TAKEMS TAKEMS TEAM UMAX UMAX Part No. ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU 1-17 LRMP 512U64A8-Y5 DDRII 512 PC667 MDT 1024MB TMS51B264C081-665AP TMS51B264C081-665QI TMS1GB264C081-665AE TMS1GB264C081...
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... cord. 2. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS. Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Shut down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS...
... cord. 2. The onboard button cell battery powers the RAM data in CMOS. Hold down and reboot the system so the BIOS can clear the CMOS memory of date, time, and system setup parameters by erasing the CMOS RTC RAM data. Shut down the key during the boot process and enter BIOS...
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...: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Select an item then press if you to configure ATA/IDE. ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU 2-9 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) M [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. Configuration options: [Disabled] ...you an overview of the general system specifications. Bios information Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. When this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. LBA/Large...
...: [Auto] [0] [1] [2] [3] [4] DMA Mode [Auto] Selects the DMA mode. Select an item then press if you to configure ATA/IDE. ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU 2-9 Configuration options: [Disabled] [Auto] Block (Multi-Sector Transfer) M [Auto] Enables or disables data multi-sectors transfers. Configuration options: [Disabled] ...you an overview of the general system specifications. Bios information Displays the auto-detected BIOS information. System Memory Displays the auto-detected system memory. When this mode, and if the device was not previously formatted with LBA mode disabled. LBA/Large...
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... the FSB value is 1333, 1066, and 800. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU 2-11 Configuration options: [Auto] [667MHz] [800MHz] [1067MHz] The DRAM Frequency options vary with a 0.01500V increment. Memory Voltage [Auto] Allows you set this item to set the memory voltage. The values range from 1.50000V to [Overclock Profile]. Configuration options: [Auto] [1.125V...
... the FSB value is 1333, 1066, and 800. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU 2-11 Configuration options: [Auto] [667MHz] [800MHz] [1067MHz] The DRAM Frequency options vary with a 0.01500V increment. Memory Voltage [Auto] Allows you set this item to set the memory voltage. The values range from 1.50000V to [Overclock Profile]. Configuration options: [Auto] [1.125V...
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... 32MB] Allows you to select the amount of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. This item is encrypted HW 128-bit AES decryption Protected memory (96MB reserved during boot) PAVP Lite Yes Yes No ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU 2-13 Select an item then press to enable or disable ...the remapping of system memory used by SPD. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Configure DRAM Timing by ...
... 32MB] Allows you to select the amount of overlapped PCI memory above the total physical memory. This item is encrypted HW 128-bit AES decryption Protected memory (96MB reserved during boot) PAVP Lite Yes Yes No ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU 2-13 Select an item then press to enable or disable ...the remapping of system memory used by SPD. Configuration options: [Enabled] [Disabled] Configure DRAM Timing by ...
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... cause the system to malfunction. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices. Plug And Play O/S [No] When this item is set to [Yes] and if you to enable or disable... None. Configuration options: [FullSpeed] [HiSpeed] 2.4.6 PCI PnP The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the USB-related features. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU 2-15 2.4.5 USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices.
... cause the system to malfunction. The menu includes setting IRQ and DMA channel resources for either PCI/PnP or legacy ISA devices, and setting the memory size block for legacy ISA devices. Plug And Play O/S [No] When this item is set to [Yes] and if you to enable or disable... None. Configuration options: [FullSpeed] [HiSpeed] 2.4.6 PCI PnP The PCI PnP menu items allow you to change the USB-related features. Configuration options: [No] [Yes] ASUS P5QPL-VM EPU 2-15 2.4.5 USB Configuration The items in this menu allows you to change the advanced settings for PCI/PnP devices.