1.1Welcome!

Thank you for buyi ng an ASUS ® P5GZ-MX motherboard!

The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!

Before you start installing the motherboard, and hardware devices on it, check the items in your package with the list below.

1.2Package contents

Check your motherboard package for the following items.

Motherboard

ASUS P5GZ-MX motherboard

Cables

1 x Serial ATA signal cables

 

1 x Serial ATA power cable

 

1 x Ultra DMA 100/66 cable

 

1 x Floppy disk drive cable

Accessories

I/O shield

Application CDs

ASUS motherboard support CD

Documentation

User guide

If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.

1.3Special features

1.3.1 Product hi ghli ghts

Intel ® Core™2 Duo

This motherboard supports the latest powerful and energy efficient processors from Intel®. Intel® Core™2 Duo is based on the Intel® Core™ Microarchitecture and built on the 65-nanometer (nm) process technology with copper interconnect. Intel® Core™2 Duo allows users to step up to new levels of gaming experience and multi-tasking performance. Boosting performance is a shared and multi-core optimized L2 cache of 2 MB or 4 MB, guaranteeing enhanced user experience in the digital home and office. See page 2-8 for details.

Due to chipset limitation, Intel® Core™2 processors can only run at a maxium speed of 800 MHZ FSB on this motherboard.

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Chapter 1: Product introduction