1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome!
Thank you for buying an ASUS® P5LD2-FM/DH/VP 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.
1.2 Special features
1.2.1 Product highlights
Latest processor technology
The motherboard comes with a 775-pin surface mount Land Grid Array
(LGA) socket designed for the Intel® Pentium® D, Intel® Pentium® 4 or Intel®
Celeron® processor in the 775-land package. The motherboard supports
the Intel® Pentium® 4 or Intel® Pentium® D processor with 1066/800/533
MHz Front Side Bus (FSB). The motherboard also supports the Intel®
Hyper-Threading Technology and is fully compatible with Intel® PCG
06/05B/05A processors. See page 1-8 for details.
Int el® Dual-Core Technology CPU support
The motherboard supports dual-core processors containing two physical
CPU cores with dedicated L2 caches to meet demands for more powerful
processing. See page 1-8 for details.