Asus P5VDC-MX manual Welcome, Package contents, Special features

1.1Welcome!

Thank you for buying an ASUS® P5VDC-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 P5VDC-MX motherboard
Cables	1 x Serial ATA power cable
	1 x Serial ATA signal cable
	1 x Ultra DMA 133/100 cables
	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

1.3.1Product highlights

Latest processor technology

The motherboard comes with a 775-pin surface mount Land Grid Array (LGA) socket designed for the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in the 775-land package. The motherboard supports the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with 800 MHz Front Side Bus (FSB), and core speed of up to 3.8 GHz. The motherboard also supports the Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology and is fully compatible with Intel® 05B/05A and 04B/04A processors.

See page 1-8 for details.

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