Contents
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Chapter 1:
Product introduction
Hardware information
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Federal Communications Commission Statement
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
Electrical safety
Operation safety
How this guide is organized
Where to find more information
Conventions used in this guide
Typography
P5Q3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP@nspecifications summary
CPU
Chipset
System Bus
Memory
IEEE
Audio
BIOS Features
Manageability
ASUS Stylish Features
ASUS Exclusive
Back Panel I/O Ports
Internal I/O Connectors
Form Factor
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Chapter summary
1.1Welcome
1.2Package contents
1.3.1Product highlights
Green ASUS
Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™ 2 Quad
Core™2 Duo Processor Support
Intel P45 Chipset
PCIe
Serial ATA 3 Gb/s technology and SATA-On-The-Go
IEEE 1394a support
S/PDIF digital sound ready
Dual Gigabit LAN solution
1.3.2ASUS AI Lifestyle unique features
ASUS Express Gate SDD
ASUS WiFi-AP@n
AI Direct Link
ASUS Power Saving Solution
ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
ASUS Crystal Sound
ASUS EZ DIY
ASUS MyLogo3™
ASUS Multi-languageBIOS
1.3.3ASUS Intelligent Performance and Overclocking features
AI Booster
Precision Tweaker
C.P.R. (CPU Parameter Recall)
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2.1Before you proceed
2.2.1Motherboard layout
2.2.2Layout contents
2.2.3Placement direction
2.2.4Screw holes
2.3Central Processing Unit (CPU)
2.3.1Installing the CPU
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2.3.2Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
2.3.3Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
2.3.4Installing the optional fans
2.4.1Overview
2.4.2Memory configurations
2.4.3Installing a DIMM
Removing a DIMM
2.5.1Installing an expansion card
2.5.2Configuring an expansion card
2.5.3Interrupt assignments
Standard interrupt assignments
IRQ assignments for this motherboard
2.5.4PCI slots
2.5.5PCI Express x1 slots
2.5.6PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots
2.5.7Universal PCI Express x16 slot
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2.6Jumpers
1.Clear RTC RAM (CLRTC)
2.CPU / Northbridge overvoltage setting (3-pinOV_CPU, 3-pinOV_NB)
OV_CPU
OV_NB
2.7Onboard switches
1.Power-onswitch
2.Reset switch
2.8.1Rear panel connectors
LAN port LED indications
Audio 2, 4, 6, or 8-channelconfiguration
USB 2.0 ports 3 and
Optical S/PDIF Out port
USB 2.0 ports 5 and
2.8.2Internal connectors
2.IDE connector (40-1pin PRI_E IDE)
Mode of
3.ICH10R Serial ATA connectors (7-pinSATA 1-6[red])
Configure SATA as
4.SIL5723 Serial ATA connectors [orange] (7-pin SATA_E1-2)
EZ Backup
Super Speed
Drive Xpert
5.USB connectors (10-1pin USB 78, USB 910)
6.IEEE 1394a port connector (10-1pin IE1394_2)
7.CPU, chassis and power fan connectors
(4-pinCPU_FAN, 3-pin CHA_FAN1-3, 3-pinPWR_FAN)
8.Chassis intrusion connector (4-1pin CHASSIS)
9.Front panel audio connector (10-1pin AAFP)
10.ATX power connectors (24-pinEATXPWR, 2x4-pinEATX12V)
PSU suggested list
Power supply requirements
11.Optical drive audio connector (4-pinCD)
12.Digital audio connector (4-1pin SPDIF, for ASUS HDMI VGA card)
13.Serial port connector (10-1pin COM1)
14.System panel connector (20-8pin PANEL)
•System power LED (2-pinPLED)
•Hard disk drive activity LED (2-pinIDE_LED)
•System warning speaker (4-pinSPEAKER)
•ATX power button/soft-offbutton (2-pinPWRSW)
ASUS Q-Connector(system panel)
2.9Starting up for the first time
2.10.1Using the OS shut down function
2.10.2Using the dual function power switch
