1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome!
Thank you for buying an ASUS
®
P5E-VM DO 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.
If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
1.2 Package contents
Check your motherboard package for the following items.
Motherboard ASUS P5E-VM DO
Cables Serial ATA power and signal cables for 3 devices
1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable
1 x Floppy disk drive cable
Accessories I/O shield
1 x ASUS 3 in 1 Q-Connector Kit (USB, 1394, system
panel; Retail version only)
Application CD ASUS motherboard support DVD
Documentation User guide
1.3 Special features
1.3.1 Product highlights
Green ASUS
This motherboard and its packaging comply with the European Union’s Restriction
on the use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS). This is in line with the ASUS vision
of creating environment-friendly and recyclable products/packaging to safeguard
consumers’ health while minimizing the impact on the environment.
Intel
®
Core™2 Processor Ready
This motherboard supports the latest Intel
®
Core™2 processor in the LGA775
package. With the new Intel
®
Core™ microarchitecture technology and
13331066/800 MHz FSB, Intel
®
Core™2 processor is one of the most powerful
and energy efcient CPU in the world. This motherboard also supports Intel
®
next
generation 45nm Multi-core CPU.