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ASUS P5WDG2 WS Professional/P5WDG2 WS PRO/WiFi-AP 2-7
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The motherboard comes with a surface mount LGA775 socket designed for
the Intel
®
Pentium
®
4/Celeron
®
/Intel
®
Pentium
®
D processor in the 775-land
package.
This motherboard also supports the Intel
®
Pentium
®
Processor Extreme
Edition, the latest CPU with embedded dual physical cores and
Hyper-Threading technology, making four CPU threads possible. Refer to
the table below for the operating system support status.
•
Upon purchase of the motherboard, make sure that the PnP cap is
on the socket and the socket contacts are not bent. Contact your
retailer immediately if the PnP cap is missing, or if you see any
damage to the PnP cap/socket contacts/motherboard components.
ASUS will shoulder the cost of repair only if the damage is shipment/
transit-related.
•
Keep the cap after installing the motherboard. ASUS will process
Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests only if the
motherboard comes with the cap on the LGA775 socket.
• The product warranty does not cover damage to the socket
contacts resulting from incorrect CPU installation/removal, or
misplacement/loss/incorrect removal of the PnP cap.
OS licensing support list
Intel Dual-Core CPU support Pentium
®
Processor Extreme
Edition (supports Hyper-Threading
Technology)
Windows
®
2000 Professional
Windows
®
2000 Advanced Server Windows
®
2000 Advanced Server
Windows
®
XP Home Windows
®
XP Home
Windows
®
XP Professional Windows
®
XP Professional
Windows
®
Server 2003 - Standard, Windows
®
Server 2003 - Standard,
Enterprise Enterprise
If installing a dual-core CPU, connect the chassis fan cable to the
CHA_FAN1 connector to ensure system stability.