Specifications
ASUS P5QL/EPU 1-1
Chapter 1
Product introduction
1.1 Welcome!
Thank you for buying an ASUS
®
P5QL/EPU 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 Package contents
Check your motherboard package for the following items.
Motherboard ASUS P5QL/EPU motherboard
Cables 1 x Serial ATA cable
1 x Ultra DMA 133/100/66 cable
Accessories 1 x I/O shield
Application DVD ASUS motherboard support DVD
Documentation User Manual
If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
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
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Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Quad /
Core™2 Duo CPU support
This motherboard supports the latest Intel
®
Core™2 processors in the LGA775 package
and Intel
®
next-generation 45nm multi-core processors. With the new Intel
®
Core™
microarchitecture technology and 1333/1066/800MHz FSB, the Intel
®
Core™2 processor is
one of the most powerful and energy efcient CPUs in the world. See page 1-8 for details.