Asus P5L-MX User Manual

A-2 Appendix: CPU features
A.1 Intel
®
EM64T
• The motherboard is fully compatible with Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 LGA775
processors running on 32-bit operating systems.
• The motherboard comes with a BIOS le that supports EM64T. You
can download the latest BIOS le from the ASUS website (www.asus.
com/support/download/) if you need to update the BIOS le. See
Chapter 2 for details.
• Visit www.intel.com for more information on the EM64T feature.
• Visit www.microsoft.com for more information on Windows
®
64-bit OS.
Using the Intel
®
EM64T feature
To use the Intel
®
EM64T feature:
1. Install an Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 CPU that supports the Intel
®
EM64T.
2. Install a 64-bit operating system (Windows
®
XP Professional x64
Edition or Windows
®
Server 2003 x64 Edition).
3. Install the 64-bit drivers for the motherboard components and devices
from the support CD.
4. Install the 64-bit drivers for expansion cards or add-on devices, if any.
Refer to the expansion card or add-on device(s) documentation, or visit
the related website, to verify if the card/device supports a 64-bit system.
A.2 Enhanced Intel SpeedStep
®
Technology (EIST)
• The motherboard comes with a BIOS le that supports EIST. You
can download the latest BIOS le from the ASUS website (www.
asus.com/support/download/) if you need to update the BIOS. See
Chapter 2 for details.
• Visit www.intel.com for more information on the EIST feature.
A.2.1 System requirements
Before using EIST, check your system if it meets the following
requirements:
• Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 processor with EIST support
• BIOS le with EIST support
• Operating system with EIST support (Windows
®
XP SP2/Windows
®
Server 2003 SP1/Linux 2.6 kernel or later versions)

Asus P5L-MX Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Number of memory slots	2
Maximum internal memory	4 GB
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Number of SATA connectors	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1
Manageability features	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL PME, WOR PME, PXE
Headphone outputs	3
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
BIOS type	AMI
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit
Audio chip	ADI AD1986A
Power source type	ATX
Audio output channels	5.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows Vista/XP/2000
Graphics card	GMA 950
Networking features	100/1000