Asus P5Q Deluxe User Manual

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4.3.10 AI Audio 2 (SoundMAX
®
High Denition Audio utility)
The ADI AD2000B High Denition Audio CODEC provides 8-channel audio
capability through the SoundMAX
®
audio utility with AudioESP™ software to
deliver the ultimate audio experience on your PC. The software implements high
quality audio synthesis/rendering, 3D sound positioning, and advanced voice-input
technologies.
Follow the installation wizard to install the ADI AD2000B Audio Driver from the
support DVD that comes with the motherboard package to activate the
SoundMAX
®
audio utility.
If the SoundMAX
®
audio utility is correctly installed, you
will nd the SoundMAX
®
/ SoundMAX
®
BlackHawk icon
on the taskbar.
You must use 4-channel, 6-channel or 8-channel speakers for this setup.

Asus P5Q Deluxe Specifications

General

Chipset	Intel P45
Socket	LGA 775
Memory Type	DDR2
Memory Slots	4 x DIMM
Max Memory	16 GB
Form Factor	ATX
PCI Express x16	2
PCI Express x1	3
PCI Slots	2
SATA Ports	6 x SATA 3Gb/s
IDE Ports	1 x ATA133
Max. LAN Speed	10/100/1000 Mbps
Audio Chipset	ADI AD2000B
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
USB Ports	12 x USB 2.0
Audio Channels	8-channel
CPU Type	Core 2 Quad / Core 2 Duo / Pentium / Celeron
Back Panel Ports	eSATA, USB, LAN, Audio
Memory Speed	1200/1066/800/667 MHz
eSATA Ports	2 x eSATA 3Gb/s