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xixixixixiP5WD2-E Premium specifications summary(continued on the next page)CPUCPUCPUCPUCPUChipsetChipsetChipsetChipsetChipsetFront Side BusFront Side

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5SoftwaresupportThis chapter describes the contentsof the support CD that comes withthe motherboard package.

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1ProductintroductionThis chapter describes the motherboardfeatures and the new technologiesit supports.

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6This chapter tells how to install ATI®CrossFire™ graphics cards to avail ofATI’s Multi-Video Processingtechnology.ATI® CrossFire™technologysupport

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ACPU featuresThe Appendix describes the CPUfeatures and technologies that themotherboard supports.

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A-2A-2A-2A-2A-2Appendix: CPU featuresAppendix: CPU featuresAppendix: CPU featuresAppendix: CPU featuresAppendix: CPU featuresA.2.2A.2.2A.2.2A.2.2A.2.2

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1-21-21-21-21-2Chapter 1: Product introductionChapter 1: Product introductionChapter 1: Product introductionChapter 1: Product introductionChapter 1:

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2HardwareinformationThis chapter lists the hardware setupprocedures that you have to performwhen installing system components. Itincludes description

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3Powering upThis chapter describes the power upsequence, the vocal POST messages,and ways of shutting down thesystem.

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4BIOS setupThis chapter tells how to changethe system settings through the BIOSSetup menus. Detailed descriptionsof the BIOS parameters are alsoprovid

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