User guide

1-2 Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome!
Thank you for buying an ASUS
®
P5N73-CM motherboard!
The motherboard delivers a host of new features and latest technologies, making it
another standout in the long line of ASUS quality motherboards!
P5N73-CM with NVIDIA GeForce 7100 / nForce 630i chipset inside supports
Intel
®
45nm multi-core CPU and features 1333MHz FSB, PCI Express X 16, Serial
ATA interfacee, high performance integrated graphics engine, DDR 2 1066(OC)
memory, and HD Audio CODEC. This motherboard also provides you the latest
High-Denition Multimedia Interface DVI. Users can experience faster graphics
performance and higher video quality today. P5N73-CM is the most powerful all in
one solution platform for Intel platform with NIVIDA chipset inside.
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 P5N73-CM motherboard
Cables 1 x Serial ATA cable
1 x Serial ATA power cable
1 x Ultra DMA 133 cable
Accessories I/O shield
Application CDs ASUS motherboard support DVD
Documentation User guide
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.