Asus Motherboard Naming Scheme: Difference between revisions

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The third part denotes the feature set of the motherboard (See below)
The third part denotes the feature set of the motherboard (See below)


 
===  1<sup>st</sup> segment abbreviations: ===
1<sup>st</sup> segment abbreviations:
 
* If ''''M'''<nowiki/>' appears after the chipset code, it is a [[Micro ATX|'''Micro ATX''']] board.
* If ''''M'''<nowiki/>' appears after the chipset code, it is a [[Micro ATX|'''Micro ATX''']] board.
* If ''''I'''<nowiki/>' appears after the chipset code, it is a [[Mini ITX|'''Mini ITX''']] board.
* If ''''I'''<nowiki/>' appears after the chipset code, it is a [[Mini ITX|'''Mini ITX''']] board.


 
===  2<sup>nd</sup> segment abbreviations (Unused on recent boards): ===
2<sup>nd</sup> segment abbreviations (Unused on recent boards):
 
* '''E''' - (Dynamic Energy Saver) - Energy saving features
* '''E''' - (Dynamic Energy Saver) - Energy saving features
* '''T''' - Only DDR3 SDRAM support
* '''T''' - Only DDR3 SDRAM support
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* No '''T''' or '''C''' abbreviations mean that the motherboard only has DDR2 SDRAM support.
* No '''T''' or '''C''' abbreviations mean that the motherboard only has DDR2 SDRAM support.


 
===  3<sup>rd</sup> segment abbreviations: ===
3<sup>rd</sup> segment abbreviations:
 
* '''D''' ('''D'''urability) - Indicates that the motherboard uses only solid state capacitors.
* '''D''' ('''D'''urability) - Indicates that the motherboard uses only solid state capacitors.
* '''UD''' ('''U'''ltra '''D'''urable 3) - Introduces 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground layers.
* '''UD''' ('''U'''ltra '''D'''urable 3) - Introduces 2 ounces of copper for both the Power and Ground layers.
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* '''Q6''' ('''Q'''uad BIOS, '''Q'''uad Cooling, '''Q'''uad E-SATA2, '''Q'''uad Triple Phase, '''Q'''uad-Core Optimized, '''Q'''uad DDR2 Slots) - Indicates quad-core optimization.
* '''Q6''' ('''Q'''uad BIOS, '''Q'''uad Cooling, '''Q'''uad E-SATA2, '''Q'''uad Triple Phase, '''Q'''uad-Core Optimized, '''Q'''uad DDR2 Slots) - Indicates quad-core optimization.


 
===  4<sup>th</sup> segment abbreviations: ===
4<sup>th</sup> segment abbreviations:
 
* '''R''' - 2 extra SATAII ports and possibly RAID support. May have FireWire port. May not have ATI CrossFire support. (i.e; <u>GA-P35-DS3R</u>)
* '''R''' - 2 extra SATAII ports and possibly RAID support. May have FireWire port. May not have ATI CrossFire support. (i.e; <u>GA-P35-DS3R</u>)
* '''G''' - Solid capacitors for the CPU Volt Regulator Module.
* '''G''' - Solid capacitors for the CPU Volt Regulator Module.
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