Asus P5GC - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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Contents
Notices ......................................................................................................... vi
Safety information
..................................................................................... vii
About this guide
....................................................................................... viii
P5GC specications summary ................................................................... x
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Package contents
......................................................................... 1-1
1.3 Special features
............................................................................ 1-2
1.3.1 Product highlights ...........................................................
1-2
1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features ...............................................
1-4
Chapter 2: Hardware information
2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1
2.2 Motherboard overview
................................................................. 2-2
2.2.1 Placement direction ........................................................
2-2
2.2.2 Screw holes ....................................................................
2-2
2.2.3 Motherboard layout .........................................................
2-3
2.2.4 Layout contents ...............................................................
2-4
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
................................................... 2-6
2.3.1 Installing the CPU ...........................................................
2-6
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ................................
2-9
2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ..........................
2-11
2.4 System memory
......................................................................... 2-13
2.4.1 Overview .......................................................................
2-13
2.4.2 Memory congurations ..................................................
2-13
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM ..........................................................
2-16
2.4.4 Removing a
DIMM ........................................................ 2-16
2.5 Expansion slots
.......................................................................... 2-17
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card .........................................
2-17
2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card .....................................
2-17
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ...................................................
2-18
2.5.4 PCI slots ........................................................................
2-19
2.5.5 PCI Express x16 slot .....................................................
2-19
2.6 Jumpers
...................................................................................... 2-20