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Contents

Notices ................................................................................................ vi

Safety information ..............................................................................vii

About this guide .................................................................................viii

Typography ......................................................................................... ix

P5L-MX/IPAT specications summary .................................................. x

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1 Welcome! .............................................................................. 1-2

1.2 Package contents .................................................................

1-2

1.3 Special features ....................................................................

1-2

1.4 Before you proceed ..............................................................

1-4

1.5 Motherboard overview ..........................................................

1-5

1.5.1 Placement direction ................................................

1-5

1.5.2 Screw holes .............................................................

1-5

1.5.3 Motherboard layout ................................................

1-6

1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ..............................................

1-7

1.6.1 Installling the CPU ...................................................

1-7

1.6.2 Installling the CPU heatsink and fan ......................

1-10

1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ...................

1-12

1.7 System memory ..................................................................

1-14

1.7.1 Overview ...............................................................

1-14

1.7.2 Memory congurations .........................................

1-14

1.7.3 DDR2 Qualied Vendors List .................................

1-16

1.7.4 Installing a DIMM ...................................................

1-18

1.7.5 Removing a DIMM ..................................................

1-18

1.8 Expansion slots ...................................................................

1-19

1.8.1 Installing an expansion card ..................................

1-19

1.8.2 Conguring an expansion card ..............................

1-19

1.8.3 Interrupt assignments ...........................................

1-20

1.8.4 PCI slots ................................................................

1-21

1.8.5 PCI Express x16 ...................................................

1-21

1.8.6 PCI Express x1 .....................................................

1-21

1.9 Jumpers ..............................................................................

1-22

Brand	Asus
Model	P5L-MX IPAT
Category	Motherboard
Language	English

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