Asus P5M2 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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Contents
Notices ......................................................................................................... vii
Safety information ........................................................................................ viii
About this guide .............................................................................................ix
Typography .....................................................................................................x
P5M2 Series specications summary ............................................................xi
Ch apt er 1: Pro duc t i ntr odu cti on
1.1 Welcome! ....................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Package contents ...........................................................................
1-1
1.3 Serial number label ........................................................................
1-2
1.4 Special features .............................................................................
1-2
1.4.1 Product highlights ...........................................................
1-2
1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features ...............................................
1-4
Ch apt er 2: Har dwa re inf orm ati on
2.1 Before you proceed ........................................................................ 2-1
2.2 Motherboard overview ....................................................................
2-3
2.2.1 Placement direction ........................................................
2-3
2.2.2 Screw holes ....................................................................
2-3
2.2.3 Motherboard layout .........................................................
2-4
2.2.4 Layout contents ...............................................................
2-6
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ......................................................
2-8
2.3.1 Installing the CPU ...........................................................
2-8
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ...............................
2-11
2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan .........................
2-13
2.4 System memory ...........................................................................
2-15
2.4.1 Overview .......................................................................
2-15
2.4.2 Memory congurations ..................................................
2-15
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM ..........................................................
2-17
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM ........................................................
2-17
2.5 Expansion slots ............................................................................
2-18
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card .........................................
2-18
2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card .....................................
2-18
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ...................................................
2-19
2.5.4 PCI/PCI-X slots .............................................................
2-20