Asus P5N7A-VM - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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Contents
Notices ......................................................................................................... vi
Safety information ..................................................................................... vii
About this guide ....................................................................................... viii
P5N7A-VM 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
1.3.1 Product highlights ...........................................................
1-2
1.3.2 ASUS Special Features .................................................
1-5
1.3.3 ASUS Stylish Features ...................................................
1-7
1.3.4 ASUS Intelligent Overclocking features ..........................
1-7
1.4 Before you proceed .....................................................................
1-8
1.5 Motherboard overview .................................................................
1-9
1.5.1 Placement direction ........................................................
1-9
1.5.2 Screw holes ....................................................................
1-9
1.5.3 Motherboard layout .......................................................
1-10
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................
1-11
1.6.1 Installling the CPU .........................................................
1-11
1.6.2 Installling the CPU heatsink and fan .............................
1-14
1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan .........................
1-16
1.7 System memory .........................................................................
1-18
1.7.1 Overview .......................................................................
1-18
1.7.2 Memory congurations ..................................................
1-18
1.7.3 Installing a DIMM ..........................................................
1-23
1.7.4 Removing a DIMM ........................................................
1-23
1.8 Expansion slots ..........................................................................
1-24
1.8.1 Installing an
expansion card ......................................... 1-24
1.8.2 Conguring an expansion card .....................................
1-24
1.8.3 Interrupt assignments ...................................................
1-25
1.8.4 PCI slots ........................................................................
1-26
1.8.5 PCI Express x1 slot .......................................................
1-26
1.8.6 PCI Express x16 slot .....................................................
1-26
1.9 Jumper ........................................................................................
1-27