Asus P5PE-VM - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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Contents
Notices ................................................................................................ vi
Safety information ..............................................................................vii
About this guide .................................................................................viii
How this guide is organized ....................................................viii
Where to nd more information .............................................viii
Conventions used in this guide ................................................ ix
Typography ......................................................................................... ix
P5PE-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 Innovative ASUS features .......................................
1-4
1.4 Before you proceed ..............................................................
1-5
1.5 Motherboard overview ..........................................................
1-6
1.5.1 Placement direction ................................................
1-6
1.5.2 Screw holes .............................................................
1-6
1.5.3 Motherboard layout ................................................
1-7
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ..............................................
1-8
1.6.1 Installing the CPU ....................................................
1-8
1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan .......................
1-11
1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ...................
1-13
1.7 System memory ..................................................................
1-15
1.7.1 Overview ...............................................................
1-15
1.7.2 Memory congurations .........................................
1-15
1.7.3 DDR Qualied Vendors List ...................................
1-16
1.7.4 Installing a DIMM ...................................................
1-17
1.7.5 Removing a DIMM ..................................................
1-17
1.8 Expansion slots ...................................................................
1-18
1.8.1 Installing an expansion card ..................................
1-18
1.8.2 Conguring an expansion card ..............................
1-18
1.8.3 Interrupt assignments ...........................................
1-19
1.8.4 PCI slots ................................................................
1-20
1.8.5 AGP slot ................................................................
1-20