Asus P5QL-E - Motherboard - ATX - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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Contents
Notices ....................................................................................................... viii
Safety information ...................................................................................... ix
About this guide .......................................................................................... x
P5QL-E specications summary .............................................................. xii
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 ASUS unique features ....................................................
1-4
1.3.3 ASUS Exclusive Overclocking Features .........................
1-6
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) ...................................................
2-5
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 .........................
2-10
2.4 System memory .........................................................................
2-11
2.4.1 Overview ........................................................................
2-11
2.4.2 Memory congurations ..................................................
2-12
2.4.3 Installing a DDR2 DIMM ...............................................
2-16
2.4.4 Removing a DDR2 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 x1 slots .....................................................
2-19
2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slot .....................................................
2-19