Asus P5VD2 VM - SE Motherboard - Micro ATX - Chapter 1: Product Introduction

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Contents
Notices ......................................................................................................... vi
Safety information ..................................................................................... vii
About this guide ....................................................................................... viii
P5VD2-VM/P5V-VM SE DH 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 ..............................................
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1.3.3 ASUS Digital Home for P5V-VM SE DH special
features ...........................................................................
1-5
1.4 Before you proceed .....................................................................
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1.5 Motherboard overview .................................................................
1-8
1.5.1 Placement direction ........................................................
1-8
1.5.2 Screw holes ....................................................................
1-8
1.5.3 Motherboard layout .........................................................
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1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................
1-10
1.6.1 Installling the CPU ........................................................
1-10
1.6.2 Installling the CPU heatsink and fan .............................
1-13
1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan .........................
1-15
1.7 System memory .........................................................................
1-17
1.7.1 Overview .......................................................................
1-17
1.7.2 Memory congurations ..................................................
1-17
1.7.3 Installing a DIMM ..........................................................
1-20
1.7.4 Removing a
DIMM ........................................................ 1-20
1.8 Expansion slots ..........................................................................
1-21
1.8.1 Installing an expansion card .........................................
1-21
1.8.2 Conguring an expansion card .....................................
1-21
1.8.3 Interrupt assignments ...................................................
1-22
1.8.4 PCI slots ........................................................................
1-23
1.8.5 PCI Express x1 slot .......................................................
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1.8.6 PCI Express x16 slot .....................................................
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1.9 Jumpers ......................................................................................
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