Table Of Contents - Asus Motherboard P5V-VM DH User Manual

Contents
Notices ................................................................................................ vi
Safety information ............................................................................. vii
About this guide ............................................................................... viii
P5VD2-MX/P5V-VM DH specifications summary ................................. x
Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! .............................................................................. 1-2
1.2 Package contents ................................................................. 1-2
1.3 Special features .................................................................... 1-2
1.3.1
1.3.2
1.3.3
1.4 Before you proceed .............................................................. 1-7
1.5 Motherboard overview .......................................................... 1-8
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.5.3
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ............................................ 1-10
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.6.3
1.7 System memory ................................................................. 1-17
1.7.1
1.7.2
1.7.3
1.7.4
1.8 Expansion slots ................................................................... 1-21
1.8.1
1.8.2
1.8.3
1.8.4
1.8.5
1.8.6
1.9 Jumpers .............................................................................. 1-23
Product highlights ................................................... 1-2
Innovative ASUS features ....................................... 1-4
ASUS Digital Home for P5V-VM DH special
features .................................................................. 1-5
Placement direction ................................................ 1-8
Screw holes ............................................................ 1-8
Motherboard layout ................................................ 1-9
Installling the CPU ................................................. 1-10
Installling the CPU heatsink and fan ..................... 1-13
Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan .................. 1-15
Overview ............................................................... 1-17
Memory configurations ......................................... 1-17
Installing a DIMM ................................................... 1-19
Removing a DIMM ................................................. 1-19
Installing an expansion card .................................. 1-21
Configuring an expansion card .............................. 1-21
Interrupt assignments .......................................... 1-21
PCI slots ................................................................ 1-22
PCI Express x1 slot ............................................... 1-22
PCI Express x16 slot ............................................. 1-23
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