Table Of Contents - Asus P5BV-C - Motherboard - ATX User Manual

Contents
Notices ........................................................................................................ vii
Safety information .................................................................................... viii
About this guide ......................................................................................... ix
P5BV-C Series specifications summary ................................................... xi
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1
1.3 Special features ............................................................................ 1-2
1.3.1
1.3.2
Chapter 2: Hardware information
2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1
2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-2
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.2.4
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-6
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.4 System memory ......................................................................... 2-12
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.4.4
2.5 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-15
2.5.1
2.5.2
2.5.3
2.5.4
2.5.5
2.5.6
Product highlights ........................................................... 1-2
Innovative ASUS features ............................................... 1-4
Placement direction ........................................................ 2-2
Screw holes .................................................................... 2-2
Motherboard layout ......................................................... 2-3
Layout contents ............................................................... 2-5
Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-6
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ................................ 2-9
Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ..........................2-11
Overview ....................................................................... 2-12
Memory configurations .................................................. 2-12
Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-14
Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-14
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-15
Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-15
Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-16
PCI Express x16 slot (x8 link) ....................................... 2-17
PCI Express x8 slot (x1 link for P5BV-C/4L,
x4 link for P5BV-C) ........................................................ 2-17
PCI slots ........................................................................ 2-18
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