Table Of Contents - Asus P5G-MX User Manual

Contents
Notices ......................................................................................................... vi
Safety information ..................................................................................... vii
About this guide ....................................................................................... viii
Typography ................................................................................................. ix
P5G-MX specifications 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
1.3.2
1.4 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 1-5
1.5 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 1-6
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.5.3
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 1-8
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.6.3
1.7 System memory ......................................................................... 1-15
1.7.1
1.7.2
1.7.3
1.7.4
1.7.5
1.8 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 1-20
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
Placement direction ........................................................ 1-6
Screw holes .................................................................... 1-6
Motherboard layout ......................................................... 1-7
Installling the CPU .......................................................... 1-8
Installling the CPU heatsink and fan ..............................1-11
Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ......................... 1-13
Overview ....................................................................... 1-15
Memory configurations .................................................. 1-15
DDR2 Qualified Vendors List ........................................ 1-16
Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 1-19
Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 1-19
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 1-20
Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 1-20
Interrupt assignments ................................................... 1-21
PCI slots ........................................................................ 1-22
PCI Express x1 ............................................................. 1-22
PCI Express x16 ........................................................... 1-22
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