Table Of Contents - Asus P5WD2-E Premium User Manual

Contents
Notices ............................................................................................... vii
Safety information ............................................................................ viii
About this guide ................................................................................. ix
P5WD2-E Premium specifications summary ........................................ xi
Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 1: Product introduction Chapter 1: Product introduction 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
1.3.3
Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 2: Hardware information
Chapter 2: Hardware information Chapter 2: Hardware information 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
2.2.5
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .............................................. 2-7
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.4 System memory ................................................................. 2-14
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.4.4
2.5 Expansion slots ................................................................... 2-19
2.5.1
2.5.2
2.5.3
2.5.5
2.5.6
2.5.7
2.5.8
2.6 Jumper ............................................................................... 2-23
2.7 Connectors ......................................................................... 2-26
2.7.1
2.7.2
Product highlights ................................................... 1-2
ASUS AI Life features ............................................. 1-6
Innovative ASUS features ....................................... 1-7
Placement direction ................................................ 2-2
Screw holes ............................................................ 2-2
ASUS Stack Cool 2 ................................................. 2-3
Motherboard layout ................................................ 2-4
Layout contents ..................................................... 2-5
Installing the CPU .................................................... 2-8
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ...................... 2-10
Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan .................. 2-12
Overview ............................................................... 2-14
Memory configurations ......................................... 2-14
Installing a DIMM ................................................... 2-18
Removing a DIMM ................................................. 2-18
Installing an expansion card .................................. 2-19
Configuring an expansion card .............................. 2-19
Interrupt assignments .......................................... 2-20
PCI slots ................................................................ 2-21
PCI Express x1 slot ............................................... 2-21
Two PCI Express x16 slots ................................... 2-21
Universal PCI-E slot (max. x2 mode) .................... 2-22
Rear panel connectors .......................................... 2-26
Internal connectors ............................................... 2-28
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