Table Of Contents - Asus P5L-MX User Manual

Contents
Notices ................................................................................................ vi
Safety information ..............................................................................vii
About this guide .................................................................................viii
Typography ......................................................................................... ix
P5L-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 ................................. 1-17
Installing a DIMM ................................................... 1-19
Removing a DIMM .................................................. 1-19
Installing an expansion card .................................. 1-20
Configuring an expansion card .............................. 1-21
Interrupt assignments ........................................... 1-19
PCI slots ................................................................ 1-22
PCI Express x16 ................................................... 1-22
PCI Express x1 ..................................................... 1-22
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