Table Of Contents - Asus P5Kpl-Cm 1600 User Manual

Contents
Notices ...................................................................................................... vi
Safety information ................................................................................... vii
About this guide ...................................................................................... vii
P5KPL-AM/PS specifications summary ................................................. ix
Chapter 1:
1.1 Welcome! .................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Package contents ...................................................................... 1-1
1.3 Special features ......................................................................... 1-1
1.3.1
1.3.2
1.4 Before you proceed ................................................................... 1-4
1.5 Motherboard overview .............................................................. 1-5
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.5.3
1.5.4
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 1-7
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.6.3
1.7 System memory ....................................................................... 1-12
1.7.1
1.7.2
1.7.3
1.7.4
1.8 Expansion slots ....................................................................... 1-19
1.8.1
1.8.2
1.8.3
1.8.4
1.8.5
1.9 Jumpers .................................................................................... 1-20
1.10 Connectors ............................................................................... 1-21
1.10.1 Rear panel connectors ..........................................1-21
1.10.2 Internal connectors ................................................1-22
Product introduction
Product highlights ....................................................1-1
Innovative ASUS features .......................................1-3
Placement direction .................................................1-5
Screw holes .............................................................1-5
Motherboard layout .................................................1-6
Layout contents .......................................................1-6
Installing the CPU....................................................1-7
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ......................1-10
Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan .................. 1-11
Overview ...............................................................1-12
Memory configurations ..........................................1-13
Installing a DIMM ...................................................1-18
Removing a DIMM .................................................1-18
Installing an expansion card ..................................1-19
Configuring an expansion card..............................1-19
PCI slots ................................................................1-19
PCI Express x1 slot ...............................................1-19
PCI Express x16 slot .............................................1-19
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