Table Of Contents - Asus P5M2 User Manual

Contents
Notices ......................................................................................................... vii
Safety information ........................................................................................ viii
About this guide .............................................................................................ix
Typography .....................................................................................................x
P5M2 Series specifications summary ............................................................xi
Ch apt e r 1 : P r o d u c t int rod u ct i on
1.1 Welcome! ....................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Package contents ........................................................................... 1-1
1.3 Serial number label ........................................................................ 1-2
1.4 Special features ............................................................................. 1-2
1.4.1
1.4.2
Ch apt e r 2 : H ard w a re inf or m at i o n
2.1 Before you proceed ........................................................................ 2-1
2.2 Motherboard overview .................................................................... 2-3
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.2.4
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ...................................................... 2-8
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.4 System memory ........................................................................... 2-15
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.4.4
2.5 Expansion slots ............................................................................ 2-18
2.5.1
2.5.2
2.5.3
2.5.4
Product highlights ........................................................... 1-2
Innovative ASUS features ............................................... 1-4
Placement direction ........................................................ 2-3
Screw holes .................................................................... 2-3
Motherboard layout ......................................................... 2-4
Layout contents ............................................................... 2-6
Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-8
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ...............................2-11
Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ......................... 2-13
Overview ....................................................................... 2-15
Memory configurations .................................................. 2-15
Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-17
Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-17
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-18
Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-18
Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-19
PCI/PCI-X slots ............................................................. 2-20
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