Asus P5G43 V4-Series, User Manual

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Contents
ASUS contact information ......................................................................... iii
Notices ........................................................................................................ vii
Safety information .................................................................................... viii
About this guide ......................................................................................... ix
System package contents .......................................................................... xi
Chapter 1: System introduction
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Front panel .................................................................................... 1-2
1.3 Rear panel ..................................................................................... 1-3
Voltage selector .............................................................................. 1-5
1.4 Internal components .................................................................... 1-6
Chapter 2: Basic installation
2.1 Preparation ................................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-3
2.3 Removing the side cover and front panel assembly ................ 2-4
2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-5
2.4.1 Overview ......................................................................... 2- 5
2.4.2 Installing CPU ................................................................. 2- 5
2.4.3 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly ................ 2-8
2.4.4 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan assembly ........... 2-9
2.5 Installing a DIMM ........................................................................ 2-10
2.5.1 Memory configurations ................................................... 2-1 1
2.5.2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM ............................................... 2-1 7
2.5.3 Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-1 7
2.6 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-18
2.6.1 PCI slots ........................................................................ 2-18
2.6.2 PCI Express x1 slot ....................................................... 2-18
2.6.3 PCI Express x16 slot ..................................................... 2-18
2.6.4 Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-19
2.6.5 Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-19
2.6.6 Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-20
2.7 Installing storage drives ............................................................ 2-21
2.7.1 Installing an optical drive ............................................... 2-2 1