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Contents
Notices ......................................................................................................... vi
Safety information ..................................................................................... vii
About this guide ....................................................................................... viii
P5GC-MR
specifications summary
............................................................ x
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1
Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1
1.2
Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1
1.3
Special features ............................................................................ 1-2
1.3.1
Product highlights ........................................................... 1-2
1.3.2
Innovative ASUS features ............................................... 1-4
Chapter 2: Hardware information
2.1
Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1
2.2
Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-2
2.2.1
Placement direction ........................................................ 2-2
2.2.2
Screw holes .................................................................... 2-2
2.2.3
Motherboard layout ......................................................... 2-3
2.2.4
Layout contents ............................................................... 2-5
2.3
Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-7
2.3.1
Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-7
2.3.2
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan .............................. 2-10
2.3.3
Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ......................... 2-12
2.4
System memory ......................................................................... 2-14
2.4.1
Overview ....................................................................... 2-14
2.4.2
Memory configurations
.................................................. 2-14
2.4.3
Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-16
2.4.4
Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-16
2.5
Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-17
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-17
2.5.2
Configuring an expansion card
..................................... 2-17
2.5.3
Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-18
2.5.4
PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link) ..................................... 2-19
2.5.5
PCI Express x1 slot ...................................................... 2-19
2.5.6
PCI slots ........................................................................ 2-20
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