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Contents
Notices .........................................................................................................vii
Safety information ........................................................................................ viii
About this guide .............................................................................................ix
Typography .....................................................................................................x
P5M2 Series specifications summary ............................................................xi
Chapter 1: Product introduction
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 Product highlights ........................................................... 1- 2
1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features ............................................... 1-4
Chapter 2: Hardware information
2.1 Before you proceed ........................................................................ 2- 1
2.2 Motherboard overview .................................................................... 2- 3
2.2.1 Placement direction ........................................................ 2- 3
2.2.2 Screw holes .................................................................... 2- 3
2.2.3 Motherboard layout ......................................................... 2- 4
2.2.4 Layout contents ............................................................... 2- 6
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ...................................................... 2- 8
2.3.1 Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2- 8
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ............................... 2-1 1
2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ......................... 2-1 3
2.4 System memory ........................................................................... 2-1 5
2.4.1 Overview ....................................................................... 2-1 5
2.4.2 Memory configurations .................................................. 2-1 5
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-1 7
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-1 7
2.5 Expansion slots ............................................................................ 2-1 8
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-1 8
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-1 8
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-1 9
2.5.4 PCI/PCI-X slots ............................................................. 2-2 0