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Contents
Notices ......................................................................................................... vi
Safety information ..................................................................................... vii
About this guide ....................................................................................... viii
P5V-X SE specifications summary
............................................................. x
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1
Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-2
1.2
Package contents ......................................................................... 1-2
1.3
Special features ............................................................................ 1-2
1.3.1
Product highlights ........................................................... 1-
2
1.3.2
Innovative ASUS features
.............................................. 1-5
1.4
Before you proceed ..................................................................... 1-6
1.5
Motherboard overview ................................................................. 1-7
1.5.1
Placement direction ........................................................ 1-
7
1.5.2
Screw holes
.................................................................... 1-
7
1.5.3
P5V-X SE Motherboard layout ........................................ 1-8
1.6
Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 1-9
1.6.1
Installling the CPU .......................................................... 1-9
1.6.2
Installling the CPU heatsink and fan
............................. 1-1
2
1.6.3
Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ......................... 1-14
1.7
System memory ......................................................................... 1-16
1.7.1
Overview
....................................................................... 1-16
1.7.2
Memory configurations
.................................................. 1-16
1.7.3
Installing a DIMM
.......................................................... 1-
20
1.7.4
Removing a DIMM
........................................................ 1-
20
1.8
Expansion slots .......................................................................... 1-21
1.8.1
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 1-
21
1.8.2
Configuring an expansion card
..................................... 1-
21
1.8.3
Interrupt assignments ................................................... 1-
22
1.8.4
PCI slots ........................................................................ 1-
2
3
1.8.5
PCI Express x16 slot ..................................................... 1-
2
3
1.9
Jumpers ...................................................................................... 1-24
1.10 Connectors ................................................................................. 1-26
