Asus P5GZ-MX P5GZ-MX User Manual 2nd edition for English Edition - Page 3

Asus P5GZ-MX Manual

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Contents Notices...vi Safety information...vii About this guide...viii Typography...ix P5GZ-MX specifications summary...x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 1.2 1.3 Welcome!...1-2 Package contents...1-2 Special features...1-2 1.3.1 1.3.2 1.4 1.5 Product highlights...1-2 Innovative ASUS features...1-4 Before you proceed...1-5 Motherboard overview...1-6 1.5.1 1.5.2 1.5.3 Placement direction...1-6 Screw holes...1-6 Motherboard layout...1-7 Installling the CPU...1-8 Installling the CPU heatsink and fan...1-11 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan...1-13 Overview...1-15 Memory configurations...1-15 DDR2 Qualified Vendors List...1-16 Installing a DIMM...1-17 Removing a DIMM...1-17 Installing an expansion card...1-18 Configuring an expansion card...1-18 Interrupt assignments...1-19 PCI slots...1-20 PCI Express x16 ...1-20 PCI Express x1 ...1-20 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU)...1-8 1.6.1 1.6.2 1.6.3 1.7 System memory...1-15 1.7.1 1.7.2 1.7.3 1.7.4 1.7.5 1.8 Expansion slots...1-18 1.8.1 1.8.2 1.8.3 1.8.4 1.8.5 1.8.6 1.9 Jumpers...1-23 iii

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Contents
Notices
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vi
Safety information
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vii
About this guide
.................................................................................
viii
Typography
.........................................................................................
ix
P5GZ-MX specifcations summary
.........................................................
x
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1
Welcome!
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1-2
1.2
Package contents
.................................................................
1-2
1.3
Special features
....................................................................
1-2
1.3.1
Product highlights
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1-2
1.3.2
Innovative ASUS features
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1-4
1.4
Before you proceed
..............................................................
1-5
1.5
Motherboard overview
..........................................................
1-6
1.5.1
Placement direction
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1-6
1.5.2
Screw holes
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1-6
1.5.3
Motherboard layout
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1-7
1.6
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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1-8
1.6.1
Installling the CPU
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1-8
1.6.2
Installling the CPU heatsink and fan
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1-11
1.6.3
Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
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1-13
1.7
System memory
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1-15
1.7.1
Overview
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1-15
1.7.2
Memory confgurations
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1-15
1.7.3
DDR2 Qualifed Vendors List
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1-16
1.7.4
Installing a DIMM
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1-17
1.7.5
Removing a DIMM
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1-17
1.8
Expansion slots
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1-18
1.8.1
Installing an expansion card
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1-18
1.8.2
Confguring an expansion card
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1-18
1.8.3
Interrupt assignments
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1-19
1.8.4
PCI slots
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1-20
1.8.5
PCI Express x16
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1-20
1.8.6
PCI Express x1
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1-20
1.9
Jumpers
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1-23