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Contents Notices...vii Safety information viii About this guide ix P5N32-E SLI Plus specifications summary xi 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 ASUS AI Lifestyle features 1-4 1.3.3 ASUS special features 1-7 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 ASUS Stack Cool 2 2-3 2.2.4 Motherboard layout 2-4 2.2.5 Layout contents 2-5 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-7 2.3.1 Installing the CPU 2-8 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2-10 2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 2-12 2.3.4 Installing the optional fan 2-14 2.4 System memory 2-15 2.4.1 Overview 2-15 2.4.2 Memory configurations 2-16 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM 2-17 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM 2-17 2.5 Expansion slots 2-18 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card 2-18 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card 2-18 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments 2-19 iii

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Contents
Notices
........................................................................................................
vii
Safety information
....................................................................................
viii
About this guide
.........................................................................................
ix
P5N32-E SLI Plus
specifications summary
..............................................
xi
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
ASUS AI Lifestyle features
.............................................
1-4
1.3.3
ASUS special features
....................................................
1-7
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
ASUS Stack Cool 2
.........................................................
2-3
2.2.4
Motherboard layout
.........................................................
2-4
2.2.5
Layout contents
...............................................................
2-5
2.3
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
...................................................
2-7
2.3.1
Installing the CPU
...........................................................
2-8
2.3.2
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
..............................
2-10
2.3.3
Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
.........................
2-12
2.3.4
Installing the optional fan
..............................................
2-14
2.4
System memory
.........................................................................
2-15
2.4.1
Overview
.......................................................................
2-15
2.4.2
Memory configurations
..................................................
2-16
2.4.3
Installing a DIMM
..........................................................
2-17
2.4.4
Removing a DIMM
........................................................
2-17
2.5
Expansion slots
..........................................................................
2-18
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card
.........................................
2-18
2.5.2
Configuring an expansion card
.....................................
2-18
2.5.3
Interrupt assignments
...................................................
2-19