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Contents Notices vi Safety information vii About this guide viii How this guide is organized viii Where to find more information viii Conventions used in this guide ix Typography ix P5PE-VM 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 1-4 1.4 Before you proceed 1-5 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-6 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-6 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-6 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-7 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-8 1.6.1 Installing the CPU 1-8 1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 1-11 1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan 1-13 1.7 System memory 1-15 1.7.1 Overview 1-15 1.7.2 Memory configurations 1-15 1.7.3 DDR Qualified Vendors List 1-16 1.7.4 Installing a DIMM 1-17 1.7.5 Removing a DIMM 1-17 1.8 Expansion slots 1-18 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card 1-18 1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card 1-18 1.8.3 Interrupt assignments 1-19 1.8.4 PCI slots 1-20 1.8.5 AGP slot 1-20 iii

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Contents
Notices
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vi
Safety information
..............................................................................
vii
About this guide
.................................................................................
viii
How this guide is organized
....................................................
viii
Where to find more information
.............................................
viii
Conventions used in this guide
................................................
ix
Typography
.........................................................................................
ix
P5PE-VM specifications 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
...................................................
1-2
1.3.2
Innovative ASUS features
.......................................
1-4
1.4
Before you proceed
..............................................................
1-5
1.5
Motherboard overview
..........................................................
1-6
1.5.1
Placement direction
................................................
1-6
1.5.2
Screw holes
.............................................................
1-6
1.5.3
Motherboard layout
................................................
1-7
1.6
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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1-8
1.6.1
Installing the CPU
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1-8
1.6.2
Installing 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
..................................................................
1-15
1.7.1
Overview
...............................................................
1-15
1.7.2
Memory configurations
.........................................
1-15
1.7.3
DDR Qualified Vendors List
...................................
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
Configuring 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
AGP slot
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1-20