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Contents Notices vii Safety information viii About this guide ix M2R32-MVP 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 Innovative ASUS features 1-4 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 Motherboard layout 2-3 2.2.4 Layout Contents 2-4 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-6 2.3.1 Installing the CPU 2-6 2.3.2 Installing the heatsink and fan 2-8 2.4 System memory 2-11 2.4.1 Overview 2-11 2.4.2 Memory Configurations 2-12 2.4.3 Installing a DDR2 DIMM 2-14 2.4.4 Removing a DDR2 DIMM 2-14 2.5 Expansion slots 2-15 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card 2-15 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card 2-15 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments 2-16 2.5.4 Two PCI slots 2-17 2.5.5 Two PCI Express x1 slots 2-17 2.5.6 Two PCI Express x16 slots 2-17 iii

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Contents
Notices
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vii
Safety information
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viii
About this guide
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ix
M2R32-MVP specifications summary
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xi
Chapter 1:
Chapter 1:
Chapter 1:
Chapter 1:
Chapter 1:
Product introduction
Product introduction
Product introduction
Product introduction
Product introduction
1.1
Welcome!
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1-1
1.2
Package contents
.................................................................
1-1
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
Chapter 2:
Chapter 2:
Chapter 2:
Chapter 2:
Chapter 2:
Hardware information
Hardware information
Hardware information
Hardware information
Hardware information
2.1
Before you proceed
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2-1
2.2
Motherboard overview
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2-2
2.2.1
Placement direction
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2-2
2.2.2
Screw holes
............................................................
2-2
2.2.3
Motherboard layout
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2-3
2.2.4
Layout Contents
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2-4
2.3
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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2-6
2.3.1
Installing the CPU
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2-6
2.3.2
Installing the heatsink and fan
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2-8
2.4
System memory
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2-11
2.4.1
Overview
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2-11
2.4.2
Memory Configurations
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2-12
2.4.3
Installing a DDR2 DIMM
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2-14
2.4.4
Removing a DDR2 DIMM
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2-14
2.5
Expansion slots
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2-15
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card
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2-15
2.5.2
Configuring an expansion card
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2-15
2.5.3
Interrupt assignments
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2-16
2.5.4
Two PCI slots
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2-17
2.5.5
Two PCI Express x1 slots
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2-17
2.5.6
Two PCI Express x16 slots
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2-17