Asus P4BGL-VM P4BGL-VM User Manual - Page 3

Product introduction, Hardware information - cpu

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Features Contents Contents iii FCC/CDC statements vi Federal Communications Commission Statement vi Canadian Department of Communications Statement .......... vi Safety information vii About this guide viii How this guide is organized viii Conventions used in this guide ix Where to find more information ix ASUS contact information x P4BGL-VM 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 Value-added solutions 1-3 1.4 Motherboard overview 1-4 1.4.1 Major components 1-4 1.4.2 Core specifications 1-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Motherboard installation 2-1 2.1.1 Placement direction 2-1 2.1.2 Screw holes 2-1 2.2 Motherboard layout 2-2 2.3 Before you proceed 2-3 2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-4 2.4.1 Overview 2-4 2.4.2 Installing the CPU 2-5 2.4.3 Installing the heatsink and fan 2-7 2.4.4 Connecting the CPU fan cable 2-9 2.5 System memory 2-10 2.5.1 Overview 2-10 2.5.2 Memory configurations 2-11 iii

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Features
Contents
Contents
.........................................................................................
iii
FCC/CDC statements
.....................................................................
vi
Federal Communications Commission Statement
................
vi
Canadian Department of Communications Statement
..........
vi
Safety information
.........................................................................
vii
About this guide
............................................................................
viii
How this guide is organized
................................................
viii
Conventions used in this guide
.............................................
ix
Where to find more information
.............................................
ix
ASUS contact information
...............................................................
x
P4BGL-VM 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
Value-added solutions
............................................
1-3
1.4
Motherboard overview
........................................................
1-4
1.4.1
Major components
.................................................
1-4
1.4.2
Core specifications
................................................
1-6
Chapter
2:
Hardware information
2.1
Motherboard installation
.....................................................
2-1
2.1.1
Placement direction
...............................................
2-1
2.1.2
Screw holes
...........................................................
2-1
2.2
Motherboard layout
............................................................
2-2
2.3
Before you proceed
............................................................
2-3
2.4
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
...........................................
2-4
2.4.1
Overview
................................................................
2-4
2.4.2
Installing the CPU
..................................................
2-5
2.4.3
Installing the heatsink and fan
...............................
2-7
2.4.4
Connecting the CPU fan cable
..............................
2-9
2.5
System memory
...............................................................
2-10
2.5.1
Overview
..............................................................
2-10
2.5.2
Memory configurations
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2-11