Asus V4-P5P43 - Manual (Page 4)

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Contents
ASUS contact information ......................................................................... iii
Notices ........................................................................................................ vii
Safety information .................................................................................... viii
About this guide ......................................................................................... ix
System package contents .......................................................................... xi
Chapter 1 System introduction
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Front panel .................................................................................... 1-2
1.3 Rear panel ..................................................................................... 1-3
Voltage selector .............................................................................. 1-5
1.4 Internal components .................................................................... 1-6
Chapter 2 Basic installation
2.1 Preparation ................................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-3
2.3 Removing the side cover and frontpanel assembly ................. 2-4
2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-5
2.4.1
Overview ......................................................................... 2-5
2.4.2 Installing CPU ................................................................. 2-5
2.4.3 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly ................ 2-8
2.4.4 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan assembly ........... 2-9
2.5 Installing a DIMM ........................................................................ 2-10
2.5.1
Memory configurations ...................................................2-11
2.5.2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM ............................................... 2-18
2.5.3 Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-18
2.6 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-19
2.6.1
PCI slots ........................................................................ 2-19
2.6.2 PCI Express x1 slot ....................................................... 2-19
2.6.3 PCI Express x16 slot ..................................................... 2-19
2.6.4 Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-20
2.6.5 Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-20
2.6.6 Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-21
2.7 Installing storage drives ............................................................ 2-23
2.7.1
Installing an optical drive ............................................... 2-23