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Asus P5W User Manual

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Contents

Contents ...................................................................................................... iii
Notices ........................................................................................................ vii
Safety information .................................................................................... viii
About this guide ......................................................................................... ix
P5W 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 Life features ................................................... 1-6

1.3.3

Innovative ASUS features .............................................. 1-6

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

2.4

System memory ......................................................................... 2-14
2.4.1

Overview ....................................................................... 2-14

2.4.2

Memory configurations .................................................. 2-14

2.4.3

Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-21

2.4.4

Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-21

2.5

Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-22
2.5.1

Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-22

2.5.2

Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-22

2.5.3

Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-23