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Asus M2V User Manual

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Contents

Notices ........................................................................................... vii
Safety information ..........................................................................viii
About this guide .............................................................................. ix

How this guide is organized ................................................... ix

Where to find more information ............................................. ix

Conventions used in this guide ...............................................x

Typography .............................................................................x

M2V 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 Unique 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

2.3.3 Connecting the CPU fan cable ..............................2-10

2.4 System memory .................................................................2-11

2.4.1 Overview ...............................................................2-11

2.4.2 Memory configurations ..........................................2-12

2.4.3 Installing a DIMM ...................................................2-13

2.4.4 Removing a DIMM .................................................2-13

2.5 Expansion slots ..................................................................2-14

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card ..................................2-14

2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card..............................2-14

2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ............................................2-15

2.5.4 PCI slots ................................................................2-16

2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slot ...............................................2-16