Asus M2N32 WS Professional - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Notices ........................................................................................................ vii
Safety information .................................................................................... viii
About this guide ......................................................................................... ix
M2N32 WS Professional 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 Special features ................................................... 1-5
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
2.2.5 Motherboard layout ......................................................... 2-4
2.2.4 Layout contents ............................................................... 2-5
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-7
2.3.1
Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-7
2.3.2 Installing the heatsink and fan ........................................ 2-9
2.4 System memory ......................................................................... 2-12
2.4.1
Overview ....................................................................... 2-12
2.4.2 Memory configurations .................................................. 2-13
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-15
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-15
2.5 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-16
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-16
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-16
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-17
2.5.4 PCI slot ......................................................................... 2-18
2.5.5 PCI-X slots .................................................................... 2-18
2.5.6 PCI Express x1 slots ..................................................... 2-18
2.5.7 Two PCI Express x16 slots ........................................... 2-18