Contents

Notices ...............................................................................................

vii

Safety information ............................................................................

viii

About this guide .................................................................................

ix

M2R32-MVP 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

Innovative 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

2.4

System memory .................................................................

2-11

 

2.4.1

Overview ...............................................................

2-11

 

2.4.2

Memory Configurations.........................................

2-12

 

2.4.3 Installing a DDR2 DIMM .........................................

2-14

 

2.4.4 Removing a DDR2 DIMM ........................................

2-14

2.5

Expansion slots ...................................................................

2-15

 

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card ..................................

2-15

 

2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card..............................

2-15

 

2.5.3

Interrupt assignments ..........................................

2-16

 

2.5.4

Two PCI slots ........................................................

2-17

 

2.5.5 Two PCI Express x1 slots ......................................

2-17

 

2.5.6 Two PCI Express x16 slots ...................................

2-17

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