Contents

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

vi

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

vii

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

viii

Typography..................................................................................................

ix

P5GC-MX/1333 specifications summary....................................................

x

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1

Welcome!.......................................................................................

1-2

1.2

Package contents.........................................................................

1-2

1.3

Special features............................................................................

1-2

 

1.3.1

Product highlights............................................................

1-2

 

1.3.2

Innovative ASUS features................................................

1-4

1.4

Before you proceed......................................................................

1-5

1.5

Motherboard overview.................................................................

1-6

 

1.5.1

Placement direction.........................................................

1-6

 

1.5.2

Screw holes.....................................................................

1-6

 

1.5.3

Motherboard layout..........................................................

1-7

1.6

Central Processing Unit (CPU)....................................................

1-8

 

1.6.1

Installling the CPU...........................................................

1-8

 

1.6.2

Installling the CPU heatsink and fan...............................

1-11

 

1.6.3

Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan..........................

1-13

1.7

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

1-15

 

1.7.1

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

1-15

 

1.7.2

Memory configurations..................................................

1-15

 

1.7.3

DDR2 Qualified Vendors List.........................................

1-16

 

1.7.4

Installing a DIMM...........................................................

1-19

 

1.7.5

Removing a DIMM.........................................................

1-19

1.8

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

1-20

 

1.8.1

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

1-20

 

1.8.2

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

1-20

 

1.8.3

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

1-21

 

1.8.4

PCI slots........................................................................

1-22

 

1.8.5

PCI Express x1..............................................................

1-22

 

1.8.6

PCI Express x16............................................................

1-22

1.9

Jumpers

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1-23

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