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

P5L 1394 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 CPU heatsink and fan

2-9

 

2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan

2-11

2.4

System memory

2-13

 

2.4.1

Overview

2-13

 

2.4.2

Memory configurations

2-13

 

2.4.3

Installing a DIMM

2-16

 

2.4.4

Removing a DIMM

2-16

2.5

Expansion slots

2-17

 

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card

2-17

 

2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card

2-17

 

2.5.3

Interrupt assignments

2-18

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