Contents

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

vi

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

vii

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

viii

P5LD2 specifications summary.............................................................

x

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 AI Lifestyle features .....................................

1-5

 

1.3.3

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

1-6

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

 

2.5.4

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

2-19

 

2.5.5 PCI Express x16 slot..............................................

2-19

 

2.5.6 PCI Express x1 slot................................................

2-19

2.6

Jumpers

...............................................................................

2-20

2.7

Connectors..........................................................................

2-22

 

2.7.1

Rear panel connectors...........................................

2-22

 

2.7.2

Internal connectors................................................

2-24

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