Contents

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

vii

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

viii

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

ix

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

x

P5MT-S specifications summary..........................................................

xi

Chapter 1: Product i ntroducti on

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: H ardware i nformati on

2.1

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

2-1

 

Onboard LEDs .......................................................................

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

2-14

 

2.4.4

Removing a 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

PCI/PCI-X slots ......................................................

2-17

 

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

2-17

 

2.5.6

Mini PCI socket......................................................

2-17

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