Asus P5NSLI, P5NSLI/WIFI Chapter 1:Product introduction, Contents, Overview, PCI slots, Screw holes, System memory, Removing a DIMM, Installing a DIMM, Product highlights

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
P5NLI and P5NSLI/WiFi specifications summary..................................	xi

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1	Welcome!...............................................................................		1-2
1.2	Package contents..................................................................		1-2
1.3	Special features.....................................................................		1-3
	1.3.1	Product highlights....................................................	1-3
	1.3.2	Innovative ASUS features........................................	1-5
1.4	Before you proceed...............................................................		1-7
1.5	Motherboard overview...........................................................		1-8
	1.5.1	Placement direction.................................................	1-8
	1.5.2	Screw holes.............................................................	1-8
	1.5.3	Motherboard layout.................................................	1-9
1.6	Central Processing Unit (CPU).............................................		1-10
	1.6.1	Installing the CPU...................................................	1-10
	1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan.......................		1-13
	1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan...................		1-15
1.7	System memory..................................................................		1-17
	1.7.1	Overview................................................................	1-17
	1.7.2	Memory configurations..........................................	1-17
	1.7.3	Installing a DIMM....................................................	1-20
	1.7.4	Removing a DIMM...................................................	1-20
1.8	Expansion slots....................................................................		1-21
	1.8.1 Installing an expansion card...................................		1-21
	1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card...............................		1-21
	1.8.3	Interrupt assignments...........................................	1-22
	1.8.4	PCI slots.................................................................	1-23
	1.8.5 PCI Express x1 slot................................................		1-23

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