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Contents
Notices ................................................................................................ | vi |
Safety information ............................................................................. | vii |
About this guide................................................................................. | viii |
P5PL2 specifications summary............................................................. | x |
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 | Welcome! .............................................................................. | ||
1.2 | Package contents ................................................................. | ||
1.3 | Special features .................................................................... | ||
| 1.3.1 | Product highlights................................................... | |
| 1.3.2 | Innovative ASUS features ....................................... |
Chapter 2: Hardware information
2.1 | Before you proceed .............................................................. | ||
2.2 | Motherboard overview .......................................................... | ||
| 2.2.1 | Placement direction ................................................ | |
| 2.2.2 | Screw holes............................................................. | |
| 2.2.3 | Motherboard layout ................................................ | |
| 2.2.4 | Layout contents ..................................................... | |
2.3 | Central Processing Unit (CPU) .............................................. | ||
| 2.3.1 | Installing the CPU.................................................... | |
| 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan......................... | ||
| 2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan................... | ||
2.4 | System memory.................................................................. | ||
| 2.4.1 | Overview ............................................................... | |
| 2.4.2 | Memory configurations ......................................... | |
| 2.4.3 | Installing a DIMM ................................................... | |
| 2.4.4 | Removing a DIMM.................................................. | |
2.5 | Expansion slots ................................................................... | ||
| 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card .................................. | ||
| 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card .............................. | ||
| 2.5.3 | Interrupt assignments........................................... | |
| 2.5.4 | PCI slots ................................................................ | |
| 2.5.5 PCI Express x16 slot ............................................. | ||
| 2.5.6 PCI Express x1 slots.............................................. | ||
2.6 | Jumpers | .............................................................................. |
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