Asus P5WDG2 WS PRO/WIFI-AP, P5WDG2 WS PROFESSIONAL Contents, Chapter 2:Hardwareinformation, Chapter 1:Product introduction

Contents

Notices.................................................................................................	vii
Safety information..............................................................................	viii
About this guide..................................................................................	ix
P5WDG2 WS Professional/ P5WDG2 WS PRO/WiFi-AP
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 ASUS Intelligence (AI) 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 ASUS Stack Cool 2..................................................		2-3
	2.2.4	Motherboard layout.................................................	2-4
	2.2.5	Layout contents......................................................	2-5
2.3	Central Processing Unit (CPU)...............................................		2-7
	2.3.1	Installing the CPU.....................................................	2-8
	2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan.......................		2-10
	2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan...................		2-12
2.4	System memory..................................................................		2-14
	2.4.1	Overview................................................................	2-14
	2.4.2	Memory configurations..........................................	2-14
	2.4.3	Installing a DIMM....................................................	2-19
	2.4.4	Removing a DIMM...................................................	2-19
2.5	Expansion slots....................................................................		2-20
	2.5.1 Installing an expansion card...................................		2-20
	2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card...............................		2-20
	2.5.3	Interrupt assignments...........................................	2-21
	2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slots............................................		2-22
	2.5.5	PCI slots.................................................................	2-22

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