ASUS P5N-E SLI Benutzerhandbuch

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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

P5N-E SLI 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 ................................................... 1-21
1.7.4  Removing a DIMM .................................................. 1-21

1.8  Expansion slots ................................................................... 1-22

1.8.1  Installing an expansion card .................................. 1-22
1.8.2  Configuring an expansion card .............................. 1-22
1.8.3  Interrupt assignments ........................................... 1-23
1.8.4  PCI slots ................................................................ 1-24
1.8.5  PCI Express x1 slot ............................................... 1-24