ASUS P5N64 WS Manual De Usuario

ASUS

iii

Contents

Contents ...................................................................................................... iii
Notices ....................................................................................................... viii
Safety information ...................................................................................... ix
About this guide .......................................................................................... x
P5N64 WS Professional specifications .................................................. xii

Product introduction

Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1

Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1

Special features ............................................................................ 1-2
1.3.1

Product highlights ........................................................... 1-2

ASUS special features ................................................... 1-5

ASUS Intelligent Overclocking features .......................... 1-8

Hardware information

Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1

Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-2
2.2.1

Placement direction ........................................................ 2-2

Screw holes .................................................................... 2-2

Motherboard layout ......................................................... 2-3

Layout contents ............................................................... 2-4

Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-6
2.3.1

Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-7

Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ................................ 2-9

Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ..........................2-11

System memory ......................................................................... 2-13
2.4.1

Overview ....................................................................... 2-13

Memory configurations .................................................. 2-14

Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-15

Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-15

Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-16
2.5.1

Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-16

Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-16

Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-17

PCI slots ........................................................................ 2-18

PCI Express x1 slot ....................................................... 2-18