ASUS P5GD2 Deluxe Manuel D’Utilisation

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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

P5GD2 Deluxe 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 Proactive 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 ..................................................... 2-3

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

Installling the CPU ................................................... 2-7

2.3.2

Installling the CPU heatsink and fan ..................... 2-10

2.4

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

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

2.4.2

Memory Configurations ......................................... 2-13

2.4.3

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

2.4.4

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

2.5

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

2.5.1

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

2.5.2

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