Table Of Contents - Asus P5E3 Premium WiFi-APn User Manual

Contents
Contents ...................................................................................................... iii
Notices ....................................................................................................... viii
Safety information ...................................................................................... ix
About this guide .......................................................................................... x
P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP @n specifications summary ............................ xii
Chapter 1:
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1
1.3 Special features ............................................................................ 1-2
1.3.1
1.3.2
1.3.3
Chapter 2:
2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1
2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-2
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.2.4
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-6
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.4 System memory ......................................................................... 2-13
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.4.4
2.5 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-18
2.5.1
2.5.2
2.5.3
2.5.4
2.5.5
2.5.6
Product introduction
Product highlights ........................................................... 1-2
ASUS AI Lifestyle unique features ................................ 1-4
ASUS Intelligent Performance and Overclocking features .... 1-8
Hardware information
Placement direction ........................................................ 2-2
Screw holes .................................................................... 2-2
Motherboard layout ......................................................... 2-3
Layout contents ............................................................... 2-4
Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-7
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ................................ 2-9
Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ..........................2-11
Overview ....................................................................... 2-13
Memory configurations .................................................. 2-13
Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-17
Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-17
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-18
Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-18
Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-19
PCI slots ........................................................................ 2-20
PCI Express x1 slot ....................................................... 2-20
PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (blue) ................................... 2-20
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