Asus P5NT WS Computer Hardware User Manual


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Contents
Notices ........................................................................................................ vii
Safety information .................................................................................... viii
About this guide ......................................................................................... ix
P5NT WS specications 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 AI Lifestyle features .............................................
1-4
1.3.3 ASUS special features ....................................................
1-5
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 ...........................................................................
-14
2.4.1 Overview .......................................................................
2-14
2.4.2 Memory congurations ..................................................
2-15
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM ..........................................................
2-16
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM ........................................................
2-16
2.5 Expansion slots ..........................................................................
2-17
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card .........................................
2-17
2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card .....................................
2-17
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ...................................................
2-18
2.5.4 PCI slot .........................................................................
2-19
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