Asus P5L-MX User Manual

ASUS P5L-MX 1-11
1.6.2 Installling the CPU heatsink and fan
The Intel
®
Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Duo/Pentium
®
D/Pentium
®
4 and
Celeron
®
D processors require a specially designed heatsink and fan
assembly to ensure optimum thermal condition and performance.
• Install the motherboard to the chassis before you install the CPU fan
and heatsink assembly
• When you buy a boxed Intel
®
Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Duo/
Pentium
®
D/Pentium
®
4 or Celeron
®
D LGA775 processor, the
packageincludes the CPU fan and heatsink assembly. If you buy
a CPU separately, make sure that you use only Intel
®
-certied
multi-directional heatsink and fan.
• Your I Intel
®
Core™2 Extreme/Core™2 Duo/Pentium
®
D/Pentium
®
4
or Celeron
®
D LGA775 heatsink and fan assembly comes in a push-
pin design and requires no tool to install.
If you purchased a separate CPU heatsink and fan assembly, make sure
that a Thermal Interface Material is properly applied to the CPU heatsink
or CPU before you install the heatsink and fan assembly.
To install the CPU heatsink and fan:
1. Place the heatsink on top of the
installed CPU, making sure that
the four fasteners match the
holes on the motherboard.
Fastener
Motherboar d hole
Make sure each fastener is oriented as shown, with the narrow groove
directed outward.

Asus P5L-MX Specifications

General

Non-ECC	Yes
Number of memory slots	2
Maximum internal memory	4 GB
Processor socket	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Number of SATA connectors	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1
Manageability features	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL PME, WOR PME, PXE
Headphone outputs	3
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
BIOS type	AMI
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit
Audio chip	ADI AD1986A
Power source type	ATX
Audio output channels	5.1 channels
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows Vista/XP/2000
Graphics card	GMA 950
Networking features	100/1000