Name: Asus P5L-MX
Brand: Asus
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Contents

Notices ................................................................................................ vi

Safety information ..............................................................................vii

About this guide .................................................................................viii

Typography ......................................................................................... ix

P5L-MX specications summary ........................................................... x

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1 Welcome! .............................................................................. 1-2

1.2 Package contents .................................................................

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1.3 Special features ....................................................................

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1.3.1 Product highlights ...................................................

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1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features .......................................

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1.4 Before you proceed ..............................................................

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1.5 Motherboard overview ..........................................................

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1.5.1 Placement direction ................................................

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1.5.2 Screw holes .............................................................

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1.5.3 Motherboard layout ................................................

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1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ..............................................

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1.6.1 Installling the CPU ...................................................

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1.6.2 Installling the CPU heatsink and fan ......................

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1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ...................

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1.7 System memory ..................................................................

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1.7.1 Overview ...............................................................

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1.7.2 Memory congurations .........................................

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1.7.3 DDR2 Qualied Vendors List .................................

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1.7.4 Installing a DIMM ...................................................

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1.7.5 Removing a DIMM ..................................................

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1.8 Expansion slots ...................................................................

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1.8.1 Installing an expansion card ..................................

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1.8.2 Conguring an expansion card ..............................

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1.8.3 Interrupt assignments ...........................................

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1.8.4 PCI slots ................................................................

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1.8.5 PCI Express x16 ...................................................

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1.8.6 PCI Express x1 .....................................................

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1.9 Jumpers ..............................................................................

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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