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Contents
Notices ...........................................................................................................v
Safety information .........................................................................................vi
About this guide ............................................................................................ vii
How this guide is organized ............................................................. vii
Where to nd more information .......................................................vii
Conventions used in this guide ........................................................ vii
Typography .................................................................................................. viii
i945G-IGM specications summary..............................................................ix
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! ....................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Package contents ..........................................................................
1-2
1.3 Special features .............................................................................
1-2
1.3.1 Product highlights ...........................................................
1-2
1.4 Before you proceed .......................................................................
1-5
1.5 Motherboard overview ...................................................................
1-6
1.5.1 Placement direction ........................................................
1-6
1.5.2 Screw holes ....................................................................
1-6
1.5.3 Motherboard layout .........................................................
1-7
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ......................................................
1-8
1.6.1 Installing the CPU ...........................................................
1-8
1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ..............................
1-11
1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ..........................
1-13
1.7 System memory ............................................................................
1-15
1.7.1 Overview ........................................................................
1-15
1.7.2 Memory Congurations .................................................
1-15
1.7.3 DDR2 Qualied Vendors List
.........................................1-16
1.7.4 Installing a DIMM ...........................................................
1-18
1.7.5 Removing a DIMM .........................................................
1-18
1.8 Expansion slots .............................................................................
1-19
1.8.1 Installing an
expansion card ..........................................1-19
1.8.2 Conguring an expansion card ......................................
1-19
1.8.3 Interrupt assignments ...................................................
1-20
1.8.4 PCI slots
........................................................................ 1-21
1.8.6 PCI Express x1 ............................................................
1-21