Contents

Notices .......................................................................................................................

vii

Federal Communications Commission Statement..........................................

vii

Canadian Department of Communications Statement...................................

vii

REACH .......................................................................................................

vii

Safety information....................................................................................................

viii

Electrical safety..............................................................................................

viii

Operation safety............................................................................................

viii

Australia statement notice...............................................................................

ix

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

x

How this guide is organized.............................................................................

x

Where to find more information.......................................................................

x

P9D-C Series Specifications Summary...................................................................

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Chapter 1:

Product Introduction

 

1.1

Welcome!

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1-3

1.2

Package contents.......................................................................................

1-3

1.3

Serial number label.....................................................................................

1-4

1.4

Special features..........................................................................................

1-4

 

1.4.1

Product highlights........................................................................

1-4

 

1.4.2

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

1-6

Chapter 2:

Hardware Information

 

2.1

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

2-3

2.2

Motherboard overview...............................................................................

2-4

 

2.2.1

Placement direction.....................................................................

2-4

 

2.2.2

Screw holes.................................................................................

2-4

 

2.2.3

Motherboard layout......................................................................

2-5

 

2.2.4

Layout contents...........................................................................

2-7

2.3

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

2-9

 

2.3.1

Installing the CPU........................................................................

2-9

 

2.3.2

Installing the CPU heatsink........................................................

2-12

 

2.3.3

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

2-13

 

2.3.4

Installing the CPU heatsink in rack............................................

2-14

2.4

System memory........................................................................................

2-15

 

2.4.1

Overview....................................................................................

2-15

 

2.4.2

Memory Configurations..............................................................

2-15

 

2.4.3

Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket........................

2-16

2.5

Expansion slots........................................................................................

2-17

 

2.5.1

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

2-17

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