Asus A7N8X-E Chapter 1: Product introduction, Chapter 2: Hardware information

Contents

Notices ...........................................................................................	vi
Safety information .........................................................................	vii
About this guide ............................................................................	viii
How this guide is organized ................................................	viii
Conventions used in this guide .............................................	ix
Where to find more information .............................................	ix
A7N8X-E Deluxe specifications summary .......................................	x

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	Unique ASUS features ...........................................	1-3

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	Motherboard layout ................................................	2-3
	2.2.4	Layout Contents .....................................................	2-4
2.3	Central Processing Unit (CPU) ...........................................		2-6
	2.3.1	Overview ................................................................	2-6
	2.3.2	Installing the CPU ..................................................	2-6
2.4	System memory .................................................................		2-8
	2.4.1	Overview ................................................................	2-8
	2.4.2	Memory configurations ..........................................	2-8
	2.4.3	Installing a DIMM .................................................	2-10
	2.4.4	Removing a DIMM ...............................................	2-10
2.5	Expansion slots .................................................................		2-11
	2.5.1 Installing an expansion card .................................		2-11
	2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card .............................		2-11
	2.5.3	Interrupt assignments ..........................................	2-12
	2.5.4	PCI slots ..............................................................	2-13
	2.5.5	AGP slot ...............................................................	2-13
	2.5.6	Wi-Fi slot ..............................................................	2-14

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