Contents

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

vi

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

vii

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

viii

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

viii

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

viii

Conventions used in this guide ...............................................

ix

Typography .........................................................................................

ix

A8N-E specifications summary ............................................................

x

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1

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

1-2

 

1.1.1

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

1-2

 

1.1.2

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

1-4

1.2

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

1-5

1.3

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

1-6

 

1.3.1

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

1-6

 

1.3.2

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

1-6

 

1.3.3

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

1-7

1.4

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

1-8

 

1.4.1

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

1-8

 

1.4.2

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

1-8

 

1.4.3 Installing the heatsink and fan ..............................

1-10

1.5

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

1-13

 

1.5.1

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

1-13

 

1.5.2

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

1-13

 

1.5.3

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

1-15

 

1.5.4

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

1-15

1.6

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

1-16

 

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

1-16

 

1.6.2 Configuring an expansion card..............................

1-16

 

1.6.3

Interrupt assignments ..........................................

1-17

 

1.6.4

PCI slots ................................................................

1-17

 

1.6.5 PCI Express x16 slot .............................................

1-18

 

1.6.6 PCI Express x1 slot ...............................................

1-18

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