Asus A8N-E Chapter 1: Product introduction, Contents

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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