
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 |
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Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 | Special features .................................................................... | ||
| 1.1.1 | Product highlights................................................... | |
| 1.1.2 | Innovative ASUS features ....................................... | |
1.2 | Before you proceed .............................................................. | ||
1.3 | Motherboard overview .......................................................... | ||
| 1.3.1 | Placement direction ................................................ | |
| 1.3.2 | Screw holes ............................................................ | |
| 1.3.3 | Motherboard layout ................................................ | |
1.4 | Central Processing Unit (CPU) .............................................. | ||
| 1.4.1 | Overview ................................................................. | |
| 1.4.2 | Installling the CPU ................................................... | |
| 1.4.3 Installing the heatsink and fan .............................. | ||
1.5 | System memory ................................................................. | ||
| 1.5.1 | Overview ............................................................... | |
| 1.5.2 | Memory Configurations ......................................... | |
| 1.5.3 | Installing a DIMM ................................................... | |
| 1.5.4 | Removing a DIMM ................................................. | |
1.6 | Expansion slots ................................................................... | ||
| 1.6.1 Installing an expansion card .................................. | ||
| 1.6.2 Configuring an expansion card.............................. | ||
| 1.6.3 | Interrupt assignments .......................................... | |
| 1.6.4 | PCI slots ................................................................ | |
| 1.6.5 PCI Express x16 slot ............................................. | ||
| 1.6.6 PCI Express x1 slot ............................................... |
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