Asus A8V-E SE Contents, Chapter 1: Product introduction

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
A8V-E SE specifications summary .......................................................	x

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1	Welcome! ..............................................................................		1-2
1.2	Package contents .................................................................		1-2
1.3	Special features ....................................................................		1-3
	1.3.1	Product highlights...................................................	1-3
	1.3.2	Innovative ASUS features .......................................	1-5
1.4	Before you proceed ..............................................................		1-6
1.5	Motherboard overview ..........................................................		1-7
	1.5.1	Placement direction ................................................	1-7
	1.5.2	Screw holes ............................................................	1-7
	1.5.3	Motherboard layout ................................................	1-8
1.6	Central Processing Unit (CPU) ..............................................		1-9
	1.6.1	Overview .................................................................	1-9
	1.6.2	Installling the CPU ...................................................	1-9
	1.6.3 Installing the heatsink and fan ..............................		1-11
1.7	System memory .................................................................		1-13
	1.7.1	Overview ...............................................................	1-13
	1.7.2	Memory Configurations.........................................	1-13
	1.7.3	Installing a DIMM ...................................................	1-16
	1.7.4	Removing a DIMM .................................................	1-16
1.8	Expansion slots ...................................................................		1-17
	1.8.1 Installing an expansion card ..................................		1-17
	1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card..............................		1-17
	1.8.3	Interrupt assignments ..........................................	1-18
	1.8.4	PCI slots ................................................................	1-19
	1.8.5 PCI Express x16 slot .............................................		1-19

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