Contents

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

vi

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

vii

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

viii

ASUS contact information ...............................................................

x

PSCH-L specifications summary ....................................................

xi

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1

Welcome! ...........................................................................

1-1

1.2

Package contents ...............................................................

1-1

1.3

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

1-2

Chapter 2: Hardware information

2.1

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

2-1

2.2

Motherboard installation .....................................................

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) ...........................................

2-5

 

2.3.1

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

2-5

 

2.3.2

Installing the CPU ..................................................

2-6

 

2.3.3 Installing the heatsink and fan ...............................

2-8

 

2.3.4 Connecting the CPU fan cable ............................

2-10

2.4

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

2-11

 

2.4.1

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

2-11

 

2.4.2

Memory configurations .........................................

2-11

 

2.4.3

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

2-13

 

2.4.4

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

2-13

2.5

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

2-14

 

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card ................................

2-14

 

2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card ............................

2-14

 

2.5.3

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

2-16

2.6

Jumpers ............................................................................

2-17

2.7

Connectors .......................................................................

2-19

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