Contents

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

vii

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

viii

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

ix

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

x

DSBF-DE Series specifications summary.................................................

xi

Chapter 1:Product introduction

 

1.1

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

1-1

1.2

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

1-1

1.3

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

1-2

 

1.3.1

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

1-2

 

1.3.2

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

1-4

Chapter 2:Hardware information

 

2.1

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

2-1

2.2

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

2-2

 

2.2.1

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

2-2

 

2.2.2

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

2-2

 

2.2.3

Support kits for the motherboard.....................................

2-3

 

2.2.4

Motherboard layouts........................................................

2-6

 

2.2.5

Layout contents...............................................................

2-8

2.3

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

2-10

 

2.3.1

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

2-10

 

2.3.2

Installing the CPU heatsink and fan..............................

2-13

2.4

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

2-15

 

2.4.1

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

2-15

 

2.4.2

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

2-15

 

2.4.3

Memory mirroring and sparing technology....................

2-17

 

2.4.4

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

2-20

 

2.4.5

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

2-20

 

2.4.6

Installing the MemCool FB-DIMM fan (optional)............

2-21

 

2.4.7

Uninstalling the optional MemCool FB-DIMM fan..........

2-23

2.5

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

2-24

 

2.5.1

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

2-24

 

2.5.2

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

2-24

 

2.5.3

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

2-25

 

2.5.4

PCI/PCI-X slots..............................................................

2-26

 

2.5.5

DDR2 SO-DIMM socket ...............................................

2-26

 

2.5.6

PCI Express x16 slot (x8 link)........................................

2-27

 

2.5.7

PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link; x4 link).............................

2-27

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