Contents

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

vi

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

vii

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

viii

E45M1-M PRO specifications summary....................................................

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Chapter 1:Product introduction

 

1.1

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

1-1

1.2

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

1-1

1.3

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

1-1

 

1.3.1

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

1-1

 

1.3.2

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

1-2

1.4

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

1-4

1.5

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

1-5

 

1.5.1

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

1-5

 

1.5.2

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

1-5

 

1.5.3

Motherboard layout..........................................................

1-6

 

1.5.4

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

1-6

1.6

Accelerated Processing Unit (APU)............................................

1-7

 

1.6.1

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

1-7

 

1.6.2

Uninstalling the CPU fan.................................................

1-8

1.7

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

1-8

 

1.7.1

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

1-8

 

1.7.2

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

1-9

1.8

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

1-10

 

1.8.1

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

1-10

 

1.8.2

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

1-10

 

1.8.3

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

1-10

 

1.8.4

PCI Express x1 slot.......................................................

1-10

 

1.8.5

PCI Express x16 slot.....................................................

1-10

1.9

Jumpers

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1-11

1.10

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

1-12

 

1.10.1

Rear panel connectors..................................................

1-12

 

1.10.2

Internal connectors........................................................

1-14

1.11

Onboard switches.......................................................................

1-20

1.12

Onboard LEDs.............................................................................

1-21

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