Contents

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

vi

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

vii

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

viii

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

ix

K8V-XE specifications summary.....................................................................

x

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1

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

1-2

1.2

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

1-2

1.3

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

1-2

 

1.3.1

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

1-2

 

1.3.2

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

1-4

1.4

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

1-5

1.5

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

1-6

 

1.5.1

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

1-6

 

1.5.2

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

1-7

 

1.5.3

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

1-7

1.6

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

1-8

 

1.6.1

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

1-8

 

1.6.2

Installling the CPU ..........................................................

1-9

1.7

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

1-10

 

1.7.1

DIMM sockets location..................................................

1-10

 

1.7.2

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

1-10

 

1.7.3

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

1-14

1.8

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

1-14

 

1.8.1

Standard interrupt assignments ....................................

1-14

 

1.8.2

IRQ assignments for this motherboard .........................

1-15

 

1.8.3

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

1-15

 

1.8.5

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

1-16

 

1.8.6

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

1-16

1.9

Jumpers

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1-17

1.10

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

1-19

 

1.10.1

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

1-19

 

1.10.2

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

1-21

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