Asus NCLV-D Contents, Chapter 1: Product introduction, Chapter 2: Hardware information

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
NCLV-D Series specifications summary ...............................................	x

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 CPU heatsink weight support .................................		2-3
	2.2.4	Motherboard layout ................................................	2-9
	2.2.5	Layout contents ...................................................	2-12
2.3	Central Processing Unit (CPU) ............................................		2-14
	2.3.1	Installling the CPU .................................................	2-14
	2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ......................		2-16
2.4	System memory .................................................................		2-18
	2.4.1	Overview ...............................................................	2-18
	2.4.2	Memory configurations .........................................	2-18
	2.4.3	Installing a DIMM ...................................................	2-19
	2.4.4	Removing a DIMM .................................................	2-20
2.5	Expansion slots ...................................................................		2-20
	2.5.1 Installing an expansion card ..................................		2-20
	2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card..............................		2-21
	2.5.3	Interrupt assignments ..........................................	2-21
	2.5.4 PCI Express x8 slot ...............................................		2-22
	2.5.5	PCI/PCI-X slots ......................................................	2-22
2.6	Jumpers	..............................................................................	2-23
2.7	Connectors .........................................................................		2-29
	2.7.1	Rear panel connectors ..........................................	2-29

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