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

Contents

Contents .............................................................................................	iii
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 (A) 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 Support plates for motherboard.............................		2-3
	2.2.4	Motherboard layout ................................................	2-7
	2.2.5	Layout contents .....................................................	2-8
2.3	Central Processing Unit (CPU) ............................................		2-10
	2.3.1	Installling the CPU .................................................	2-10
	2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ......................		2-12
2.4	System memory .................................................................		2-14
	2.4.1	Overview ...............................................................	2-14
	2.4.2	Memory configurations .........................................	2-14
	2.4.3	Installing a DIMM ...................................................	2-15
	2.4.4	Removing a DIMM .................................................	2-15
2.5	Expansion slots ...................................................................		2-16
	2.5.1 Installing an expansion card ..................................		2-16
	2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card..............................		2-16
	2.5.3	Interrupt assignments ..........................................	2-17
	2.5.4 PCI Express x8 slot ...............................................		2-17
	2.5.5	PCI/PCI-X slots ......................................................	2-18
2.6	Jumpers	..............................................................................	2-19

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