Contents

FCC/CDC statements .....................................................................

vi

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

vii

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

viii

How this guide is organized ................................................

viii

Conventions used in this guide .............................................

ix

Where to find more information .............................................

ix

ASUS contact information ...............................................................

x

P4P800 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 ..................................................................

1-2

 

1.3.1

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

1-2

 

1.3.2

Value-added solutions ............................................

1-6

1.4

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

1-7

 

1.4.1

Major components .................................................

1-7

 

1.4.2

Core specifications ................................................

1-9

Chapter 2: Hardware information

2.1

Motherboard installation .....................................................

2-1

 

2.1.1

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

2-1

 

2.1.2

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

2-1

2.2

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

2-2

2.3

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

2-3

2.4

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

2-4

 

2.4.1

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

2-4

 

2.4.2

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

2-5

 

2.4.3 Installing the heatsink and fan ...............................

2-7

 

2.4.4 Connecting the CPU fan cable ..............................

2-9

2.5

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

2-10

 

2.5.1

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

2-10

 

2.5.2

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

2-11

 

2.5.3

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

2-14

 

2.5.4

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

2-14

2.6

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

2-15

 

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

2-15

 

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

2-15

 

2.6.3

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

2-17

 

2.6.4

AGP slot ...............................................................

2-18

 

2.6.5

WiFi slot ...............................................................

2-19

2.7

Jumpers ............................................................................

2-20

2.8

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

2-23

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