Contents

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

vi

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

vii

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

viii

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

viii

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

viii

P4P800S-X specification summary ................................................

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Chapter1: Product introduction

 

1.1

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

1-2

1.2

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

1-2

1.3

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

1-2

1.4

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

1-4

1.5

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

1-5

 

1.5.1

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

1-5

 

1.5.2

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

1-6

 

1.5.3

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

1-6

1.6

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

1-7

 

1.6.1

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

1-7

 

1.6.2

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

1-8

1.7

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

1-9

 

1.7.1

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

1-9

 

1.7.2

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

1-9

 

1.7.3

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

1-12

1.8

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

1-13

 

1.8.1

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

1-13

 

1.8.2

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

1-13

 

1.8.3

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

1-14

 

1.8.4

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

1-14

1.9

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

1-15

1.10

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

1-17

 

1.10.1

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

1-17

 

1.10.2

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

1-18

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