Contents

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

vii

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

viii

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

ix

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

ix

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

ix

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

x

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

x

P4P800 SE specifications summary ..............................................

xi

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

Unique 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

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

2-3

 

2.2.4

Layout Contents .....................................................

2-4

2.3

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

2-6

 

2.3.1

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

2-6

 

2.3.2

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

2-7

 

2.3.3 Installing the heatsink and fan ...............................

2-9

 

2.3.4 Connecting the CPU fan cable .............................

2-11

2.4

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

2-12

 

2.4.1

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

2-12

 

2.4.2

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

2-12

 

2.4.3

Qualified Vendor List ............................................

2-14

 

2.4.4

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

2-15

 

2.4.5

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

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