Contents

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

vi

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

vii

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

viii

P4R800-V Deluxe specification summary .......................................

x

Chapter

1: Product introduction

 

1.1

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

1

1.2

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

1

1.3

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

2

 

1.3.1

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

2

 

1.3.2

ASUS unique features ..............................................

4

Chapter 2: Hardware information

 

2.1

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

2-1

2.2

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

2-2

 

2.2.1

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

2-3

 

2.2.2

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

2-4

 

2.2.3

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

2-4

2.3

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

2-5

 

2.3.1

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

2-5

 

2.3.2

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

2-6

 

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

2-7

 

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

2-9

2.4

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

2-10

 

2.4.1

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

2-10

 

2.4.2

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

2-10

 

2.4.3

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

2-13

 

2.4.4

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

2-13

2.5

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

2-14

 

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card ................................

2-14

 

2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card ............................

2-14

 

2.5.3

Interrupt assignments ..........................................

2-15

 

2.5.4

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

2-16

 

2.5.5

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

2-16

 

2.5.6

Wi-Fi slot ..............................................................

2-17

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