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

Chapter 1: Product introduction .........................................

1-1

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 ............................................

1-3

1.4

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

1-4

 

1.4.1

Motherboard components .......................................

1-4

Chapter 2: Hardware information ........................................

2-1

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 ..................................................

2-12

 

2.5.4

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

2-13

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