Contents

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Chapter1: Product introduction .............................................

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

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1.1

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

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1.2

Core Specifications ................................................................

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1.3

Special Features ....................................................................

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1.4

Motherboard Components ......................................................

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1.4.1 Component Locations ................................................

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

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2.1

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

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2.1.1

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

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2.1.2

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

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2.2

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

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2.2.1

Layout contents .........................................................

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2.3

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

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2.4

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

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2.4.1

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

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2.4.2

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

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

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

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2.5

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

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2.5.1

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

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2.5.2

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

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2.5.3

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

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2.5.4

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

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2.6

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

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

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

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2.6.3

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

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2.6.4

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

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2.7

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

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2.8

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

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