Contents

Contents.......................................................................................................

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

vii

Federal Communications Commission Statement............................

vii

Canadian Department of Communications Statement.....................

vii

REACH ...........................................................................................

vii

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

viii

Electrical safety................................................................................

viii

Operation safety..............................................................................

viii

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

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

ix

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

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

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

x

P8B-X specifications summary..................................................................

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Chapter 1:Product introduction

 

1.1

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

1-3

1.2

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

1-3

1.3

Serial number label.......................................................................

1-4

1.4

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

1-4

 

1.4.1

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

1-4

 

1.4.2

Innovative ASUS features................................................

1-6

Chapter 2:Hardware information

 

2.1

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

2-3

2.2

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

2-5

 

2.2.1

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

2-5

 

2.2.2

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

2-5

 

2.2.3

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

2-6

 

2.2.4

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

2-8

2.3

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

2-10

 

2.3.1

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

2-10

 

2.3.2

Installing the CPU heatsink and fan..............................

2-13

 

2.3.3

Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan..........................

2-14

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