Contents

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ix

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Z9PE-D8 WS 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.................................................................

2-4

 

2.2.1

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

2-4

 

2.2.2

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

2-4

 

2.2.3

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

2-5

 

2.2.4

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

2-6

2.3

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

2-8

 

2.3.1

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

2-8

2.4

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

2-13

 

2.4.1

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

2-13

 

2.4.2

Memory Configurations.................................................

2-13

2.5

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

2-16

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