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Contents Notices vi Safety information vii About this guide viii How this guide is organized viii Where to find more information viii Conventions used in this guide ix Typography ix K8N4-E specifications summary x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Welcome 1-2 1.2 Package contents 1-2 1.3 Special features 1-3 1.3.1 Product highlights 1-3 1.3.2 ASUS Proactive features 1-5 1.3.3 Innovative ASUS features 1-5 1.4 Before you proceed 1-7 1.5 Motherboard overview 1-8 1.5.1 Placement direction 1-8 1.5.2 Screw holes 1-8 1.5.3 Motherboard layout 1-9 1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-10 1.6.1 Overview 1-10 1.6.2 Installling the CPU 1-10 1.6.3 Installing the heatsink and fan 1-12 1.7 System memory 1-15 1.7.1 Overview 1-15 1.7.2 Memory Configurations 1-15 1.7.3 Installing a DIMM 1-19 1.7.4 Removing a DIMM 1-19 1.8 Expansion slots 1-20 1.8.1 Installing an expansion card 1-20 1.8.2 Configuring an expansion card 1-20 1.8.3 Interrupt assignments 1-21 1.8.4 PCI slots 1-21 iii

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Contents
Notices
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vi
Safety information
.............................................................................
vii
About this guide
...............................................................................
viii
How this guide is organized
..................................................
viii
Where to find more information
............................................
viii
Conventions used in this guide
...............................................
ix
Typography
.........................................................................................
ix
K8N4-E specifications summary
..........................................................
x
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1
Welcome!
..............................................................................
1-2
1.2
Package contents
.................................................................
1-2
1.3
Special features
....................................................................
1-3
1.3.1
Product highlights
...................................................
1-3
1.3.2
ASUS Proactive features
........................................
1-5
1.3.3
Innovative ASUS features
.......................................
1-5
1.4
Before you proceed
..............................................................
1-7
1.5
Motherboard overview
..........................................................
1-8
1.5.1
Placement direction
................................................
1-8
1.5.2
Screw holes
............................................................
1-8
1.5.3
Motherboard layout
................................................
1-9
1.6
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
............................................
1-10
1.6.1
Overview
...............................................................
1-10
1.6.2
Installling the CPU
.................................................
1-10
1.6.3
Installing the heatsink and fan
..............................
1-12
1.7
System memory
.................................................................
1-15
1.7.1
Overview
...............................................................
1-15
1.7.2
Memory Configurations
.........................................
1-15
1.7.3
Installing a DIMM
...................................................
1-19
1.7.4
Removing a DIMM
.................................................
1-19
1.8
Expansion slots
...................................................................
1-20
1.8.1
Installing an expansion card
..................................
1-20
1.8.2
Configuring an expansion card
..............................
1-20
1.8.3
Interrupt assignments
..........................................
1-21
1.8.4
PCI slots
................................................................
1-21