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Contents Notices ...vii Safety information...viii About this guide...ix M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 specifications summary xi Chapter 1: Product introduction 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 ASUS Xtreme Design-Hybrid Processor 1-2 1.3.3 ASUS Xtreme Design-Hybrid Switches 1-3 1.3.4 ASUS Xtreme Design-Hybrid OS 1-3 1.3.5 ASUS unique features 1-3 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.2.1 Motherboard layout 2-2 2.2.2 Layout contents 2-3 2.2.3 Placement direction 2-4 2.2.4 Screw holes 2-4 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-5 2.3.1 Installing the CPU 2-5 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2-7 2.4 System memory 2-10 2.4.1 Overview 2-10 2.4.2 Memory configurations 2-11 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM 2-16 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM 2-16 2.5 Expansion slots 2-17 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card 2-17 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card 2-17 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments 2-18 2.5.4 PCI slots 2-19 2.5.5 PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot 2-19 2.5.6 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots 2-19 2.6 Jumper...2-20 2.7 Onboard switches 2-21 E5888_M4A88TD-V EVO-USB3_Content3 3 iii 5/26/10 3:43:49 PM

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Contents
Notices
......................................................................................................................
vii
Safety information
....................................................................................................
viii
About this guide
.........................................................................................................
ix
M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3 specifications summary
....................................................
xi
Chapter 1:
Product introduction
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
ASUS Xtreme Design—Hybrid Processor*
.................................
1-2
1.3.3
ASUS Xtreme Design—Hybrid Switches*
...................................
1-3
1.3.4
ASUS Xtreme Design—Hybrid OS
.............................................
1-3
1.3.5
ASUS unique features
.................................................................
1-3
Chapter 2:
Hardware information
2.1
Before you proceed
...................................................................................
2-1
2.2
Motherboard overview
...............................................................................
2-2
2.2.1
Motherboard layout
.....................................................................
2-2
2.2.2
Layout contents
...........................................................................
2-3
2.2.3
Placement direction
.....................................................................
2-4
2.2.4
Screw holes
.................................................................................
2-4
2.3
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
.................................................................
2-5
2.3.1
Installing the CPU
.......................................................................
2-5
2.3.2
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
............................................
2-7
2.4
System memory
.......................................................................................
2-10
2.4.1
Overview
...................................................................................
2-10
2.4.2
Memory configurations
..............................................................
2-11
2.4.3
Installing a DIMM
......................................................................
2-16
2.4.4
Removing a DIMM
....................................................................
2-16
2.5
Expansion slots
........................................................................................
2-17
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card
......................................................
2-17
2.5.2
Configuring an expansion card
.................................................
2-17
2.5.3
Interrupt assignments
................................................................
2-18
2.5.4
PCI slots
....................................................................................
2-19
2.5.5
PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot
.............................................................
2-19
2.5.6
PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots
.........................................................
2-19
2.6
Jumper
......................................................................................................
2-20
2.7
Onboard switches
....................................................................................
2-21
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