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Features Contents FCC/CDC statements vi Safety information vii About this guide viii How this guide is organized viii Conventions used in this guide ix Where to find more information ix ASUS contact information x Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-1 1.1 Welcome 1-1 1.2 Package contents 1-1 1.3 Overview 1-2 1.3.1 Identifying the motherboard components 1-2 1.3.2 Pre-installed accessory 1-5 1.4 Special features 1-6 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2-1 2.1 Motherboard installation 2-1 2.1.1 Placement direction 2-1 2.1.2 Screw holes 2-1 2.2 Motherboard layout 2-2 2.3 Before you proceed 2-3 2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-4 2.4.1 Overview 2-4 2.4.2 Installing the CPU 2-5 2.4.3 Installing the heatsink and fan 2-7 2.4.4 Connecting the CPU fan cable 2-9 2.5 System memory 2-10 2.5.1 Overview 2-10 2.5.2 Memory configurations 2-10 2.5.3 Installing a DIMM 2-11 2.5.4 Removing a DIMM 2-12 2.6 Expansion slots 2-13 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card 2-13 2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card 2-14 2.6.3 PCI slots 2-15 iii

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Features
Contents
FCC/CDC statements
.....................................................................
vi
Safety information
..........................................................................
vii
About this guide
............................................................................
viii
How this guide is organized
..................................................
viii
Conventions used in this guide
...............................................
ix
Where to find more information
..............................................
ix
ASUS contact information
................................................................
x
Chapter
1:
Product introduction
.........................................
1-1
1.1
Welcome!
............................................................................
1-1
1.2
Package contents
...............................................................
1-1
1.3
Overview
.............................................................................
1-2
1.3.1
Identifying the motherboard components
................
1-2
1.3.2
Pre-installed accessory
...........................................
1-5
1.4
Special features
..................................................................
1-6
Chapter
2:
Hardware information
........................................
2-1
2.1
Motherboard installation
......................................................
2-1
2.1.1
Placement direction
................................................
2-1
2.1.2
Screw holes
............................................................
2-1
2.2
Motherboard layout
.............................................................
2-2
2.3
Before you proceed
.............................................................
2-3
2.4
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
............................................
2-4
2.4.1
Overview
................................................................
2-4
2.4.2
Installing the CPU
...................................................
2-5
2.4.3
Installing the heatsink and fan
.................................
2-7
2.4.4
Connecting the CPU fan cable
................................
2-9
2.5
System memory
................................................................
2-10
2.5.1
Overview
..............................................................
2-10
2.5.2
Memory configurations
.........................................
2-10
2.5.3
Installing a DIMM
...................................................
2-11
2.5.4
Removing a DIMM
................................................
2-12
2.6
Expansion slots
.................................................................
2-13
2.6.1
Installing an expansion card
..................................
2-13
2.6.2
Configuring an expansion card
.............................
2-14
2.6.3
PCI slots
...............................................................
2-15