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Safeguards
Contents
About this guide
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How this guide is organized
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Conventions used in this guide
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Safety information
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FCC/CDC statements
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ASUS contact information
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Chapter
1: Product introduction
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1
Welcome!
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1.1
Package contents
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1.2
Core Specifications
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2
1.3
Special Features
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3
1.4
Motherboard Components
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1.4.1
Component Locations
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Chapter
2: Hardware information
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2.1
Motherboard installation
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2.1.1
Placement direction
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2.1.2
Screw holes
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2.2
Motherboard layout
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2.2.1
Layout contents
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2.3
Before you proceed
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2.4
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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2.4.1
Overview
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2.4.2
Installing the CPU
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2.5
System memory
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2.5.1
Overview
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2.5.2
Memory configurations
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2.5.3
Installing a DIMM
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2.6
Expansion slots
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2.6.1
Installing an expansion card
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2.6.2
Configuring an expansion card
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2.6.3
PCI slots
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2.6.4
AGP slot
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2.7
Switches and jumpers
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2.8
Connectors
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Chapter
3: Powering up
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3.1
Starting up for the first time
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3.2
Vocal POST Messages
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