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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 A7V8X 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 1.4 Motherboard overview 1-6 1.4.1 Major components 1-6 1.4.2 Core specifications 1-8 Chapter 2: Hardware information 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 2.5 System memory 2-6 2.5.1 Overview 2-6 2.5.2 Memory configurations 2-7 2.5.3 Qualified Vendor List 2-7 2.5.4 Installing a DIMM 2-8 2.5.5 Removing a DIMM 2-9 2.6 Expansion slots 2-11 2.6.1 Installing an expansion card 2-11 2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card 2-11 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
A7V8X 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
1.4
Motherboard overview
........................................................
1-6
1.4.1
Major components
.................................................
1-6
1.4.2
Core specifications
................................................
1-8
Chapter
2:
Hardware information
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
2.5
System memory
.................................................................
2-6
2.5.1
Overview
................................................................
2-6
2.5.2
Memory configurations
..........................................
2-7
2.5.3
Qualified Vendor List
..............................................
2-7
2.5.4
Installing a DIMM
...................................................
2-8
2.5.5
Removing a DIMM
.................................................
2-9
2.6
Expansion slots
.................................................................
2-11
2.6.1 Installing an expansion card
..............................................
2-11
2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card
..........................................
2-11