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Features Contents Notices vii Safety information viii About this guide ix How this guide is organized ix Where to find more information ix Conventions used in this guide x Typography x M2V-X 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 Unique ASUS features 1-4 Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.1 Before you proceed 2-1 2.2 Motherboard overview 2-2 2.2.1 Placement direction 2-2 2.2.2 Screw holes 2-2 2.2.3 Motherboard layout 2-3 2.2.4 Layout Contents 2-4 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-6 2.3.1 Installing the CPU 2-6 2.3.2 Installing the heatsink and fan 2-8 2.3.3 Connecting the CPU fan cable 2-10 2.4 System memory 2-11 2.4.1 Overview 2-11 2.4.2 Memory configurations 2-12 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM 2-14 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM 2-14 2.5 Expansion slots 2-15 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card 2-15 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card 2-15 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments 2-16 2.5.4 PCI slots 2-17 2.5.5 PCI Express x1 slot 2-17 iii

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Features
Contents
Notices
...........................................................................................
vii
Safety information
..........................................................................
viii
About this guide
..............................................................................
ix
How this guide is organized
...................................................
ix
Where to find more information
.............................................
ix
Conventions used in this guide
...............................................
x
Typography
.............................................................................
x
M2V-X 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
Unique ASUS features
............................................
1-4
Chapter
2:
Hardware information
2.1
Before you proceed
.............................................................
2-1
2.2
Motherboard overview
.........................................................
2-2
2.2.1
Placement direction
.................................................
2-2
2.2.2
Screw holes
.............................................................
2-2
2.2.3
Motherboard layout
.................................................
2-3
2.2.4
Layout Contents
......................................................
2-4
2.3
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
............................................
2-6
2.3.1
Installing the CPU
....................................................
2-6
2.3.2
Installing the heatsink and fan
.................................
2-8
2.3.3
Connecting the CPU fan cable
..............................
2-10
2.4
System memory
.................................................................
2-11
2.4.1
Overview
...............................................................
2-11
2.4.2
Memory configurations
..........................................
2-12
2.4.3
Installing a DIMM
...................................................
2-14
2.4.4
Removing a DIMM
.................................................
2-14
2.5
Expansion slots
..................................................................
2-15
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card
..................................
2-15
2.5.2
Configuring an expansion card
..............................
2-15
2.5.3
Interrupt assignments
............................................
2-16
2.5.4
PCI slots
................................................................
2-17
2.5.5
PCI Express x1 slot
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2-17