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Contents Notices vi Safety information vii About this guide viii Typography ix NCL-DS Series specifications summary x 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 Innovative 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 CEK spring support for motherboard 2-3 2.2.4 Motherboard layouts 2-6 2.2.5 Layout contents 2-9 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-11 2.3.1 Installling the CPU 2-11 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2-13 2.4 System memory 2-15 2.4.1 Overview 2-15 2.4.2 Memory configurations 2-15 2.4.3 Installing a DIMM 2-17 2.4.4 Removing a DIMM 2-17 2.5 Expansion slots 2-18 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card 2-18 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card 2-18 2.5.3 Interrupt assignments 2-19 2.5.4 PCI/PCI-X slots 2-20 2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slot 2-20 2.5.6 ZCR socket 2-20 2.6 Jumpers 2-21 2.7 Connectors 2-26 2.7.1 Rear panel connectors 2-26 2.7.2 Internal connectors 2-27 iii

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Contents
Notices
................................................................................................
vi
Safety information
.............................................................................
vii
About this guide
...............................................................................
viii
Typography
.........................................................................................
ix
NCL-DS Series specifications summary
................................................
x
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Chapter 1: Product introduction
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
Innovative ASUS features
.......................................
1-4
Chapter 2: Hardware information
Chapter 2: Hardware information
Chapter 2: Hardware information
Chapter 2: Hardware information
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
CEK spring support for motherboard
.....................
2-3
2.2.4
Motherboard layouts
..............................................
2-6
2.2.5
Layout contents
.....................................................
2-9
2.3
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
............................................
2-11
2.3.1
Installling the CPU
.................................................
2-11
2.3.2
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
......................
2-13
2.4
System memory
.................................................................
2-15
2.4.1
Overview
...............................................................
2-15
2.4.2
Memory configurations
.........................................
2-15
2.4.3
Installing a DIMM
...................................................
2-17
2.4.4
Removing a DIMM
.................................................
2-17
2.5
Expansion slots
...................................................................
2-18
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card
..................................
2-18
2.5.2
Configuring an expansion card
..............................
2-18
2.5.3
Interrupt assignments
..........................................
2-19
2.5.4
PCI/PCI-X slots
......................................................
2-20
2.5.5
PCI Express x8 slot
...............................................
2-20
2.5.6
ZCR socket
...........................................................
2-20
2.6
Jumpers
..............................................................................
2-21
2.7
Connectors
.........................................................................
2-26
2.7.1
Rear panel connectors
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2-26
2.7.2
Internal connectors
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2-27