Asus NCLV-DA User Guide - Page 3

Product introduction, Product introduction, Hardware - motherboard

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Contents Contents iii Notices vi Safety information vii About this guide viii How this guide is organized viii Where to find more information viii Conventions used in this guide ix Typography ix NCLV-D Series 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 CPU heatsink weight support 2-3 2.2.4 Motherboard layout 2-9 2.2.5 Layout contents 2-10 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-12 2.3.1 Installling the CPU 2-12 2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan 2-14 2.4 System memory 2-16 2.4.1 Overview 2-16 2.4.2 Memory configurations 2-16 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 Express x8 slot 2-19 2.5.5 PCI/PCI-X slots 2-20 2.6 Jumpers 2-21 iii

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Contents
Contents
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iii
Notices
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vi
Safety information
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vii
About this guide
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viii
How this guide is organized
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viii
Where to find more information
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viii
Conventions used in this guide
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ix
Typography
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ix
NCLV-D Series Series specifications summary
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x
Chapter 1:
Chapter 1:
Chapter 1:
Chapter 1:
Chapter 1: Product introduction
Product introduction
Product introduction
Product introduction
Product introduction
1.1
Welcome!
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1-1
1.2
Package contents
.................................................................
1-1
1.3
Special features
....................................................................
1-2
1.3.1
Product highlights
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1-2
1.3.2
Innovative ASUS features
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1-4
Chapter 2:
Chapter 2:
Chapter 2:
Chapter 2:
Chapter 2: Hardware information
Hardware information
Hardware information
Hardware information
Hardware information
2.1
Before you proceed
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2-1
2.2
Motherboard overview
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2-2
2.2.1
Placement direction
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2-2
2.2.2
Screw holes
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2-2
2.2.3
CPU heatsink weight support
.................................
2-3
2.2.4
Motherboard layout
................................................
2-9
2.2.5
Layout contents
...................................................
2-10
2.3
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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2-12
2.3.1
Installling the CPU
.................................................
2-12
2.3.2
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
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2-14
2.4
System memory
.................................................................
2-16
2.4.1
Overview
...............................................................
2-16
2.4.2
Memory configurations
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2-16
2.4.3
Installing a DIMM
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2-17
2.4.4
Removing a DIMM
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2-17
2.5
Expansion slots
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2-18
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card
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2-18
2.5.2
Configuring an expansion card
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2-18
2.5.3
Interrupt assignments
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2-19
2.5.4
PCI Express x8 slot
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2-19
2.5.5
PCI/PCI-X slots
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2-20
2.6
Jumpers
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2-21