Asus P4PE P4PE User Manual - Page 3

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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 P4PE 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 Value-added solutions 1-5 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 2.4.3 Installing the heatsink and fan 2-7 2.4.4 Connecting the CPU fan cable 2-9 2.5 System memory 2-10 2.5.1 Overview 2-10 2.5.2 Memory configurations 2-11 2.5.3 Installing a DIMM 2-11 2.5.4 Removing a DIMM 2-12 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
P4PE 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
Value-added solutions
............................................
1-5
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
2.4.3
Installing the heatsink and fan
...............................
2-7
2.4.4
Connecting the CPU fan cable
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2-9
2.5
System memory
...............................................................
2-10
2.5.1
Overview
..............................................................
2-10
2.5.2
Memory configurations
.........................................
2-11
2.5.3
Installing a DIMM
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2-11
2.5.4
Removing a DIMM
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2-12