Asus P8Q77-M2 P8Q77-M2 User's Manual - Page 3

Contents - memory card

Get Asus P8Q77-M2 PDF manuals and user guides View all Asus P8Q77-M2 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 3 highlights

Contents Safety information...vi About this guide...vii P8Q77-M2 specifications summary ix Package contents...xi Chapter 1: Product introduction 1.1 Special features 1-1 1.1.1 Product highlights 1-1 1.1.2 Innovative ASUS features 1-2 1.2 Before you proceed 1-3 1.3 Motherboard overview 1-4 1.3.1 Placement direction 1-4 1.3.2 Screw holes 1-4 1.3.3 Motherboard layout 1-5 1.3.4 Layout contents 1-6 1.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU 1-7 1.4.1 Installing the CPU 1-8 1.4.2 CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation 1-10 1.5 System memory 1-12 1.5.1 Overview 1-12 1.5.2 Memory configurations 1-13 1.5.3 Installing a DIMM 1-16 1.6 Expansion slots 1-17 1.6.1 Installing an expansion card 1-17 1.6.2 Configuring an expansion card 1-17 1.6.3 PCI slots 1-17 1.6.4 PCI Express x4 slot 1-17 1.6.4 PCI Express x16 slot 1-18 1.7 Jumpers...1-18 1.8 Connectors 1-20 1.8.1 Rear panel connectors 1-20 1.8.2 Internal connectors 1-21 1.9 Onboard switches 1-28 1.10 Onboard LEDs 1-29 1.11 Software support 1-30 1.11.1 Installing an operating system 1-30 1.11.2 Support DVD information 1-30 1.11.3 Intel® SBA support 1-31 iii

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
iii
Contents
Safety information
......................................................................................................
vi
About this guide
........................................................................................................
vii
P8Q77-M2 specifications summary
..........................................................................
ix
Package contents
.......................................................................................................
xi
Chapter 1:
Product introduction
1.1
Special features
............................................................................................
1-1
1.1.1
Product highlights
...........................................................................
1-1
1.1.2
Innovative ASUS features
...............................................................
1-2
1.2
Before you proceed
......................................................................................
1-3
1.3
Motherboard overview
.................................................................................
1-4
1.3.1
Placement direction
........................................................................
1-4
1.3.2
Screw holes
....................................................................................
1-4
1.3.3
Motherboard layout
.........................................................................
1-5
1.3.4
Layout contents
...............................................................................
1-6
1.4
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
....................................................................
1-7
1.4.1
Installing the CPU
...........................................................................
1-8
1.4.2
CPU heatsink and fan assembly installation
.................................
1-10
1.5
System memory
..........................................................................................
1-12
1.5.1
Overview
.......................................................................................
1-12
1.5.2
Memory configurations
..................................................................
1-13
1.5.3
Installing a DIMM
..........................................................................
1-16
1.6
Expansion slots
..........................................................................................
1-17
1.6.1
Installing an expansion card
.........................................................
1-17
1.6.2
Configuring an expansion card
.....................................................
1-17
1.6.3
PCI slots
........................................................................................
1-17
1.6.4
PCI Express x4 slot
.......................................................................
1-17
1.6.4
PCI Express x16 slot
.....................................................................
1-18
1.7
Jumpers
.......................................................................................................
1-18
1.8
Connectors
..................................................................................................
1-20
1.8.1
Rear panel connectors
..................................................................
1-20
1.8.2
Internal connectors
.......................................................................
1-21
1.9
Onboard switches
......................................................................................
1-28
1.10
Onboard LEDs
............................................................................................
1-29
1.11
Software support
........................................................................................
1-30
1.11.1
Installing an operating system
......................................................
1-30
1.11.2
Support DVD information
..............................................................
1-30
1.11.3
Intel
®
SBA support
.........................................................................
1-31