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Contents
Contents
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iii
Notices
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viii
Safety information
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ix
About this guide
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x
SABERTOOTH X58 specifications summary
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xii
Chapter 1:
Product introduction
1.1
Welcome!
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1-1
1.2
Package contents
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1-1
1.3
Special features
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1-2
1.3.1
Product highlights
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1-2
1.3.2
“TUF ENGINE!” Power Design
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1-3
1.3.3
“Ultimate COOL!” Thermal Solutions
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1-3
1.3.4
“Safe & Stable!” Guardian Angel
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1-3
1.3.5
ASUS exclusive features
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1-3
Chapter 2:
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
Motherboard layout
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2-2
2.2.2
Layout contents
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2-3
2.2.3
Placement direction
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2-4
2.2.4
Screw holes
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2-4
2.3
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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2-5
2.3.1
Installing the CPU
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2-5
2.3.2
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan
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2-8
2.3.3
Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
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2-9
2.4
System memory
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2-10
2.4.1
Overview
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2-10
2.4.2
Memory configurations
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2-11
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 slot
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2-20
2.5.5
PCI Express x16 / x1 slots
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2-20
2.5.6
PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots
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2-20