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Features Contents Notices vi Safety information vii About this guide viii How this guide is organized viii Conventions used in this guide ix Typography ix Where to find more information ix SK8N 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 Unique 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 Motherboard layout 2-3 2.2.4 Layout Contents 2-4 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU 2-6 2.3.1 Overview 2-6 2.3.2 Installing the CPU 2-6 2.3.3 Installing the heatsink and fan 2-8 2.3.4 Connecting the CPU fan cable 2-10 2.3.5 CPU heatsink and fan Qualified Vendors List ...... 2-10 2.4 System memory 2-11 2.4.1 Overview 2-11 2.4.2 Memory configurations 2-11 2.4.3 Qualified Vendor List 2-12 2.4.4 Installing a DIMM 2-13 2.4.5 Removing a DIMM 2-14 2.5 Expansion slots 2-15 2.5.1 Installing an expansion card 2-15 2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card 2-15 iii

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Features
Contents
Notices
...........................................................................................
vi
Safety information
.........................................................................
vii
About this guide
............................................................................
viii
How this guide is organized
................................................
viii
Conventions used in this guide
.............................................
ix
Typography
............................................................................
ix
Where to find more information
.............................................
ix
SK8N 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
Unique 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
Motherboard layout
................................................
2-3
2.2.4
Layout Contents
.....................................................
2-4
2.3
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
...........................................
2-6
2.3.1
Overview
................................................................
2-6
2.3.2
Installing the CPU
..................................................
2-6
2.3.3
Installing the heatsink and fan
...............................
2-8
2.3.4
Connecting the CPU fan cable
............................
2-10
2.3.5
CPU heatsink and fan Qualified Vendors List
......
2-10
2.4
System memory
................................................................
2-11
2.4.1
Overview
...............................................................
2-11
2.4.2
Memory configurations
.........................................
2-11
2.4.3
Qualified Vendor List
............................................
2-12
2.4.4
Installing a DIMM
.................................................
2-13
2.4.5
Removing a DIMM
...............................................
2-14
2.5
Expansion slots
................................................................
2-15
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card
................................
2-15
2.5.2
Configuring an expansion card
............................
2-15