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Contents
Notices
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Federal Communications Commission Statement
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Canadian Department of Communications Statement
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REACH
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Safety information
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Electrical safety
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Operation safety
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Australia statement notice
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How this guide is organized
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Where to find more information
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Z10PE-D16 Series specifications summary
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Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.1
Welcome!
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1-2
1.2
Package contents
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1-2
1.3
Serial number label
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1-3
1.4
Special features
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1-3
1.4.1
Product highlights
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1-3
1.4.2
Innovative ASUS features
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1-4
Chapter 2: Hardware Information
2.1
Before you proceed
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2-2
2.2
Motherboard overview
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2-3
2.2.1
Placement direction
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2-3
2.2.2
Screw holes
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2-3
2.2.3
Motherboard layout
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2-4
2.2.4
Layout contents
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2-8
2.3
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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2-10
2.3.1
Installing the CPU
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2-10
2.4
System memory
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2-15
2.4.1
Overview
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2-15
2.4.2
Memory Configurations
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2-15
2.4.3
Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket
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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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2.5.4
PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link)
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2-19
2.5.5
PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link)
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2-19
2.5.6
PCI Express x8 slot (x4 link)
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2-19