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Contents
Notices
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vii
Safety information
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viii
About this guide
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x
Z9PA-U8 specifications summary
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xii
Chapter 1:
Product introduction
1.1
Welcome!
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1-3
1.2
Package contents
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1-3
1.3
Serial number label
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1-4
1.4
Special features
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1-4
1.4.1
Product highlights
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1-4
1.4.2
Innovative ASUS features
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1-6
Chapter 2:
Hardware information
2.1
Before you proceed
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2-3
2.2
Motherboard overview
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2-4
2.2.1
Placement direction
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2-4
2.2.2
Screw holes
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2-4
2.2.3
Motherboard layout
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2-5
2.2.4
Layout contents
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2-6
2.3
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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2-7
2.3.1
Installing the CPU
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2-7
2.4
System memory
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2-12
2.4.1
Overview
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2-12
2.4.2
Memory Configurations
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2-12
2.5
Expansion slots
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2-14
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card
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2-14
2.5.2
Configuring an expansion card
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2-14
2.5.3
Interrupt assignments
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2-15
2.5.4
PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link)
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2-15
2.5.5
PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link)
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2-15
2.5.6
PIKE slot
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2-16
2.5.7
Installing an ASUS PIKE RAID card
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2-17
2.5.8
Installing ASMB6 management board
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2-18
2.5.9
Installing the audio card
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2-18
2.6
Onboard LEDs
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2-19