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About this guide .............................................................................. iii
How this guide is organized .................................................... iii
Conventions used in this guide ............................................... iii
Safety information ........................................................................... vi
FCC/CDC statements .................................................................... vii
ASUS contact information ............................................................. viii
Chapter 1: Product introduction ............................................. 1
Welcome! ........................................................................................ 1
1.1 Package contents .................................................................. 1
1.2 Core Specifications ................................................................ 2
1.3 Special Features .................................................................... 3
1.4 Motherboard Components ...................................................... 4
Chapter 2: Hardware information ............................................ 7
2.1 Motherboard installation ......................................................... 7
2.2 Motherboard layout ................................................................ 8
2.3 Before you proceed ...............................................................10
2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .............................................. 11
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.4.4
2.5 System memory ....................................................................17
2.5.1
2.5.2
2.5.3
2.6 Expansion slots .....................................................................20
2.6.1
2.6.2
2.6.3
2.6.4
2.7 Jumpers ................................................................................23
2.8 Connectors ...........................................................................30
Chapter 3: Powering up ......................................................... 43
3.1 Starting up for the first time ................................................... 43
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Overview .................................................................. 11
Installing the CPU .................................................... 13
Installing the heatsink and fan .................................. 14
Connecting the CPU fan cable ................................. 16
Overview ..................................................................17
Installing Memory .................................................... 18
Removing Memory: ................................................. 19
Installing an expansion card ..................................... 20
Configuring an expansion card ................................ 21
PCI slots ...................................................................22
AGP slot ...................................................................22
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