Contents
Safety information ..................................................................................................... vii
About this guide ....................................................................................................... viii
Package contents ..................................................................................................... xiv
1.1
Special features.......................................................................................... 1-1
1.1.1
1.1.2
1.1.3
1.1.4
1.1.5
1.1.6
1.2
Motherboard overview ............................................................................... 1-8
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.2.3
1.2.4
1.2.5
1.2.6
1.2.7
1.2.8
2.1
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.5
2.1.6
2.1.7
2.1.8
2.1.9
2.2
BIOS update utility ................................................................................... 2-12
2.2.1
2.3
2.3.1
Product highlights........................................................................ 1-1
ASUS EZ DIY .............................................................................. 1-5
Before you proceed ..................................................................... 1-8
Motherboard layout ..................................................................... 1-9
System memory ........................................................................ 1-12
Expansion slots ......................................................................... 1-21
Onboard switches ..................................................................... 1-23
Onboard LEDs .......................................................................... 1-24
CPU installation........................................................................... 2-1
DIMM installation......................................................................... 2-5
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