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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
1.4.1 Component Locations ......................................................... 5
Chapter 2: Hardware information ............................................ 7
2.1 Motherboard installation .................................................................... 7
2.1.1 Placement direction ............................................................. 7
2.1.2 Screw holes ......................................................................... 7
2.2 Layout contents ................................................................................. 9
2.3 Before you proceed ......................................................................... 10
2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ........................................................ 11
2.4.1 Overview ........................................................................... 11
2.4.2 Installing the CPU .............................................................. 12
2.5 System memory .............................................................................. 13
2.5.1 Overview ........................................................................... 13
2.5.2 Memory configurations ...................................................... 14
2.5.3 Installing a DIMM ............................................................... 14
2.6 Expansion slots ............................................................................... 15
2.6.1 Installing an expansion card .............................................. 15
2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card .......................................... 16
2.6.3 PCI slots ............................................................................ 17
2.6.4 AGP slot ............................................................................ 18
2.7 Jumpers .......................................................................................... 19
2.8 Connectors ...................................................................................... 23
Chapter 3: Powering up ......................................................... 33
3.1 Starting up for the first time .............................................................. 33
3.2 Powering off the computer ............................................................... 34
Chapter 4: BIOS setup ........................................................... 35
4.1 Managing and Updating Your BIOS ................................................. 35