Table Of Contents - Asus DSBV-DX User Manual

Contents
Notices ........................................................................................................ vii
Safety information .................................................................................... viii
About this guide ......................................................................................... ix
Typography .................................................................................................. x
DSBV-DX Series specifications summary ................................................ xi
Chapter 1:
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1
1.3 Serial number label ...................................................................... 1-1
1.4 Special features ............................................................................ 1-2
1.4.1
1.4.2
Chapter 2:
2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1
2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-2
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.2.4
2.2.5
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 2-11
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.4 System memory ......................................................................... 2-16
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.4.4
2.4.5
2.4.6
2.4.7
2.5 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-24
2.5.1
2.5.2
2.5.3
2.5.4
2.5.5
2.5.6
Product introduction
Product highlights ........................................................... 1-2
Innovative ASUS features ............................................... 1-4
Hardware information
Placement direction ........................................................ 2-2
Screw holes .................................................................... 2-2
Support kits for the motherboard .................................... 2-3
Motherboard layouts ....................................................... 2-6
Layout contents ............................................................... 2-9
Installing the CPU ..........................................................2-11
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan .............................. 2-14
Overview ....................................................................... 2-16
Memory configurations .................................................. 2-16
Memory sparing technology .......................................... 2-18
Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-20
Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-20
Installing the MemCool FB-DIMM fan (opional) ............ 2-21
Uninstalling the optional MemCool FB-DIMM fan ........... 2-23
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-24
Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-24
Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-25
PCI/PCI-X slots ............................................................. 2-26
PCI Express x8 slots (x8 and x4 link) ........................... 2-27
ZCR slot (DSBV-DX/SAS model only) .......................... 2-27
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