Table Of Contents - Asus M3A79-T Deluxe - Motherboard - ATX User Manual

Contents
Contents ...................................................................................................... iii
Notices ........................................................................................................ vii
Safety information .................................................................................... viii
About this guide ......................................................................................... ix
M3A79-T Deluxe specifications summary ................................................ xi
Chapter 1:
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1
1.3 Special features ............................................................................ 1-2
1.3.1
1.3.2
1.3.3
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
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-5
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.4 System memory ......................................................................... 2-10
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.4.4
2.5 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-16
2.5.1
2.5.2
2.5.3
2.5.4
2.5.5
Product introduction
Product highlights ........................................................... 1-2
ASUS unique features ................................................... 1-5
ASUS intelligent performance and overclocking features 1-8
Hardware information
Motherboard layout ......................................................... 2-2
Layout contents ............................................................... 2-3
Placement direction ........................................................ 2-4
Screw holes .................................................................... 2-4
Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-5
Installing the heatsink and fan ........................................ 2-7
Overview ....................................................................... 2-10
Memory configurations ...................................................2-11
Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-15
Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-15
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-16
Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-16
Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-17
PCI slots ........................................................................ 2-18
Four PCI Express x16 slots .......................................... 2-18
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