Table Of Contents - Asus DELUXE A7N8X-E User Manual

Contents
Notices ........................................................................................... vi
Safety information ......................................................................... vii
About this guide ............................................................................ viii
How this guide is organized ................................................ viii
Conventions used in this guide ............................................. ix
Where to find more information ............................................. ix
A7N8X-E Deluxe specifications summary ....................................... x
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! ........................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Package contents ............................................................... 1-1
1.3 Special features .................................................................. 1-2
1.3.1 Product Highlights .................................................. 1-2
1.3.2 Unique ASUS features ........................................... 1-3
Chapter 2: Hardware information
2.1 Before you proceed ............................................................ 2-1
2.2 Motherboard overview ........................................................ 2-2
2.2.1 Placement direction ............................................... 2-2
2.2.2 Screw holes ........................................................... 2-2
2.2.3 Motherboard layout ................................................ 2-3
2.2.4 Layout Contents ..................................................... 2-4
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ........................................... 2-6
2.3.1 Overview ................................................................ 2-6
2.3.2 Installing the CPU .................................................. 2-6
2.4 System memory ................................................................. 2-8
2.4.1 Overview ................................................................ 2-8
2.4.2 Memory configurations .......................................... 2-8
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM ................................................. 2-10
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM ............................................... 2-10
2.5 Expansion slots ................................................................. 2-11
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card .................................2-11
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card ............................. 2-11
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments .......................................... 2-12
2.5.4 PCI slots .............................................................. 2-13
2.5.5 AGP slot ............................................................... 2-13
2.5.6 Wi-Fi slot .............................................................. 2-14
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