Contents
Safety information ............................................................................................................iv
About this guide ................................................................................................................v
Package contents ..............................................................................................................x
1.1
Before you proceed .........................................................................................1-1
1.2
Motherboard layout..........................................................................................1-2
2.1
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.1.5
2.1.6
2.1.7
2.1.8
2.1.9
2.1.10
2.2
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.3
2.4
3.1
Knowing BIOS ..................................................................................................3-1
3.2
BIOS Setup program ........................................................................................3-2
3.3
ASUS EZ Flash 3 ..............................................................................................3-3
3.4
ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3..................................................................................3-4
3.5
RAID configurations ........................................................................................3-5
Notices ........................................................................................................................... A-1
Warranty ......................................................................................................................... A-8
ASUS contact information .......................................................................................... A-10
Service and Support ................................................................................................... A-10
CPU installation........................................................................... 2-1
DIMM installation......................................................................... 2-6
M.2 installation ............................................................................ 2-7
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