Table Of Contents - Asus A8S-X User Manual

Contents
Notices ................................................................................................ vi
Safety information ............................................................................. vii
About this guide .................................................................................viii
Typography ......................................................................................... ix
A8S-X SE specifications summary ........................................................ x
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! .............................................................................. 1-2
1.2 Package contents ................................................................. 1-2
1.3 Special features .................................................................... 1-3
1.3.1
1.3.2
1.4 Before you proceed .............................................................. 1-6
1.5 Motherboard overview .......................................................... 1-7
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.5.3
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .............................................. 1-9
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.6.3
1.7 System memory .................................................................. 1-13
1.7.1
1.7.2
1.7.3
1.8 Expansion slots ................................................................... 1-16
1.8.1
1.8.2
1.8.3
1.8.4
1.8.5
1.9 Jumpers .............................................................................. 1-19
1.10 Connectors ......................................................................... 1-21
1.10.1 Rear panel connectors .......................................... 1-21
1.10.2 Internal connectors ............................................... 1-22
Product highlights ................................................... 1-3
Unique ASUS features ............................................. 1-5
Motherboard layout ................................................ 1-7
Placement direction ................................................ 1-8
Screw holes ............................................................. 1-8
Overview ................................................................. 1-9
Installling the CPU ................................................... 1-9
Installing the heatsink and fan .............................. 1-11
DIMM sockets location .......................................... 1-13
Memory configurations ......................................... 1-13
Installing a DIMM ................................................... 1-16
Standard interrupt assignments ........................... 1-17
IRQ assignments for this motherboard ................. 1-17
PCI slots ................................................................ 1-18
PCI Express x1 slot .............................................. 1-18
PCI Express x16 slot ............................................ 1-18
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