Table Of Contents - Asus K8V-XE User Manual

Contents
Notices ..........................................................................................................vi
Safety information ......................................................................................... vii
About this guide ........................................................................................... viii
Typography ....................................................................................................ix
K8V-XE specifications summary .....................................................................x
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! ....................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Package contents ........................................................................... 1-2
1.3 Special features ............................................................................. 1-2
1.3.1
1.3.2
1.4 Before you proceed ........................................................................ 1-5
1.5 Motherboard overview .................................................................... 1-6
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.5.3
1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ...................................................... 1-8
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.7 System memory ........................................................................... 1-10
1.7.1
1.7.2
1.7.3
1.8 Expansion slots ............................................................................ 1-14
1.8.1
1.8.2
1.8.3
1.8.5
1.8.6
1.9 Jumpers ....................................................................................... 1-17
1.10 Connectors ................................................................................... 1-19
1.10.1
1.10.2
Product highlights ........................................................... 1-2
Innovative ASUS features ............................................... 1-4
Motherboard layout ......................................................... 1-6
Placement direction ........................................................ 1-7
Screw holes .................................................................... 1-7
Overview ......................................................................... 1-8
Installling the CPU .......................................................... 1-9
DIMM sockets location .................................................. 1-10
Memory configurations .................................................. 1-10
Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 1-14
Standard interrupt assignments .................................... 1-14
IRQ assignments for this motherboard ......................... 1-15
PCI slots ........................................................................ 1-15
PCI Express x1 ............................................................ 1-16
PCI Express x16 .......................................................... 1-16
Rear panel connectors .................................................. 1-19
Internal connectors ....................................................... 1-21
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