Table Of Contents - Asus P8B-E/4L User Manual

Contents
Notices ........................................................................................................ vii
Safety information .................................................................................... viii
About this guide ......................................................................................... ix
P8B-E/4L specifications summary ............................................................ xi
Chapter 1:
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-3
1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-3
1.3 Serial number label ...................................................................... 1-4
1.4 Special features ............................................................................ 1-4
1.4.1
1.4.2
Chapter 2:
2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-3
2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-5
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.2.4
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-9
2.3.1
2.3.2
2.3.3
2.3.4
2.4 System memory ......................................................................... 2-15
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.4.4
2.5 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-17
2.5.1
2.5.2
2.5.3
2.5.4
2.5.5
Product introduction
Product highlights ........................................................... 1-4
Innovative ASUS features ............................................... 1-6
Hardware information
Placement direction ........................................................ 2-5
Screw holes .................................................................... 2-5
Motherboard layout ......................................................... 2-6
Layout contents ............................................................... 2-7
Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-9
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan .............................. 2-12
Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ......................... 2-13
Installing the CPU heatsink in rack ............................... 2-14
Overview ....................................................................... 2-15
Memory Configurations ................................................. 2-15
Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-16
Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-16
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-17
Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-17
Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-18
PCI Express x8 slot (x4 link) ......................................... 2-19
PCI Express x16 slots (x16 link; x8 link) ....................... 2-19
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