Asus Motherboard DSBF-DE/SAS User Manual download pdf (Page 3)

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Contents

Notices ........................................................................................................ vii

Safety information .................................................................................... viii

About this guide ......................................................................................... ix

Typography .................................................................................................. x

DSBF-DE Series specications summary ................................................ xi

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 Innovative ASUS features ...............................................

1-4

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 Support kits for the motherboard ....................................

2-3

2.2.4 Motherboard layouts .......................................................

2-6

2.2.5 Layout contents ...............................................................

2-8

2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................

2-10

2.3.1 Installing the CPU .........................................................

2-10

2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ..............................

2-13

2.4 System memory .........................................................................

2-15

2.4.1 Overview .......................................................................

2-15

2.4.2 Memory congurations ..................................................

2-15

2.4.3 Memory mirroring and sparing technology ....................

2-17

2.4.4 Installing a DIMM ..........................................................

2-20

2.4.5 Removing a DIMM ........................................................

2-20

2.4.6 Installing the MemCool FB-DIMM fan (optional) ...........

2-21

2.4.7 Uninstalling the optional MemCool FB-DIMM fan .........

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2.5 Expansion slots ..........................................................................

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2.5.1 Installing an expansion card .........................................

2-24

2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card .....................................

2-24

2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ...................................................

2-25

2.5.4 PCI/PCI-X slots .............................................................

2-26

2.5.5 DDR2 SO-DIMM socket ...............................................

2-26

2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slot (x8 link) .......................................

2-27

2.5.7 PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link; x4 link) .............................

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