Asus Rampage IV Extreme - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Contents ...................................................................................................................... iii
Notices ...................................................................................................................... vii
Federal Communications Commission Statement .........................................vii
FCC Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure Caution Statement ............................vii
Declaration of Conformity (R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC) ..............................viii
CE Mark Warning ..........................................................................................viii
Wireless Operation Channel for Different Domains ........................................ix
France Restricted Wireless Frequency Bands ................................................ix
Canadian Department of Communications Statement .................................... x
IC Radiation Exposure Statement for Canada ................................................ x
Safety information ...................................................................................................... xi
Electrical safety ...............................................................................................xi
Operation safety .............................................................................................xii
REACH ......................................................................................................xii
About this guide ....................................................................................................... xiii
How this guide is organized ..........................................................................xiii
Where to find more information .....................................................................xiii
Conventions used in this guide .....................................................................xiv
Typography ...................................................................................................xiv
RAMPAGE IV EXTREME specifications summary ................................................. xv
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 ROG Intelligent Performance & Overclocking features ...............1-3
1.3.3 Sound with Clarity .......................................................................1-5
1.3.4 ROG EZ DIY Features ................................................................1-6
1.3.5 Software Bundled ........................................................................1-6
Chapter 2: Hardware information
2.1 Before you proceed ...................................................................................2-1
2.2 Motherboard overview ...............................................................................2-2
2.2.1
Motherboard layout .....................................................................2-2
2.2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ...................................................2-4
2.2.3 System memory ..........................................................................2-5
2.2.4 Expansion slots .........................................................................2-16
2.2.5 Onboard switches .....................................................................2-18