Asus P4T533-C - Manual (Page 4)

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Contents
About this guide .............................................................................. iii
How this guide is organized .................................................... iii
Conventions used in this guide ............................................... iii
Safety information ........................................................................... vi
FCC/CDC statements .................................................................... vii
ASUS contact information ............................................................. viii
Chapter 1: Product introduction ............................................. 1
Welcome! ........................................................................................ 1
1.1 Package contents .................................................................. 1
1.2 Core Specifications ................................................................ 2
1.3 Special Features .................................................................... 3
1.4 Motherboard Components ...................................................... 4
Chapter 2: Hardware information ............................................ 7
2.1 Motherboard installation ......................................................... 7
2.2 Motherboard layout ................................................................ 8
2.3 Before you proceed ............................................................... 10
2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .............................................. 11
2.4.1
Overview .................................................................. 11
2.4.2 Installing the CPU .................................................... 13
2.4.3 Installing the heatsink and fan .................................. 14
2.4.4 Connecting the CPU fan cable ................................. 16
2.5 System memory .................................................................... 17
2.5.1
Overview ..................................................................17
2.5.2 Installing Memory .................................................... 18
2.5.3 Removing Memory: ................................................. 19
2.6 Expansion slots ..................................................................... 20
2.6.1
Installing an expansion card ..................................... 20
2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card ................................ 21
2.6.3 PCI slots ................................................................... 22
2.6.4 AGP slot ................................................................... 22
2.7 Jumpers ................................................................................ 23
2.8 Connectors ...........................................................................30
Chapter 3: Powering up ......................................................... 43
3.1 Starting up for the first time ................................................... 43