Asus K8N-LR User Manual

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Contents

Notices ............................................................................................... vii
Safety information .............................................................................viii
About this guide .................................................................................. ix
Typography .......................................................................................... x
K8N-LR speciﬁcations 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

Onboard LEDs ....................................................................... 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 Motherboard layout ................................................ 2-3
2.2.4 Layout Contents ..................................................... 2-4

2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .............................................. 2-6

2.3.1 Overview ................................................................. 2-6
2.3.2 Installing the CPU .................................................... 2-6
2.3.3 Installing the heatsink and fan ................................ 2-8

2.4 System memory .................................................................. 2-11

2.4.1 Overview ............................................................... 2-11
2.4.2 Memory Conﬁgurations ......................................... 2-11
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM ................................................... 2-12
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM .................................................. 2-12

2.5 Expansion slots ................................................................... 2-13

2.5.1 Installing an expansion card .................................. 2-13
2.5.2 Conﬁguring an expansion card .............................. 2-13
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ........................................... 2-14
2.5.4 PCI Express x16 ................................................... 2-14
2.5.5 PCI/PCI-X slots ..................................................... 2-15