Asus Maximus II Gene User Manual
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Contents
Notices ....................................................................................................... viii
Safety information ...................................................................................... ix
About this guide .......................................................................................... x
Maximus II GENE specifications summary ............................................. xii
Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1
Package contents ......................................................................... 1-1
Product highlights ........................................................... 1-2
ROG Intelligent Performance & Overclocking features ... 1-3
ROG unique features ...................................................... 1-4
ASUS special features .................................................... 1-5
Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1
Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-6
2.2.1
Motherboard layout ......................................................... 2-6
Layout contents ............................................................... 2-7
Placement direction ........................................................ 2-8
Screw holes .................................................................... 2-8
Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-9
2.3.1
Installing the CPU ......................................................... 2-10
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan .............................. 2-13
Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ......................... 2-14
System memory ......................................................................... 2-15
2.4.1
Overview ....................................................................... 2-15
Memory configurations .................................................. 2-16
Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-24
Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-24
Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-25
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-25
Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-25
Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-26
PCI slot ......................................................................... 2-27
PCI Express x1 slot ....................................................... 2-27