Asus Z9PH-D16 - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Contents ...................................................................................................... iii
Notices ........................................................................................................ vii
Federal Communications Commission Statement ...........................vii
Canadian Department of Communications Statement .....................vii
REACH vii
Safety information .................................................................................... viii
Electrical safety ............................................................................... viii
Operation safety .............................................................................. viii
About this guide ......................................................................................... ix
How this guide is organized ..............................................................ix
Where to find more information .........................................................ix
Conventions used in this guide ..........................................................x
Typography ........................................................................................x
Z9PH-D16 Series specifications summary ............................................... xi
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-3
1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-3
1.3 Serial number label ...................................................................... 1-4
1.4 Special features ............................................................................ 1-4
1.4.1 Product highlights ........................................................... 1-4
1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features ............................................... 1-6
Chapter 2: Hardware information
2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-3
2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-4
2.2.1 Placement direction ........................................................ 2-4
2.2.2 Screw holes .................................................................... 2-4
2.2.3 Motherboard layout ......................................................... 2-5
2.2.4 Layout contents ............................................................... 2-6
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-8
2.3.1 Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-8
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink ........................................... 2-13
2.4 System memory ......................................................................... 2-14
2.4.1 Overview ....................................................................... 2-14
2.4.2 Memory Configurations ................................................. 2-15
2.5 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-17
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-17
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-17