Asus Rampage III Extreme User Manual
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Contents
Notices ....................................................................................................... viii
Safety information ..................................................................................... xii
About this guide ....................................................................................... xiv
Rampage III Extreme specifications summary ...................................... xvi
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
ROG unique features ...................................................... 1-6
1.3.4
ASUS special features .................................................... 1-6
Chapter 2:
Hardware information
2.1
Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1
2.2
Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-6
2.2.1
Motherboard layout ......................................................... 2-6
2.2.2
Layout contents ............................................................... 2-7
2.2.3
Placement direction ........................................................ 2-8
2.2.4
Screw holes .................................................................... 2-8
2.3
Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-9
2.3.1
Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-9
2.3.2
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan .............................. 2-12
2.3.3
Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ......................... 2-13
2.4
System memory ......................................................................... 2-14
2.4.1
Overview ....................................................................... 2-14
2.4.2
Memory configurations .................................................. 2-15
2.4.3
Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-24
2.4.4
Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-24
2.5
Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-25
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-25
2.5.2
Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-25
2.5.3
Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-26
2.5.4
PCI slot ......................................................................... 2-27
2.5.5
PCI Express x4 slot ....................................................... 2-27
2.5.6
PCI Express x16 slots ................................................... 2-27
2.6
Jumper ........................................................................................ 2-29