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Asus A7N8X-E User Manual

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Contents

Notices ........................................................................................... vi

Safety information ......................................................................... vii

About this guide ............................................................................ viii

How this guide is organized ................................................ viii
Conventions used in this guide ............................................. ix
Where to find more information ............................................. ix

A7N8X-E Deluxe specifications summary ....................................... x

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

Unique ASUS features ........................................... 1-3

Chapter 2: Hardware information

2.1

Before you proceed ............................................................ 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

2.4

System memory ................................................................. 2-8
2.4.1

Overview ................................................................ 2-8

2.4.2

Memory configurations .......................................... 2-8

2.4.3

Installing a DIMM ................................................. 2-10

2.4.4

Removing a DIMM ............................................... 2-10

2.5

Expansion slots .................................................................2-11
2.5.1

Installing an expansion card .................................2-11

2.5.2

Configuring an expansion card ............................. 2-11

2.5.3

Interrupt assignments .......................................... 2-12

2.5.4

PCI slots .............................................................. 2-13

2.5.5

AGP slot ............................................................... 2-13

2.5.6

Wi-Fi slot .............................................................. 2-14

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