Asus K8V-XE User Manual

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Contents

Notices ..........................................................................................................vi
Safety information .........................................................................................vii
About this guide ........................................................................................... viii
Typography ....................................................................................................ix
K8V-XE speciﬁcations summary .....................................................................x

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1

Welcome! ....................................................................................... 1-2

1.2

Package contents ........................................................................... 1-2

1.3

Special features ............................................................................. 1-2
1.3.1

Product highlights ........................................................... 1-2

1.3.2

Innovative ASUS features ............................................... 1-4

1.4

Before you proceed ........................................................................ 1-5

1.5

Motherboard overview .................................................................... 1-6
1.5.1

Motherboard layout ......................................................... 1-6

1.5.2

Placement direction ........................................................ 1-7

1.5.3

Screw holes .................................................................... 1-7

1.6

Central Processing Unit (CPU) ...................................................... 1-8
1.6.1

Overview ......................................................................... 1-8

1.6.2

Installling the CPU .......................................................... 1-9

1.7

System memory ........................................................................... 1-10
1.7.1

DIMM sockets location .................................................. 1-10

1.7.2

Memory conﬁgurations .................................................. 1-10

1.7.3

Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 1-14

1.8

Expansion slots ............................................................................ 1-14
1.8.1

Standard interrupt assignments .................................... 1-14

1.8.2

IRQ assignments for this motherboard ......................... 1-15

1.8.3

PCI slots ........................................................................ 1-15

1.8.5

PCI Express x1 ............................................................ 1-16

1.8.6

PCI Express x16 .......................................................... 1-16

1.9

Jumpers ....................................................................................... 1-17

1.10 Connectors ................................................................................... 1-19

1.10.1 Rear panel connectors .................................................. 1-19
1.10.2 Internal connectors ....................................................... 1-21