Asus NCLV-D User Manual
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Contents
Notices ................................................................................................ vi
Safety information ............................................................................. vii
About this guide ............................................................................... viii
How this guide is organized .................................................. viii
Where to find more information ............................................ viii
Conventions used in this guide ............................................... ix
Typography ......................................................................................... ix
NCLV-D Series specifications summary ............................................... x
Chapter 1: P
Chapter 1: P
Chapter 1: P
Chapter 1: P
Chapter 1: Product introduction
roduct introduction
roduct introduction
roduct introduction
roduct 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
Innovative ASUS features ....................................... 1-4
Chapter 2:
Chapter 2:
Chapter 2:
Chapter 2:
Chapter 2: Hardware information
Hardware information
Hardware information
Hardware information
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
CPU heatsink weight support ................................. 2-3
2.2.4
Motherboard layout ................................................ 2-9
2.2.5
Layout contents ................................................... 2-12
2.3
Central Processing Unit (CPU) ............................................ 2-14
2.3.1
Installling the CPU ................................................. 2-14
2.3.2
Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ...................... 2-16
2.4
System memory ................................................................. 2-18
2.4.1
Overview ............................................................... 2-18
2.4.2
Memory configurations ......................................... 2-18
2.4.3
Installing a DIMM ................................................... 2-19
2.4.4
Removing a DIMM ................................................. 2-20
2.5
Expansion slots ................................................................... 2-20
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card .................................. 2-20
2.5.2
Configuring an expansion card .............................. 2-21
2.5.3
Interrupt assignments .......................................... 2-21
2.5.4
PCI Express x8 slot ............................................... 2-22
2.5.5
PCI/PCI-X slots ...................................................... 2-22
2.6
Jumpers .............................................................................. 2-23
2.7
Connectors ......................................................................... 2-29
2.7.1
Rear panel connectors .......................................... 2-29