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Asus P4P800-X User Manual

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Contents

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

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

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

Conventions used in this guide ........................................... viii
Where to find more information ........................................... viii

P4P800-X specification summary .................................................. ix

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1

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

1.2

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

1.3

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

1.4

Before you proceed ............................................................ 1-4

1.5

Motherboard overview ........................................................ 1-5
1.5.1

Motherboard layout ................................................ 1-5

1.5.2

Placement direction ............................................... 1-6

1.5.3

Screw holes ........................................................... 1-6

1.6

Central Processing Unit (CPU) ........................................... 1-7
1.6.1

Overview ................................................................ 1-7

1.6.2

Installing the CPU .................................................. 1-8

1.7

System memory ................................................................. 1-9
1.7.1

DIMM sockets location ........................................... 1-9

1.7.2

Memory configurations .......................................... 1-9

1.7.3

Installing a DIMM ................................................. 1-12

1.8

Expansion slots ................................................................ 1-13
1.8.1

Standard interrupt assignments ........................... 1-13

1.8.2

IRQ assignments for this motherboard ................ 1-13

1.8.3

PCI slots .............................................................. 1-14

1.8.4

AGP slot ............................................................... 1-14

1.9

Jumpers ............................................................................ 1-15

1.10 Connectors ....................................................................... 1-17

1.10.1 Rear panel connectors ......................................... 1-17
1.10.2 Internal connectors .............................................. 1-18