User Guide

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Contents
Notices ........................................................................................................ vii
Safety information .................................................................................... viii
About this guide ......................................................................................... ix
Typography .................................................................................................. x
DSBF-DE Series specications summary ................................................ xi
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 Innovative ASUS features ...............................................
1-4
Chapter 2: Hardware information
2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1
2.2 Motherboard overview .................................................................
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2.2.1 Placement direction ........................................................
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2.2.2 Screw holes ....................................................................
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2.2.3 Support kits for the motherboard ....................................
2-3
2.2.4 Motherboard layouts .......................................................
2-6
2.2.5 Layout contents ...............................................................
2-8
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................
2-10
2.3.1 Installing the CPU .........................................................
2-10
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ..............................
2-13
2.4 System memory .........................................................................
2-15
2.4.1 Overview .......................................................................
2-15
2.4.2 Memory congurations ..................................................
2-15
2.4.3 Memory mirroring and sparing technology ....................
2-17
2.4.4 Installing a DIMM ..........................................................
2-20
2.4.5 Removing a DIMM ........................................................
2-20
2.4.6 Installing the MemCool FB-DIMM fan (optional) ...........
2-21
2.4.7 Uninstalling the optional MemCool FB-DIMM fan .........
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2.5 Expansion slots ..........................................................................
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2.5.1 Installing an expansion card .........................................
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2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card .....................................
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2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ...................................................
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2.5.4 PCI/PCI-X slots .............................................................
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2.5.5 DDR2 SO-DIMM socket ...............................................
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2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slot (x8 link) .......................................
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2.5.7 PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link; x4 link) .............................
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