Asus Z8PE-D12 - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Notices ........................................................................................................ vii
Safety information .................................................................................... viii
About this guide ......................................................................................... ix
Typography .................................................................................................. x
Z8PE-D12 Series specifications summary ............................................... xi
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-3
1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-3
1.3 Serial number label ...................................................................... 1-4
1.4 Special features ............................................................................ 1-4
1.4.1
Product highlights ........................................................... 1-4
1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features ............................................... 1-6
Chapter 2: Hardware information
2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-3
2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-6
2.2.1
Placement direction ........................................................ 2-6
2.2.2 Screw holes .................................................................... 2-6
2.2.3 Motherboard layouts ....................................................... 2-7
2.2.4 Layout contents ............................................................... 2-9
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................. 2-11
2.3.1
Installing the CPU ..........................................................2-11
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan .............................. 2-14
2.4 System memory ......................................................................... 2-16
2.4.1
Overview ....................................................................... 2-16
2.4.2 Memory Configurations ................................................. 2-16
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-18
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-18
2.5 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-19
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-19
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-19
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-20
2.5.4 MIO PCIE slot ............................................................... 2-21
2.5.5 PCI Express x16 slots (x16 link; x8 link) ....................... 2-21
2.5.6 PIKE slot ....................................................................... 2-21
2.5.7 Installing an ASUS PIKE RAID card ............................. 2-22