Asus Z9PA-U8 - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Notices ........................................................................................................ vii
Safety information .................................................................................... viii
About this guide .......................................................................................... x
Z9PA-U8 specifications summary ............................................................ xii
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 ................................................................. 2-4
2.2.1
Placement direction ........................................................ 2-4
2.2.2 Screw holes .................................................................... 2-4
2.2.3 Motherboard layout ......................................................... 2-5
2.2.4 Layout contents ............................................................... 2-6
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-7
2.3.1
Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-7
2.4 System memory ......................................................................... 2-12
2.4.1
Overview ....................................................................... 2-12
2.4.2 Memory Configurations ................................................. 2-12
2.5 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-14
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-14
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-14
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-15
2.5.4 PCI Express x16 slot (x16 link) ..................................... 2-15
2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slot (x8 link) ......................................... 2-15
2.5.6 PIKE slot ....................................................................... 2-16
2.5.7 Installing an ASUS PIKE RAID card ............................. 2-17
2.5.8 Installing ASMB6 management board ........................... 2-18
2.5.9 Installing the audio card ................................................ 2-18
2.6 Onboard LEDs ............................................................................ 2-19