Asus Z9NH-D12 - Manual (Page 3)

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Contents
Notices ....................................................................................................... viii
Federal Communications Commission Statement .......................... viii
Canadian Department of Communications Statement ......................ix
REACH ...........................................................................................ix
ASUS Recycling/Takeback Services .................................................ix
Australia statement notice .................................................................ix
Safety information ....................................................................................... x
About this guide ......................................................................................... xi
How this guide is organized ..............................................................xi
Z9NH-D12 series specifications summary ............................................. xiii
Z9NH-D12 series specifications summary ............................................. xiv
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-3
1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-3
1.3 Serial number label ...................................................................... 1-5
1.4 Special features ............................................................................ 1-5
1.4.1
Product highlights ........................................................... 1-5
1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features ............................................... 1-7
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 ............................................................... 2-7
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-9
2.3.1
Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-9
2.3.2 Intel LGA1356 Socket ................................................... 2-10
2.3.3 Installing the CPU heatsink ........................................... 2-13
2.4 System memory ......................................................................... 2-14
2.4.1
Overview ....................................................................... 2-14
2.4.2 Memory Configurations ................................................. 2-15
2.5 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-17
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-17
2.5.2 Configuring an expansion card ..................................... 2-17