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Contents
Notices ...................................................................................................................... vii
Federal Communications Commission Statement .........................................vii
Canadian Department of Communications Statement ...................................vii
REACH ......................................................................................................
vii
Safety information ....................................................................................................
viii
Electrical safety ............................................................................................. viii
Operation safety ............................................................................................ viii
Australia statement notice ...............................................................................ix
About this guide ..........................................................................................................
x
How this guide is organized ............................................................................ x
Where to find more information ....................................................................... x
P9D-X Specications 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
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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) .................................................................
2-8
2.3.1 Installing the CPU .......................................................................
2-8
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink .......................................................
2-11
2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
...................................... 2-12
2.3.4 Installing the CPU heatsink in rack ...........................................
2-13
2.4 System memory .......................................................................................
2-14
2.4.1 Overview ...................................................................................
2-14
2.4.2 Memory Configurations .............................................................
2-14
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket
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