Asus DSBV-DX/SAS Home Theater System User Manual


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Contents
Notices ........................................................................................................ vii
Safety information .................................................................................... viii
About this guide ......................................................................................... ix
Typography .................................................................................................. x
DSBV-DX Series specications summary ................................................ xi
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Package contents .........................................................................
1-1
1.3 Serial number label ......................................................................
1-1
1.4 Special features ............................................................................
1-2
1.4.1 Product highlights ...........................................................
1-2
1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features ...............................................
1-4
Chapter 2: Hardware information
2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-1
2.2 Motherboard overview .................................................................
2-2
2.2.1 Placement direction ........................................................
2-2
2.2.2 Screw holes ....................................................................
2-2
2.2.3 Support kits for the motherboard ....................................
2-3
2.2.4 Motherboard layouts .......................................................
2-6
2.2.5 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 congurations ..................................................
2-16
2.4.3 Memory sparing technology ..........................................
2-18
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 (opional) ............
2-21
2.4.7 Uni
nstalling the optional MemCool FB-DIMM fan ........... 2-23
2.5 Expansion slots ..........................................................................
2-24
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card .........................................
2-24
2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card .....................................
2-24
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ...................................................
2-25
2.5.4 PCI/PCI-X slots .............................................................
2-26
2.5.5 PCI Express x8 slots (x8 and x4 link) ...........................
2-27
2.5.6 ZCR slot
(DSBV-DX/SAS model only) .......................... 2-27
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