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Contents
Notices ................................................................................................ vi
Safety information ..............................................................................vii
About this guide .................................................................................viii
Typography ......................................................................................... ix
KFN4-DRE specifications summary
....................................................... x
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! .............................................................................. 1-1
1.2 Package contents ................................................................. 1-1
1.3 Special features .................................................................... 1-2
1.3.1 Product highlights ................................................... 1-2
1.3.2 Innovative ASUS features ....................................... 1-4
Chapter 2: Hardware information
2.1 Before you proceed .............................................................. 2-1
Onboard LEDs ....................................................................... 2-1
2.2 Motherboard overview .......................................................... 2-3
2.2.1 Placement direction ................................................ 2-3
2.2.2 Screw holes ............................................................. 2-3
2.2.3 Motherboard layout ................................................ 2-4
2.2.4 Layout Contents ..................................................... 2-5
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .............................................. 2-7
2.3.1 Overview ................................................................. 2-7
2.3.2 Installing the CPU .................................................... 2-7
2.3.3 Installing the heatsink ........................................... 2-10
2.4 System memory .................................................................. 2-11
2.4.1 Overview ............................................................... 2-11
2.4.2 Memory Configurations
......................................... 2-12
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM ................................................... 2-13
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM .................................................. 2-13
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 ............................................. 2-15
2.5.5 PCI slots ............................................................... 2-16
2.5.6 HTX slot ............................................................... 2-16