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Contents
Installing the CPU ........................................................................ 1-1
Intel LGA775 Socket ....................................................... 1-1
Intel LGA1366 Socket ..................................................... 1-3
Intel LGA1156 Socket ..................................................... 1-5
Intel LGA1155 Socket ..................................................... 1-7
AMD AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 Socket ..................................... 1-9
Installing the heatsink and fan .................................................. 1-11
Installing a DIMM ........................................................................ 1-13
Installing the motherboard ........................................................ 1-15
Installing the power supply unit ............................................... 1-16
Installing an expansion card ..................................................... 1-17
Installing disk drives .................................................................. 1-18
PATA optical disk drive .................................................. 1-18
SATA optical disk drive .................................................. 1-19
Floppy disk drive ........................................................... 1-20
PATA hard disk drive ..................................................... 1-21
SATA hard disk drive ..................................................... 1-23
Front panel cables ..................................................................... 1-24
Connecting the ATX power ........................................................ 1-25
1.10 Peripheral devices and accessories ........................................ 1-27
1.11 Starting up for the first time
...................................................... 1-28
AFUDOS utility ............................................................................. 2-1
Award BIOS Flash Utility ............................................................ 2-3
ASUS Update utility ..................................................................... 2-6
ASUS BIOS Updater ..................................................................... 2-9
Troubleshooting for Motherboard DIY ....................................... 3-1
Basic troubleshooting ...................................................... 3-1
Other common troubles .............................................................. 3-3
No power ......................................................................... 3-4
Summary of Contents for P8H61
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