ASUS Xeon Installation Guide
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Installation Guide
Xeon Processor
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Xeon Installation Procedure
E338
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
This motherboard provides two Single Edge Contact (SEC) Slot 2 connectors for
either one or two Intel
®
Xeon™ processors packaged in an SEC cartridge. When
only one processor is used, the other Slot 2 connector must be terminated with the
provided front side bus termination module.
NOTE:
The pictures in the following pages will have the same item numbers
next to them for your reference. The following pictures are for reference only
and are not to size. The design and color of your items may be slightly different.
You should check to see that you have the following items with your motherboard:
(Item 6) Retention Mechanism Brace Bar x 2
(Item 7) Front Side Bus Termination Module
(Item 8) Retention Mechanism Cap x 2
(Item 9) Retention Mechanism Support Frame x 2
(Item 5) Cartridge
Lifter x 4
(Item 4) Captive
Nut x 15 (in bag)
NOTE: For the retention mechanism and lock bar, there is a left and a right side. The left side has a single
dot and the right side has two dots (when holding the motherboard with the ATX connectors to the left).
(Item 3) Retention Mechanism x 2
(Item 2) Rubber Pad x 1
(Item 1) Metal Baseboard x 1
