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Contents
Notices ........................................................................................................ vii
Safety information .................................................................................... viii
About this guide ......................................................................................... ix
Typography .................................................................................................. x
DSBF-DM Series specifications 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 ................................................................. 2-3
2.2.1
Placement direction ........................................................ 2-3
2.2.2
Screw holes .................................................................... 2-3
2.2.3
Support kits for the motherboard .................................... 2-4
2.2.4
Motherboard layouts ....................................................... 2-7
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 configurations
.................................................. 2-17
2.4.3
Memory mirroring and sparing technology .................... 2-18
2.4.4
Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-23
2.4.5
Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-23
2.5
Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-24
2.5.1
Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-24
2.5.2
Configuring an expansion card
..................................... 2-24
2.5.3
Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-25
2.5.4
PCI Express x16 slots (x8 link) ..................................... 2-26
2.5.6
PCI/PCIX slot ................................................................ 2-26
2.5.6
ZCR slot
(DSBF-DM/SAS model only) .......................... 2-26
2.5.7
DDR2 SODIMM socket ................................................ 2-26
2.6
Jumpers ...................................................................................... 2-27
Содержание DSBF-DM
Страница 1: ...Motherboard DSBF DM Series DSBF DM DSBF DM SAS ...
Страница 13: ...1 Product introduction This chapter describes the motherboard features and the new technologies it supports ...
Страница 14: ...ASUS DSBF DM Series Chapter summary 1 1 1 Welcome 1 1 1 2 Package contents 1 1 1 3 Special features 1 2 ...
Страница 62: ...2 42 Chapter 2 Hardware information ...
Страница 63: ...3 Powering up This chapter describes the power up sequence and ways of shutting down the system ...
Страница 64: ...ASUS DSBF DM Series Chapter summary 3 3 1 Starting up for the first time 3 1 3 2 Turning off the computer 3 2 ...
Страница 108: ...4 40 Chapter 4 BIOS setup ...
Страница 200: ...6 24 Chapter 6 Driver installation ...
Страница 202: ...Appendix summary A ASUS DSBF DM Series A 1 DSBF DM SAS model block diagram A 1 A 2 DSBF DM model block diagram A 2 ...