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Contents
Notices ...................................................................................................................... vii
Federal Communications Commission Statement ......................................... vii
REACH ..................................................................................................... viii
Australia statement notice ............................................................................. viii
Safety information ...................................................................................................... ix
Electrical safety ...............................................................................................ix
Operation safety ..............................................................................................ix
P10S-X Specifications Summary .............................................................................. xi
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.1 Welcome! ....................................................................................................1-2
1.2 Package contents ......................................................................................1-2
1.3 Serial number label .................................................................................... 1-3
1.4 Special features..........................................................................................1-3
1.4.1 Product highlights........................................................................1-3
1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features ........................................................... 1-4
Chapter 2: Hardware Information
2.1 Before you proceed ...................................................................................2-2
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 Installing the CPU ....................................................................... 2-7
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink ....................................................... 2-10
2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan...................................... 2-11
2.3.4 Installing the CPU heatsink in rack ........................................... 2-12
2.4 System memory .......................................................................................2-13
2.4.1 Overview ................................................................................... 2-13
2.4.2 Memory congurations .............................................................. 2-13
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket........................ 2-14