Asus P8H67-V R3 - 1.1 Before you proceed; 1.2 Motherboard overview; 1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU); 1.4 System memory

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Contents
Notices ......................................................................................................... vi
Safety information ..................................................................................... vii
About this guide ....................................................................................... viii
P8H67-M2 Series specications summary ............................................... ix
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 1-2
1.2.1 Motherboard layout ......................................................... 1-2
1.2.2 Layout contents ............................................................... 1-3
1.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 1-3
1.4 System memory ........................................................................... 1-4
1.4.1 Overview ......................................................................... 1-4
1.4.2 Memory congurations .................................................... 1-5
1.5 Expansion slots ............................................................................ 1-7
1.5.1 Installing an expansion card ........................................... 1-7
1.5.2 Conguring an expansion card ....................................... 1-7
1.5.3 PCI slot ........................................................................... 1-7
1.5.4 PCI Express x1 slot ......................................................... 1-7
1.5.5 PCI Express x16 slot ....................................................... 1-7
1.6 Jumpers ........................................................................................ 1-8
1.7 Connectors ................................................................................... 1-9
1.7.1 Rear panel connectors .................................................... 1-9
1.7.2 Internal connectors ....................................................... 1-10
1.8 Software support ........................................................................ 1-17
1.8.1 Installing an operating system ...................................... 1-17
1.8.2 Support DVD information .............................................. 1-17
Chapter 2: BIOS information
2.1 Managing and updating your BIOS ............................................ 2-1
2.1.1 ASUS Update utility ........................................................ 2-1
2.1.2 ASUS EZ Flash 2 ............................................................ 2-2
2.1.3 ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 utility ...................................... 2-3
2.1.4 ASUS BIOS Updater ....................................................... 2-4
2.2 BIOS setup program .................................................................... 2-7