Asus Rampage IV Extreme - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

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Contents
Contents ...................................................................................................................... iii
Notices ...................................................................................................................... vii
Federal Communications Commission Statement .........................................vii
FCC Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure Caution Statement ............................vii
Declaration of Conformity (R&TTE directive 1999/5/EC) .............................. viii
CE Mark Warning ..........................................................................................viii
Wireless Operation Channel for Different Domains ........................................ix
France Restricted Wireless Frequency Bands ................................................ix
Canadian Department of Communications Statement .................................... x
IC Radiation Exposure Statement for Canada ................................................ x
Safety information ...................................................................................................... xi
Electrical safety ...............................................................................................xi
Operation safety .............................................................................................xii
REACH ......................................................................................................xii
About this guide ....................................................................................................... xiii
How this guide is organized .......................................................................... xiii
Where to nd more information ..................................................................... xiii
Conventions used in this guide .....................................................................xiv
Typography ...................................................................................................xiv
RAMPAGE IV EXTREME specications summary ................................................. xv
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! .................................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Package contents.......................................................................................1-1
1.3 Special features..........................................................................................1-2
1.3.1 Product highlights........................................................................1-2
1.3.2 ROG Intelligent Performance & Overclocking features ............... 1-3
1.3.3 Sound with Clarity ....................................................................... 1-5
1.3.4 ROG EZ DIY Features ................................................................ 1-6
1.3.5 Software Bundled ........................................................................ 1-6
Chapter 2: Hardware information
2.1 Before you proceed ................................................................................... 2-1
2.2 Motherboard overview ............................................................................... 2-2
2.2.1 Motherboard layout ..................................................................... 2-2
2.2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-4
2.2.3 System memory .......................................................................... 2-5
2.2.4 Expansion slots ......................................................................... 2-16
2.2.5 Onboard switches ..................................................................... 2-18