Asus SABERTOOTH X58 - Chapter 1: Product Introduction; Special Features Overview

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Contents
Contents ...................................................................................................................... iii
Notices .....................................................................................................................
viii
Safety information ...................................................................................................... ix
About this guide .......................................................................................................... x
SABERTOOTH X58 specications summary .......................................................... xii
Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! .................................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 Package contents
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1.3 Special features
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1.3.1 Product highlights
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1.3.2 “TUF ENGINE!” Power Design
.................................................... 1-3
1.3.3 “Ultimate COOL!” Thermal Solutions ..........................................
1-3
1.3.4 “Safe & Stable!” Guardian Angel .................................................
1-3
1.3.5 ASUS exclusive features
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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 Layout contents ...........................................................................
2-3
2.2.3 Placement direction
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2.2.4 Screw holes
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2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) .................................................................
2-5
2.3.1 Installing the CPU .......................................................................
2-5
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ............................................
2-8
2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan
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2.4 System memory .......................................................................................
2-10
2.4.1 Overview ...................................................................................
2-10
2.4.2 Memory congurations ..............................................................
2-11
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM ......................................................................
2-17
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM ....................................................................
2-17
2.5 Expansion slots
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2.5.1 Installing an expansion card
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2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card .................................................
2-18
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments
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2.5.4 PCI slot
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2.5.5 PCI Express x16 / x1 slots ........................................................
2-20
2.5.6 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots .........................................................
2-20