Asus Z10PE-D16 WS [3/194] Chapter 2 hardware information

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Contents

Contents ...................................................................................................................... iii

Notices ..................................................................................................................... viii

Federal Communications Commission Statement ........................................ viii

Canadian Department of Communications Statement .................................. viii

REACH ..................................................................................................... viii

Safety information ...................................................................................................... ix

Electrical safety ...............................................................................................ix

Operation safety ..............................................................................................ix

About this guide .......................................................................................................... x

How this guide is organized ............................................................................ x

Where to nd more information ....................................................................... x

Conventions used in this guide .......................................................................xi

Typography .....................................................................................................xi

Z10PE-D16 WS specifications summary ................................................................. xii

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 ........................................................... 1-5

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 Z10PE-D16 WS 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

2.4 System memory .......................................................................................2-12

2.4.1 Overview ................................................................................... 2-12

2.4.2 Memory Congurations ............................................................. 2-12

2.4.3 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket........................ 2-14