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Contents

Notices ...........................................................................................................v

Safety information ..........................................................................................vi

About this guide ............................................................................................ vii

How this guide is organized ............................................................. vii

Where to ﬁnd more information ........................................................

vii

Conventions used in this guide ........................................................ vii

Typography ..................................................................................................

viii

AIMB-542 speciﬁcations summary ................................................................ix

Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1 Welcome! ....................................................................................... 1-2

1.2 Package contents ...........................................................................

1-2

1.3 Special features .............................................................................

1-2

1.3.1 Product highlights ...........................................................

1-2

1.4 Before you proceed ........................................................................

1-5

1.5 Motherboard overview ....................................................................

1-6

1.5.1 Placement direction ........................................................

1-6

1.5.2 Screw holes ....................................................................

1-6

1.5.3 Motherboard layout .........................................................

1-7

1.6 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ......................................................

1-8

1.6.1 Installing the CPU ...........................................................

1-8

1.6.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan ...............................

1-11

1.6.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan .........................

1-13

1.7 System memory ...........................................................................

1-15

1.7.1 Overview .......................................................................

1-15

1.7.2 Memory conﬁgurations ..................................................

1-15

1.7.3 DDR Qualiﬁed Vendors List ..........................................

1-16

1.7.4 Installing a DIMM ..........................................................

1-18

1.7.5 Removing a DIMM ........................................................

1-18

1.8 Expansion slots ............................................................................

1-19

1.8.1 Installing an expansion card .........................................

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1.8.2 Conﬁguring an expansion card .....................................

1-19

1.8.3 Interrupt assignments ...................................................

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1.8.4 PCI slots ........................................................................

1-21

1.8.5 AGP slot ........................................................................

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