Index 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. English.................................................................................1 Türkçe................................................................................41 . ............................................................................81 Cesky...............................................................................121 Magyar.............................................................................161 6. BahasaIndonesia............................................................201 7. Italiano..............................................................................241 8. ..............................................................................281 9. Polski...............................................................................321 . 10. Português ........................................................................361 . 11. 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Productsandcorporatenamesappearinginthismanualmayormaynotberegisteredtrademarksor copyrightsoftheirrespectivecompanies,andareusedonlyforidentificationorexplanationandtothe owners'benefit,withoutintenttoinfringe. Safety information Electrical safety · Topreventelectricalshockhazard,disconnectthepowercablefromthe electricaloutletbeforerelocatingthesystem. · Whenaddingorremovingdevicestoorfromthesystem,ensurethatthe powercablesforthedevicesareunpluggedbeforethesignalcablesare connected.Ifpossible,disconnectallpowercablesfromtheexistingsystem beforeyouaddadevice. · Beforeconnectingorremovingsignalcablesfromthemotherboard,ensure thatallpowercablesareunplugged. · Seekprofessionalassistancebeforeusinganadpaterorextensioncord. Thesedevicescouldinterruptthegroundingcircuit. · Makesurethatyourpowersupplyissettothecorrectvoltageinyourarea. Ifyouarenotsureaboutthevoltageoftheelectricaloutletyouareusing, contactyourlocalpowercompany. · Ifthepowersupplyisbroken,donottrytofixitbyyourself.Contacta qualifiedservicetechnicianoryourretailer. Operation safety · Beforeinstallingthemotherboardandaddingdevicesonit,carefullyreadall themanualsthatcamewiththepackage. · Beforeusingtheproduct,makesureallcablesarecorrectlyconnectedandthe powercablesarenotdamaged.Ifyoudetectanydamage,contactyourdealer immediately. · Toavoidshortcircuits,keeppaperclips,screws,andstaplesawayfrom connectors,slots,sockets,andcircuitry. · Avoiddust,humidity,andtemperatureextremes.Donotplacetheproductin anyareawhereitmaybecomewet. · Placetheproductonastablesurface. · Ifyouencountertechnicalproblemswiththeproduct,contactaqualified servicetechnicianoryourretailer. Chapter 1: 1.1 1.1.1 1. Quick Start English 4 Installing the CPU Intel LGA775 Socket 2. Releasetheloadleverfromthe retentiontabandlifttheloadplate. ThenpushthePnPcapfromthe loadplatewindowtoremove Topreventdamagetothesocket pins,donotremovethePnPcap unlessyouareinstallingaCPU. LocatetheCPUsocketonthe motherboard. Pick and Place Cap (PnP Cap) 3. PositiontheCPUoverthesocket. 4. Makesurethatthegoldtriangle isonthebottomleftcornerofthe socket. Chapter1:QuickStart 6. Closetheloadplate,thenpushtheloadleveruntilitsnapsintotheretention tab. TheCPUfitsinonlyonecorrect orientation.DONOTforcethe CPUintothesockettoprevent bendingtheconnectorsonthe socketanddamagingtheCPU! 1.1.2 1. 2. Intel LGA1366 Socket Retention tab A LocatetheCPUsocketonthe motherboard. Presstheloadleverwithyour thumb(A),thenmoveittotheleft (B)untilitisreleasedfromthe retentiontab. Topreventdamagetothesocket pins,donotremovethePnPcap unlessyouareinstallingaCPU. B Load lever 3. 4. Lifttheloadleverinthedirectionof thearrowtoa135ºangle. Lifttheloadplatewithyourthumb andforefingertoa100ºangle. Load plate 4 3 ASUSMotherboardinstallationguide 5 English 5. FitthesocketalignmentkeyintotheCPUnotch. English 6 5. RemovethePnPcapfromtheCPU 6. socket. PositiontheCPUoverthesocket, makingsurethatthegoldtriangle isonthebottomleftcornerofthe socket,andthenfitthesocket alignmentkeyintotheCPUnotch. Gold triangle mark PnP cap CPU notch Alignment key TheCPUfitsinonlyonecorrectorientation.DONOTforcetheCPUintothe sockettopreventbendingtheconnectorsonthesocketanddamagingtheCPU! 8. Closetheloadplate(A),andthen pushtheloadlever(B)untilitsnaps intotheretentiontab. A B Chapter1:QuickStart 1. LocatetheCPUsocketonthe motherboard. 2. Presstheleversidewaystounlock thesocket,thenliftituptoa90º angle. Makesurethatthesocketleverisliftedupto90ºangle.Otherwise,theCPUwill notfitincompletely. 3. PositiontheCPUabovethesocket 4. suchthattheCPUcornerwiththe goldtrianglematchesthesocket cornerwithasmalltriangle. CarefullyinserttheCPUintothe socketuntilitfitsinplace. WhentheCPUisinplace,push downthesocketlevertosecurethe CPU.Theleverclicksonthesidetab toindicatethatitislocked. TheCPUfitsinonlyonecorrectorientation.DONOTforcetheCPUintothe sockettopreventbendingtheconnectorsonthesocketanddamagingtheCPU! ASUSMotherboardinstallationguide 7 English 1.1.3 AMD AM2 Socket 1.2 1. Installing the heatsink and fan English 8 ToinstalltheCPUheatsinkandfan: motherboard.Thereare3-pin(left)and4-pin(right)fanconnectors.OnlyCPUfans with4-pinconnectorssupportstheASUSQ-Fantechnology. SelectanIntel-certifiedorAMD-certifiedheatsinkandfanassemblybasedonyour For Intel-certified heatsink: 2. Someheatsinkswillcomewith preappliedthermalpaste.Ifso, donotscrapeitoffandremove theprotectivefilmonlybefore installation.Ifnot,beforeinstalling theheatsink,applyseveraldropsof thermalpastetotheexposedarea oftheCPUthattheheatsinkwillbe incontactwith.Makesurethatitis spreadinaneventhinlayer. Topreventcontaminatingthepaste,DONOTspreadthepastewithyourfinger directly. 3. Orienteachfastenerwiththe narrowendofthegroovepointing outward. Chapter1:QuickStart 4. Pushdowntwofastenersatatime 5. inadiagonalsequencetosecure theheatsinkandfanassemblyin place. B A B A ConnecttheCPUfancabletothe correspondingconnectoronthe motherboard. DONOTforgettoconnecttheCPUfanconnector!Hardwaremonitoringerrors canoccurifyoufailtoplugthisconnectorandwesuggestyouuseanomnidirectionalheatsinktogainthemaximumheatdissipationarea. For AMD-certified heatsink: FollowtheinstructionsbelowtoinstallanAMD-certifiedheatsink. 1 2 3 4 ASUSMotherboardinstallationguide 9 English 1.3 Installing a DIMM UnplugthepowersupplybeforeaddingorremovingDIMMsorother systemcomponents.Failuretodosocancauseseveredamagetoboththe motherboardandthecomponents. English 10 ToinstallaDIMM: 1. 2. 3. Presstheretainingclipsoutward tounlockaDIMMsocketby. 3 2 DDR2 DIMM notch AlignaDIMMonthesocket suchthatthenotchontheDIMM matchesthebreakonthesocket. 1 1 FirmlyinserttheDIMMintothe socketuntiltheretainingclips snapbackinplaceandtheDIMM isproperlyseated. Unlocked retaining clip · · · ADDR2DIMMiskeyedwithanotchsothatitfitsinonlyonedirection.DO NOTforceaDIMMintoasockettoavoiddamagingtheDIMM. ToinstalltwoormoreDIMMs,refertotheuserguidebundledinthe motherboardpackage. Refertotheuserguideforqualifiedvendorlistsofthememorymodules. 1.4 1. Installing the motherboard I/Oportsdifferwithmotherboards. UseandinstalltherearI/Oshield thatcomeswiththemotherboard packageonly. Somesharpedgesandpoints mightcausephysicalinjury.We recommendyouputoncutor punctureresistantglovesbefore motherboardandI/Oshield installation. Chapter1:QuickStart 2. Installthestandoffstothematched 3. screwholesonthemetalplate. TheI/Oshieldedgespringsmay damagetheI/Oports.Becautious wheninstallingtheI/Oshield. 4. 5. PositiontheI/Osideofthe motherboardtowardtherearofthe chassisandplacethemotherboard intothechassis. Insertandlooselytighteneach screwinadiagonalsequencefirst. Afterallthescrewshavebeen inserted,drivethescrewsuntil theyarefinger-tight. · Youmayremovethemetalslotcoversfortheexpansioncardsattheback ofthechassisbeforeinstallingthemotherboard.Forsomechassismodels, itmightbedifficulttoremovetheexpansionslotcoveraftertheinstallation. DONOTover-tightenthescrews.Doingsomaydamagethemotherboard. · ASUSMotherboardinstallationguide 11 English 1.5 Installing the power supply unit English 12 Therearetwokindsofcommonly-usedpowersupplyunits.OneiswithActive PowerFactorCorrection(PFC)andtheotherwithpassivePFC. 1. Selectapowersupplyunit. Power supply with active PFC: ActivePFCautomaticallycorrects theACinputvoltage. Power supply with passive PFC: PassivePFCrequiresuserto manuallyadjusttheACinput voltage. 2. Ifyouareusingapowersupply withpassivePFC,adjusttothe correctACinputvoltageinyour area. Failuretoadjustthepower supplytothecorrectACinput voltagewillseriouslydamage thesystem. Usepowersupplyunitswithsafetycertificationonly.Usingunstablepower supplyunitscandamageyourmotherboardandothercomponents.Refertothe userguideforpowersupplyunitsthatmeetthemotherboardrequirements. Chapter1:QuickStart Toinstallanexpansioncard: 1. 2. Removethemetalslotcoveroppositetheexpansioncardslotwhereyou wishtoinstallanexpansioncard. Screwtosecurethecardontheslot. 3. 4. Installtheexpansioncardandmakesurethatitisproperlyseatedontheslot. Repeatthepreviousstepstoinstallanotherexpansioncard. PCIE x16 card PCI card PCIE x1 card · Refer to the card documentation for the card configuration details, and to the motherboard user guide in case you need to configure any jumpers afterinstallingtheexpansioncard. Refer to the motherboard user guide for the instructions of the expansion cardsignalcableconnection. · ASUSMotherboardinstallationguide 13 English 1.6 Installing an expansion card 1.7 1.7.1 1. Installing disk drives PATA optical disk drive Alignwiththescrewholesand securethediskdrivewithscrews. English 14 Removethedummycoverand 2. slidetheopticaldiskdriveintothe bay. 3. OrientandplugtheIDEcableinto theopticaldrive.Theredstripeon theIDEcableisthepin1endand shouldmatchthedimplemarking Pin1ontheopticaldrive. IDEcablesaredummy-proof.NeverforcetheIDEcableintotheconnector. 4. Connectthe4pinpowercableto theopticaldrive. 5. Attachtheaudiocabletothe connectorontheopticaldrive. Chapter1:QuickStart 1. Removethedummycoverand slidetheopticaldiskdriveintothe bay. 2. Alignwiththescrewholesand securethediskdrivewithscrews. 3. OrientandplugtheSATAcableinto theopticaldrive.SATAcablesare dummy-proof.NeverforceaSATA cableintotheconnector. 4. ConnecttheSATApowercableto thetheopticaldrive. 5. Attachtheaudiocabletothe connectorontheopticaldrive. ASUSMotherboardinstallationguide 15 English 1.7.2 SATA optical disk drive 1.7.3 1. Floppy disk drive Alignwiththescrewholesand securethediskdrivewithscrews. English 16 2. Removethedummycoverand insertthefloppydiskdriveintothe bay. 3. Orientandplugthefloppyinterface 4. cableintothefloppydiskdrive.The redstripeonthecableisthepin1 endandshouldmatchpin1onthe floppydiskdrive. Connectthefloppypowercableto theconnectoratthebackofthe floppydiskdrive. Chapter1:QuickStart 1. InsertthePATAha ...