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... that came with the package. • Handle the product with cut or puncture resistant gloves is broken, do not try to or from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry. • Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Installing the motherboard with caution. These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit. • Make sure that...
... that came with the package. • Handle the product with cut or puncture resistant gloves is broken, do not try to or from connectors, slots, sockets and circuitry. • Avoid dust, humidity, and temperature extremes. Installing the motherboard with caution. These devices could interrupt the grounding circuit. • Make sure that...
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Crosshair specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) High Definition Audio Storage Support AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64/ Sempron AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology AMD64 architecture enables... 1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC Support Jack-Sensing, Enumeration, Multi-streaming and Jack-Retasking 8 channel audio ports Coaxial, Optical S/PDIF out on back I/O port * ASUS Array Mic * Noise Filter NVIDIA nForce® 590 SLI™ MCP supports: * 1 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 / 33 * 6 x Serial...
Crosshair specifications summary CPU Chipset System bus Memory Expansion slots Scalable Link Interface (SLI™) High Definition Audio Storage Support AMD® Socket AM2 Athlon 64 X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64/ Sempron AMD Cool 'n' Quiet™ Technology AMD64 architecture enables... 1988B 8-channel High Definition Audio CODEC Support Jack-Sensing, Enumeration, Multi-streaming and Jack-Retasking 8 channel audio ports Coaxial, Optical S/PDIF out on back I/O port * ASUS Array Mic * Noise Filter NVIDIA nForce® 590 SLI™ MCP supports: * 1 x Ultra DMA 133 / 100 / 66 / 33 * 6 x Serial...
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...; 64 X2/Athlon™ 64/Athlon™ FX/Sempron™ processor. 1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket that features data transfer rates of 800 MHz, 667 MHz or 533 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia...
...; 64 X2/Athlon™ 64/Athlon™ FX/Sempron™ processor. 1.3 Special features 1.3.1 Product highlights Latest processor technology The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket that features data transfer rates of 800 MHz, 667 MHz or 533 MHz to meet the higher bandwidth requirements of the latest 3D graphics, multimedia...
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Socket 939 DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B2 (64 bit, 240-pin ... O_SW1 O_SW1 IE1394_1 ESATA12 SPDIF_OUT CPU_FAN LAN1_USB12 LAN2_USB34 OPT_FAN4 AUDIO_1 NVIDIA® C51XE CHA_REAR_FAN PCI1 OPT_FAN2 PCIEX16_1 WJ2 PCIEX4_1 CROSSHAIR PCI2 TSB43AB22A IE1394_2 PCIEX16_2 SB_PWR PCI3 FLOPPY USB78 2.2.4 Audio card layout WJ3 OPT_FAN3 CLRTC_EN O_SW2 EATXPWR PRI_IDE NVIDIA®...Lithium Cell CMOS Power Super I/O USB56 PWN_SW RST_SW C H A _ F R O N T _ _ F A N CHASSIS1 ADFP1 8Mb BIOS PANEL ASUS Crosshair SPDIF OUT LCD Poster 1 2 1394 eSATA LED SW 2-
Socket 939 DDR2 DIMM_B1 (64 bit, 240-pin module) DDR2 DIMM_B2 (64 bit, 240-pin ... O_SW1 O_SW1 IE1394_1 ESATA12 SPDIF_OUT CPU_FAN LAN1_USB12 LAN2_USB34 OPT_FAN4 AUDIO_1 NVIDIA® C51XE CHA_REAR_FAN PCI1 OPT_FAN2 PCIEX16_1 WJ2 PCIEX4_1 CROSSHAIR PCI2 TSB43AB22A IE1394_2 PCIEX16_2 SB_PWR PCI3 FLOPPY USB78 2.2.4 Audio card layout WJ3 OPT_FAN3 CLRTC_EN O_SW2 EATXPWR PRI_IDE NVIDIA®...Lithium Cell CMOS Power Super I/O USB56 PWN_SW RST_SW C H A _ F R O N T _ _ F A N CHASSIS1 ADFP1 8Mb BIOS PANEL ASUS Crosshair SPDIF OUT LCD Poster 1 2 1394 eSATA LED SW 2-
Crosshair English Edition User's Manual
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...lifted up to prevent bending the connectors on the motherboard. Socket lever Make sure that the socket lever is designed for the AMD Opteron™ processor. otherwise, the CPU will not fit in only one correct orientation. CROSSHAIR CROSSHAIR CPU AM2 940 2. The CPU fits in completely. ...2- Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64 X2/Athlon™...
...lifted up to prevent bending the connectors on the motherboard. Socket lever Make sure that the socket lever is designed for the AMD Opteron™ processor. otherwise, the CPU will not fit in only one correct orientation. CROSSHAIR CROSSHAIR CPU AM2 940 2. The CPU fits in completely. ...2- Chapter 2: Hardware information 2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) The motherboard comes with a 940-pin AM2 socket designed for the AMD Athlon™ 64 X2/Athlon™...
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The lever clicks on the side tab to secure the CPU. Position the CPU above the socket such that the CPU corner with the gold triangle matches the socket corner with the heatsink package. Gold triangle Small triangle 5. When the CPU is locked. 6. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it is in place, push down the socket lever to indicate that came with a small triangle. 4. Install a CPU heatsink and fan following the instructions that it fits in place. ASUS Crosshair 2- 3.
The lever clicks on the side tab to secure the CPU. Position the CPU above the socket such that the CPU corner with the gold triangle matches the socket corner with the heatsink package. Gold triangle Small triangle 5. When the CPU is locked. 6. Carefully insert the CPU into the socket until it is in place, push down the socket lever to indicate that came with a small triangle. 4. Install a CPU heatsink and fan following the instructions that it fits in place. ASUS Crosshair 2- 3.
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... same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, we recommend that you install less than 3 GB of the DDR2 DIMM sockets: DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 128 Pins 112 Pins CROSSHAIR CROSSHAIR 240-pin DDR DIMM Sockets Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 2.4.2 Memory configurations You may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and...
... same CAS latency. For optimum compatibility, we recommend that you install less than 3 GB of the DDR2 DIMM sockets: DIMM_B1 DIMM_B2 DIMM_A1 DIMM_A2 128 Pins 112 Pins CROSSHAIR CROSSHAIR 240-pin DDR DIMM Sockets Channel Channel A Channel B Sockets DIMM_A1 and DIMM_A2 DIMM_B1 and DIMM_B2 2.4.2 Memory configurations You may install 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB, and...
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... the retaining clips snap back in only one direction. Remove the DIMM from the socket. 2 1 DDR2 DIMM notch ASUS Crosshair 2-19 Firmly insert the DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM. • The DDR2 DIMM sockets do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. Failure to do not support...
... the retaining clips snap back in only one direction. Remove the DIMM from the socket. 2 1 DDR2 DIMM notch ASUS Crosshair 2-19 Firmly insert the DIMM into a socket to avoid damaging the DIMM. • The DDR2 DIMM sockets do so can cause severe damage to both the motherboard and the components. Failure to do not support...
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...CPU level (586 or 686). Initial interrupts vector table. Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch. Load CMOS settings into chipset. Initialize INT 09 buffer ASUS Crosshair A- A.1 Debug Code Table Code CPU INIT DET CPU CHIPINIT DET DRAM DC FCODE EFSHADOW DC XCODE INIT IO CLR SCRN INIT8042 ...able or not. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional). 2. Use walking 1's algorithm to load appropriate flash R/W codes into consideration of L2 cache (socket 7 or below ) -Program basic chipset registers Detect memory -Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC. -Auto-detection of the ESCD's ...
...CPU level (586 or 686). Initial interrupts vector table. Initial EARLY_PM_INIT switch. Load CMOS settings into chipset. Initialize INT 09 buffer ASUS Crosshair A- A.1 Debug Code Table Code CPU INIT DET CPU CHIPINIT DET DRAM DC FCODE EFSHADOW DC XCODE INIT IO CLR SCRN INIT8042 ...able or not. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional). 2. Use walking 1's algorithm to load appropriate flash R/W codes into consideration of L2 cache (socket 7 or below ) -Program basic chipset registers Detect memory -Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC. -Auto-detection of the ESCD's ...