Asus P8B-E/4L User Manual

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Contents
Notices ........................................................................................................ vii
Safety information .................................................................................... viii
About this guide ......................................................................................... ix
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Chapter 1: Product introduction
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-3
1.2 Package contents ......................................................................... 1-3
1.3 Serial number label ...................................................................... 1-4
1.4 Special features ............................................................................ 1-4
1.4.1 Product highlights ........................................................... 1-4
1.4.2 Innovative ASUS features ............................................... 1-6
Chapter 2: Hardware information
2.1 Before you proceed ..................................................................... 2-3
2.2 Motherboard overview ................................................................. 2-5
2.2.1 Placement direction ........................................................ 2-5
2.2.2 Screw holes .................................................................... 2-5
2.2.3 Motherboard layout ......................................................... 2-6
2.2.4 Layout contents ............................................................... 2-7
2.3 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ................................................... 2-9
2.3.1 Installing the CPU ........................................................... 2-9
2.3.2 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan .............................. 2-12
2.3.3 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan ......................... 2-13
2.3.4 Installing the CPU heatsink in rack ............................... 2-14
2.4 System memory ......................................................................... 2-15
2.4.1 Overview ....................................................................... 2-15
2.4.2 Memory Congurations ................................................. 2-15
2.4.3 Installing a DIMM .......................................................... 2-16
2.4.4 Removing a DIMM ........................................................ 2-16
2.5 Expansion slots .......................................................................... 2-17
2.5.1 Installing an expansion card ......................................... 2-17
2.5.2 Conguring an expansion card ..................................... 2-17
2.5.3 Interrupt assignments ................................................... 2-18
2.5.4 PCI Express x8 slot (x4 link) ......................................... 2-19
2.5.5 PCI Express x16 slots (x16 link; x8 link) ....................... 2-19

Asus P8B-E/4L Specifications

General

Microphone in	No
Serial ports quantity	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600 MHz
PCI Express slots quantity	6
Supported UDIMM module capacity	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III
LAN controller	Intel® 82574L
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
On-board graphics card model	Aspeed AST2050
On-board graphics card memory	16 MB
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
Certification	FCC, CFR47 15, B, CE, EN55022, EN55024, C
Component for	Server
Motherboard chipset	Intel® C204
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Cables included	SATA
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 90 %
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Intel Xeon series	E3-1200
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor number of cores supported	2, 4

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	304.8 mm
Width	243.8 mm