User Manual

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Contents
Safety information ...................................................................................................... vi
Electrical Safety ..............................................................................................vi
Operation Safety .............................................................................................vi
About this guide ........................................................................................................ vii
Chapter 1: Product Introduction
1.1 System package contents ......................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Serial number label .................................................................................... 1-2
1.3 E500 G9 specifications summary ............................................................. 1-3
1.4 Front panel features ...................................................................................1-6
1.5 Rear panel features ....................................................................................1-7
1.6 Internal features .........................................................................................1-8
1.7 LED information .........................................................................................1-9
1.7.1 Front panel LEDs ........................................................................1-9
1.7.2 Rear panel LEDs .......................................................................1-10
Chapter 2: Hardware Setup
2.1 Chassis cover .............................................................................................2-2
2.1.1 Removing the side cover.............................................................2-2
2.2 CPU installation ..........................................................................................2-4
2.3 Cooling system installation ......................................................................2-7
2.4 System memory .........................................................................................2-9
2.4.1 Installing a DIMM on a single clip DIMM socket........................2-11
2.5 Front panel cover ..................................................................................... 2-12
2.5.1 Removing the front panel cover ................................................ 2-12
2.6 5.25-inch drives ........................................................................................ 2-13
2.7 Hard disk drives (HDD) ............................................................................ 2-15
2.8 Expansion slots ........................................................................................2-19
2.8.1 Installing an expansion card......................................................2-20
2.8.2 Conguring an expansion card .................................................2-22
2.8.3 Installing M.2 (NGFF) cards ...................................................... 2-23
2.9 System fan ................................................................................................ 2-26
2.10 BIOS update utility ................................................................................... 2-27
2.11 Motherboard rear and audio connection ...............................................2-29
2.11.1 Rear I/O connection ..................................................................2-29
2.11.2 Audio I/O connections ............................................................... 2-30