Manual

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Table of contents
Notices ................................................................................................ vi
Safety information ..............................................................................vii
About this guide .................................................................................viii
System package contents .................................................................... x
Chapter 1: System Introduction
1.1 Welcome! .............................................................................. 1-2
1.2 Front panel ............................................................................
1-2
1.3 Rear panel .............................................................................
1-4
1.4 Internal components .............................................................
1-6
Chapter 2: Basic Installation
2.1 Preparation ........................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Before you proceed ..............................................................
2-2
2.3 Removing the cover and front panel assembly .....................
2-3
2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ..............................................
2-4
2.4.1 Overview .................................................................
2-4
2.4.2 Installing CPU ..........................................................
2-4
2.4.3 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly .........
2-6
2.5 Installing a DIMM ...................................................................
2-7
2.5.1 Memory congurations ...........................................
2-7
2.5.2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM ...........................................
2-9
2.5.3 Removing a DDR2 DIMM ..........................................
2-9
2.6 Expansion slots ...................................................................
2-10
2.6.1 Installing an expansion card ..................................
2-10
2.6.2 Conguring an expansion card ..............................
2-10
2.6.3 PCI Express x 1 slot ..............................................
2-12
2.6.4 PCI slots ................................................................
2-12
2.6.5 PCI Express x 16 slot ............................................
2-12
2.7 Installing an optical drive ....................................................
2-13
2.8 Removing the card reader
................................................... 2-15
2.9 Installing hard disk drivers (HDDs) ......................................
2-16
2.9.1 Hard disk drive bays ..............................................
2-16
2.9.2 SATA hard disk drive installation ..........................
2-16
2.9.3 IDE hard disk drive installation ..............................
2-16
2.9.4 Uninstalling a hard disk drive ................................
2-16