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Table of contents
Notices ................................................................................................ vi
Safety information ............................................................................. vii
About this guide ............................................................................... viii
Chapter 1:Chapter 1:
Chapter 1:Chapter 1:
Chapter 1:
System introductionSystem introduction
System introductionSystem introduction
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:Chapter 2:
Chapter 2:Chapter 2:
Chapter 2:
Basic installationBasic installation
Basic installationBasic installation
Basic installation
2.1 Preparation ........................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Before you proceed .............................................................. 2-2
2.3 Removing the side plates and front cover ........................... 2-3
2.4 Installing a CPU ..................................................................... 2-5
2.4.1 Installing the CPU.................................................... 2-5
2.4.2 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink ........................ 2-8
2.4.3 Uninstalling the CPU fan and heatsink .................. 2-10
2.5 Installing system memory .................................................. 2-12
2.5.1 Memory configurations ......................................... 2-12
2.5.2 Installing a DIMM ................................................... 2-16
2.5.3 Removing a DIMM ................................................. 2-16
2.6 Installing an expansion card ............................................... 2-17
2.6.1 Expansion slots ..................................................... 2-17
2.6.2 Expansion card installation ................................... 2-19
2.6.3 Configuring an expansion card.............................. 2-19
2.7 Installing an optical drive .................................................... 2-21
2.8 Installing a hard disk drive .................................................. 2-23
2.9 Installing a floppy disk drive ............................................... 2-26
2.10 Replacing the side plates and front cover .......................... 2-28
2.11 Connecting external devices .............................................. 2-30