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Contents
ASUS contact information ......................................................................... iii
Notices ........................................................................................................ vii
Safety information .................................................................................... viii
About this guide ......................................................................................... ix
System package contents .......................................................................... xi
Chapter 1 System introduction
1.1 Welcome! ...................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 Front panel ....................................................................................
1-2
1.3 Rear panel .....................................................................................
1-3
Voltage selector .............................................................................. 1-5
1.4 Internal components ....................................................................
1-6
Chapter 2 Basic installation
2.1 Preparation ................................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Before you proceed .....................................................................
2-3
2.3 Removing the side cover and frontpanel assembly .................
2-4
2.4 Central Processing Unit (CPU) ...................................................
2-5
2.4.1 Overview .........................................................................
2-5
2.4.2 Installing CPU .................................................................
2-5
2.4.3 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink assembly ................
2-8
2.4.4 Uninstalling the CPU heatsink and fan assembly ...........
2-9
2.5 Installing a DIMM ........................................................................
2-10
2.5.1 Memory congurations ...................................................
2-11
2.5.2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM ...............................................
2-18
2.5.3 Removing a
DIMM ........................................................ 2-18
2.6 Expansion slots ..........................................................................
2-19
2.6.1 PCI slots ........................................................................
2-19
2.6.2 PCI Express x1 slot .......................................................
2-19
2.6.3 PCI Express x16 slot .....................................................
2-19
2.6.4 Installing an expansion card .........................................
2-20
2.6.5 Conguring an expansion card .....................................
2-20
2.6.6 Interrupt assignments ...................................................
2-21
2.7 Installing storage drives ............................................................
2-23
2.7.1 Installing an optical drive ...............................................
2-23
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