Asus M2A690G installation manual Table of contents

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 (external)	1-2
1.3	Rear panel	1-4
1.4	Internal components	1-7

Chapter 2:		Basic Installation
2.1	Preparation		2-2
2.2	Before you proceed		2-2
2.3	Removing the side cover and front panel assembly		2-3
2.4	Central Processing Unit (CPU)		2-4
	2.4.1	Installing the CPU	2-4
	2.4.2 Installing the CPU fan and heatsink		2-6
2.5	Installing a DIMM		2-8
	2.5.1	Memory configurations	2-8
	2.5.2 Installing a DDR2 DIMM		2-11
	2.5.3 Removing a DDR2 DIMM		2-11
2.6	Expansion slots		2-12
	2.6.1 Installing an expansion card		2-12
	2.6.2 Configuring an expansion card		2-12
	2.6.3 PCI Express x1 slot		2-14
	2.6.4	PCI slots	2-14
	2.6.5 PCI Express x16 slot		2-14
2.7	Installing an optical drive		2-15
2.8	Installing a hard disk drive		2-16
2.9	Installing the card reader		2-18
2.10	Installing a floppy disk drive		2-20
2.11	Re-connecting cables		2-21
2.12	Reinstalling the cover		2-22

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