Contents

Notices ................................................................................................

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Safety information ...............................................................................

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About this guide ..................................................................................

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Chapter 1: Product introduction

1.1

Welcome! ..............................................................................

1-2

1.2

Package contents .................................................................

1-2

1.3

System specifications ..........................................................

1-2

1.4

Exploded drawing .................................................................

1-3

1.5

Internal features ...................................................................

1-4

Chapter 2: Basic installation

2.1

Preparation ...........................................................................

2-2

2.2

Removing the side plate .......................................................

2-2

2.3

Installing the power supply unit (PSU) .................................

2-4

2.4

Installing the motherboard ...................................................

2-5

2.5

Installing a hard disk drive ....................................................

2-6

 

2.5.1 Installing an IDE hard disk drive ..............................

2-7

 

2.5.2 Installing a Serial ATA hard disk drive ....................

2-9

2.6

Installing a 5.25-inch drive .................................................

2-10

2.7

Installing a 3.5-inch floppy disk drive .................................

2-13

2.8

Installing expansion cards ...................................................

2-15

2.9

Replacing the side panel .....................................................

2-17

ASUS contact information .............................................................

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