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 .............................................................

2-3

2.4

Detaching the drive frame....................................................

2-4

2.5

Installing a CPU .....................................................................

2-6

2.6

Installing the fan and heatsink assembly ..............................

2-8

2.7

Installing system memory ..................................................

2-10

 

2.7.1

Memory configurations .........................................

2-10

 

2.7.2

DIMM installation ...................................................

2-11

2.8

Installing an expansion card ...............................................

2-12

 

2.8.1

Expansion slots .....................................................

2-12

 

2.8.2

Expansion card installation ...................................

2-13

 

2.8.3

Configuring an expansion card..............................

2-13

 

2.8.4

Standard interrupt assignments ...........................

2-14

 

2.8.5

IRQ assignments for this motherboard .................

2-14

2.9

Installing a CD-ROM drive ...................................................

2-15

2.10

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

2-17

2.11

Reconnecting cables ...........................................................

2-19

 

2.11.1

LED cables ............................................................

2-19

 

2.11.2

UAEX module ........................................................

2-20

2.12

Replacing the cover ............................................................

2-21

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