Table of contents

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

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

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

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System package contents ...............................................................

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Chapter 1: System Introduction

1.1

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

1-2

1.2

Front panel (external) .........................................................

1-2

1.3

Front panel (internal) ..........................................................

1-4

1.4

Rear panel ..........................................................................

1-6

1.5

Internal components ...........................................................

1-7

1.6

LED panel...........................................................................

1-8

Chapter 2: Basic Installation

2.1

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

2-2

2.2

Before you proceed ............................................................

2-2

2.3

Removing the top cover .....................................................

2-3

2.4

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

2-4

2.5

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

2-6

2.6

Installing a DIMM................................................................

2-9

2.7

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

2-10

2.8

Connecting cables .............................................................

2-11

 

2.8.1

Power adapter and cable ....................................

2-11

 

2.8.2

Radio antenna ....................................................

2-12

 

2.8.3

Audio/Video cable ..............................................

2-12

 

2.8.4

Video out cable ..................................................

2-12

 

2.8.5

HDTV cable ........................................................

2-13

 

2.8.6

Audio out cable ..................................................

2-13

2.9

Connecting external devices ............................................

2-14

Chapter 3: Starting up

3.1

Installing an operating system ............................................

3-2

3.2

Powering up .......................................................................

3-2

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