Asus AP100 Expansion Cards, CD-ROMDisk Drive, CD-ROM /Expansion, AP100 Hardware Reference Guide, 8.Attach cables or wires if necessary

II. System Components

CD-ROM Disk Drive

The CD-ROM disk drive mounts only in the 5.25” device cage and requires signal and power connections like that of IDE hard disk drives. The power and signal cable is straightforward with connectors designed to only fit cor- rectly. The red stripe of the signal and power cables should face each other.

NOTE: A CD-ROM audio cable is also provided in case you install an audio card. The only function of the audio cable is to allow you to direct the CD audio out signal to your audio card. Data signals travel through the IDE cable.

CD audio

output

Red stripe of signal cable Red stripe of power cable

CD-ROM drive connections

Expansion Cards

Expansion cards can be easily installed just like any standard PC computer. Up to 4 PCI or 2 ISA (1 slot is shared allowing a maximum of 5 cards at one time) cards can be installed. One AGP slot is also available for a high-end graphics card.

Expansion Card Installation Procedure:

1. Follow the static precautions described in the front of this manual.

2.Switch off your system and all peripheral de- vices and remove the main power cord.

3.Remove the side panel to the chassis.

4.Find an unused expansion slot on the mother- board and unscrew the metal cover plate from the slot and put the screw to one side.

5.Ensure the jumpers (if any) are correctly set on your expansion card

6.Align the card’s connector with the expansion

slot on the motherboard and gently lower and push the card into the free slot.

7.Secure the card to the expansion slot with the screw you removed from the metal plate.