Contents

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

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

vi

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

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ASUS Contact Information ..............................................................

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Chapter 1: Product introduction .........................................

1-1

1.1

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

1-2

1.2

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

1-3

1.3

Front panel features ...........................................................

1-4

1.4.

Rear panel features ............................................................

1-5

1.5

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

1-6

1.6

LED information..................................................................

1-7

Chapter 2: Hardware setup ..................................................

2-1

2.1

Chassis cover .....................................................................

2-2

 

2.1.1

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

2-2

 

2.1.2

Installing the cover .................................................

2-2

2.2

Motherboard information ....................................................

2-3

2.3

Central Processing Unit (CPU)...........................................

2-4

 

2.3.1

Installing the CPU ..................................................

2-5

 

2.3.2 Installing the heatsink and fan ...............................

2-6

2.4

System memory .................................................................

2-8

 

2.4.1

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

2-9

 

2.4.2

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

2-10

 

2.4.3

Removing a DIMM ...............................................

2-10

2.5

5.25-inch drives .................................................................

2-11

 

2.5.1 Removing the front panel assembly .....................

2-11

 

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

2-12

2.6

Hard disk drives................................................................

2-16

 

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

2-16

2.7

Expansion cards ...............................................................

2-18

 

2.7.1 Installing a standard size expansion card ............

2-18

 

2.7.2 Installing a long expansion card ..........................

2-20

 

2.7.3 Removing an expansion card ..............................

2-21

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