Asus AP1720-E2 Chapter, 1: Product introduction, Chapter 2: Hardware setup

Contents

Notices ............................................................................................	v
Safety information ..........................................................................	vi
About this guide .............................................................................	vii

Chapter	1: Product introduction
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 ............................................................		1-6
1.5	Internal features .................................................................		1-7
1.6	LED information................................................................		1-10
Chapter 2: Hardware setup
2.1	Chassis cover .....................................................................		2-2
	2.1.1 Removing the side cover .......................................		2-2
	2.1.2 Re-installing the side cover ....................................		2-3
2.2	Motherboard information ....................................................		2-4
2.3	Central Processing Unit (CPU)...........................................		2-5
	2.3.1	Overview ................................................................	2-5
	2.3.2	Installing the CPU ..................................................	2-5
	2.3.3 Installing the CPU heatsink and fan .......................		2-7
2.4	System memory ...............................................................		2-10
	2.4.1	Overview ..............................................................	2-10
	2.4.2	Memory configurations ........................................	2-10
	2.4.2	Installing a DIMM .................................................	2-12
	2.4.3	Removing a DIMM ...............................................	2-12
2.5	Front panel assembly .......................................................		2-13
	2.5.1 Removing the front panel assembly ....................		2-13
	2.5.2 Re-installing the front panel assembly .................		2-15
2.6	5.25-inch drives ................................................................		2-16
2.7	Hard disk drives................................................................		2-19
	2.7.1 Installing a hot-swap SATA/SCSI hard disk drive ....		2-19
	2.7.2 Installing an internal IDE/SATA HDD ...................		2-21
2.8	Expansion cards ...............................................................		2-26
	2.8.1 Installing a standard size expansion card ............		2-26
	2.8.2 Installing a long expansion card ..........................		2-28
	2.8.3 Removing an expansion card ..............................		2-29

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