Contents

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

vi

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

vii

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

viii

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

1-4

1.5

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

1-5

1.6

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

1-6

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

2-1

2.1

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

2-2

 

2.1.1 Removing the front bezel .......................................

2-2

 

2.1.2 Opening the top cover (front half) ..........................

2-3

 

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

2-4

 

2.1.4 Installing the top cover ...........................................

2-5

 

2.1.5 Removing the air duct ............................................

2-6

 

2.1.6 Installing the air duct ..............................................

2-7

2.2

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

2-9

 

2.2.1 Removing the CPU heatsink ..................................

2-9

 

2.2.2

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

2-10

 

2.2.3 Installing the CPU heatsink ..................................

2-12

2.3

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

2-13

 

2.3.1

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

2-13

 

2.3.2

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

2-14

 

2.3.3

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

2-14

2.4

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

2-15

2.5

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

2-17

 

2.5.1 Installing a low-profile expansion card .................

2-17

 

2.5.2 Installing a full-length expansion card ..................

2-18

 

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

2-22

2.6

Cable connections ............................................................

2-23

 

2.6.1

Motherboard ........................................................

2-24

 

2.6.2

SCSI backplanes .................................................

2-25

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